Aviation Commission Sets Next Stage Of Airport Siting Work With Virtual Meeting And Webinar In Olympia On April 29

Press release from the Washington State Department of Transportation:

April 19, 2021

OLYMPIA – The Commercial Aviation Coordinating Commission will host a virtual meeting and webinar Thursday, April 29, as they continue work and move into Phase II to identify the top two airports for potential expansion from a short list of six developed during Phase I.

The Legislature directed three phases for CACC work which includes: Phase I, developing a short list of six airports; Phase II, identifying the top two airports; Phase III, choosing, by 60% majority vote, a single preferred location.

The meeting will include a webinar to provide CACC members with examples of project costs for recent Washington state airport expansion projects. In addition, CACC members and airport sponsors will present on and discuss the six initial sites and their potential to meet anticipated commercial passenger service, air cargo, and general aviation demand. A public comment period is scheduled from 10:20 a.m. – 10: 40 a.m.

Commercial Aviation Coordinating Commission meeting

When

8:30 a.m. to noon, Thursday, April 29

Where

Virtual Meeting, Microsoft Teams Meeting, bit.ly/CACCAPRIL2021
Or call into the meeting: 1-206-531-0324 / Conference ID: 698 577 749#

Details

Information and help to attend virtual meeting

Free, temporary internet access is available to those who do not have broadband service in locations throughout the state. To find the nearest Drive-In WiFi Hotspot visit: www.commerce.wa.gov/building-infrastructure/washington-state-drive-in-wifi-hotspots-location-finder/

Summaries from previous meetings are available on the CACC website.

This press release was produced by the Washington State Department of Transportation. The views expressed here are the author’s own.