This planning map, document number 6.6.5, is from the Sea-Tac Communities Plan sponsored by the Port of Seattle and King County. It depicts the North Reinforcement Area program application, showing grid-cell zones color-coded by noise mitigation category—including acquisition, purchase guarantee, cost-sharing insulation, and limited cost-sharing insulation—for the residential area surrounding Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, with landmarks such as Cedarhurst Elementary, Boulevard Park Elementary, Hilltop Elementary, Glacier High, and Sunset Junior High visible.
This map displays noise exposure contours for Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) comparing the 1991 and 2032 DNL65 projections, alongside KCIA DNL65 and DNL70 contours near Georgetown/South Seattle. It also shows POS (Port of Seattle) permanent and portable noise monitor locations (2020–2022) across the South Seattle, Burien, SeaTac, Tukwila, and Renton areas, with runway geometry markers for KCIA and COTKU [1].
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An aerial overview of Seattle-Tacoma International Airport annotated with labeled capital improvement projects under the 'Upgrade SEA' program, including C Concourse Expansion, S Concourse Evolution, Concourse A Building Expansion for Lounges, SEA Gateway, Main Terminal Improvements Program, Baggage Optimization, Checkpoint 1 Relocation, Automated Parking Guidance System, Restroom Renovation, Roadway Improvements, Curbside Accessibility and Safety, and SEA Underground Controls Replacement. The Upgrade SEA diamond logo is visible in the lower left corner.
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A 2018 Garmin-based aeronautical chart illustrating South Flow Noise Abatement Procedures at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, showing the Initial Departure Corridor (green lines), Arrival Corridor (red lines), and a reference point north of the SR-520 bridge, with aircraft maintaining 5 nautical miles and 3,000 feet altitude constraints.
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.
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