TagSea-Tac Airport(1001)
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Public Opinion Survey
A public opinion survey conducted by Battelle Memorial Institute in summer 1973 to assess the social impact of Sea-Tac Airport on surrounding communities. The survey included face-to-face interviews with 302 Highline area residents and 98 Shoreline residents, plus telephone interviews with 316 King County residents. -
1972-09-01The unbearable menace — airport noise
A 1972 University of Washington environmental health report examines the serious physical and psychological effects of aircraft noise on residents living near Seattle-Tacoma Airport. On-site measurements recorded up to 95 dBA indoors, with hundreds of daily flyovers exceeding 75 dBA—levels shown by research to disrupt sleep, impair children's school performance, and pose long-term mental and physical health risks. The report also highlights how excessive ambient noise in nearby schools interferes with speech comprehension and the learning process. -
1972-05-24Sea-Tac Airport Aerial View with Western Airlines Jet at Gate
Aerial photograph of Seattle-Tacoma International Airport showing the main terminal building, multi-level parking garage, and tarmac. A Western Airlines jet is visible at the gate, and a Budget Rent a Car billboard is visible in the background parking area. -
1971-09-16Sea-Tac Airport Aerial View, 1971
Aerial photograph of Seattle-Tacoma International Airport showing the main terminal complex, multi-level parking garage, and aircraft on the tarmac. Visible aircraft include Pan Am and Northwest Airlines liveries, consistent with the airport's configuration during the early 1970s expansion period. -
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1970-10-01Air pollution by jet aircraft at Seattle-Tacoma Airport: Historical summary and commentary
This document traces decades of air pollution concerns around Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, drawing on studies from 1970 through 1991 that documented harmful emissions including carbon particles, hydrocarbons, and nitrogen oxides affecting residents living near the airport. It highlights how early research identified health risks and pollution spread up to 12 miles from the runways, yet meaningful follow-up scientific study and regulatory action were largely delayed for 45 years. Community groups, lawsuits, and independent monitoring repeatedly confirmed that nearby residents faced noise, kerosene odors, soot, and air quality violations, while the Port of Seattle externalized the associated public health costs. -
1970-01-01Sea-Tac Airport Aerial View with United Airlines Gates and Terminal Construction
Black-and-white aerial photograph showing Sea-Tac Airport's existing terminal with multiple United Airlines jet aircraft (visible 'UNITED' livery on fuselages) parked at gates, alongside a large active construction project underway immediately north of the terminal. Extensive parking lots, access roads, and surrounding commercial development are visible in the background. -
1969-01-01Sea-Tac Airport Aerial View, circa 1969
Black-and-white aerial photograph showing a cruciform terminal building with a central rotunda, multiple concourses extending outward to aircraft gates, large surface parking lots, and active runways. The layout and architectural style are consistent with a major American commercial airport from the 1960s–1970s era, but no visible text, logos, or captions confirm the specific airport identity. -
1969-01-01SEA-TAC Aerial late1960s
Aerial photograph looking northwest over Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (Sea-Tac), showing the original terminal complex, parallel runways, taxiways, and surface parking lots. In the background, Puget Sound, the city of Seattle, and the Olympic Mountains are visible, consistent with a photo taken from the south during the airport's early operational decades. -
1969-01-01Second Runway Construction Aerial Photograph 1969
Black-and-white aerial photograph showing a large commercial or military airport with multiple runways in an X/crosswind configuration, taxiways, terminal areas, and extensive surrounding residential and commercial development. The image appears to be a historical mosaic aerial survey photograph, consistent with mid-20th century planning or noise-study documentation.