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Commercial Aviation Coordinating Commission Meeting #2 January 9, 2020 SeaTac Airport Agenda • Updates and Adoption of Charter • Briefing: Puget Sound Regional Council Aviation Baseline Study • Clarifying the Objective - Trends and Constraints • What is possible – Opportunities and Solution Sets • Working Lunch • What is our strategy - A sustainable and resilient future • Technical Working Group breakouts • Next Steps 2 Updates • Charter has been updated to reflect Commission recommendations Added additional language from establishing legislation Added FAA definition of a primary airport Adoption of Charter 3 Updates • Response from Joint Base Lewis-McChord “McChord Airfield isn't an option for commercial cargo (service) based on: - Runway limitations - Scope of global airlift mission based from that location - Lack of 'slack' (available) hangar and taxiway capacity - Existing clear zone issues (which DoD can indemnify itself for but not for commercial purposes) - Surrounding community concerns about potentially increasing air and ground traffic in the already-congested area - Requirements for environmental review based on non-military use of the facilities - Existing land-use constraints on JBLM land (Reversionary Clause with Pierce County which stipulates the land can only be used for military purposes) - Discussed with Air Force which does not support this course of action (no benefits to military mission; only potentially drawbacks)” Similar response provided to Congressman Smith’s office. U.S. Rep Denny Heck editorial in the The News Tribune was also not supportive of JBLM as an option. Recommendation: Remove JBLM as a possible siting option for commercial service. 4 Creating the Public Involvement Program • The work of the CACC is of interest to diverse audiences and stakeholders - Different areas of interest - Different levels of technical understanding - Different languages and cultures • The public involvement program should use many types of communication tools to engage all audience and stakeholders in a way that is meaningful to them • The Public Involvement Plan will be our roadmap to achieving meaningful engagement 5 Proposed Public Involvement Plan Goals Goals: • Provide a logical and factual framework for understanding the issues that must be addressed by the CACC and for being informed of the decisions made. • Provide meaningful ways for people who will want to be included and provide input to the CACC. • Assure that major stakeholders, such as local governments, the aviation industry, airports, and regional planning agencies have timely information to ensure meaningful input. The DRAFT Public Involvement Plan will be discussed at the next CACC meeting. 6 Puget Sound Regional Council Aviation Baseline Study 7 Our Legislative Direction - SSB 5370 • The legislature seeks to identify a location for a new primary commercial aviation facility in Washington, taking into consideration the data and conclusions of appropriate air traffic studies, community representatives, and industry experts. • Options for a new primary commercial aviation facility in Washington may include expansion of an existing airport facility. • The state commercial aviation coordinating commission will review existing data and conduct research to determine Washington's long-range commercial aviation facility needs and the recommended site for a new primary commercial aviation facility. • Recommendations to the legislature on future Washington state long-range commercial aviation facility needs including possible additional aviation facilities or expansion of current aviation facilities… to meet anticipated commercial aviation, general aviation, and air cargo demands. 8 Today’s Focus of Discussion • Provide input -> finalize initial Airport Site Selection Factors • Discuss initial concept for future airport(s) – Number of Airports – Airport Sizes/Roles – High-level Strategy/Phases • Discuss adding/removing potential airport sites on the list • Discuss goals for Technology, Market and Environment uncertainties 9 Proposed Airport Site Selection Factors 10 Proposed Airport Site Selection Factors • Available Land: A supplemental airport would require 1,000-2,000 acres, and a replacement, or more like a SeaTac-equivalent sized airport could require as much as 4,600 acres. • Existing Facilities: Runway length, available land on one or both ends of the runway, adequate space to add a runway. • Environmental Constraints: Known concerns or protections for habitat and species, wetlands, weather patterns and similar topics. • Proximity to Population Centers: Travel time calculations that demonstrate good access for citizens. • Airport Sponsor: Governance; Local government commitment for both development and operation, and liaison with the public, local governments, industry and others. *Airspace deferred item TBD at a later date. 11 FAA Siting Framework • CACC recommendations should align with FAA requirements – FAA methodology is dependent on existing airport or new greenfield site • Existing airport -> Update airport master plan • New site -> Feasibility Study – FAA Site Evaluation Criteria • Operational Capability – the site should provide the operational capability necessary to serve the defined role of the airport and the needs of its users. • Capacity Potential – If the new airport is needed to provide additional capacity, the capability of the site in providing long-term capacity growth is important. • Ground Access – An important factor is the ability of the users to get to and from the airport easily and in a timely manner. • Development Costs – Simple cost estimates are useful in determining the financial feasibility of building a new airport. • Environmental Consequences – The potential environmental impacts associated with a new site may be critical to gaining approval. 12 Defining the Challenge 13 Defining the Challenge - Projected Growth • Demand is increasing for commercial service, air cargo and general aviation • The fastest aviation growth region is Puget Sound (King, Pierce, Snohomish, Kitsap, Thurston counties) • Some aspects of aviation in the region are nearing capacity • Measures of Capacity: – Commercial Aircraft Operations (take-offs and landings) – Passenger Enplanements – Air Cargo sorting facility square footage – Air Cargo aircraft parking – General Aviation storage (hangars) 14 Defining the Challenge - Growth Projections • Growth over the next 20 years • Top five counties all exceed statewide growth projections • Four of the five fastest growing counties are in the Puget Sound region 2020 2040 State 7,065,384 7,920,676 855,292 12.11% 1 King 2,110,642 2,439,025 328,383 15.56% 2 Snohomish 766,672 905,221 138,549 18.07% 3 Pierce 819,122 927,797 108,675 13.27% 4 Clark 472,573 540,963 68,390 14.47% 5 Thurston 266,796 312,061 45,265 16.97% 12 Kitsap 246,554 255,945 9,391 3.81% *Source: WA State Office of Financial Management; High, Medium and Low estimates available - Low-estimate numbers displayed 15 Defining the Challenge - Passengers • The commission discussed the definition CY 18 Airport Name of primary commercial. The updated Enplanements Seattle-Tacoma charter reflects the FAA definition of a International 24,024,908 primary airport. Spokane International 1,872,781 Tri-Cities 395,348 – Commercial service airports which are: “publicly Bellingham International 368,186 owned airports that have at least 2,500 Yakima Air passenger boardings each calendar year…” Terminal/McAllister Field 69,510 Pullman/Moscow – Primary airports are “Commercial Service Regional 66,699 Airports that have more than 10,000 passenger Pangborn Memorial 64,528 boardings each year.” Walla Walla Regional 49,527 Boeing Field/King The minimum objective is to identify a single County International 18,586 airport capable of 10,000 annual commercial Friday Harbor 15,079 Orcas Island 10,101 service passenger enplanements. Snohomish County (Paine Field) 3,037 16 Defining the Challenge - Passengers PSRC Baseline Study future forecast 17 Defining the Challenge - Passengers • Dissecting the Capacity Gap – Growing capacity gap over time. – Future gap in 2050? • SeaTac 2018 enplanements = 24,024,908 • 2050 gap estimated between 22 and 27 million enplanements • Future gap the equivalent of SeaTac demand today • Another SeaTac size airport? • Will this one airport fulfill the capacity gap? – Do we plan to meet forecasted demand? 18 Defining the Challenge – Air Cargo • Air Cargo volume in the region is projected to more than double. • Cargo sorting building square footage needed to accommodate volume. • Sorting building capacity gap. • Factors influencing cargo capacity – Aircraft apron parking (airside) – Truck access (landside) – Cargo sorting building sqft (landside) 19 Defining the Challenge – General Aviation • General Aviation capacity best measured by availability of aircraft storage; hangars and tie-downs. • Washington Aviation System Plan (2017) captured current and future aircraft storage needs. • WSDOT Aviation will survey airports to collect updated storage information. 20 Exploring Other Regions 21 Similar Airport Systems PSRC Baseline Study Data 22 Comparing Regions • Data Collected from Nine No. of PASSENGER METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREA POPULATION AIRPORTS Airports ENPLANEMENTS Regions Atlanta Metro 5,949,951 ATL 51,865,797 Total 1 51,865,797 Los Angeles-Long Beach- Anaheim 13,353,907 LAX 37,109,094 • Average split of enplanements SNA 4,768,202 between flagship and satellite BUR 1,940,618 LGB 1,589,801 airports ONT 1,931,653 Total 5 47,339,368