• 2024-09-05

    HAWKZ Eight Arrival (RNAV) — Transition Routes, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport

    The HAWKZ Eight Arrival (HAWKZ8) is a standard terminal arrival route (STAR) used to guide aircraft into Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) from multiple directions, including transitions from waypoints such as Battle Ground, Klamath Falls, and Lakeview. The procedure requires RNAV 1 capability (DME/DME/IRU or GPS) and radar, and directs jet aircraft to descend via Mach number until intercepting 280 knots. Aircraft follow a series of waypoints and altitude restrictions, ultimately converging at the HAWKZ fix at 12,000 feet and 270 knots before continuing to the airport.
  • 2024-09-05

    HAWKZ Eight Arrival (RNAV) — Transition Routes, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport

    FAA instrument procedure chart AL-582 for the HAWKZ EIGHT ARRIVAL (RNAV) STAR (Standard Terminal Arrival Route) serving Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (KSEA/SEA), Seattle, Washington. Published NW-1, effective 20 FEB 2025 to 20 MAR 2025, amended 05SEP24. Depicts transition routes from LATAY, KRIEG, KNGDM, BLYTZ, LKV (Lakeview), LMT (Klamath Falls), and BTG (Battle Ground) fixes to the
  • 2024-07-13

    The Museum of Flight Campus Map

    This is a campus map for the Museum of Flight in Seattle, showing the layout of its East and West campuses along East Marginal Way South adjacent to Boeing Field. The map identifies key buildings and galleries, outdoor aircraft displays including a B-52G Stratofortress, F/A-18A Hornet, and Lockheed Super Constellation, as well as parking areas, bus stops, and entrance points. It does not contain information related to Sea-Tac Airport noise policy.
  • 2024-07-13

    Boeing Museum of Flight General Parking Directions

    A parking and directions guide for the Boeing Museum of Flight in Seattle, Washington. The document includes driving directions from I-5, public transit options via METRO Bus #124, and information about free onsite parking, bus/RV parking, and electric vehicle charging stations. A detailed map illustrates the campus layout including main, overflow, and additional parking areas.
  • 2024-05-13

    National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (2023-2027): Appendix B – National and state maps

    Appendix B of the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS) 2023-2027 provides national and state maps showing the locations of all 3,287 existing NPIAS airports across the United States and its territories, including Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Guam, and American Samoa. Airports are categorized by type — Large/Medium hub, Small/Nonhub, National/Regional, Local/Basic, and Unclassified — and displayed alongside Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas. Note that this document covers the broader national airport system and does not contain specific noise policy information related to Sea-Tac Airport.
  • 2024-04-05

    Deciphering the FAA’s wildly complex aviation maps

    Among all of the visual information published by the U.S. government, there may be no product with a higher information density than the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) aviation maps. Intended for pilots, the FAA publishes free detailed maps of the entire U.S. airspace, and detailed maps of airports and their surroundings and updates them frequently. The density
  • 2024-02-22

    BANGR Nine Departure (RNAV) — Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)

    The BANGR Nine Departure is a standardized instrument departure procedure (SID) for pilots flying out of Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA), directing aircraft on specific headings and altitudes depending on which runway they use. Aircraft departing on northbound runways (34L, 34C, 34R) climb to at least 932 feet before routing through waypoints like CUSBU, NESOE, or DODVE, crossing WUREL at or above 3,100 feet, while southbound runway departures (16L, 16C, 16R) follow similar climb profiles through waypoints like CAVOB, OTLIE, or WESET, crossing RENBE at or above 3,000 feet. All routes converge at the BANGR waypoint, which must be crossed at or above 10,000 feet, with specific minimum climb gradients established to manage aircraft noise and terrain clearance in the surrounding communities.
  • 2024-02-22

    BANGR Nine Departure (RNAV) — Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)

    FAA instrument departure procedure chart AL-582: BANGR Nine Departure (RNAV) for Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA/KSEA), Seattle, Washington. Depicts departure routes from runways 16L, 16C, 16R, 34L, 34C, and 34R through waypoints RENBE (3000), WUREL (3100), BANGR (10000), CAVOB, OTLIE, WESET, NESOE, CUSBU, DODVE, ATOME, BREMM, TOMRE, RICHR, and transitions to ARRIE (BANGR9.ARRIE) and PANGL (BANGR9.PANGL).
  • 2023-12-07

    SR 509 Completion Project: 24th Ave. S. to S. 160th St.

    The SR 509 Completion Project extends State Route 509 from 24th Avenue South to South 160th Street near Sea-Tac Airport, adding new interchanges, roundabouts, and connections to southbound I-5 and toward Seattle. Key features include a new interchange at South 188th Street with a shared-use path and Lake to Sound Trail access, as well as a South 160th Street interchange with noise walls to protect nearby residents. The project also includes wetland mitigation sites and infrastructure improvements along the Des Moines Memorial Drive corridor.
  • 2023-11-07

    Port Of Seattle 2021 Land Cover Classifications Map — Sea-Tac Airport Aviation Properties

    Figure E-1 from a Port of Seattle document depicting 2021 land cover classifications for Port-owned aviation properties at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) and an Auburn Property inset. Land cover categories include forest, grass, shrub, water, developed/impervious surfaces, and buildings, based on 2021 King County aerial imagery and USGS National Land Cover Database 2019.