State Rep: ‘None of these locations are suitable’ for a future airport

JASON RANTZ Feb 3, 2023, 6:02 PM | Updated: Feb 4, 2023, 11:56 am Alaska Airlines planes are pictured at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport the day after Horizon Air ground crew member Richard Russell took a plane from the airport in Seattle, Washington on August 11, 2018. (Photo by Jason Redmond / AFP via Getty Images) BY FRANK SUMRALL MyNorthwest

State planners mention Yakima as ‘willing partner’ in new airport

By  Joel Donofrio Yakima Herald-Republic Yakima’s interest in using its airport to relieve crowding at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport has the attention of state transportation officials. Amid airspace congestion reports and considerable opposition from west side cities and counties to a new airport, Rob Hodgman, the Washington State Department of Transportation senior aviation planner, said one

Another airport isn’t the answer to the region’s transportation needs

A sign urging people to reject a new airport in Eatonville. State officials charged with identifying sites for a new major airport have narrowed it to three: two in… (Karen Ducey / The Seattle Times)More  By  Jon Talton  Columnist Let me tell you a couple of airport stories. As a young reporter in San Diego,