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A November 1981 letter from Sea-Tac International Airport Chairman Oris W. Dunham Jr. notifies Policy Advisory Committee members of an upcoming meeting scheduled for January 13, 1982, at 2:00 p.m. in Sea-Tac's auditorium. The primary agenda item is a Noise Exposure Update. Committee members wishing to add agenda items or ask questions were directed to contact Beverly Boster at 433-5388.

Meeting minutes from the Airspace Study Advisory Committee discussing the study of airspace interaction between Sea-Tac Airport and Boeing Field. The committee reviewed the study’s purpose, organization, scope, and schedule, with presentations on air traffic control and local airspace structure.

A 1981 Port of Seattle internal memorandum from the Director of Aviation recommends replacing two aging Crash Fire Rescue vehicles (Red 193 and Red 196) at Sea-Tac Airport, which had been out of service roughly 20% of the time since their 1977 purchase and would each require $170,000 in repairs. The memo also recommends acquiring a new Rapid Intervention Vehicle, as suggested by FAA inspectors. Funding of $1 million was already included in the Airport's 1982 Capital Budget, to be supplemented by proceeds from selling the two problem vehicles.

In October 1981, the Port of Seattle invited the Zone III Committee to join an Advisory Committee for the Sea-Tac International Airport and Boeing Field Airspace Study, which aimed to examine how shared airspace between the two airports affected capacity and congestion. Advisory Committee members would be expected to review study materials, monitor progress, and relay information between the study team and their organizations, meeting no more than eight times over 12 months. The first meeting was scheduled for November 5, 1981, at the Federal Aviation Administration Building at Boeing Field.

This document presents the project schedule for an airspace study covering Sea-Tac International Airport and King County International Airport, prepared by Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Co. in October 1981. The 13-month study is divided into two phases and nine tasks, ranging from preparing the study design and conducting inventories to evaluating alternatives and producing a final report. The schedule also includes regular Advisory Committee meetings and Public Information meetings as part of a project coordination and public participation program.

This 1981 organizational chart from Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Co. outlines the project structure for an Airspace Study covering Sea-Tac International Airport and King County International Airport (Boeing Field). The study was jointly overseen by the Port of Seattle and King County, with a Project Management Committee chaired by J. Sims and a Project Coordinating Committee led by Project Manager J. Yamanaka, drawing participation from the Federal Aviation Administration and the Washington State Department of Transportation. Advisory input was provided by the Airspace Study Advisory Committee, the Sea-Tac Policy Advisory Committee, and interested members of the public and organizations.

Memorandum from Port of Seattle Study Staff announcing a Technical Advisory Committee meeting for January 20, 1981 to discuss the Sea-Tac noise exposure forecast update. The agenda includes reviewing the previous meeting, proposed validation program for the Integrated Noise Model (INM), and first run of INM for South Flow Test Day.