TagThird Runway(1067)

The Port of Seattle Airport Neighbor Community Accords (proposed November 2018) is a citizen-drafted proposal calling on the Port of Seattle to prioritize the health and well-being of communities surrounding Sea-Tac International Airport. It argues that these neighborhoods bear an unfair burden from aircraft noise and environmental impacts without adequate compensation, and that the Port's 2018 bylaw changes weakened its commitments to quality of life, environmental stewardship, and community collaboration. The document outlines six specific accords, including demands for independent audits of mitigation spending, a nighttime curfew, prioritization of tax levy funds for community mitigation, and reduced use of the 3rd runway until mitigation goals are met.

The Federal Way Mayor's Quiet and Healthy Skies Task Force Report, published August 2, 2018, examines how increased flight operations and Sea-Tac International Airport's third runway have worsened aircraft noise and air pollution for Federal Way residents. The report evaluates potential remedies such as changes to flight paths, glide slopes, and schedules, while also analyzing legal authority over cargo flight curfews and reviewing the airport's Sustainable Airport Master Plan. It concludes with recommendations aimed at reducing the disproportionate noise and health burdens placed on Federal Way communities.

The Federal Way Mayor's Quiet and Healthy Skies Task Force Report (August 2018) examines the noise and health impacts of Seattle-Tacoma International Airport's Third Runway on Federal Way neighborhoods. It presents runway usage statistics from 2007–2017 showing a dramatic rise in flight operations, and references a 1997 impact mitigation study that identified over $148 million in recommended sound insulation and avigation easements for Federal Way communities affected by overflight noise.

Bearse v. Port Of Seattle

Passed before 3rd Runway

This 2018 Harvard University master's thesis by Bryan Johnson examines health-based criteria that could be used to better manage noise from airports and aircraft. The research explores how noise exposure standards and guidelines could be grounded in public health evidence, offering a framework for more effective noise policy. It is relevant to ongoing discussions about managing community noise impacts around busy airports like Sea-Tac.

Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (Sea-Tac) has grown from a modest wartime airfield dedicated in 1944 on 906 acres of land near Bow Lake into one of the busiest airports in the United States, now serving nearly 47 million passengers annually. Over the decades, the airport underwent numerous expansions, security upgrades, and name controversies while navigating major events such as airline deregulation, the post-9/11 security overhaul, and a community-opposed third runway completed in 2008. Today, Sea-Tac supports more than 87,000 jobs and generates over $22 billion in economic activity for the region.

This is an archival transmittal record from the Washington State Archives documenting the transfer of Representative Dave Upthegrove's papers related to Sea-Tac Airport's Third Runway and associated noise mitigation files. The collection spans records from 1994 to 2009 and includes files on airport noise studies, school district mitigation funding, community redevelopment areas affected by airport expansion, and related legislation such as the 'Dirty Fill Bill' and Airport Citizens Committee bills. The records were received by the Washington State Archives on November 9, 2016, under accession number AR-20161110-01.