• 2020-06-25 09:00

    Puget Sound Regional Council General Assembly

    The General Assembly is PSRC’s annual meeting where members vote on major decisions, including adoption of PSRC’s budget and election of officers. All mayors, county executives, commissioners, and councilmembers of PSRC member jurisdictions and tribes have votes at the Assembly and are encouraged to participate. We need at least one elected official from your jurisdiction
  • 2020-06-15 00:00

    PSRC Regional Aviation Baseline Study – working paper 2

    R e g i o n a l A v i a t i o n B a s e l i n e S t u d y : W o r k i n g P a p e r 2 Airport Needs Analysis F I N A L 1-3 Contents 1. Introduction .................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 STUDY BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE ....................................................................................................... 1 1.2 STUDY PROCESS ........................................................................................................................................ 2 1.3 STUDY STATUS .......................................................................................................................................... 2 1.4 ORGANIZATION OF WORKING PAPER 2 .................................................................................................... 3 2. Benchmarks .................................................................................................................... 4 2.1 BACKGROUND ON METRICS AND METHODS ............................................................................................ 4 2.2 COMMERCIAL SERVICE ............................................................................................................................. 4 2.2.1 Commercial Benchmarks ................................................................................................................. 4 2.2.2 Multi-Airport City Analysis and Conclusions ................................................................................... 9 2.2.3 Airline Dehubbing Effect on Airports Analysis .............................................................................. 14 2.2.4 Analysis of Delay at Large Commercial Service Airports .............................................................. 18 2.3 GENERAL AVIATION ................................................................................................................................ 21 2.4 AIR CARGO .............................................................................................................................................. 23 2.5 MULTIMODAL ACCESS ............................................................................................................................ 27 3. Aviation Needs Analysis ................................................................................................. 29 3.1 ANALYSIS METHODOLOGY ...................................................................................................................... 29 3.2 COMMERCIAL PASSENGER SERVICE ....................................................................................................... 30 3.2.1 Airside Performance ...................................................................................................................... 30 3.2.2 Landside Performance ................................................................................................................... 35 3.2.3 Ground Access ................................................................................................................................ 36 3.3 AIR CARGO .............................................................................................................................................. 38 3.3.1 Airside Performance ...................................................................................................................... 38 3.3.2 Landside Performance ................................................................................................................... 40 3.3.3 Ground Access ................................................................................................................................ 43 3.4 GENERAL AVIATION ................................................................................................................................ 43 3.4.1 Airside Performance ...................................................................................................................... 43 3.4.2 Terminal Facilities .......................................................................................................................... 47 3.4.3 Ground Access ................................................................................................................................ 48 4. Challenges and Opportunities ........................................................................................ 50 4.1 COMMERCIAL SERVICE ........................................................................................................................... 50 4.1.1 Opportunities ................................................................................................................................. 51 4.1.2 Multimodal Access ......................................................................................................................... 51 4.2 AIR CARGO .............................................................................................................................................. 52 4.2.1 Challenges ...................................................................................................................................... 52 4.2.2 Opportunities…
  • 2019-11-26 12:54

    Regional Aviation Baseline Study

    PSRC is leading a baseline study to provide a clear picture of the aviation activities and needs in the region and set the stage for future planning efforts. Aviation plays a critical role for people and businesses in the growing central Puget Sound region, which is currently home to 29 airports of varied sizes and functions. Continued,
  • 2019-10-07 10:00

    Puget Sound Gateway program kicks off

    Connecting SR 167 and SR 509 to I-5 Puget Sound Gateway program will help move freight faster. (Photo – Port of Tacoma) State and regional leaders celebrated the beginning of the Puget Sound Gateway Program this month. This multiyear program will complete SR 167 in Pierce County and SR 509 in King County. These new
  • 2019-07-02 22:52

    Where’s the next Sea-Tac? Aviation here is expected to soar

    A new study predicts demand for airline service in the Puget Sound region will double by 2050. By Janice Podsada • July 2, 2019 11:30 am SEATTLE — Demand for passenger air service and air cargo capacity in the Puget Sound region is expected to soar over the next three decades, an ongoing aviation study says. Passenger
  • 2019-07-01 00:00

    PSRC Regional Aviation Baseline Study Working Paper 1

    R e g i o n a l A v i a t i o n B a s e l i n e S t u d y : W o r k i n g P a p e r 1 Contents Chapter 1: Introduction and Summary Chapter 2: Data Collection and Inventory Chapter 3: Economic and Socioeconomic Context Chapter 4: Commercial Aviation Trends and Forecast Chapter 5: General Aviation Trends and Forecast Chapter 6: Air Cargo Trends and Forecast Chapter 7: Multimodal Connections and Access Chapter 8: Goals, Objectives, and Metrics Appendix A: Study Metrics Appendix B: Drive Times
  • 2019-06-27 00:00

    PSRC Regional Aviation Baseline Study (2019)

    Regional Aviation Baseline Study June 27, 2019 Study Objectives • Identify the roles of each airport and the aviation activities within the region based on existing planning efforts • Provide a regional perspective on how aviation activities at airports in the region interact with each other, the community and the broader economy • Obtain input from stakeholders about their needs and build a common understanding about aviation and airspace constraints • Identify future aviation needs within the central Puget Sound Region and set the stage for future planning Regional Aviation Baseline Study
  • 2018-11-28 21:28

    Who Has The Time?

    Hope everyone had a happy Thanksgiving. As a bit of a status report, I think that so far we’ve done a pretty good job of uploading a bunch of content. There’s still a of indexing to do so if you can’t find something, please write! The thing that we’ve definitely been remiss about is providing
  • 2018-09-20 22:02

    PSRC to lead Regional Aviation Baseline Study

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 20, 2018 Contact: Rick Olson, 206.971.3050, rolson@psrc.org Puget Sound Regional Council to lead Regional Aviation Baseline Study SEATTLE – The Puget Sound Regional Council is receiving a $1.6 million grant from the Federal Aviation Administration for a new Regional Aviation Baseline Study. The Regional Aviation Baseline Study will provide a clear
  • 2018-08-27 14:53

    Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC)

    The most important government entity almost no one has heard of. A group of leaders representing the city's, counties and Port Of Seattle. It is they who ultimately decide on siting or expanding the airport.