Proposed Thurston County airport site concerns from residents
A state commission has identified three potential new airport sites, two in rural Pierce County and one in Thurston County, to take pressure off Sea-Tac Airport.
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A state commission has identified three potential new airport sites, two in rural Pierce County and one in Thurston County, to take pressure off Sea-Tac Airport.
(The Center Square) – Pierce County officials sent a joint letter to the Commercial Aviation Coordinating Commission chair objecting to two greenfield spaces as a potential airport location.
Three rural sites south of Seattle are being considered for a new airport, too, officials said this week.
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MY EDMONDS NEWS Posted: January 16, 2021 1015 Washington State’s Commercial Aviation Coordinating Commission released its Phase I report that includes a preliminary list of six airport sites with potential for expansion — and Everett’s Paine Field is one of them. The report was requested by the Washington State Legislature in Substitute Senate Bill 5370 to meet Washington’s aviation capacity needs. The report also includes a proposal to meet near-term aviation demand at two or more existing airports while the work to locate a new airport continues and a proposal to extend the ...