Airport
Sea-Tac’s Growth Fueling Demand for Alternatives, Including a Major New Airport
Several government-sponsored assessments now underway are focused on defining the Puget Sound regions future aviation needs and priorities
The Washington Department of Commerce has awarded global architecture and engineering firm Stantec a contract to assess the ongoing impact of the expanding operations at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (Sea-Tac), which ranks as one of the busiest airports in the nation. The state-commissioned study is one of several assessment processes underway in Washington that will examine…
Washington State Launches Plan to Build a New Airport
Legislation was quietly enacted in May that gets the ball rolling on development of a major new commercial airport facility in Washington
The first step toward creating a new airport in Washington that could rival Sea-Tac International Airport was taken with little fanfare this past May, with the enactment of state legislation that puts into motion planning for development of a major new airport facility. Its a move necessary to address the serious, accelerating capacity issues at…
Alaska Launching Paine Field Service, United Next
The airlines' inaugural flights will mark the first time since the WWII era that the airport has hosted commercial air service
Alaska Airlines will launch commercial service at Paine Field in Everett, Washington, on Monday, March 4, in the wake of the airports christening of its new Paine Field Passenger Terminal. United Airlines will follow suit at months end, March 31, by inaugurating its own service at the airport, located about 20 miles north of Seattle….
Sea-Tac Does Not Rank as a Top Airport
In the new J.D. Power airport ranking, Seattle-Tacoma ranks 10th of 18 major cities.
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport ranks 10th among 18 North American mega airports in a new satisfaction study from J.D. Power. The airport scored 754 on a 1,000-point scale, ranking about average in the 2017 North American Airport Satisfaction Study. Sea-Tac ranks behind airports in Detroit, Las Vegas, Phoenix, Denver, Charlotte, Minneapolis, Dallas, San Francisco, and Orlando,…