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  • 2024-10-22

    Tax Levy Use Forecast 2025–2029 — Slide 12 (Port Of Sea-Tac Draft Plan of Finance, October 2024)

    A presentation slide titled 'Tax Levy Use Forecast 2025-2029' showing a stacked bar chart of levy uses totaling approximately $565M, broken down into G.O. Debt Service ($238M), Environmental Liability Expenses ($199M), Public Expense ($3M), Capital ($25M), Transportation & Infrastructure ($28M), and Community Programs ($73M). Key notes indicate no surplus tax levy funds are expected over five years, $127M in new G.O. bonds will fund capital investments, and significant additional environmental expenses are anticipated beyond 2029.
    TagsPort Of Seattle, Property Tax Levy, Sea-Tac Airport, Tax LevyFolderTax Levy 2025
  • 2024-10-21

    SAMP Public Comment Process: Factsheet

    The Port of Seattle is seeking public comments on a proposed environmental review of 31 Near-Term Projects at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA), designed to improve efficiency, safety, and access as the Puget Sound region prepares for one million additional residents by 2035. The public comment period runs from October 21 through December 5, 2024, with four in-person meetings scheduled across Federal Way, Des Moines, Burien, and SeaTac. Comments can be submitted online, by email at samp@portseattle.org, by mail, or in person, and will be considered by the FAA and Port of Seattle in finalizing the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Environmental Assessment.
    Tagscommunity engagement, NEPA, Port Of Seattle, SAMP, Sea-Tac Airport, Sustainable Airport Master PlanFolderSAMP
  • Larry Cripe and Quiet Skies Puget Sound Fight the Flight panel

    A panel of approximately six speakers sit at a table before an audience at a 'Fight the Flight' community meeting, an organized effort opposing Sea-Tac Airport flight path or expansion issues. A moderator stands at left addressing the crowd, with the 'Fight the Flight' logo prominently projected on the screen behind the panel.
    TagsActivism, Larry Cripe, Quiet Skies Puget Sound, Sea-Tac AirportFolderQuiet Skies Puget Sound
  • 2024-10-17

    2025 StART State Leg Priorities 10.17.24

    A policy document from the SEA Stakeholder Advisory Round Table outlining five shared priorities for the 2025 Washington State Legislative Session, including noise insulation repair, regional airport capacity, air quality, Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) production, and decarbonizing ground transportation at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. The document is issued jointly by the Port of Seattle and near-airport communities.
    Tagslegislative priorities, Noise Mitigation, SAF, Sea-Tac Airport, StARTFolderStART
  • Virgin Atlantic and Air China Aircraft on Airfield with Turbofan Engine in Foreground

    A Virgin Atlantic aircraft with 'United Kingdom' livery text visible on the fuselage taxis on the airfield, with an Air China aircraft visible in the background. A large turbofan engine, likely from a third aircraft, is prominent in the foreground right.
    Tagsaircraft, Airline Industry, Aviation Emissions, Sea-Tac AirportFolderAviation
  • 2024-10-08

    Sea-Tac Airport Aviation & Marina Budget Presentation — Financial Forecast 2025–2029 (Page 51)

    A financial forecast slide for Seattle-Tacoma International Airport covering budget year 2025 and forecast years 2026–2029, showing aeronautical and non-aeronautical revenues, operating expenses, debt service, and net cash flow in thousands of dollars. Notes indicate the aeronautical revenue methodology is based on the Signatory Lease Operating Agreement (SLOA) IV expiring 12/31/2024, and average annual net debt service is projected to grow by 20% due to capital expenditure growth.
    TagsBudget, Forecast, Port Of Seattle, Sea-Tac AirportFolderBudget 2025 Presentation
  • 2024-10-08

    Sea-Tac Airport Financial Forecast Table: Budget 2025 Through 2029 — Debt Service Coverage, Cost Per Enplanement, and Passenger Projections (Page 52)

    A financial forecast table from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport covering Budget 2025 through Forecast 2029, displaying key measures including Debt Service Coverage (declining from 1.82 to 1.49), Cost Per Enplanement (rising from $19.57 to $30.55), O&M per Enplaned Passenger, Debt per Originating Passenger, PFC and CFC fund balances, and enplaned passenger projections reaching approximately 27.9 million by 2029 with an enplanement growth rate of 0.8%.
    TagsBudget, Forecast, Port Of Seattle, Sea-Tac AirportFolderBudget 2025 Presentation
  • 2024-10-08

    Sea-Tac Airport Aviation and Marina Budget Cash Flow Forecast 2025–2029

    A financial forecast table for Seattle-Tacoma International Airport covering budget year 2025 and forecast years 2026–2029, showing aeronautical and non-aeronautical revenues, operating expenses, debt service, and net cash flow figures in thousands of dollars. Key notes indicate the aeronautical revenue methodology is based on the Signatory Lease Operating Agreement (SLOA) IV expiring 12/31/2024, and average annual net debt service is projected to grow by 20% due to capital expenditure growth.
    TagsBudget, Port Of Seattle, Sea-Tac AirportFolderFinance
  • 2024-10-08

    2025 Aviation Division operating and CIP budgets briefing

    On October 8, 2024, the Port of Seattle Commission held a special study session at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to review the Aviation Division's preliminary 2025 operating and capital budgets, presented by Aviation Managing Director Lance Lyttle and Finance Director Hiedi Popochock. The briefing was part of a series of budget discussions that began in June 2024, with formal Commission approval of the 2025 budget planned for November. The session also included a review of the Maritime Division's operating and capital budgets.
    TagsBudget, Port Of Seattle, Port Of Seattle Commission, Sea-Tac AirportFolderFinance
  • 2024-10-08

    2025 Aviation Preliminary Budget Summary — Sea-Tac Airport

    A budget summary slide presenting key takeaways for the 2025 Aviation Preliminary Budget, covering revenues (9.4% increase, passenger volume exceeding 2019 levels), expenses (15.2% increase in operating expenses, 64 new FTEs), financial forecasts (debt service coverage at 1.82x, CPE of $19.57), and budget uncertainties including PFAS impacts, cyber incidents, and environmental remediation liability costs.
    TagsBudget, PFAS, Sea-Tac AirportFolderFinance

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    For the past two years, more than 220 initiatives from 15 countries have declared September 13th as the International day for the ban of night flights at airports. In parallel, activists across Europe have been gathering for pyjama parties for night trains – coordinated in 2024 and 2025 by Back on Track and Stay Grounded.

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    Add to CalendarMTuesday Sep 15: 6:00pm
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    Burien airport committee 15 sep 2026 agenda pdf pdf

    a) Part 150 Noise Study (Emily Inlow-Hood) — 15 minutes
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Sea-Tac Airport is currently undergoing the largest and longest expansion in its history, collectively known as the Sustainable Airport Master Plan (SAMP). Some of it you can already hear, but you’re probably not aware of what it all means. Here’s what you need to know.
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As the source for federal transportation grants, the Puget Sound Regional Council was charged with developing a system to meet the growing need for commercial aviation. When the search for a second airport failed, they authorized the Port of Seattle to build the Third Runway, with a mandate to develop a noise abatement and mitigation program. In their effort to stop the Third Runway, the ACC argued over every detail of the Port's efforts--including property buyouts and sound insulation. The dispute was meant to be settled by a three member Expert Arbitration Panel. This is their final report. It finds 2-1, that the Port's program was insufficient in several respects. Despite that, funding for the Third Runway was approved by the PSRC, and the 'Port Package' program, proceeded largely unchanged. Expert Arbitration Panel's final decision finding that the Port of Seattle had not shown sufficient reduction in real on-the-ground noise impacts to satisfy noise reduction conditions required for approval of a third runway at Sea-Tac International Airport. The majority decision concluded the Port's noise abatement programs were insufficient despite being impressive in scope.
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