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Go‐arounds are part of normal aviation practice and are a basic tool for pilots and controllers to ensure safety is not compromised during approach and landing. Scenarios when a go around may be initiated: • A go-around may be requested by the pilot or tower initiated by FAA Air Traffic Control • Typically initiated if a pilot or FAA air traffic controller is not satisfied that the requirements for a safe landing. • Unstable approach due to many factors, including adverse weather conditions • Loss of separation on final approach Flight Go-Arounds: SEA and Other Airports FAA Air Traffic by Numbers Report (data collected from FY 17-19, FY23)*: -Annual average: 0.39% of all aircraft arrivals SEA (data collected by Noise Office from 2017 – 2024 thru Sep) -Annual average: 0.4% of all aircraft arrivals *FAA data is collected from 30 core US airports, FAA Air Traffic by the Numbers May 2024 Flight Go-Arounds: SEA and Other Airports Flight Go-Arounds: SEA and Other Airports SEA Go- Arounds 2017 -2024 LAX Go-Arounds June 2023 - June 2024 San Diego Go-Arounds 2023 Flight Go-Arounds: Summary Go-arounds are a normal aviation practice to ensure a safety is not compromised during final approach • SEA averages 2-3 go-arounds per day • SEA's go-around rate is not unusual or excessive when compared to other commercial airports • Typically, there are higher rates of go-arounds during the fall and winter months Slide 1: Overview Flight Go-Arounds Slide 2: Flight Go-Arounds: What is it? Slide 3: Flight Go-Arounds:…

Shared Policy Priorities - 2025 State Legislative Session The growth of operations at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) has provided significant benefit to the region, however near-airport communities also face elevated levels of aircraft noise and emissions from transportation. Meanwhile, the airport will reach its capacity within the coming decades, meaning that the region must identify additional capacity to move people and goods, or else risk increased congestion and a chokepoint on economic growth. To help address these issues, the Port of Seattle and near-airport communities suggest passage and implementation of the following state-level policy and budget items. We hope to partner with the State Legislature and State Government to create these new tools, resources, and approaches that can make a tangible difference in our communities. 1) Effectively implement the Noise Insulation Repair and Replacement Program • As necessary, pass legislation amending RCW 53.54 and the Port District Equity Fund / Grant, to ensure that State regulations and programming are complementary to Federal and Port programs and funding. • Ensure that existing State resources are utilized for maximum return on investment. • As appropriate, advocate for additional resources from the State to ensure continual progress with the goal of addressing the full scope of issues identified by ongoing surveys and assessments. 2) Make tangible progress toward identifying additional regional airport capacity in the next three years • Either administratively or via legislation, assign near-term deadlines for the Commercial Aviation Working Group (CAWG) to identify and achieve clear, substantive, recommendations for action.…

Elena Austin, Timothy Gould, Nancy Carmona, Tim Larson, Edmund Seto Healthy Schools, Healthy Air • Inform schools, districts and state legislators on the current ability of building ventilation systems to effectively remove outdoor sources of particles. • Quantify the current ability of ventilation solutions to remove indoor generated particles. • Identify any additional benefit and cost of in-room filtration and air handling interventions. • Based on the experimental measures in an unoccupied classroom, describe the size fractioned infiltration rates of 1) ultrafine particles of aircraft origin 2) ultrafine particles of traffic origin and 3) wildfire smoke. • Communicate study results to partners. * Funded (50k) by cities of the cities of SeaTac, Burien, Federal Way, Normandy Park and Des Moines Project Timeline and Activities • Developed communication plan with school districts around study goals (January 2021) • Identified 5 schools of interest based on age, proximity to flights and ventilation characteristics February 2021 ) • Measurement Period (March – August 2021) • Measured outdoor air exchange rate • Measured indoor and outdoor pollutants • Evaluated a portable air cleaning unit (HEPA) • Analysis and report back Period • Synthesize Results • Report back • Final Report (December 2021) • Timothy Gould • Edmund Seto • Elena Austin • Timothy Larson • Nancy Carmona • Jeff Shirai Goal • Understand the impact of outdoor air pollution on the air quality indoors – Are outdoor air pollutants significantly removed by current air filtration approaches? – Can indoor air quality be improved through…

• Formed to work on achievable noise reduction efforts Noise Working Group Members • Terry Plumb • Chris Hall • John Resing • Earnest Thompson • Mark Hoppen • Eric Zimmerman • Robert Akhtar • Joe Scorcio • Ken Rogers • Jason Ritchie • Tom Fagerstrom • Robert Tykoski • Tim Toerber • Steve Ostredahl • Marco Milanese • Scott Ingham • Tony Gonchar • Randy Fiertz • Yarden Weidenfeld • Scott Kennedy Near Term Aviation Noise Action Agenda • Runway Use Agreement • Fly Quiet Voluntary Late Night Noise Limitation Program • Glide Slope Analysis • Ground Noise Analysis • A320 Arrival Noise Retrofit Runway Use Agreement • Revise / update the previous Runway Use Plan. • Purpose of the plan is to establish a clear understanding of the preferred way in which all of the runways will be used in various operating conditions. Sea-Tac Runways R C L R C L Runway Use Daytime and Evening Hours • The third runway (16R/34L) will be used primarily as an arrival runway. • The east runway (16L/34R) and center runway (16C/34C) will be used as arrival and departure runways. Runway Use Late Night Usage • During regular late night operations between the hours of 12:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m. in normal weather patterns, the FAA plans to reduce its use of the third runway (16R/34L). • Departures and/or arrivals will use 16L/34R and 16C/34C • 16R/34L will only be used when required for safety or efficiency reasons. North Flow Preferential…

Aviation equipment (aircraft, spacecraft, and related equipment) is largest export sector in U.S. economy accounting for over 8% of total exports. SOURCE: FAA Air Traffic Organization Federal Aviation Administration AEE Mission and Vision Mission: To understand, manage, and reduce the environmental impacts of global aviation through research, technological innovation, policy, and outreach to benefit the public Vision: Remove environmental constraints on aviation growth by achieving quiet, clean, and efficient air transportation Federal Aviation Administration Environmental & Energy Strategy Notes: 1. Aviation E&E Policy Statement (Federal Register 77-141, 2012): http://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/apl/ environ_policy_guidance/policy/media/FAA_EE_Policy_Statement.pdf 2. U.S. Aviation GHG Emissions Reduction Plan: http://www.icao.int/environmental- protection/Pages/ClimateChange_ActionPlan.aspx 3. Environment and Energy Website: http://www.faa.gov/go/environment Technology Fuels Operations New Entrants INNOVATION ADVANCE SCIENCE AND INTEGRATED MODELING Aviation Environmental Tool Suite Source characterization Health and welfare impacts Propagation and dispersion POLICIES & PROCEDURES • Aircraft and Engine Standards • CORSIA • Community Engagement ANALYSIS • Inform decision making • Evaluate progress toward goals PLAN • Environment and energy policy statement 1 • U.S. Action Plan 2 • Research roadmaps 3 GOALS • Noise • Air Quality • Energy FAA VISION Reach the next level of safety, efficiency, environmental responsibility and global leadership Federal Aviation Administration Environment and Energy (E&E) Research Programs Continuous Lower Energy, Emissions and Noise (CLEEN) • Reduce aircraft fuel burn, emissions and noise through technology & advance alternative jet fuels • Cost share partnership with industry Additional Efforts • Commercial Aviation Alternative Fuels Initiative (CAAFI) • Contract mechanisms (e.g., SEMRS, PEARS-II) • Volpe Transportation Center ASCENT Center of…

StART enhances cooperation between the Port of Seattle and the neighboring communities of Seattle-Tacoma International Airport StART MEETING SUMMARY JUNE 23, 2021; 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM VIA ZOOM V IDEOCONFERENCE Agenda Items: • SAMP Public Process • Seattle-King County Public Health: Community Health and Airport Operations Related Pollution Study • Federal Policy Working Group meeting update • Aviation Noise Working Group meeting update • Public Comments Meeting Summary: I. Facilitator welcome, introduction, and agenda, Brian Scott from BDS Planning & Urban Design II. Opening Remarks, Lance Lyttle, StART Chair/SEA Managing Director A. Welcomed Amy Arrington, new Normandy Park City Manager and Bob Leonard, Des Moines Community Member. III. SAMP Public Process, Clare Gallagher, POS Capital Project Delivery Director A. The SAMP NEPA (National Environmental Policy Act) EA (Environmental Assessment) draft document is currently underway. B. NEPA EA Agency and Public review is targeted for Q3 2021. C. A SEPA (State Environmental Policy Act) draft is expected to be released toward the end of 2021 or early 2022. D. Port of Seattle (POS) will provide a briefing on the results of the draft NEPA EA when it is published. IV. Seattle-King County Public Health: Community Health and Airport Operations Related Pollution Study, Dr. Kris Johnson, Senior Social Research Scientist, Seattle/King County Public Health and Dr. Elena Austin, Assistant Professor, UW School of Public Health A. The state funded study, a provision of House Bill 1109, requested that Seattle/King County Public Health create community health profiles for areas one-mile, five-miles, and…

StART enhances cooperation between the Port of Seattle and the neighboring communities of Seattle-Tacoma International Airport StART MEETING SUMMARY APR I L 28, 2021; 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM VIA ZOOM V IDEOCONFERENCE Agenda Items: • National Air Travel Recovery Forecast • Federal Policy Working Group meeting update • SEA Aviation Forecast • Aviation Noise Working Group meeting update • Port of Seattle’s Noise Insulation Program • Public Comments Meeting Summary: I. Facilitator welcome, introduction, and agenda, Brian Scott from BDS Planning & Urban Design II. Opening Remarks, Lance Lyttle, StART Chair/SEA Managing Director • Welcomed David Lashley, new Normandy Park Community Member. • Shared the recent news of FedEx’s plans to operate out of Paine Field and that POS does not yet know the implications for SEA. The current SEA lease runs until 2027 with the expectation of an extension. • Welcomed three presenters, John Heimlich, Airlines for America VP and Chief Economist, Michael Drollinger, POS Business Intelligence Director, and Stan Shepherd, POS Noise Programs Senior Manager. III. U.S. Airlines: Road to Recovery, John Heimlich, Airlines for America (A4A) VP and Chief Economist A4A advocates on behalf of its members to shape policies that promote safety, security and a healthy U.S. airline industry, working collaboratively with airlines, labor, Congress, and the Administration. A. Airlines and airports have taken unprecedented steps to ensure the safety of employees and customers. B. Domestic and short-haul-international leisure / visiting-friends-and-relatives activity are leading the recovery. C. Air cargo continues to build on records set…

StART enhances cooperation between the Port of Seattle and the neighboring communities of Seattle-Tacoma International Airport StART MEETING SUMMARY DECEMBER 8, 2021; 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM VIA ZOOM V IDEOCONFERENCE Agenda Items: • School Resilience to Air Pollution Study Update Briefing on the Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act • Update on the Sustainable Airport Master Plan (SAMP) • Public Comments Meeting Summary: I. Facilitator welcome, introduction, and agenda, Brian Scott, BDS Planning & Urban Design Brian Scott read the SEA Stakeholder Advisory Round Table (StART) Steering Committee’s statement on retention of StART’s membership structure. II. Opening Remarks, Lance Lyttle, StART Chair/SEA Managing Director Lance Lyttle thanked the StART Steering Committee for recommending tonight’s agenda items and expressed his appreciation to tonight’s presenters. The StART Chair also thanked the services of those who won’t be returning to StART in 2022: Eric Zimmerman (Normandy Park), Brian Wilson (Burien), Erica Post (Tukwila) and Tod Bookless (Tukwila). The Chair also expressed his personal thanks to Brian Wilson for the commitment he has made to StART since its inception. III. School Resilience to Air Pollution Study Update, Dr. Elena Austin, Assistant Professor, University of Washington (UW)School of Public Health A. Goals • Understand the impact of outdoor air pollution on the air quality indoors § Are outdoor air pollutants significantly removed by current air filtration approaches? § Can indoor air quality be improved using a portable HEPA filter unit? B. Study Methods • To determine the exchange of air from outdoor into indoor spaces…

StART enhances cooperation between the Port of Seattle and the neighboring communities of Seattle-Tacoma International Airport StART MEETING SUMMARY OCTOBER 27, 2021; 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM VIA ZOOM V IDEOCONFERENCE Agenda Items: • Federal Update by U.S. Representative Adam Smith • Progress Report on the Ground Noise Study • Update on the Sustainable Airport Master Plan (SAMP) • Federal Policy Working Group Activities • Aviation Noise Working Group Activities • Public Comments Meeting Summary: I. Facilitator welcome, introduction, and agenda, Brian Scott, BDS Planning & Urban Design II. Opening Remarks, Lance Lyttle, StART Chair/SEA Managing Director A. Welcomed U.S. Representative Adam Smith to StART. III. Federal Update, U.S. Representative Adam Smith U.S. Representative Adam Smith stressed that community involvement, dealing with air pollution, and reducing aviation’s impacts are some of his top legislative priorities. While engagement has gotten better with the Port of Seattle, there are still needed improvements, mostly with the FAA and he will continue to pursue ways that result in much better connections between the agency and the community. The central point of frustration is that the community believes that the public is far more impacted by noise and pollution than the FAA’s metrics capture. U.S. Representative Smith wants to get comprehensive data on air and noise pollution and its impacts and get the needed mitigation and necessary funding to support that mitigation. U.S. Representative Smith is working on three broad issues dealing with the airport’s impacts on the community: 1. Improving high speed rail •…

StART enhances cooperation between the Port of Seattle and the neighboring communities of Seattle-Tacoma International Airport StART MEETING SUMMARY AUGUST 25, 2021; 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM VIA ZOOM V IDEOCONFERENCE Agenda Items: • Aviation Emissions Research within the Vicinity of Airports • SAMP Primer & Public Process • Federal Policy Working Group Meeting Update • Aviation Noise Working Group Meeting Update • Public Comments Meeting Summary: I. Facilitator welcome, introduction, and agenda, Brian Scott from BDS Planning & Urban Design II. Opening Remarks, Lance Lyttle, StART Chair/SEA Managing Director A. Welcomed the newest community representatives – Jeff Harbaugh and Diana Smith from Burien. B. Thanked presenters Kevin Welsh, Executive Director, FAA Office of Environment & Energy, and Dr. Jonathan Levy and Dr. Kevin Lane, Boston University C. Shared an update on the Port’s efforts regarding Late Night Noise Limitation Program outreach. o The Port met with the regional and national team at FedEx just yesterday about their late- night noise exceedances. They pledged to continue the conversation. Additional details about the meeting will also be discussed at the next Aviation Noise Working Group meeting. o Also, the Port will draft a joint letter with member cities to acknowledge EVA Airway’s efforts to limit their late-night noise at SEA by changing to a quieter aircraft. D. Informed meeting participants that the FAA concurred with the Port’s analysis and issued a notification on August 25 that the North SeaTac parking lot alternative was removed from further consideration within the Sustainable Airport…