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Airports

Paine Field: The Region’s Next Major Airport or Small Regional Airport?

Paine Field Airport in Everett could see some notable expansions in the coming years to support increasing demand. Snohomish County, which owns the airport grounds but not the passenger terminal itself, has developed a draft master plan that is pending final approval from the feds and county council. A successful expansion would require far better transit options.

Sea-Tac Airport Got Very Close To Pre-Pandemic Passenger Peak in 2023

Just shy of its 2019 record, SEA clocked in with 50,887,260 passengers in 2023. That was up 10.7% from 2022.

Op-Ed: Washington State Needs a Cumulative Air Toxics Law

The Duwamish River Valley hosts three freeways, two international airports, an international seaport, and a river so polluted it was declared a federal Superfund...

Airport Passenger Volumes Rebound at Sea-Tac as Expansion Projects Roll On

Numbers climb back to 2016 levels as new construction moves to different areas of the facility. Passenger numbers ticked up in a big way at...

Four Generation Defining Megaprojects Seattle Must Start Now

Seattle’s era of small thinking and smaller plans must come to an end. In order to face the combined climate and housing crises, the...
A photo of two travelers overlooking a baggage terminal in an airport with large glass windows.

Transpo Notes: Sea-Tac International Arrivals Facility Opens, East Link Delays, Sound Transit Report Dismisses...

This week's Transpo Notes roundup looks into Link light rail project timeline shifts due to labor disputes, restarts of the RapidRide R and K...
Alaska Airlines plane takes off from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport with Mt. Rainier in the background.

We Need to Try Everything But Build a New Airport

If you sit on the Seattle waterfront on a sunny spring day you can hear a rumble in the distance. No, it’s not the...

Transpo Notes: Everett Link, SEA’s C Concourse Expansion, and ST’s Fare Strategy

This week's Transpo Notes roundup covers King County Metro's service change, Everett Link extension options, expansion of facilities at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, additional federal...