• Greenfield Airport – Secondary Screening Analysis • Greenfield Airport – Airspace Review • Preliminary Air Cargo Forecasts Introductions AIRPORT SITE SELECTION STUDY Introductions Pam Keidel-Adams Project Principal David Williams Project Manager Laura Holthus Senior Aviation Planner Ken Bukauskas Air Cargo/Forecasting Michael Yablonski Airspace Greenfield Airport – Secondary Screening Analysis AIRPORT SITE SELECTION STUDY Greenfield Sites – Secondary Screening Analysis • Environmental factors • Transportation/access analysis • Infrastructure analysis • Airspace review* * Airspace Review is covered separately from all other secondary screening criteria ** King County Southeast site is not included in the options for the CACC but is reviewed in the WASP ** AIRPORT SITE SELECTION STUDY Criterion Category Evaluation Element Measure Operational Capability and Capacity Potential Airspace Impacts and Constraints Airspace Complexity Airspace Terrain Penetrations Impacts to Military Operations Runway Procedure Opportunity Ground Access Ground Transportation Connectivity Highway Connectivity Transit Connectivity Passenger Rail Connectivity Development Costs Utilities Access Power Utilities Water Utilities Fiber Internet Potential Environmental Impacts Farmlands Impacts Farmlands Impact Aquifers and Water Supply Impacts Critical Aquifer Recharge Areas Wellhead Protection Areas Tribal Interests Impacts Tribal Fishing Rights Essential Public Facilities Impacts Landfills High Voltage Power Lines Secondary Screening Evaluation Elements Market Factors Criterion Category not evaluated in secondary analysis AIRPORT SITE SELECTION STUDY Secondary Measure Descriptions Measure Description Airspace Complexity Complexity of shelving/cutouts required to accommodate airspace Airspace Terrain Penetrations Amount of terrain penetrating greenfield airspace Impacts to Military Operations Impacts of greenfield airspace on existing military airspace/operations Runway Procedure Opportunity Ability to accommodate greenfield…Open full document
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Provides an analysis of second airport options in Pierce, Thurston and Enumclaw, plus provides important forecast updates for Sea-Tac and Paine Field. It’s important to understand that any discussion of a second airport is always predicated on expanding Sea-Tac Airport to the max. Again: maximizing the potential of Sea-Tac will always be the baseline before other capacity options are considered.