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2025-11-14NEPA Determination, Simple Categorical Exclusion for the Industrial Wastewater Treatment Plan Expansion Project at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
The FAA has determined that Seattle-Tacoma International Airport's proposed expansion of its Industrial Wastewater Treatment Plant (IWTP) qualifies for a Simple Categorical Exclusion under the National Environmental Policy Act, meaning the project is not expected to have a significant impact on the environment. The project includes upgrades to the existing treatment plant infrastructure, construction of an aerated gravel bed, and updates to the adjacent Lagoon 3 site. This determination, issued November 14, 2025, clears the way for the required Airport Layout Plan update without the need for further environmental review. -
2025-11-11Environmental Remediation Liability Sites – Aviation: Lora Lake Apartments and Sea-Tac Airport PFAS Map
This map, prepared for a November 11, 2025 meeting, identifies Environmental Remediation Liability Sites associated with Seattle-Tacoma International Airport's Aviation division. It highlights three key locations — Lora Lake Apartments, a SEATAC Airport PFAS site, and a southern parcel near Auburn — shown within red property boundary outlines on an aerial view of the Sea-Tac area. The sites are likely linked to contamination concerns, such as PFAS chemicals used in airport firefighting foam, that require ongoing environmental cleanup efforts. -
2025-11-06FAA to cut flights at Sea-Tac Airport as government shutdown drags on
Sea-Tac Airport’s air traffic control tower, pictured in 2021. Air traffic controllers have gone weeks without pay amid the government shutdown. Anthony Bolante | PSBJ By Nick Pasion and Lauren Ohnesorge – Puget Sound Business Journal Story Highlights FAA begins cutting flights at 40 airports amid government shutdown. Seattle-Tacoma Airport faces 10% reduction affecting 267 -
2025-11-03Where Sea-Tac Airport ranks for longest tarmac taxi times
Commercial passenger airplanes are seen parked at Sea-Tac Airport. Taxiing times at airports have been on the rise in recent years, and experts say there are few easy solutions. Anthony Bolante | PSBJ By Andy Medici – Senior Reporter, The Playbook, The Business Journals Nov 3, 2025 Story Highlights What’s This? Average departure taxi time increased to -
2025-10-30Arif Ghouse
A man wearing glasses, a plaid shirt, and dark blazer poses near a large window overlooking an airport tarmac with at least one commercial aircraft visible in the background. No visible text, logos, captions, or watermarks are present to identify the individual or specific location. -
2025-10-28Airport Capital Spending (2025 $)
A line graph showing CPI-adjusted airport capital spending in millions of 2025 dollars from 1998 through 2030 (with years 2025–2030 as forecasts), alongside a flat orange reference line representing average real spending from 1998–2024 at approximately $470 million. Spending peaked around 2002–2005 near $800 million, dropped to a low near $125 million in 2012, recovered to approximately $750 million by 2018–2019, and is forecast to peak near $975 million around 2027 before declining. -
2025-10-28Maximum Allowable Levy vs Actual Levy Comparison (1990-2026)
A line graph comparing three levy trajectories in millions of dollars from 1990 to 2026 (forecasted): the Maximum Allowable Levy (red), the Actual Levy (blue), and a hypothetical Levy Tied to Inflation beginning in 1990 (green dashed). The Actual Levy remained well below the Maximum Allowable throughout the period, with both projected to converge toward approximately $90–$120 million by 2026. -
2025-10-22Sea-Tac Airport moves closer to a new terminal
By Lauren Rosenblatt Seattle Times business reporter Seattle-Tacoma International Airport is one step closer to opening a new terminal, part of the airport’s master plan to accommodate millions of passengers moving through the crowded airfield. The Federal Aviation Administration last month approved 31 projects at Sea-Tac to help the airport keep up with an expected -
2025-10-15
Sea-Tac Airport Part 150 Full NEM Virtual Workshop Recording
JENNY THACKER (PRR, Virtual Meeting Facilitator): All right, welcome everybody to the Part 150 study for Seattle Tacoma International Airport virtual public workshop. I’m Jenny Thacker from PRR and I’ll be your virtual meeting facilitator this evening. All participants are automatically muted upon arrival and will remain muted through the entire meeting and those who -
2025-10-14Aviation Division 2026 proposed operating & capital budgets
The Port of Seattle held a Special Commission Study Session on October 14, 2025, focused on the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) Aviation Division's proposed operating and capital budgets for 2026. The meeting, open to the public at Port of Seattle Headquarters and available remotely, was attended by five commissioners and ran from 9:00 to 10:15 a.m. The session provided an overview of planned financial and infrastructure investments for the aviation division in the coming year.