You can think of any major airport as the most extravagant short-term parking lot imaginable, with an equally extravagant quickie-mart. Both are connected to a 1super-highway. But instead of one on and off ramp, there are many known as Standard Instrument Departures (SIDs) and Standard Terminal Arrival Routes (STARs). SIDs are the flight procedures that
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The benefits and consequences for airport communities In January 2025, the Trump administration began removing content from federal websites following Executive Order 14151. The order directed all government agencies to terminate DEI and environmental justice–related programs. These include environmental justice and climate mapping using a nationally consistent dataset for evaluating the socioeconomic impacts of airports.
This is an 1unofficial copy of EJScreen hosted by the Public Environmental Data Partners. Some links and text may incorrectly suggest that this site is affiliated with the US Government. The EJScreen Tool was an EPA web application taken down in January of 2025 as part of Executive Order 14151. It was described as “an
Properties, trees and the environment around the airport As the icon indicates, this is a beta project, one of a series of visual representations on community impacts. This indicates Port-owned properties around the airport, most purchased with FAA grants. It also displays the status of trees that are subject to removal and/or replacement via the
Official transit access map for Seattle-Tacoma International Airport showing the SeaTac/Airport Station connection via Skybridge 6 at Parking Garage Level 4. The map depicts the pedestrian route along S 176th Street and International Blvd, with marked locations for Link Station, bus stops, pick-up zones, ORCA ticket machines, and elevators.
Visualizing flights over the 24 Permanent Noise Monitors The 2032 boundary is not finalized and subject to frequent change! Based on a presentation of the possible 2032 boundary by the Technical Review Committee of the current Part 150
Structures with Port of Seattle avigation easements Background When the Port of Seattle conducted their initial Part 150 Study in 1985, there were at least 11,000 structures inside the eligible boundary area. Since then, it has conducted four more, including the current one. Since then, the boundary, and the structures included within those boundaries, have
A GIS-style grid map overlaid on the south Seattle/Sea-Tac region showing noise exposure values (0, 50, 100, 200, 250, 300, 400 units) across cells covering communities including Burien, Tukwila, Renton, Normandy Park, and SeaTac. A dashed blue boundary line delineates what appears to be a noise impact or study area boundary around Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.
Aerial satellite map of Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA/Sea-Tac) showing the Main Terminal, North Satellite, South Satellite (gates S1–S16), concourses labeled A, B, C, and D, the SeaTac Airport Link light rail station, and parking structures. The map highlights airside pedestrian connector routes in blue and orange overlaid on the satellite imagery.
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