TagSecond Airport(47)
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Yakima could be part of the solution to airport problem
By Robert Hodgman Special to The Seattle Times If you’ve traveled through Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in the last few months, you may have noticed it’s a bit more crowded than it has been in the recent past. Post-pandemic air travel has already surpassed pre-pandemic levels and all indicators are air travel will continue to grow. -
2023-08-21
We Desperately Need a New Airport: New Effort Seems Stymied from the Start
By Mike Merritt Even as Seattle-Tacoma International Airport soars back toward record passenger volumes, the state’s rebooted effort to solve the region’s looming air-transportation crisis is getting a slow start out of the gate. The governor has yet to appoint anyone to the new Commercial Aviation Work Group (CAWG), a 19-member body authorized by the -
What is a TRACON?
The area from 6-50 miles will affect you with or without a second airport. It’s an FAA acronym. Terminal Radar Approach Control. And if you live in any of the areas considered for a Second Airport, including Enumclaw or Pierce and Thurston Counties, keep reading. TRACONs are FAA facilities that house air traffic controllers who -
CACC Final Report 2023
CACC issues its final report The Commercial Aviation Coordinating Commission (CACC) voted on a final recommendation for its final report at the last CACC meeting June 9. That recommendation was to use the results of a Spring 2023 CACC survey as the final report. The report has the survey results and comments for the upcoming -
2023-06-09
CACC Finale 06/09/2023
CACC Final Meeting Presentation June 9 2023 CACC Final Meeting Transcript -
2023-05-16
HB 1791: Peace With Honor
The passage of 1791-S.PL acknowledges that the battle for a second airport process (known as the CACC) is lost. But, let’s pretend it’s not. However, if previous efforts (such as the Flight Plan Study of 1989) are any indication, HB-1791 will not only result in years of delay, it will actually work to accelerate the pace -
Karen Keiser 2022 Interim Report (Airport of the Future)
The people of the 33rd District have a love hate relationship with SeaTac International Airport. It provides hundreds of family wage jobs and economic growth, but at a high cost in noise and air pollution, with potential public health effects for those living closest to the jet fuel emissions of landings and takeoffs. But we -
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