| IATA/ICAO CODE: |
SEA/KSEA |
| CITY: |
Seattle |
| STATE: |
WA |
| COUNTRY: |
USA |
AIRPORT CONTACT
Information confirmed as current by the airport 2/2009
| Name: |
Heather Connolly |
| Title: |
Noise Program Manager - Funding |
| Airport: |
Seattle-Tacoma International |
Address: |
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
P.O. Box 68727
Seattle, WA 98168-0727 |
Phone: |
+1 206 444 6793 |
| Fax: |
+1 206 439 5198 |
| Email: |
Connolly.H@portseattle.org |
| Airport Web Site:
www.seatac.org |
ELEVATION: 433 ft.
| RUNWAY
INFORMATION |
| Orientation |
Length
(ft) |
Displaced
Threshold (ft) |
Glide Slope(deg) |
Width (ft) |
| 16R/34L |
8500 |
- |
3.0/3.0 |
150 |
16C/34C |
9426 |
- |
3.0/3.0 |
150 |
| 16L/34R |
11901 |
- |
3.0/2.75 |
150 |
Link to FAA
Airport Diagram Website
NOISE ABATEMENT PROCEDURES
North Flow
|
The Initial Departure Corridor is 4 degrees
each side of the
341 degree radial of the Sea-Tac Airport VOR, extending 8
DME north of the Airport and a minimum altitude of 4,000
feet before turning. |
| Between the hours of 10:00 pm and 6:00 am jet aircraft
departing north are vectored west over Elliott Bay, then turned
north or south over Puget Sound once out of Elliott Bay. |
South Flow
|
The initial Departure Corridor is 4 degrees
each side of the
161 degree radial extending 5 DME south of the airport and a
minimum altitude of 3,000 before turning. |
Reverse Thrust
|
Between the hours of 10:00 pm and 7:00
am, the use of
extended reverse thrust is discouraged beyond what is
necessary for operational or safety reasons. |
AIRPORT CURFEWS
| Prior to the phase-out of Stage 2 airplanes over 75,000 lbs in
the U.S., there was a curfew on those operatons at the airport.
|
PREFERENTIAL RUNWAYS
| During nighttime hours, 10pm to 6am, those aircraft equipped with
flight management system (FMS) operate through the North Flow Nighttime
Noise Abatement Corridor. This measure is operational when traffic
and other conditions permit, as determined by the FAA. In such conditions,
during nighttime hours, departures can be shifted from south to
the north, thus utilizing the established noise abatement corridor.
This procedure is limited to those times when it can be done safely
and efficiently. |
OPERATING QUOTA - NONE
ENGINE RUN-UP RESTRICTIONS
| All engine run-ups require approval of Airport Operations. No
aircraft engine run-up shall be conducted between the hours of 2200
and 0700 except: |
a. Aircraft that are regularly scheduled to depart between
the hours of 0600 and 0830 shall be allowed to run-up as necessary
between 0600 and 0700.
b. Engine runs necessary for engine checks at idle power or,
if absolutely necessary, a run-up above idle not to exceed a
total of two (2) minutes duration during this designated quiet
period shall be allowed.
Operations not in accordance with the run-up regulations are
subject to public disclosure and fees as stated in the Sea-Tac
International Airport Tariff #1.
|
Based on these Run-Up Restrictions,
Tarriffs have been implemented.
As of April 30, 2003 the fines associated with violating the run-up
restrictions are: |
| First offense in one year |
= Letter of Admonishment |
| Second offense in one year |
= $1,000 |
| Third offense in one year from first offense |
= $2,000 |
| Maximum fine within one year from first
offense |
= $8,000 |
APU OPERATING RESTRICTIONS - NONE
NOISE BUDGET RESTRICTIONS
| Sea-Tac's Noise Budget Program was a 10 year program
designed to speed up the phase-out of Stage 2 aircraft. This program
ended in the year 2001, when all Stage 2 aircraft above 75,000 lbs.
were phased out. |
NOISE SURCHARGE - NONE
NOISE MITIGATION/LAND
USE PLANNING PROGRAM INFORMATION
| Type
of Program |
Date
Implemented |
Status |
| Sound Insulation (Residences and Public
Buildings) |
- |
- Sea-Tac Airport's noise insulation
program has been in progress for over 20 years. The noise remedy
boundary includes communities close to the airport that are most
highly impacted by airport noise.
- The Port of Seattle has insulated over 9,300 single-family
homes to-date out of an eligible 10,000.
- The Port of Seattle insulated about half of the 22 classroom
buildings at the local Highline Community College.
- The Port of Seattle is participating in the reconstruction
and insulation of 15 buildings in the Highline School District.
Over a third of those buildings have been reconstructed, to date.
- The Port of Seattle insulated five condominium complexes.
|
| Purchase Assurance for Homeowners Located
Within the Airport Noise Contours |
- |
The Port provides a Special Purchase
Option (SPO) for homeowners whose homes have not been previously
insulated by the Port and are adjacent to Port-owned property. The
property first is acquired, then insulated and placed back on the
open real estate market. |
| Avigation Easements |
- |
Securing easements for single-family
projects fall under state law RCW 53.54.030, enacted in 1974 and
amended in 1993 - which states: "Programs of sound proofing
structures located within an impacted area - such programs may
be executed without regard to the ownership, provided the owner
waives damages and conveys and easement for the operation of aircraft,
and for noise and noise associated conditions therewith, to the
Port district".
Mobile homes located on private land are eligible for an Easement
Purchase Program. Because of inadequate structural integrity,
mobile homes cannot be insulated against aircraft noise. Easements
are purchased using a percentage of the King County property tax
assessments. This program is voluntary and the purchase of easements
is at the homeowner's request. |
| Zoning Laws |
- |
The Port provided grant money to pay for
land use planning in the city of Burien, to assure compatible land
use guidelines in new development. |
| Real Estate/Property Disclosure Laws |
- |
N/A |
| Acquire Land for Noise Compatibility to
date |
- |
Four mobile home parks within the most
highly affected areas have been acquired, and one is under way.
Residents receive full federal relocation benefits. |
| Population within each noise contour level
relative to aircraft operations |
- |
Based on the 1998 DNL noise contour:
" 65 DNL= 9092 acres & 37,702 people approximately;
" 70 DNL = 3794 acres & 7100 people approximately;
" 75 DNL = 1559 acres & Zero people. See attached map
below.
|
| Airport Noise Contour Overlay Maps |
1998 |
DNL Contour
with Existing Land Use DNL
Contour (close in view) |
| Total Cost of Noise Mitigation Programs
to Date |
2007 grants |
2008: AIP grant of $1,950,145 for noise
mitigation measures for one Highline School District school, $7,414,647
for the acquisition and relocation of 25 homes identified as in
Phase 3 of the North Approach transition Zone, $2,635,208 (partial
payment) for the acquisition and relocation of 45 residents in Town
& Country Mobile Home Park (the remaining residents will be
relocated with a grant from 2009). |
| Source of Noise Mitigation Program Funding
for Aircraft Noise |
- |
Passenger Facility Charge, Bonds, Airport
Development Funds, and Airport Improvement Plan. |
NOISE MONITORING SYSTEM
Sea-Tac has 25 noise monitors that use Airport Noise and Operations
Monitoring System (ANOMS) developed by Lochard Pty., Ltd. We are
currently in the process of upgrading our software to the new version
of GEMS, called ANOMS. Both provide an efficient system to gather,
evaluate, and distribute information for noise monitoring programs.
Both are a multi-user, multi-tasking system designed to provide
a broad group of airport users with the data, reports, and maps
to assist in the prompt and accurate identification of aircraft
noise sources and analysis of operational data. The system consists
of a computer that captures and processes flight track and noise
monitoring data, receivers and recorders to monitor and record ATC/pilot
communications, 25 noise monitors, and a comprehensive capability
to relate noise complaints to aircraft operations and the noise
they create. A real-time flight tracking system, which allows viewers
to watch Puget Sound region flights and air traffic from their computer,
is available on Sea-Tac Airport’s website: www.portseattle.org/community/environment/noiseabatement.shtml
Noise Monitoring System Seattle-Tacoma
International Brochure (provided by the airport). |
| Monitor |
Latitude |
Longitude |
Location |
| 1 |
47.458944 |
-122.304111 |
Airfield North End |
| 2 |
47.434944 |
-122.304250 |
Airfield South End |
| 3 |
47.688583 |
-122.314500 |
Maple Leaf Reservoir - 82nd St |
| 4 |
47.640000 |
-122.392250 |
Magnolia Elementary - 2418 28th Ave W |
| 5 |
47.616778 |
-122.233333 |
Medina Elementary - 8001 NE 8th St |
| 6 |
47.592278 - |
6122.85278 |
Hamilton Viewpoint Park - West Seattle |
| 7 |
47.597278 |
-122.293472 |
Central Senior Center - 500 30th Ave S |
| 8 |
47.590139 |
-122.227333 |
Mercer View Community Center - 8236 SE 24th St |
| 9 |
47.567306 |
-122.312778 |
Beacon Hill Reservoir - 16th Ave S & S Dakota St |
| 10 |
47.549694 |
-122.283306 |
Brighton Playfield - 39th Ave S & S Juneau St |
| 11 |
47.509333 |
-122.316389 |
Beverly Park Elementary - 2102 S 104th St |
| 12 |
47.490583 |
-122.303111 |
2226 S 126th St |
| 13 |
47.484778 |
-122.324583 |
Cedarhurst Elementary - 611 S 132nd St |
| 14 |
47.468056 |
-122.299944 |
North Clear Zone - S 150th St & 29th Ave S |
| 15 |
47.458556 |
-122.339556 |
Sylvester Middle - 16222 Sylvester Rd SW |
| 16 |
47.435000 |
-122.280167 |
Chinook Middle - 18650 42nd Ave S |
| 17 |
47.416972 |
-122.318389 |
1217 S 207th St |
| 18 |
47.399306 |
-122.317889 |
1205 S 226th St |
| 19 |
47.400639 |
-122.303722 |
Midway Elementary - 22447 24th Ave S |
| 20 |
47.380417 |
-122.305278 |
Parkside Elementary - S 247th St & 21st Ave S |
| 21 |
47.356250 |
-122.299417 |
Mark Twain Elementary - 2450 Starlake Road |
| 22 |
47.334833 |
-122.317306 |
Sacajawea Jr High - 1101 Dash Point Road |
| 23 |
47.333639 |
-122.262528 |
Merideth Hills Elementary - 5860 S 300th Pl |
| 24 |
47.316278 |
-122.319000 |
1066 S 320th St |
| 25 |
47.316500 |
-122.387917 |
Twin Lakes Elementary - 4400 42nd Pl SW |
FLIGHT
TRACK MONITORING SYSTEM
| Yes - see information under Noise Monitoring System |
NOISE LEVEL LIMITS - NONE
STAGE 2 RESTRICTIONS
| Stage 2 airplanes >75,000 lbs are prohibited from operating
at airports within the 48 contiguous states. |
STAGE 2 PHASEOUT
STAGE 3 RESTRICTIONS - NONE
|