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The Port of Seattle and six neighboring cities (SeaTac, Burien, Des Moines, Normandy Park, Tukwila, and Federal Way) submitted comments to the FAA in September 2023, urging updates to federal aviation noise policy in response to growing community concerns around Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. The letter highlights collaborative efforts already underway, including a Fly Quiet Program and Late-Night Noise Limitation Program, which have significantly reduced overnight flight activity on the runway closest to residential areas. The signatories call on the FAA to modernize its noise metrics, lower noise thresholds, and take a broader approach to reducing aircraft noise and emissions rather than simply measuring and disclosing them.

This document compiles public and agency scoping comments received during the environmental review process for Seattle-Tacoma International Airport's SAMP (Sustainable Airport Master Plan) Near Term Projects. Comments are organized into 22 topical categories, covering issues such as noise, air quality, transportation, water resources, and human health, and are labeled to indicate whether they directly relate to the SAMP Near Term Projects or address broader airport concerns. Each comment is coded for easy reference, allowing readers to track specific concerns raised by the public and agencies throughout the scoping process.

This document contains scoping comments submitted to the Port of Seattle regarding the Sustainable Airport Master Plan (SAMP) environmental review process, compiled by the Quiet Skies Coalition. Community members raised concerns about the lack of long-term human health and environmental impact studies related to aircraft noise and emissions, questioning why the Port had not studied the effects of a four-year increase of 97,000 additional annual flights. The comments request comprehensive assessments covering neighborhoods such as Des Moines, Burien, Tukwila, and Normandy Park, and call for the Port to include worldwide scientific studies on the health effects of aircraft noise and pollution in its environmental review.

This technical memorandum, prepared by Leigh Fisher for the Port of Seattle in September 2023, presents an updated aviation activity forecast for Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. It includes constrained operating growth scenarios (COGS), FAA approval documentation, and airside modeling data used to support environmental review planning. The forecast serves as a foundational planning tool for understanding future airport capacity and operational assumptions.

This technical memorandum, prepared by Leigh Fisher for the Port of Seattle in September 2023, presents an updated aviation activity forecast for Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. It includes constrained operating growth scenarios, FAA-approved forecast data, and airside simulation modeling documentation used to support environmental review planning at Sea-Tac.

This technical memorandum, prepared by Leigh Fisher for the Port of Seattle in September 2023, presents an updated aviation activity forecast for Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. It includes Constrained Operating Growth Scenarios (COGS), FAA approval of the forecast update, and airside modeling documentation used to support environmental review. The forecast and operational assumptions outlined in this document serve as the foundation for planning future airport capacity and assessing potential noise and environmental impacts.

This technical memorandum, prepared by Leigh Fisher for the Port of Seattle in September 2023, provides an updated aviation activity forecast for Seattle-Tacoma International Airport as part of a FAA Part 150 noise study. It outlines forecast and operational assumptions—including projected aircraft types and flight activity levels—that were used to model future noise conditions around Sea-Tac. The report is accompanied by operational data appendices supporting the airport's long-term noise compatibility planning efforts.