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Hi Barbara-,
Moira brought this file to me. It doesn't have the Records Center sticker on
it....but my book shows that it belongs in box 0304. I don't have it marked as a
missing file...but it doesn't really look like it was ever at the RC. It almost looks
like it's been hiding on Moira's desk for 12 years. But maybe it's just missing the
sticker?
Anyway, I guess she is finished with it.
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Master Plan
King County International Airport is nearing completion of a
Master Plan to guide development of the airport over the next
twenty years. It is anticipated that the Draft Master Plan and the
related Environmental Impact Statement, and Environmental
Assessment will be completed and available for public review in
early 2002.
KCIA is..currently one of the nation's busiest general aviation
airports, and operations are expected to increase by 50% over
the next two decades to meet growing demand. The Master
Plan's focus will be on ways to best satisfy the growing aviation
demands, within KCIA's existing boundaries, and while meeting
the strictest aviation safety standards.
Conceptual development plan
The Conceptual Development Plan represents the preferred
future configuration of facilities at KCIA in consideration of the
forecast of aviation activity and the resulting on -airport land use
recommendations. It best achieves the Airport's mission by
supporting the broadest mix of aviation uses, allowing flexibility in
responding to changing needs among the -diverse general
aviation markets, and efficiently using scarce airport property.
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
As part of its environmental review for the proposed Master Plan,
King County International Airport is preparing an Environmental
Impact Statement (EIS) under the Washington State
Environmental Policy Act (SEPA), and an Environmental
Assessment (EA) under the National Environmental Policy Act.
The EIS identifies any impacts the airport might have on its
immediate environment, in Tight of the development guidelines
laid out in the Draft Master Plan.
KCIA Economic Impact Study
Read our report from an Economic Impact Study conducted in
1998 to document the economic impacts of King County
International Airport on the local economy.
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Updated: January 1, 2002
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King County
International Airport
Department of
Construction & Facilities Management
P.O. Box 80245
Seattle, WA 98108
(206) 296-7380
(206) 296-0100 TDD
(206) 296-0190 FAX
December 14, 1998
Steve Lancaster
City of Tukwila
Department of Community Development
6300 Southcenter Blvd — Suite 100
Tukwila, WA 98188
Dear Mr. Lancaster:
RECEIVED
DEC 16 1998
COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT
Thank you for submitting scoping comments on the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for
the King County International Airport Master Plan. We received several comment letters
concerning the EIS scope. In summary, comment letters addressed issues including:
• The format and outline of the EIS, and procedures for its preparation
• Master Plan'improvements and their justification
• Suggested technical analyses, including detailed noise and vibration studies
• Consideration of various alternatives, including the Community Alternative
• Socio-economic impacts and environmental justice issues
• Noise, air quality, water quality, and other environmental, land use, safety, and health
impacts associated with the proposed Master Plan improvements
• Impacts on the Steam Plant and its workers and visitors
We expect the Draft EIS to be available for public and agency review in the late spring of 1999.
The Draft EIS will summarize scoping comments and address applicable questions and issues
raised in the scoping process.
Unless you request otherwise, we will send you notices concerning the Master Plan EIS.
Thank you again for your comments and interest.
Sincerely,
Cynthia Stewart
Airport Manager
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Department of Community Development Steve Lancaster, Director
November 25, 1998
Ms. Cynthia Stewart
Airport Manager
King County International Airport
P.O. Box 80245
Seattle WA 98108
Subject: Scope of the EIS for the Master Plan for KCIA
Dear Ms. Stewart:
Thank you for the notice of scoping for your EIS. We are interested in the results of your
envirnomental review and would like to continue to receive any additional notices of action
with regard to the environmental process.
Substantively we think that air transportation impacts are environmental consequences that
should be added to your evaluation in the EIS. For example, how will the proposed action
and the alternatives potentially change or displace airport use both at Boeing Field but also
at other airports in the region?
If you have questions or need to talk with a staff member, please call Moira Bradshaw at
206 431-3651.
Sincerely,
Steve Lancaster
Director
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MEMORANDUM
October 23, 1998
TO: Interested Agencies
FROM: Cynthia Stewart, Manager a296 -7.3vo
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RE: Determination of Significance and Request for Comments on Scope of the
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Master Plan Improvements at King
County International Airport/Boeing Field
King County, the owner and operator of King County International Airport (KCIA, also known
as Boeing Field) will prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to examine probable
significant environmental impacts, reasonable alternatives, and mitigation measures (that would
avoid or minimize adverse impacts) from implementation of the proposed Master Plan
improvements at the airport. King County is the lead agency for purposes of the EIS. Prior to
initiating the technical analysis required for the EIS, King County is seeking comments, through
the scoping process, from the public, agencies, and affected tribes concerning "areas to be
addressed in the EIS, including the elements of the environment that will be impacted, possible
alternatives, and mitigation measures."
Scoping comments must be submitted to King County by November 30, 1998 by sending
comments to the responsible SEPA official: Ms. Cynthia Stewart, Airport Manager, King
County International Airport, P.O. Box 80245, Seattle, Washington 98108.
Specifically for representatives of Federal, State and Local agencies, King County will host a
scoping meeting on November 10, 1998 at King County International Airport from 1:30
p.m. until 3:30 p.m. in the Terminal conference room at the airport. In addition, a public
scoping meeting will be conducted from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. on November 10, 1998 in the Arrivals
Hall of the Terminal Building at King County International Airport at 7233 Perimeter Road,
Seattle. The scoping information meeting will be conducted as an open house with staff from the
County and the County's consultant team available to discuss the project. No formal
presentations will be made at the scoping meeting.
A scoping document has been prepared and is attached to this memorandum. Additional copies
may be obtained by contacting me at King County International Airport, P.O. Box 80245,
Seattle, Washington 98108. Alternative formats may be requested.
All scoping comments must be submitted in writing no later than November 30, 1998.
Scoping Document
King County Internationale Air; e,�ert
SEPA
Environmental Impact Statement
Airport Master Plan Improvements
November 10, 1998 Meeting
Written comments until November 30, 1998
The purpose of scoping is to "identify the areas to be addressed in the EIS, including the elements
of the environment which will be impacted, possible alternatives and mitigation measures." The
EIS will be prepared in compliance with the Washington State Environmental Policy Act (WAC
197-11) and King County Code (Chapter 20.44).
This scoping document addresses the following:
I. INTRODUCTION
II. MASTER PLAN RECOMMENDATIONS
III. SCOPING PROCESS
IV. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT PROCESS
V. CONTENTS OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT
VI. ALTERNATIVES TO BE ADDRESSED IN THE EIS
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• In 1995, King County initiated a Master Plan for King County International Airport (KCIA and known locally
as Boeing Field). The purpose of the Master Plan is to develop a guide for development at the airport over
the next 20 years in a way that enables efficient use of limited airport land and meets FAA regulations.
• KCIA was the region's primary passenger airport until Sea -Tac Airport was opened in 1947. KCIA serves
corporate, cargo, charter, helicopter, rescue, and flight training activities. It is also designated by the FAA
as a reliever airport to Sea -Tac.
• In 1997, KCIA accommodated nearly 370,000 annual aircraft operations. The Master Plan found that
demand could increase aircraft operations to about 502,000 annual operations. Approximately 85 percent
of annual operations are single or twin -engine propeller aircraft. The remaining 15 percent are jet
operations.
• The Master Plan initially focused on the landside facilities, and identifying alternative ways of satisfying the
aviation market demand. However, the existing runway safety areas (on the airside) do not meet the FAA
standards enacted in the late 1980s, requiring the evaluation of ways to address that issue.
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II. Master Plan
Recommendations
• To address the Runway Safety Area compliance requirements:
The current length of 10,000 feet must be maintained, primarily to enable certain tenants and
operators to continue aircraft testing and maintenance programs;
The usable portion of Runway 13U31 R must be shifted to the north by 800 feet, by adding 800 feet of
new pavement;
The shift in runway usable area will only change the location of departures to the south and landings
to the north and will not affect the number of aircraft operating at the airport
In south flow (landings from the north, departures to the south), landings will occur at their current
location but departures may use the new portion of the runway, if necessary;
In north flow (landings from the south), landings will occur 800 feet further down the runway and
departures will begin at their current location;
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Recommendations (continued) -
Runway Shift
King County International Airport Use Configurations fori;
Runway 13R/31L with Proposed Safety Area Improvements.
and Declared Distances
End of Pavement Declared
- 500' Available for Takeoff to South
Beginning of Pavement Declared Available for
Start of Takeoff Run to the South
New
Pavement
Takeoff to South
End of Pavement Declared
500' Available for Landing to South
NO
110,000' Runway Length Declared Available.
• 1,000' Runway Safety Area
Landing to South
1,000'
Beginning of Pavement Declared Available for
Landing to the South New Pavement
9,200' Runway Length Declared Available.
1,000'
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Recommendations (continued) -
King County International Airport Use Configurations for
Runway 13R/31L with Proposed Safety Area Improvements
and Declared Distances
Beginning of Pavement Declared Available for
500' Start of Takeoff Run to the North
End of Pavement Declared
Available for Takeoff to North New Pavement
------+-1,000' Runway Safety Area
Takeoff to North
11 10,000' Runway Length Declared Available.
Beginning of Pavement Declared Available
- 500' for Landing to the North
1,000'
End of Pavement Declared
Available for Landing to North New Pavement
Landing to North
Runway Safety Area 1,000'
9,200' Runway Length Declared Available.
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II. Master Plan
Recommendations( continu
• Master Plan Alternatives considered:
- 1 Status Quo
- 2 Air Cargo Emphasis
— 3 Corporate Emphasis
— 4 Balanced Program
5 Noise Reduction Emphasis, by increasing leases to non -aviation uses
6 Reduced Operations, by buying out current aviation -use leases and limiting new ones
- Alternatives dismissed: expand airport boundaries, close airport, major passenger service.
• Preferred Plan ,
Generally maintains current mix of uses of leaseholds
— Continues access to historic steam plant -- uNteti t t'.* hS
Uses remaining lards in a balanced fashion among competing markets
Addresses safetyarea issue while maintaining 10,000 foot runway departure length
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III. Scoping Pia
• To enable interested agencies, affected tribes, and groups and individuals an opportunity to participate in
developing a scope of work for the EIS, scoping is being conducted. All comments are to be submitted in writing
by November 30, 1998.
• King County is acting as the lead agency under SEPA.
• Written comments to: Ms. Cynthia Stewart, Airport Manager, King County International Airport, P.O. Box 80245,
Seattle, Washington 98108.
• A scoping meeting is being conducted from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. in the Arrivals Area at Boeing Field Terminal
Building on November 10, 1998. The scoping information meeting will be conducted as an open
house/workshop with staff from the County and County's consultant team available to discuss the project. No
formal presentations will be made at the scoping meeting.
• All comments are to be submitted in writing.
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IV. The Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS) Pr
• The illustration below shows the general process of preparing and coordinating an Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS).
• It is anticipated that the Draft EIS (DEIS) will be completed and available for public/agency review in early 1999.
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V. Contents of the
Environmental ImpactSta
• The EIS shall consist of the following elements:
— Purpose and Need for the Proposed Master Plan Improvements
— Alternatives
— Affected Environment
Environmental Consequences
— Mitigation Measures
• Environmental consequences to be evaluated are:
Noise
Land Use Compatibility
Air Quality
Environmental Health
Surface Transportation
Wetlands/Floodplains
Plants and Animals
- AestheticsNisual Impacts
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• Key environmental issues are expected
preservation and construction
Social Impacts
- Induced Socio -Economic Impacts
Water Quality
- Land and Shoreline Use
- Public Services and Utilities
Historic, Architectural and Cultural Resources, including
Section 106 consultation
Construction
Energy and Natural Resources
to be: Noise, land use, air quality, water quality, historic
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VI. Alternatives to be Addressed
• Alternatives to be considered are:
▪ Use of Alternative Modes of Transportation
▪ Use of Other Area Airports
▪ Alternatives at King County Airport
▪ Do -Nothing
• A community alternative has been submitted for consideration by King County. This alternative will be reviewed
and addressed in the EIS. If it meets the projeot objectives it will be addressed at the same level of detail as other
alternatives.
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Frequently Asked Questions
1. What is the purpose of these frequently
asked questions?
Over the last year, a number of questions have been
raised by the public about the recommend-ations of
the Master Plan, as well as concerns with existing
airport operations. Many of these questions were
re -stated at the February 18, 1998 public meeting.
This fact sheet responds to many of these
questions.
2. Why is King County leading the issues at
Boeing Field?
King County is the owner and operator of Boeing
Field, which is officially known as King County
International Airport (KCIA). The County owns the
property and is responsible for the availability and
location of facilities at the airport. Because of that
responsibility, the County began a Master Plan in
1995 for KCIA to examine what is happening at the
airport today and to develop a plan for the future.
3. What is King County proposing to do to the
primary runway at Boeing Field?
In 1987, the FAA enacted new safety standards
for land at the end of runways. For runways like
31L -13R at Boeing Field, which is 10,000 feet
long, the new standards require 500 feet on both
sides of the center of the runway for a distance of
1,000 feet past each end of the runway to be free
and clear of objects. This area is called a Runway
Safety Area (RSA). An RSA is "A defined surface
surrounding the runway prepared or suitable for
reducing the risk of damage to airplanes in the
event of an undershoot, overshoot, or excursion
from the runway". While this standard is currently
met on the north end of the runway, the location of
1-5, Airport Way, and railroad line currently prevent
this standard from being met for more than 200
feet on the south. These requirements are
established in Federal Aviation Regulation
139.309.
Therefore, to bring the runway into compliance with
the safety standard, two options exist:
• Shorten the runway 800 feet to provide more
safety area on the south end
• Shift the usable runway length 800 feet to the
north to at least maintain the required departure
length and add 800 feet of safety area at the
south end
Shortening the runway will prevent some of KCIA's
current tenants and operators from having sufficient
length on departure to continue certain aircraft
testing or maintenance programs for aircraft and
could limit take -offs for some large aircraft in poor
weather.
Shifting the usable portion of the runway by adding
800 feet of new pavement to the north end will
preserve the existing runway departure length and
allow the aircraft testing and maintenance
operations to continue.
4. Will new pavement be added to lengthen the
runway?
The runway will not be lengthened — the runway is
10,000 feet long today and it would be the same
length after the runway shift. To maintain the
existing departure length and to provide the required
safety area, the plan is to reduce the runway length
by 800 feet on the south end, which actually
shortens the length for aircraft landing both to the
north and south, and add 800 feet to the north end
of the runway. This addition of pavement enables
the runway to be "shifted" to the north.
5. How will the "Runway Shift" affect takeoffs
and landings to the north?
Departures to the north will occur at their current
location. Arrivals will land about 800 feet farther
down the runway with the shift than they do today.
Aircraft will be higher (by about 40 feet) on landing
to the north.
6. How will the "Runway Shift" affect takeoffs
and landings to the south?
Landings in this direction will occur at their present
location — thus, aircraft on landing will be no lower
than they are today. When necessary, departures
would occur about 800 feet further north when they
begin their roll. To residents south of the airport,
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aircraft will be higher (about 100 to 150 feet) above
ground.
7. Will the runway shift cause an increase in the
number of flights? Will it allow bigger
planes?
No. Shifting the runway will maintain the existing
departure length of the runway and actually shortens
the landing length. This shift will not enable a
greater number of flights nor will it enable or
encourage bigger planes.
The Master Plan does predict, however, that the
demand for air travel regionwide will result in a
continued increase in aircraft operations at KCIA.
The forecast of demand indicates that activity could
increase from 422,800 operations in 1994, which
was the forecast year, to 502,000 operations by
2020. However, this projected increase in demand
is not related to the runway shift.
8. Will the runway shift be safe? How will it
affect operations at Sea -Tac?
Yes — the shift in the runway is being done to
achieve current safety standards. It will not affect
the operations at Sea -Tac Airport.
9. What alternatives were considered during
development of proposed conceptual
development plan?
A series of altematives were initially considered for
future use of the airport. These alternatives differ
from one another as to how airport facilities are
allocated among users:
• Alternative 1 — The status quo
• Alternative 2 — Emphasized air cargo activity
and users
• Alternative 3 — Emphasized corporate users;
• Alternative 4 — Balanced Program, allocating
remaining properties in proportion to current
uses;
• Alternative 5 — Noise Reduction Emphasis, by
granting new leases to low -aviation uses
• Alternative 6 — Reduced Operations, which
would buy out or eliminate leases to certain
current high -aviation tenants
Alternatives 5 and 6 were not given detailed
consideration because they would interfere with
interstate commerce or discriminate among classes
of users, which is not acceptable policy under FAA
regulations.
10. Which alternative is preferred?
King County initially used the Balanced Program —
Alternative 4 as a basis for forming the final
recommendations, but when the safety area issue
emerged, a new proposal was developed by the
consultants. The final recommendation from the
consultant, which is called the Conceptual
Development Plan, does not propose any
redevelopment of non -aviation land. It essentially
maintains the current mix of uses.
11. What does the Conceptual Development Plan
include?
The proposed conceptual development plan
identifies two primary objectives — achieving runway
safety area and runway protection zone compliance
with FAA regulations; and accommodating the
aviation activity as market demand continues to
exceed available capacity at KCIA. The
recommendations to meet these objectives include:
(a) Runway Safety Area and Runway Protection
Zone (RPZ) Compliance:
• Shift Runway 13R/31 L 800 feet to the north;
• Construct screen wall and plantings on north
end;
• Establish 800 ft. displaced threshold on the
south end of Runway 31 R;
• Relocate the fuel farm currently located at
the Airport's north end;
• Relocate Airport Shop from the north end
RPZ;
• Designate future public access road for the
Steam Plant.
(b) Accommodating Growth Needs:
• Consolidate cargo use on parcels
immediately to the south of the Terminal and
Arrivals Buildings (east side);
• Consolidate small GA use of the far ends of
the east side and adjacent to the Museum of
Flight;
• Construct an engine testing enclosure
("hush house").
• On the east side, use the area between the
small GA and cargo for corporate GA.
12. What are the costs of these improvements?
Who will pay for them?
As part of finishing the Master Plan, the consultant
will identify costs for facility improvements along with
a program to pay for these improvements. It is
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expected that all costs will be paid by the users of
the airport, primarily through lease costs, fuel
flowage fees or landing fees, along with Federal
grant money from the Aviation Trust Fund.
13. Why is the County conducting an
Environmental Impact Statement for the
Master Plan?
To meet the requirements of the State
Environmental Policy Act (SEPA), King County is
required to evaluate the likely environmental impact
of the Master Plan. Based on public comment, the
County has decided to prepare an Environmental
Impact Statement (EIS), rather than completing a
SEPA checklist to see if it indicates a need for an
EIS. This EIS will evaluate impacts at a project -
specific level for the runway shift, and evaluate
impacts at a programmatic level for the other
recommendations of the Master Plan.
14. What alternatives to meet the Airport's
objectives will be considered in the EIS?
The SEPA EIS is expected to consider the following
alternatives:
• Use of other modes of transportation
• Use of other airports
• Alternatives at Boeing Field: such as those
identified in previous Master Plan documents
• Use of Technology
• Do-Nothing/No Build
In addition, a community -sponsored alternative has
been submitted for consideration. This alternative
will be reviewed and addressed in the EIS appendix.
If alternatives meet the project objectives, they will
be addressed at the same level of detail as the
preferred alternative.
15. What environmental issues will be addressed
in the EIS?
SEPA requires consideration of the following issues:
• Noise
• Social Impacts
• Land Use Compatibility
• Induced Socio -Economic Impacts
• Air Quality
• Water Quality
• Environmental Health
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• Land and Shoreline Use
• Surface Transportation
• Public Services and Utilities
• Wetlands/Floodplains
• Historic, Architectural and Cultural Resources
• Plants and Animals
• Construction
• AestheticsNisual Impacts
• Energy and Natural Resources
Key environmental issues for this project are: Aircraft
noise, air quality, water quality and construction.
16. Will the Runway Shift require the Steam
Plant to be relocated?
No, relocation of the Steam Plant will not be
required. Today, two roads provide access to the
Steam Plant. One from the west, off Ellis Ave (at
Warsaw), and the other from the north, off Hardy
Street (at 13th Ave S). The primary way to access
the Steam Plant is from the west. Access from the
north can only occur under escort, because of how
close the roadway is to the end of the runway. To
enable the runways to be in compliance with the
safety standards, FAA may require that this roadway
not be used. King County will be working with
Seattle City Light (owner of the building) as well as
the museum foundation that operates the historic
site, to ensure that the runway shift does not
adversely affect access to the property.
17. What is the County doing to reduce noise
from aircraft operations?
King County has been working with airport tenants
to reduce aircraft noise, especially as airport activity
continues to be busy. In response to recent
recommendations from the public and the airport's
permanent advisory committee, the Airport
Roundtable, the County has agreed to undertake a
federal noise study, called a Part 150 Study, to look
at current and future noise impacts and identify ways
of reducing those impacts.
18. What is a Part 150 Study?
The full name of this study is FAR Part 150 (after
Federal Aviation Regulation Part 150) Noise
Compatibility Study. This study will consider and
evaluate ways to reduce the impact of aircraft noise
on neighborhoods surrounding the airport. The study
will identify existing and future noise levels, evaluate
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noise abatement and land use alternatives and then
recommend those which realistically can be
expected to reduce the number of people affected
by noise.
The Part 150 study, which will take up to 24 months
to complete, is being conducted on a separate
schedule from the EIS; the discussion of noise
impacts in the EIS, as mandated by SEPA, will be
limited to those effects associated with the runway
shift and the Master Plan alternatives.
19. Will your noise study consider noise in my
neighborhood?
The Part 150 Noise Study for Boeing Field will
primarily focus on noise impacts within the 65 Day -
Night Average Sound Level (DNL). This area
encom-passes portions of King County from South
of Spokane Street to 1-5 at Martin Luther King Blvd.
Because of concerns expressed by residents of
other communities under the KCIA flight path,
especially regarding nighttime cargo flights, noise
within Single Event Sound Exposure Level (SEL)
contours, which will likely include those
neighborhoods and others, will also be examined.
20. Who is responsible for where planes fly
(flight patterns or tracks)? Have flight
patterns changed recently?
The FAA is responsible for directing the paths that
aircraft fly on approach or departure from any
airport. Under some types of circumstances, aircraft
may be allowed to fly in a way that deviates from
the standard flight path. Since the major airspace
revision (known as the Four Post Plan) occurred in
1990, King County is not aware of any other
changes to flight paths.
21. How come noisy flights can be prevented
from using Sea -Tac at night but can use
Boeing Field?
Sea-Tac's Noise Mediation Agreement was enacted
in 1990. Since that agreement, the U.S. Congress
passed the National Airport Noise Policy that
resulted in FAR Part 161. Because Sea-Tac's noise
reduction plan was in place before the national
legislation was passed, their regulations stand.
KCIA did not have restrictions in place as Sea -Tac
did. The Federal Aviation Regulation, while not
specifically preventing airports from enacting a
operational curfew or restriction, makes it so difficult
to enact them that no airport has successfully shown
the need and generated the requisite information.
Despite the inability of other airports' efforts to meet
the Federal requirements, King County may
undertake a Part 161 evaluation as part of the
upcoming Part 150 study.
22. Does noise cause physical damage to my
property or is it reducing my property
values?
Noise levels from aircraft operations are not high
enough to cause physical damage to residential
buildings. Studies have found that significant
vibration from aircraft overflight is typically
concentrated in areas exposed to 80 DNL or greater.
As only airport properties are affected by this sound
level, no significant adverse effect would be
expected to residential areas.
While specific studies have not been conducted
concerning the residential areas in the vicinity of
KCIA, it is difficult to pinpoint conclusive evidence
that property values are significantly impacted by the
effects of aircraft noise. Based on the FAA's review
of historical studies (Aviation Noise Effects), the FAA
concluded that property values, as a general rule,
might be reduced by approximately 1% per decibel
above 65 DNL. Some studies have shown larger
decreases in value per unit of noise increase, while
other studies note that proximity to an airport
increases values.
23. What happens with the information that I
give when I make a noise complaint?
In 1996, King County established a noise abatement
office at KCIA. Residents are encouraged to call
205-5242 to voice complaints about noise levels
from aircraft operations from Boeing Field. When a
complaint is received, the County staff enters the
information into a database and matches it to a
known KCIA operation whenever possible. To notify
a caller that their complaint has been received, a
postcard is sent out. At the end of each month, the
caller receives a letter which identifies the complaint
and the operator, if known. The information in the
call is analyzed, as well as all other calls that have
been received. The operators also are notified that
a complaint has been received. This information is
essential to understand the conditions that are most
annoying and to develop ways to reduce these
impacts.
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24. How can I participate in either the EIS or the
upcoming.Part 150 Noise Study?
For the EIS, you can attend a public open house/
workshop to be held on November 10, 1998. This
open house meeting is the official "scoping" meeting
for the EIS, as required by the SEPA regulation. At
that meeting the County will be seeking input from
the public and agencies conceming the alternatives
and key environmental issues to be considered.
Written comments can be submitted until November
30, 1998 to the responsible SEPA official: Ms.
Cynthia Stewart, Airport Manager, King County
International Airport, P.O. Box 80245, Seattle,
Washington 98108.
The Draft EIS will be prepared and released for
public review and comment in mid -1999. King
County will also hold a public hearing to receive
comments within 30 days of releasing the EIS. The
County will then prepare the Final EIS, which will
respond to comments received.
For the Part 150 Study, King County will form a
study committee and also hold public information
workshops. Widespread notification about these
meetings will be provided, and all interested parties
are encouraged to attend.
25. Is the air quality around Boeing Field
unhealthy?
The County is embarking on an air quality
assessment of activities at KCIA. This study will be
conducted with the assistance of agencies that
regulate or are concerned about air quality in the
region, and will be coordinated with the SEPA EIS
as much as possible.
26. Previous publications have referenced Part
139 — what does this mean?
FAR Part 139 "Certification and operations: land
airports serving certain air carriers" governs the
certification and operation of airports which serve
any scheduled or unscheduled passenger operatior
that is conducted with an aircraft having a seating
capacity of more than 30 passengers. This rule
establishes the requirements of the Runway Safety
Area for KCIA.
27. What is the "Roundtable" and who are its
members?
King County formed a group called the Airport
Roundtable in September 1997 to advise the
County on airport issues, including those associated
with the Master Plan and noise impacts. The group
consists of 16 official members. Groups represented
include:
1) Georgetown,
2) West Seattle,
3) Unincorporated King County,
4) Magnolia/North Seattle,
5) Tukwila,
6) Renton/Kent/South King County,
7) Beacon Hill/Rainier Valley,
8) Community at Targe,
9) Business Indirect Users,
10) Pilots Association,
11) Corporate Operators,
12) Cargo Operators,
13) Small General Aviation,
14) Boeing,
15) Labor,
16) Labor
Representatives from the FAA serve as ex officio
members and the Roundtable is supported by
Airport staff.
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DEFINITIONS/ABBREVIATIONS
DNL — Day -Night Average Level. The manner required by the FAA to quantify aircraft noise.
Measured in decibels, DNL represents an average annual noise energy, incorporating a
penalty for nighttime sounds.
DNS — Determination of Non -Significance
DS — Determination of Significance
EIS — Environmental Impact Statement
FAA — Federal Aviation Administration
FAR — Federal Aviation Regulation
GA — General Aviation. Small GA refers to the smaller aircraft that are typically flown for
recreational purposes. Corporate GA refers to the operators that provide flight services
to businesses.
KCIA — King County International Airport, also known as Boeing Field.
Master Plan — a vision for the long-range future of an airport, which is used to guide future
development and land use.
Part 150 — the regulatory name (referring to Federal Aviation Regulation Part 150) for the•
study that King County is about to initiate to consider and evaluate ways to reduce the
impact of aircraft noise on neighborhoods surrounding the airport.
RSA — Runway Safety Area
RPZ — Runway Protection Zone
SEL — Single Event Noise Exposure Level - a way of measuring noise based on magnitude
and duration of the sound. SEL describes the noise energy during a noise event as if all
of the energy occurred during a 1 -second interval.
SEPA — State Environmental Policy Act (as guided by WAC 197-11)
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MEMORANDUM
October 23, 1998
TO: Interested Parties
FROM: Cynthia Stewart, Manager
King County International Airport
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RE: Determination of Significance and Request for Comments on Scope of the
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Master Plan Improvements at King
County International Airport/Boeing Field
King County, the owner and operator of King County International Airport (KCIA, also known
as Boeing Field) will prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to examine probable
significant environmental impacts, reasonable alternatives, and mitigation measures (that would
avoid or minimize adverse impacts) from implementation of the proposed Master Plan
improvements at the airport. King County is the lead agency for purposes of the EIS. Prior to
initiating the technical analysis required for the EIS, King County is seeking comments, .through
the scoping process, from the public, agencies, and affected tribes concerning "areas to be
addressed in the EIS, including the elements of the environment that will be impacted, possible
alternatives, and mitigation measures."
Scoping comments must be submitted to King County by November 30, 1998 by sending
comments to the responsible SEPA official: Ms. Cynthia Stewart, Airport Manager, King
County International Airport, P.O. Box 80245, Seattle, Washington 98108. In addition, a public
scoping meeting will be conducted from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. on November 10, 1998 in the Arrivals
Hall of the Terminal Building at King County International Airport at 7233 Perimeter Road,
Seattle. The scoping information meeting will be conducted as an open house with staff from the
County and the County's consultant team available to discuss the project. No formal
presentations will be made at the scoping meeting.
A scoping document has been prepared and is attached to this memorandum. Additional copies
may be obtained by contacting me at King County International Airport, P.O. Box 80245,
Seattle, Washington 98108. Alternative formats may be requested.
All scoping comments must be submitted in writing no later than November 30, 1998.
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of Stage 2 Aircraft Under 75,000 pounds.
Study Cap Accepted Level Noise Impacts.
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— Allow True Stage 3 Only—No Hush Kits.
— Restrict Certain Types of Aircraft.
Pursue Nighttime Curfews.
— Pursue Restriction Flight Before After Certain Times.
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Maintain Nighttime Engine Run-up Curfew.
Limiting daytime Maintenance and Run -Ups To Certain Time.
Building Noise Containment Facility.
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Building a Noise Wall on North End and Others as Appropriate.
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Develop an FAA -Approved Home Insulation Program.
Examine a Non -Standard Home Insulation Program.
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and Keeps People Whole.
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Noise Contours.
Install Noise/Vibration Monitoring System.
Locate Monitors to Identify C -Weighted Monitoring Noise.
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Monitoring Compliance with Program.
Pursuing
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— Minimize Flights Over Populated Areas.
Alter The Angle of Climb and Descent.
Promote Fly Over
Quiet Residential Areas.
Study Whether Aircraft Taking
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Highand Fast Would Reduce Noise.
Integrating Flight Paths
with Sea -Tac.
Use of Charted Visual Approach.
Use GPS for Elliot Bay Approach.
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Keep Nighttime flights from Residential
away Areas.
— Increase the Minimum Altitude Over West Seattle.
— Move the Vashon Departure Ten Blocks North.
— Different Flight Paths In Out KCIA.
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— Develop Flight Management Systems.
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Abatement Alternatives Evaluation
Introduction
The various alternatives potentially available for noise abatement presented earlier
were analyzed in terms of applicability for reducing existing and future noise
intrusion. In addition, comments and suggestions presented by the public in
community meetings, Open Houses and personal communication, along with the
alternatives directed for evaluation in the County Work Plan were measured
against the alternatives presented in the previous chapter. Those have been
categorized and are arranged according to the type of alternative it represents.
The following alternatives were preliminarily determined to be applicable for
noise abatement purposes and it is recommended that they be evaluated for the
contribution each would make for noise abatement:
(1) Alternative A.1 Access Restriction on Stage 2 Jets.
(2) Alternative A.4 Complete or Partial Curfew.
(3) Alternative A.5 Noise Barriers/Ground Run-up Enclosure
(4) Alternative A.7 Acquisition of Land or Interest Therein.
(5) Alternative A.12 Noise and Compliance Monitoring Program.
(6) Alternative A.13 Noise Complaint/Citizen Liaison Program
and Other Administrative Actions.
(7) Alternative B.1 Land Use Controls.
(8) Alternative C.1 Departure Thrust Cutback.
(9) Alternative C.2 Noise Abatement Procedures.
(10) New Alternative Other Administrative Actions.
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These Alternatives were renumbered for easier identification and to be consistent
with additional evaluation. They are not listed in terms of priority. The new
identification numbers appear in the parenthesis above. In addition, not all •
alternatives are subject to computer modeling, as some are not operational or
facility changes that would affect the size or placement of the noise contours.
These are to be considered as initial feasible alternatives that will be further
refined and combined, which will result in final recommendations. There are
several Alternatives presented below which are still being evaluated. The analysis
will be presented in a subsequent Working Paper. The various suggestions for
noise abatement recommended by citizens and the directions contained in the
County Work Plan are arranged under the appropriate broad Alternatives
presented. It is anticipated and encouraged, that additional Alternatives be
recommended by the Committee for evaluation.
Noise Analysis Methodology
In order to evaluate the different noise abatement alternatives, various noise
metrics are presented. These metrics include the traditional DNL, as well as
supplemental noise metrics to better understand the character of the noise and how
that noise may change with each alternative. The following are the different
acoustical measures that will be presented in this analysis. All of the data is based
upon year 2006 future conditions.
Noise Contour Analysis. Noise contours for each of the alternatives have been
developed. These contours present areas representative of each noise level. This
illustrates how the noise may change by the change in size of the contour and the
shifting of the contour from one area to another.
DNL Noise Contours. The DNL noise contours are presented in terms of the
55, 60, 65 and 70 DNL noise value. These contours are the average annual
DNL noise level.
Time Above Noise Contours. Noise contours presenting the Time Above
noise level are also developed. These contours present the number of
minutes per day that the noise is greater than 65 dBA. The contours
presented are 5, 15, 30 and 60 minutes per day contour.
Representative Receptor Analysis. To illustrate the change in noise levels in the
different communities around the airport, the noise levels at representative
locations around the airport have been determined. The location of these
representative locations are shown in Figure G5c. A number of different noise
metrics have been calculated at each of these receptor locations. Generalized
levels of significance are shown for each metric. These include;
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DNL Noise Level.
Nighttime LEQ
Time Above 65 dBA
Maximum Noise Level
Noise Event Count
The DNL noise levels are presented in Table
G2. Significance=1.5 dB change.
The nighttime LEQ noise levels are presented
in Table G3. Nighttime is from 10 pm to 7
am. Significance=1.5 dB change.
The Time Above noise levels are presented in
Table G4. These are in terms of minutes per
day above 65 dBA. Significance=10-20%
change.
The maximum noise level is presented in
Table G5. This is the maximum or peak
noise level reached by the worst-case
(loudest) flight at each location. It is
independent of the number of flights.
Significance=5 dB change.
The number of noise events at each location
above a specified level is presented in Table
G6. This table presents the number of events
that are above 75 SEL, 80 SEL, 85 SEL, 90
SEL and 95 SEL. Significance=10-20%
change.
Alternative 1 -Access Restriction Based on Part 36 Standards. This
Alternative would entail the modeling of a restriction on all Stage 2 aircraft at
the airport. It would assume that all Stage 2 aircraft, except those exempt such as
military, emergency flights and state and Federal government aircraft, would be
prohibited from using the airport.
Since January 2000, all Stage 2 aircraft over 75,000 pounds in the civilian fleet
have been prohibited from operating in the United States. Therefore, only those
civilian Stage 2 aircraft under 75,000 pounds are still operating. These generally
comprise the business jet fleet. At the present time there is no phase out
requirement for these aircraft. To implement such a restriction, an FAR Part 161
Study would have to be prepared. This is an expensive cost/benefit and land use
study that must evaluate the cost of the restriction on the user against the benefit
to the community. The cost/benefit methodology must be acceptable to the
Federal Aviation Administration, the noise and land use analysis must be
consistent with FAR Part 150 and there must be proper notice given prior to actual
implementation of the restriction, but the FAA does not have to approve the
restriction.
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This Alternative (Ala) was modeled and the DNL contours are shown in Figure
Gla, entitled ALTERNATIVE ONE A, TOTAL RESTRICTION OF STAGE 2 OPERATIONS,
DNL CONTOURS and the Time Above contours are shown in Figure Glb, entitled
ALTERNATIVE ONE A, TOTAL RESTRICTION OF STAGE 2 OPERATIONS, TA CONTOURS.
The represented receptor analysis is presented in Tables G2 through G6. The
results show a reduction in noise levels. However, the existing Stage 2 aircraft at
the airport, Stage 2 corporate jets, are not large in number nor are they
significantly louder than other aircraft at the airport.
This type of restriction is consistent with FAR Part 161 requirements concerning
Stage 2 restrictions that will require FAA agreement on the cost/benefit
methodology and will not require FAA approval of the restriction. The alternative
assumes that these aircraft are replaced by Stage 3 corporate jets or hush kitted
corporate jet aircraft. There are roughly 10 operations per day that are affected by
this alternative.
A variation of this Alternative is a ban on all non -manufactured Stage 3 (in other
words, no hush kitted Stage 2) aircraft or a restriction of aircraft types. These
types of restrictions may not be acceptable to the FAA since they are
discriminatory. The FAA has identified specific noise levels that qualify an
aircraft to be certified as Stage 3. It does not matter whether the noise levels are
achieved through the use of hush kits, new engines or manufactured to meet Stage
3 requirements. In other words, a Stage 3 aircraft is a Stage 3 aircraft, regardless
of how an aircraft achieves Stage 3 compliance. To restrict certain types of Stage
3 aircraft would raise issues of discrimination, and would trigger the more
restrictive Stage 3 requirements of FAR Part 161, including the requirement of
FAA approval of the proposed restriction. Restricting aircraft by type has been
litigated and has been found to be discriminatory. Because of these uncertainties
and very real legal implications, these types should be carefully considered. This
variation was modeled in two ways; the first was a ban on hush kitted Stage 2 or
louder aircraft at night and the second was a total ban on Stage 2 or louder aircraft
at all hours. This Alternative (Alb) was modeled and the DNL contours are
shown in Figure Glc, entitled ALTERNATIVE ONE B, NO HUSH KITTEDOR LOUDER
AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS, DNL CONTOURS and the Time Above contours are shown in
Figure Gld, entitled ALTERNATIVE ONE B, NO HUSH KITTED OR LOUDER AIRCRAFT
OPERATIONS, TA CONTOURS. The represented receptor analysis is presented in
Tables G2 through G6. The results show a reduction in noise levels.
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Another recommended restriction is to cap the cumulative noise levels at some
acceptable and agreed upon level. With this alternative, a maximum cumulative
impact (such as the total area within the existing DNL 65, 70 or 75 contour) is
established as the baseline cumulative impact and then the airport's operations are
adjusted or limited so as not to exceed that maximum in the future. This is
accomplished through "capacity limitations", whereas either the aircraft types,
based upon their "noisiness", or the numbers and mix of aircraft, are limited or
adjusted so as not to exceed the identified noise impact. This has been
accomplished at other airports (Sea -Tac, Jackson Hole) through the use of a
"Noise Budget" or similar device where the total identified noise is allocated to
different carriers and the carriers must adjust their schedule and aircraft types so
as not to exceed their noise allocation, which in turn will not exceed the total
allowable noise cap. This is only feasible with scheduled passenger service, due
to the schedule and control that an airport could have over such carriers. It is not
feasible at an airport without significant scheduled passenger service. Since King
County International Airport/Boeing Field has only minimal scheduled passenger
service, this Alternative should be considered carefully before implementation.
Alternative 2- Complete or Partial Curfew. This Alternative is a derivative of
the previous Alternative. Instead of a total ban on Stage 2 aircraft, this
Alternative would be to impose a nighttime restriction on Stage 2 operations.
This Alternative pertains to the nighttime hours (10 pm to 7 am, or some variation
thereof) and would restrict the use of the airport during this time period to Stage 3
aircraft only. For reasons stated above, the restriction would apply only to Stage
2 aircraft, and not Stage 2 aircraft with hush kits to meet Stage 3 criteria. The
restriction would be written to include only those aircraft less than 75,000 pounds
and would also require the preparation of an FAR Part 161 Study. As stated in the
previous section, the implementation and enforcement of such an ordinance,
known as an access restriction, would require the preparation of a cost/benefit
study known as an FAR Part 161 Study. Such a study identifies the costs and
benefits that would result from the implementation of such a restriction. The
cost/benefit methodology must be acceptable to the Federal Aviation
Administration, the noise and land use analysis must be consistent with FAR Part
150 and there must be proper notice given prior to actual implementation of the
restriction, but the FAA does not have to approve the restriction. This is a very
costly and time consuming study, which is only eligible for FAA funding
participation if it is included as a recommendation in an FAR Part 150 Study.
However, since it is just a partial curfew, it maybe easier to implement. A partial
curfew may not generate the same conflicts as a total ban on Stage 2 aircraft and
may result in a better cost/benefit analysis. The alternative assumes that these
aircraft are replaced by Stage 3 corporate jets or hush kitted corporate jet aircraft.
There are 1.3 nighttime Stage 2 corporate jet operations per day that are affected
by this alternative.
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This Alternative (A2a) has been modeled and the DNL contours are shown in
Figure G2a, entitled ALTERNATIVE TWO A, NIGHTTIME RESTRICTION OF STAGE 2
OPERATIONS, DNL CONTOURS and the Time Above contours are shown in Figure
G2b, entitled ALTERNATIVE TWO A, NIGHTTIME RESTRICTION OF STAGE 2
OPERATIONS, TA CONTOURS. The represented receptor analysis is presented in
Tables G2 through G6. ilTiheresults show a rte-_duc ion inn the nightt�iMnoise andN
uverdl noise lev'";M. This reduction is less than shown for Alternative One.
Another variation of this Alternative is to ban only hush kitted Stage 2 aircraft at
night. This Alternative (A2b) was modeled and the DNL contours are shown in
Figure G2c, entitled ALTERNATIVE TWO B, NO HUSH KI7TED OR LOUDER
OPERATIONS AT NIGHT, DNL CONTOURS and the Time Above contours are shown in
Figure G2d, entitled ALTERNATIVE ONE B, NO HUSH KITTED OR LOUDER
OPERATIONS, TA CONTOURS. The represented receptor analysis is presented in
Tables G2 through G6.
A third variation of this Alternative is a total ban of all aircraft at night. This
Alternative (A2c) was modeled and the DNL contours are shown in Figure G2e,
entitled ALTERNATIVE TWO C, TOTAL RESTRICTION OF NIGHT OPERATIONS, DNL
CONTOURS and the Time Above contours are shown in Figure G2f, entitled
ALTERNATIVE TWO C, TOTAL RESTRICTION OF NIGHT OPERATIONS, TA CONTOURS.
The represented receptor analysis is presented in Tables G2 through G6. 'Well
res lits show a r lti ion iln rouse le' uelggHowever, the existing Stage 2 aircraft at
theaiiport, Stage 2 corporate jets, are not large in number nor are they
significantly louder than other aircraft at the airport.
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Alternative 3 -Noise Barrier/Ground Run-up Enclosure. This Alternative is to
evaluate the need and placement of a Ground Run-up Enclosure at the airport.
Such a facility would be used for maintenance and testing of engines so that they
would take place in a facility designed to reduce noise levels associated with such
operations. The sizing, placement and direction of such a facility is very
important, as they are very site and aircraft specific. In addition, the use of
barriers along the perimeter of the airport will be evaluated and recommended, as
necessary, for implementation.
Background on Aircraft Run-up Noise
Introduction. Noise associated with jet aircraft maintenance run -ups is a major
issue of concern to the citizens living near King County International Airport.
Engine run -ups that occur during the daytime and evening can result in significant
noise levels and complaints from citizens in communities near the airport. The
extent of the noise problem from run -ups is difficult to quantify because of the
random nature of maintenance run -ups and the large variability in the noise levels
that are generated by these run -ups.
Sources of Run -ups. There are three basic sources of run -ups that occur at the
airport. These are all from jet aircraft. Run -ups from other types of aircraft occur
less often and generate lower noise levels than occur with jet aircraft. Each of the
general categories of sources aircraft run -ups are listed below:
• Airline (cargo) Maintenance
• Boeing Aircraft Corporation Maintenance
• General Aviation Maintenance
Airline (cargo) Maintenance. Cargo carriers must occasionally complete
maintenance repair on aircraft. For certain types of maintenance, the aircraft must
conduct an engine run-up in order to demonstrate that the aircraft's in-flight
systems are working properly. The only type of airline maintenance work at KCIA
is unscheduled special repairs associated with cargo aircraft. The unscheduled
special repair is a maintenance repair on aircraft that are in service and require
preflight repair. Of the aircraft that require some type of service, 10% are
estimated to require maintenance that will include an engine run-up. Most of
these run -ups are conducted at less than full power. An estimated 20% of all
maintenance run -ups require a full power run-up. All cargo carriers operating at
KCIA will occasionally need this type of maintenance. Because of the small
number of cargo only carriers that at operate at KCIA and because there are no
maintenance facilities at the airport for these airlines, very little maintenance work
is done at this airport.
Boeing Aircraft Corporation Maintenance. As part of the overall procedure on
aircraft being prepared for delivery, Boeing conducts run-up tests on the engines.
However, these runs are typically done at the airport where the aircraft is
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assembled, not KCIA. The run -ups that occur at KCIA are related to special
projects that can be summarized as follows;
• Run -ups for aircraft returning to service from storage
• Normal cycle run -ups after repairs for evaluation
• Fan balancing run -ups
Run -ups are normally required after aircraft have been in storage for some period
and returned to service in order to ensure all engine systems are functioning
properly. Run-up operations can take several minutes to complete to allow a
thorough inspection of all mechanical and electrical systems. Normal cycle run -
ups that are completed after special repairs are conducted as evaluation tests on
aircraft. Fan Balancing run -ups are runs to test and ensure that an engine fan is
balanced properly.
General Aviation Maintenance at KCIA. General Aviation aircraft must also
occasionally complete maintenance repair on aircraft. The types of general
aviation maintenance work at KCIA are scheduled and unscheduled special
repairs. Most of these run -ups are conducted at less than full power. The
maintenance work will be completed by one of the local FBOs. This will
include a wide variety of aircraft including corporate jets, turbo props and
piston aircraft. The aircraft with the greatest potential for generating noise off -
airport are the corporate jet aircraft. There are also a wide variety of corporate
jet aircraft types that may conduct run -ups at KCIA.
King County International Airport Regulations. King County has regulations
concerning the time of aircraft run -ups. All run -ups must be conducted during the
hours of 7 am to 10 pm. No run-up can occur during the nighttime hours.
Run-up Locations: The run-up locations are not specifically delineated.
However, there are two primary locations where the run -ups occur. The
commercial aircraft run-up operations take place on the Boeing Company apron
(Apron 1) located west of the north end of Runway 13R -31L. General Aviation
and cargo run -ups take place toward the north end of Taxiway B on the west side
of Runway 13R -31L. Locations are presented in Figure G3a.
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Run-up Procedures. A typical run-up at KCIA starts with the maintenance
personnel notifying the tower of the run-up and in the case of general aviation or
airlines, then contacting the Tower for permission to taxi to the run-up location.
Once the aircraft has reached this position, the brakes are set and the maintenance
personnel start the engine run. The type of run-up varies widely depending upon
the type of repairs that have been completed. Each airline has manuals that
describe the specific procedure for the run-up that must be followed as part of the
test. Most maintenance runs last less than 20 minutes at power levels ranging
from idle to below 80%. A number of maintenance repairs require a run-up at full
power. Full power runs usually last five minutes or less. Some procedures
require several full power runs conducted intermittently over a long period of
time. Occasionally, a specific test does require a run-up at full power that lasts
longer than 10 minutes.
Details of Run -ups. The number of run -ups, aircraft types, power levels and
durations that occur at KCIA has been estimated based upon conversations with
Boeing Aircraft Corporation and operators at the airport. These operations are
summarized below:
The normal cycle operations include operating the engines at idle power.
These operations are conducted by the B-737, B-747, and B-757 series of
aircraft and typically last from fifteen (15) to thirty (30) minutes. Currently
Boeing conducts about eight (8) normal cycle run -ups per month that are
thirty minutes in duration, half of which involve B-737 aircraft and the other
half involve B-757 aircraft.
Boeing also conducts an estimated four (4) normal cycle run -ups per month
that are fifteen minutes in duration and these involve the B-737, B-747, and B-
757 aircraft. In the past the number of these run -ups was higher. The run-up
operations at King County International Airport would be conducted by any of
the several types of commercial aircraft being prepared for delivery, including
the B-737, B-747, and B-757 series of aircraft.
The Boeing fan balancing run-up operations consist of cycling the engines
from idle power up to full power and back to idle power. These types of
operations can last up to about seventy-five (75) minutes and during these
types of run -ups, the engine will be at full power for approximately 20% of
the time with a number of cycles to full power. An estimated two (2) fan
balancing run -ups occur per month. These run -ups have the greatest potential
for impacting the nearby communities.
Corporate jet aircraft also must complete engine maintenance run -ups as with
any other commercial jet aircraft. These run -ups may involve scheduled or
unscheduled maintenance on the aircraft. Heavy maintenance is not done at
KCIA. The majority of these run -ups would be at idle power, however about
20% may be at full power. For this type of operation, the engines are brought
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up to full power while all of the required systems are checked for proper
operation. These types of run -ups will last about five to 20 minutes. There
are an estimated three (3) run -ups per month.
Run -ups by airlines such as the cargo operators are rare. There are no
maintenance facilities for these airlines at KCIA. It would only be necessary
for an unscheduled repair that had to be completed prior to putting an aircraft
back into service. The majority of these run -ups would be at idle power. The
exact number of these run -ups is not know, but is believed to be less than 1
per every 3 months.
Time of Day of Run -ups. There are no exact data as to the time of day that run -
ups occur at KCIA. The regulations restrict these run -ups to daytime hours (7 am
to 10 pm). The majority of the run -ups are thought to occur from 7 am to 4 pm.
Noise Complaints from Run -ups. Noise complaints from run -ups do occur.
Although not specifically categorized, airport staff reports that the complaints
from run -ups are lower today than in the past. Some forms of run-up noise are
very difficult to distinguish from other sources of aircraft noise on the airport.
Many complaints from run -ups may be as a result of other sources of aircraft
noise.
Noise Characteristics of Run -ups
Overview. Noise from aircraft engine run -ups has varying characteristics
depending upon the type of run-up procedure, the power level, the engine type
and the orientation of the plane. Full power run -ups present the greatest potential
for noise impacts. The characteristics of engine run-up noise are summarized
below:
• Varying duration noise events that can last many minutes.
• Quick onset and drop-off of the noise.
• Dominate low -frequency characteristics that attenuate slowly.
• Magnitude of the noise is similar to departure ground roll.
• Some run -ups include a number of cycles of full power.
• Greatest potential for impact is sideline to the airport and near the Boeing
plant.
Direction and Frequency Characteristics of Run-up Noise. Two important factors
to be considered in the evaluation of aircraft run-up noise are the direction and
frequency characteristics of the engine run-up noise. These factors influence the
location of the noise impact and the potential for mitigation.
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Noise generated from engine run -ups is not equally distributed in all directions.
The noise levels increase with power. The noise levels under full power are
significantly greater than under lower power levels. Under idle and 80% power,
the noise levels are approximately equal in all directions. At full power, the noise
levels are significantly greater toward the rear of the aircraft at angles of
approximately 150 and 210 degrees back from the front of the plane.
A second important aspect of the impacts from run-up noise is that the frequency
characteristics of the noise are not equal in all directions. There are frequency
differences between the front of the aircraft and the rear of the aircraft. The noise
from the front of the aircraft is dominated by high -frequency fan and compressor
noise. The noise from the rear part of the aircraft is dominated by low -frequency
combustor noise and turbulence mixing.
Run-up Contours. Of all the commercial aircraft types the loudest would
probably be the B747-400. Noise contour plots were calculated for the B747-400.
There are several types of corporate jets that utilize King County International
Airport. One of the loudest corporate jets would be the Gulfstream II, which is
one of the older general aviation jets that uses the lower bypass ratio engines. As
a worst case, this type of aircraft was used to show the loudest levels generated by
corporate jet run-up operations.
BridgeNet International has developed custom software specifically for
calculating the noise levels generated by stationary aircraft operating under
various power settings. The software is also designed to calculate the effect of a
noise barrier, or a run-up enclosure. Noise contours from this noise model will be
used to assess the potential impact to the adjacent noise sensitive land uses.
The B-747 aircraft was modeled as if it was located at the north end of the Boeing
company apron (Apron 1), with a heading of 180 degrees, which is consistent
with the primary wind conditions at the airport. The engines were modeled as one
engine operating at take -off power and a second engine at a balancing power of
80%. The corporate jet was modeled as if located on Taxiway B with a heading
of 130 degrees, and the engines were modeled as operating at take -off power.
The unmitigated noise levels generated by the B747-400 were calculated and the
results are shown in Figure G3b as contours of equal loudness. The exhibit shows
the location of the unmitigated 65 dB, 70 dB, 75 dB, 80 dB, and 85 dBA
maximum noise level contours for the proposed run-up operations. These
contours do not take into account the existing buildings or hangars located at this
end of the airport.
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The unmitigated noise levels generated by the GII were calculated and the results
are shown in Figure G3c as contours of equal loudness. The exhibit shows the
location of the unmitigated 65 dB, 70 dB, 75 dB, 80 dB, and 85 dBA maximum
noise level contours for the proposed run-up operations. These contours do not
take into account the existing buildings or hangars located at this end of the
airport.
The unmitigated noise levels generated from both the B-747 and the G II at full
power are significant. The greatest amount of noise coming from a jet engine is
produced by the turbulence between the high velocity exhaust gases exiting the
engine and the low velocity static air surrounding the engine. This turbulence is
most significant at a location normally between 30 and 45 degrees off the rear
centerline of the aircraft.
Run-up noise that is predominately daytime usually does not alter the DNL noise
contour level. DNL is more dominated by aircraft overflight noise. Because run -
ups are less frequent than overflights so they do not have as great of an affect on
the DNL contour. Mitigating run-up noise is more design to reduce single event
disturbance, and not DNL.
Airports with GREs, generally require that the facility be used for all run -ups as
much as possible. The only limitation on that requirement is that the wind
conditions must be suitable for use of a GRE (because of aerodynamics, GREs
can not be used under all conditions). When there are the need for more than one
aircraft run-up at a time, then that is accommodated on a first come first serve
basis. Usually there is a time limit as well, such as 1 hour.
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Run -Up Noise Summary
The following summary presents some of the findings concerning noise impacts
from run-up noise from jet aircraft at KCIA.
• Aircraft run -ups can generate a wide range of noise levels. Important
factors affecting noise levels are the type of aircraft, the level of power of
the run-up, and the meteorological conditions.
• Low -frequency noise from the aft portion of the aircraft is the greatest
impact from run-up noise. This is critical because low -frequency noise:
(1) is the most difficult to mitigate with a barrier, (2) has the lowest
atmospheric absorption rate, and (3) more easily penetrates the interior of
building structures.
• The potential of impacts from aircraft run -ups are greatest for the full
(takeoff) power runs. Run -ups at lower power levels generate significantly
less noise.
• Long duration run -ups may often include a number of high power cycles
that increase the annoyance and impact from the run -ups.
• A significant portion of the run -ups at KCIA are by Boeing Corporation
aircraft. The number of run -ups per year varies widely depending upon
special projects that may occur at the airport. Currently the number of
run -ups are lower averaging an estimated 15 per month.
Run-up Noise Attenuation.
The most effective method of reducing the noise from stationary aircraft is with
the use of either a barrier or an enclosure. The effectiveness of a complete
enclosure is dependent upon several factors such as location and orientation. The
location must be such that the aircraft can be either taxied or towed easily in and
out of the structure. The enclosure must also be properly oriented in order to
allow proper airflow into the engines and to be most effective in reducing noise
sensitive land uses most heavily impacted by the noise.
The run-up enclosure was modeled as if located at the north end of the Boeing
company apron (Apron 1) with the back of the enclosure parallel to the north
property line. The proximity to the apron where the aircraft are serviced would
allow fairly easy access into and out of the enclosure. This location also allows
for the enclosure to be opened to the south that will allow unrestricted airflow into
the aircraft engines for the predominant wind direction of the airport.
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The ground run-up enclosure was modeled to be 300 feet wide, which is sufficient
to accommodate the wingspan of a B747-400 aircraft. The sidewalls were
estimated to be 180 feet long, which is sufficient to provide mitigation from
engine noise while allowing access around the front of the enclosure. The height
of all three sides of the enclosure was modeled as 45 feet high.
The aircraft was modeled backed into the structure with the tail located about 20
feet from the rear wall. The mitigated noise levels generated by the B747-400
were calculated and the results are shown in Figure G3d as contours of equal
loudness. The exhibit shows the location of the mitigated 65 dB, 70 dB, 75 dB,
80 dB, and 85 dBA maximum noise level contours for the proposed run-up
operations. These contours take into account the mitigation effects of the run-up
enclosure only, but do not take into account the effect of any existing buildings or
hangars located at this end of the airport.
The figure shows that under these conditions, the noise level reduction of a three -
sided enclosure will provide about 15 dB of noise reduction. This level of
reduction is based only upon the shielding characteristics of the perimeter walls.
In addition, no airfield evaluation was conducted as to the actual availability of
the modeled site for accommodation of such an enclosure. Additional
information concerning Ground Run-up Enclosures in contained in the Appendix.
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Alternative 4 -Acquisition of Land or An Interest Therein. This Alternative
will evaluate the feasibility of sound attenuation for noise sensitive uses within
both the 65 and 60 DNL noise contours. Noise sensitive uses (residences,
schools, religious facilities, hospitals) within the 65 and greater DNL noise
contours are eligible for Federal funding participation for sound attenuation to
reduce inside noise levels. However, the County has determined that this Study
should go beyond the Federal guidelines and eligibility requirements, by
evaluating the feasibility of sound attenuating residential uses within the 60 DNL
noise contour. Thus this Alternative will evaluate and consider the sound
attenuation of residences within both 60 DNL contour as well as the 65 DNL and
greater contours. This will be evaluated based on the number of residences within
those contours and generalized costs of sound attenuation. As a requirement for
sound attenuation, the County would receive an avigation easement as
consideration. In addition, land acquisition will be evaluated as to the feasibility
for noise mitigation purposes.
As stated above, the County wishes to evaluate the feasibility of sound attenuating
noise sensitive structures within the 60 and 65 DNL noise contours. There are
approximately 4,918 housing units within the existing 60 DNL noise contour.
This number most likely will be reduced by various noise abatement actions,
however, it is a good number to start the evaluation. Based on the average cost to
sound attenuate houses within the 65 DNL contour associated with Sea -Tac
(approximately $18,000 per home), the cost to sound attenuate all of the homes
within the 60 DNL contour at King County International Airport would be
approximately 88.5 million dollars. Based on the same information, the
approximate cost to sound attenuate the homes within the 65 DNL only (1,327
homes) would be approximately 23.8 million dollars. For information purposes,
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the approximate cost to sound attenuate the homes within the 70 DNL (158
homes) would be approximately 2.8 million dollars.
This even becomes more costly when using the Base Case future noise contours to
identify residences. There are approximately 6,827 homes within the 60 DNL
noise contour in the future. The cost to sound attenuate this many homes would
be approximately 122.9 million dollars. The approximate cost to sound attenuate
the homes within the future Base Case 65 DNL contour (approximately 1,955)
would be 35.2 million dollars. The approximate cost to sound attenuate the
homes inside the 70 DNL contour would be about 6.3 million dollars.
The actual number of housing units and other noise sensitive uses within the 60
and greater DNL noise contours will depend upon the noise abatement/mitigation
programs adopted as part of the Noise Compatibility Program. It is quite possible
that the final noise contour to be used as the basis for the Noise Compatibility
Program will be smaller than either the existing or future contours. However, the
foregoing comparison can be used to identify magnitude of costs when
considering sound attenuation programs.
Alternative 5 -Noise and Compliance Monitoring Program. This Alternative is
concerned with on-going activities at the airport including measuring noise levels
on and around the airport and monitoring compliance with the noise abatement
programs implemented as a result of this FAR 150 study. There are two purposes
to this alternative: one is to measure changes in noise exposure over time, and the
second is to monitor compliance with specific operational programs. A pre-
requisite to this alternative is a noise monitoring system (which may be
supplemented from time to time with portable monitors) to keep track of noise
levels at specific points around the airport.
Fly Quiet
Using the data produced by a noise monitoring system, the airport will be able to
produce reports covering a variety of topics. These monitoring activities and
reports, as a group, are called a "Fly Quiet" program, because they provide
incentives for airlines and pilots to operate at quietly as is physically possible.
The key to Fly Quiet is the availability of information both to the operators and to
the public. This information is gathered from noise monitors, quantified and then
prepared into reports providing comparative data for each quarter at KCIA.
Continuous Feedback/Continuous Training
Distribution and publication of Fly Quiet reports provides continuous feedback to
aircraft operators about how well they are complying with noise abatement
regulations and procedures. And, these reports allow the interested public around
KCIA access to information about which operators are achieving the highest level
of compliance with noise abatement procedures and which need improvement. Fly
Quiet reports will be publicized and distributed in a variety of ways including:
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• Posted in the public areas at KCIA and in the FBO waiting areas
• Published in KCIA newsletters
• Distributed to local libraries
• Press releases sent to local papers
• Distributed to Roundtable members, public and elected officials in the
County.
Using this information, KCIA staff will be able to meet with airlines, pilots and
FBOs to work through problems and improve compliance. In addition to
encouraging pilots to score well compared to similar operators, KCIA can choose
to offer specific incentives to high achievers. Awards, prizes, publicity and
similar ideas may be used to encourage the best possible noise abatement
techniques.
A Voluntary Program Avoids Time Consuming Regulations
Because Fly Quiet is a voluntary program, it has the advantage of reinforcing
desirable flight procedures without going through the time consuming regulatory
requirement of FAR Part 161 filing process, or it can be used in conjunction with
a Part 161 analysis. In addition, the program would build a database for future
updates of the FAR Part 150 Study. A Fly Quiet Program has the potential of
reducing single event noise levels and encouraging greater compliance with
preferential flight corridors and procedures, and could potentially result in
continued overall reductions in cumulative noise levels for areas around the
airport.
Fly Quiet Components
A Fly Quiet Program can have several components. At KCIA it would likely
include monitoring:
• Compliance with noise abatement flight tracks
• Adherence to noise abatement departure climb profiles
• Monitoring late night departure procedures
• Analysis of noisiest single event flights/aircraft
• Quantifying runway use
• Monitoring run-up regulations
Monitoring Elliott Bay Procedures
Examples of how these Fly Quiet components would be analyzed and treated
include:
• Measured single event operations producing the highest, lowest, mean, and
average levels.
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• Measured distance from ideal flight path, identifying operations in or out of
compliance with a procedure and rating the quality of the flight in meeting
that procedure.
• Measured flight profile identifying operations producing the highest,
lowest, mean, and average altitudes at different points along a flight path
• Categorize operations by time of day (day or. night)
• Categorize operations under different weather conditions
Tailoring Fly Quiet to KCIA
Many of these Fly Quiet Program elements will be refined as the Noise
Compatibility Program is finalized. Special attention will need to be devoted to
the question of applying Fly Quiet to a primarily general aviation airport rather
than a scheduled air carrier airport where operators are easily identified. Defining
the specifics of this program as well as the nature of the reports generated will be
one of the challenges facing the airport and the Part 150 committee.
As an example of how the Fly Quiet program would work, a contour combining
two Alternatives is presented below. Both alternatives involve flight paths
directed toward Elliott Bay: the charted visual approaches and the departure
procedures. The Fly Quiet program would be designed to specifically measure
adherence to those procedures to maximize compliance and effectiveness. Fly
Quiet would be designed to measure not only how often each procedure is
followed, but also how well it is followed.
The Fly Quiet Alternative (A5) DNL contours are shown on Figure G5a, entitled
ALTERNATIVE FIVE, FLY QUIET PROGRAM, DNL CONTOURS, and the Time Above
contours are shown on Figure G5b, entitled ALTERNATIVE FIVE, FLY QUIET
PROGRAM, TA CONTOURS. The represented receptor analysis is presented in Table
G2 through G6, and the receptor sites are shown on Figure G5c. The results show
reduction in noise in the Magnolia and Queen Anne areas when the noise
abatement flight track is flown properly.
By analyzing a quantity of data such as all Elliott Bay flight tracks for each
quarter, it will be possible to determine which aircraft habitually follow the noise
abatement procedures correctly and which deviate from the ideal flight track.
KCIA staff would then follow up with a two-pronged approach. The best
operators would receive praise, good publicity and perhaps an award or other
incentive, and poor performers would receive further instruction on how to fly the
procedure properly. At the end of the year, the best operator would be
determined, using a full year's worth of flight track data. A specific award or
incentive, such as operator or FBO of the year, would be granted, preferably by
the Airport Director or another high-ranking King County official in a public
ceremony.
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Alternative 6 -Noise Complaint/Citizen Liaison Program and Other
Administrative Actions. This Alternative involves the continuation of the
existing Noise Complaint Hotline system in place at the airport. The objective of
this system is to record all noise concerns received from citizens. This will assure
that personnel can explain the nature of the concern and, in most instances, what
caused the concern. This will assist in the annual review of the FAR Part 150
Study to determine the effectiveness of the noise abatement recommendations. In
addition, this Action should continue independently of what ever other operational
modifications are recommended as part of this planning effort, and is not
contingent upon the implementation of any other action. This is especially
important in relationship to the noise monitoring program. This current system
will be reviewed and evaluated during the course of the Study, and
recommendations may be made at the conclusion to improve the system.
Additional analysis will be presented in a subsequent Working Paper.
Alternative 7 -Land Use Controls/Planning. Some residents living within the
environs of the airport have expressed significant concern with aircraft over-
flights and the noise intrusion associated with them. This is true even though
many are outside the 65 DNL noise contour, as they are experiencing noise
intrusion associated with single event operations. The communities should be
cognizant of this fact and take aircraft noise levels, and over flight patterns, into
consideration in the land use planning and development actions taken by these
entities. It is evident from historical data that many residents are annoyed beyond
the 65 DNL noise contour, thus it may be advantageous to use a large contour for
land use planning purposes. In addition, it may be wise for future noise sensitive
uses, such as schools, hospitals, rest homes, religious facilities, etc. to be avoided
within the approach and departure paths of the runways for a distance of
approximately two miles. It is much easier to avoid problems in the future than to
solve them once they have occurred. One of the unique problems facing the
airport is the reality of inter -jurisdictional issues. In other words, the airport is
surrounded by jurisdictions that have land use control but are not the Sponsor of
the airport and the airport has not land use control authority.
In addition, the requirement for sound attenuation in new structures would be
appropriate for new or in -fill development in those communities that do not
presently have such requirements. It is recognized that most of the area
surrounding the airport is presently developed, and that it is the intent of both the
County and the Airport to help preserve those areas of existing residential
development. Therefore, sound attenuation programs for existing structures may
be an important element of the Study, as described in Alternative 4. Specific land
use recommendations will be made subsequent to the identification of the Future
Noise Exposure Map, taking into consideration the adopted Future Land Use
plans of the various communities. Additional analysis will be presented in a
subsequent Working Paper.
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Alternative 8 -Departure Thrust Cutback. Many citizens have complained
about departure noise levels. The Federal Aviation Administration has developed
specific departure procedures for aircraft and have directed the Airlines to develop
specific procedures for the specific aircraft types they operate. These procedures
are known as the "close in" and "distant" procedures. The business jet
manufacturers and operator organizations have developed specific "fly quiet"
procedures for many aircraft.
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A departure thrust cutback is a procedure where the aircraft's thrust or power
setting is reduced soon after departure in an effort to reduce noise levels on the
ground. Although use of a power cutback procedure can reduce noise at
certain locations, it can also shift noise from close in to further away from the
Airport or vice -versa. Since all Noise Abatement Departure Profiles (NADPs)
involve a power cutback, this analysis explores the impact of alternative
altitudes where this cutback could occur in the Seattle region.
The FAA has worked to develop and standardize aircraft noise abatement
departure profiles called Noise Abatement Departure Profiles (NADPs). FAA
Advisory Circular 91-53A (FAA AC 91-53A) establishes standards and
operational guidelines for implementation of these procedures. Key features of
AC 91-53A are:
• Each aircraft operator may develop a maximum of two NADPs for
each airplane type. These are designated as either a "Close -in
community NADP" or a "Distant community NADP". The terms
"Close -in" and "Distant" refer to the physical distance from the Airport
runway to the conununity. A "Close -in community NADP" is
designed to reduce noise at locations close to the Airport. A "Distant
community NADP" is designed to reduce noise at locations distant
from the Airport. These terms are relative, and allow each operator to
develop procedures that provide the greatest noise benefit to their
individual destinations.
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• For each NADP the operator should specify the altitude above field
elevation (AFE) at which takeoff thrust or airplane configuration
change, excluding landing gear retraction, is initiated. The absolute
minimum altitude at which throttle reduction may be initiated is 800
feet AFE.
• The minimum thrust setting for each aircraft type is to be determined
based upon the minimum engine out- climb gradients.
• The thrust reduction will be maintained to an altitude of 3,000 feet
AFE or until the airplane has been fully transitioned to the en route
configuration (whichever occurs first), then transition to normal en
route climb procedures may be initiated.
• Airports may request airlines to use the appropriate NADP to reduce
noise for either a close -in or a distant community.
Although NADPs are defined in terms of community location, the actual point
of thrust reduction is determined by aircraft altitude. This is a key safety
consideration as aircraft climb performance varies by aircraft type and weight.
The designation of altitude to determine the location at which the reduction in
thrust takes place ensures that departing aircraft are at a safe altitude prior to
reducing power.
At King County International Airport, the NADP is determined by each
airline. Currently the cutback is in between the close -in and distant procedure.
Data indicates that at BFI, a power cutback occurs at about 1,200 feet (versus
the 800 feet for the close -in or 1,500 feet for the distant procedures).
In response to the requirements of AC 91-53A major airlines have developed
NADPs. These standardized procedures recommend that thrust reductions
commence at 800 feet above field elevation (AFE) for the close -in and 1,500
feet AFE for the distant community NADP. Although the actual location on
the ground of thrust reduction varies from flight to flight, as a practical matter,
thrust reductions typically occur in the vicinity of one nautical mile (nm) from
brake release for the close -in procedure and at approximately three nautical
miles (nm) from brake release for the distant procedure.
The departure thrust cutback significantly decreases aircraft noise emissions in
the vicinity of the cutback, but the decrease in noise levels is accompanied by a
corresponding decrease in aircraft climb performance. Changes in climb
performance result in lower flyover altitudes compared to a typical or normal
departure procedure. The amount of decrease in altitude can be assessed
through computer simulation.
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Noise levels at any given receptor are primarily a function of the loudness of
the noise source, and the distance from the noise source to the receiver. Thus,
noise levels increase as the distance between the source and the receptor
decreases, and reducing departure thrust also reduces aircraft altitude.
Therefore, departure thrust cutback reduces noise on the ground when the
reduction in noise at the source (power cutback) is greater than the detrimental
effect caused by the decrease in distance between the noise source and the
receptor (reduced altitude).
AC 91-53A specifies that normal climb power will be re-applied at an altitude
of 3,000 feet AFE, or when the airplane has been fully transitioned to the en
route configuration, whichever occurs first. At King County International
Airport, the re-application of normal climb thrust would occur in the vicinity
of three to six nautical miles (nm) from the beginning of takeoff.
Locations where normal climb thrust is re-applied may experience an increase
in noise above what would be experienced during a typical departure due to
lower aircraft altitude and the re-application of normal climb thrust.
To assess the cumulative effect of alternative NADPs, single event noise levels
were determined along the departure path for three departure procedures:
• A typical departure with no noise abatement power cutback,
• The close -in noise abatement departure procedure and
• The distant noise abatement departure procedure.
Alternative 8a. The Integrated Noise Model (INM), validated to conditions at
King County International Airport by means of field noise measurement data,
was used to predict and compare noise levels from these procedures. The
results of this analysis (Alternative 8a) for the DC9 Hush Kit aircraft are
shown in the Figures G8a through G8d.
As shown in these figures, single event departure noise levels would be
reduced at locations near the Airport if a close -in noise abatement departure
procedure were implemented at King County International Airport; however,
noise levels in the 'more distant communities would increase. Implementation
of a distant noise abatement departure procedure would increase the noise
levels closer to the Airport, while reducing them further away.
Alternative 8b. A similar Alternative is to evaluate the noise reduction
associated with delaying the deployment of flaps until residential areas are
avoided. This was modeled for a southern approach where flap deployment
was delayed until passing Magnolia, at which time flaps are set to normal.
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Alternative 9 -Noise Abatement Procedure (Flight Track Changes). The
Federal Aviation Administration has direct control over each aircraft as it leaves
the ground and proceeds to its destination. The direction and orientation that an
aircraft takes as it departs or arrives at an airport, as projected on the ground, is
referred to as the aircraft flight track. This Alternative intends to evaluate the
implementation of several new flight tracks for the Airport. These will include
the Bay Visual Approach, use of Flight Management Systems (FMS) for
departure, West Seattle flight tracks for small planes, southern departure
variations, minimal population tracks and possible altitude evaluation. Any such
flight track change will require the preparation of environmental documentation
and evaluation prior to implementation. This process can normally take several
years. These Alternatives would be modeled in various forms.
Alternative 9a. The first Alternative in this series involves the use of the Charted
Visual approach for operations to Runway 13R for all hours during both the day
and night. This alternative affectively shifts the flight path from a long straight -in
approach to arriving through Elliot Bay. This is labeled as Alternative 9a and a
description of this procedure is shown in Figure G9a. Because of weather, this
procedure cannot be utilized all the time. There may also be times when, due to
capacity constraints, this procedure may be difficult to implement. The analysis
assumes that this procedure could be used about 50% of the time. Thus, 50% of
the operations on the straight -in approach are shifted to this procedure. The
Alternative 9a DNL contours are illustrated in Figure G9b, entitled ALTERNATIVE
9A, CHARTED VISUAL ALL HOURS, DNL CONTOURS, and the Alternative 9a Time
Above contours are illustrated in Figure G9c, entitled ALTERNATIVE 9A, CHARTED
VISUAL ALL HOURS, TA CONTOURS. The results show some reduction in noise in
the Magnolia and Queen Anne area.
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Alternative 9b. The second Alternative in this series involves the use of the
Charted Visual approach for operations to Runway 13R during the nighttime
hours only. This is the same as Alternative 9a, except that it is used only during
the nighttime hours when airport operations are lower. This Alternative
affectively shifts the flight path from a long straight -in approach to arriving
through Elliott Bay. Because of weather, it is assumed that only 50% of the
operations are shifted from the straight -in procedure to this procedure. The
Alternative 9b DNL contours are shown in Figure G9d, entitled ALTERNATIVE 9B,
CHARTED VISUAL NIGHTTIME ONLY, DNL CONTOURS, and the Alternative 9b Time
Above contours are shown in Figure G9c, entitled ALTERNATIVE 9B, CHARTED
VISUAL NIGHTTIME ONLY, TA CONTOURS. The represented receptor analysis is
presented in Tables G2 through G6 and show some reductions in noise in the
Magnolia and Queen Anne area, although it is less than Alternative 9a.
Alternative 9c. The third Alternative in this series involves directing north flow
departures through Elliott Bay for all hours of the day and night. Currently many
aircraft already utilize this procedure and turn through Elliott Bay. This
alternative would more formally establish a procedure to better define that path
and direct the aircraft toward the center of the Bay. It would also be designed to
monitor and maintain the traffic so that it does not shift too far south over West
Seattle. This Alternative is called Alternative 9c, and a description of this
procedure is shown in Figure G9d. This figure shows the relative location of the
Elliott Bay departure path. The Alternative 9c DNL contours are shown on Figure
G9e, entitled ALTERNATIVE 9C NORTH FLOW ELLIOTT BAY DEPARTURES, ALL HOURS,
DNL CONTOURS, and the Alternative 9c Time Above contours are shown on Figure
G9f, entitled ALTERNATIVE 9C NORTH FLOW ELLIOTT BAY DEPARTURES, ALL HOURS,
TA CONTOURS. The represented receptor analysis is presented in Tables G2
through G6. The results show some reduction in noise in the Magnolia and Queen
Anne area.
Alternative 9d. The fourth Alternative in this series involves directing north flow
departures through Elliott Bay during the nighttime hours only. Currently many
aircraft do turn toward Elliott Bay. This alternative would more formally
establish a procedure to better define that path and direct the aircraft toward the
center of the Bay. It would also be designed to monitor and maintain the traffic so
that it does not shift too far south over West Seattle. This is essentially the same
as Alternative 9c, except that it would occur only during the nighttime hours when
activity is less. The Alternative 9d DNL contours are shown on Figure G9g,
entitled ALTERNATIVE 9D NORTH FLOW ELLIOTT BAY DEPARTURES, NIGHT ONLY, DNL
CONTOURS, and the Alternative 9d Time Above contours are shown on Figure
G9h, entitled ALTERNATIVE 9D NORTH FLOW ELLIOTT BAY DEPARTURES, NIGHT
ONLY, TA CONTOURS. The represented receptor analysis is presented in Table G2
through G6 and the results show some reduction in noise to the Magnolia and
Queen Anne area.
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Alternative 9e. The fifth Alternative in this series involves establishing a Global
Positioning Satellite (GPS)/Flight Management System (FMS) departure
procedure for north flow operations. These procedures would be established to
direct the departure operations through the center of Elliott Bay. The Alternative
assumes that approximately ninety percent of the departures could comply with
this procedure and ten percent would continue with a straight-out departure. As
with all departure procedures, this would require close coordination by FAA with
the Sea -Tac departures. The Alternative 9e DNL contours are shown on Figure
G9i, entitled ALTERNATIVE 9E NORTH FLOW ELLIOTT BAY GPS/FMS DEPARTURES,
DNL CONTOURS, and the Alternative 9e Time Above contours are shown of Figure
G9j, entitled ALTERNATIVE 9E NORTH FLOW ELLIOTT BAY GPS/FMS DEPARTURES, TA
CONTOURS. The represented receptor analysis is presented in Table G2 through
G6.
Alternative 10 -Administrative Actions. This Alternative includes several
Administrative actions other than those described above. These could include a
Fly Quiet Program, use of ground leases to encourage use of quiet aircraft, as well
as other educational efforts and the continuation of the Advisory Committee. The
Fly Quiet Program has several components, with the aim being to encourage
operators to use quiet aircraft, fly in a responsible manner, recognize operators
who operate consistently in a responsible manner and monitor compliance with
both voluntary and regulatory noise abatement procedures. There is a possibility
that leases could be used to encourage use of quieter aircraft. This is a very
complicated issue due to Federal grant assurances, regulations and statutes, but it
is recommended for evaluation in this Study and will be addressed in a subsequent
Working Paper. Various pilot and operational educational programs, through the
FBO's, pilots groups, and national organizations can be used to inform pilots of
noise sensitive uses, preferred operating procedures and the Fly Quiet Program.
This can be accomplished through various means including noise abatement
brochures, Jeppesen Manual chart inserts, publication in national manuals, video
programs and corporate discussions.
An additional administrative action is recommended for consideration. Some
variation of the Study Advisory Committee should remain in place subsequent to
the completion of this study and meet on a regular basis to discuss noise
abatement issues at the airport. This is especially true concerning the community
planning representatives and their role in keeping the airport, citizens,
communities and others informed on land use issues that concern the airport
environs as well as Air Traffic Control tower personnel in discussing aircraft
procedures. This on-going committee structure has been successful elsewhere in
the form of a "Planners Forum" that involves both citizens and staff
representatives. This is especially important due to the inter jurisdictional issues
involved. Considerable time and effort will be expended, by both the airport and
the Committee, in the development of this Study, especially in the "learning
curve" effort, that is too valuable a tool for communication to risk loosing at the
end of this process. Naturally, this Alternative will not be computer modeled.
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Contour Evaluation
Each modeled alternative has been evaluated and compared not only to each other,
but to the Base Case Future noise contours. The DNL evaluation will compare
the number of residents and acres of residential land uses within the 55 and
greater noise contours, other noise sensitive uses within those contours and
overall size of the contours. The DNL contour comparison is shown in Table G1,
and the Representative Receptor comparisons are shown in Tables G2 thought G6
which address the supplemental noise metrics described earlier.
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Table G1
CONTOUR COMPARISON FOR EACH MODELED ALTERNATIVE
King County International Airport FAR Part 150 Study
Land Use Existing Base Case Ala A2a A5 A9a A9b A9c A9d A9e A2c A2b Alb
DNL 55
Residences 16,568 21,818 19,015 19,698 20,096 20,055 20054 20,305 20,433' 20,233 ' 8,768 16,359 15,674
People 40,592 53,454 47,214 48,873 49,983 49,920 49,923 50,429 50,682 50,225 21,261 41,135 39,566
Schools NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
Total Acres 13,883 17,291 16,010 16,505 17,144 17,177 17,180 17,150 17,166 17,139 8,519 13,910 13,244
DNL 60
Residences 4,918 6,827 5,631 5,952 6,430 6,437 6,437 6,429 6,428 6,420 2,588 4,368 3.907,
People 12,049 16,726 13,518 14,299 15,442 15,454 15,451 15,440 15,420 15,432 6,104 10,572 9,535
Schools NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
Total Acres • 5,436 6,890 6,241 6,493 6,852 6,839 6,845 6,882 6,876 6,875 3,531 5,237. 4,905
DNL 65
Residential 290 464 361 400 463 461 460 463 460 533 126 240 200
Residences 1,327 1,955 1,511 1,638 1,852 1,844 1,844 1,853 1,842 1,844 586 995 843
People 3,251 4,790 3,310 3,623 4,166 4,152 4,151 4,163 4,141 4,155 1,263 2,168 1,865
Schools 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Com/Retail 145 190 164 172 189 188 188 189 188 267 116 166 149
Manufacture 655 864 773 810 860 861 861 864 865 1,224 596 857 810
Other 1,176 1,354 1,268 1,304 1,354 1,354 1,356 1,354 1,355 844 639 779 716
Total Acres 2,266 2,872 2,566 2,686 2,866 2,864 2,865 2,870 2,868 2,868 1,477 2,042 1,875
Ala Ban Stage 2 Aircraft A2a Ban Stage 2 Aircraft at Night A5 Example Fly Quiet Program A9a Chartered Visual Approach, All Hours A9b Chartered Visual
Approach, Nighttime Only A9c Elliot Bay Departure, All Hours A9d Elliot Bay Departures, Nighttime Only A9e North Flow Elliott Bay GPS/FMS Departure A2c No
Night Flights A2b No Night Hush Kitted or Louder
Alb No Hush Kitted or Louder, All Hours.
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Table G 1 Continued
CONTOUR COMPARISON FOR EACH MODELED ALTERNATIVE
King County International Airport FAR Part 150 Study
Land Use Existing Base Case Ala A2a A5 A9a A9b A9c A9d A9e A2c A2b Alb
DNL 70
Residential 40 70 47 54 68 65 65 67 65 73 10 29 23
Residences 158 351 238 267 326 326 326 324 325 334 18 112 80
People 387 868 466 538 678 670 669 668 663 693 46 234 170
Schools 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0' 0 '• 0 0 0 0
Com/Retail 55 84 70 76 84 84 84 84 - 84. 81 8 42 31
Manufacture 210 307 ' 248 274 .308 311 310 306 310 : , 363 163 221. 206
• Other 570 689 '618 643 684 686 686 686 686 616 423 495 483
Total Acres
875 1,150 983 1,047 1,144 1,146 1,145 1,143 1,145 1,133 604 787 743
DNL 75
Residential 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0
Residences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0
People 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 0 0
Schools 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Com/Retail 0 0 0 0 11 9 7 10 9 0 0 0 0
Manufacture 49 78 50 60 79 74 74 78 74 59 41 41 38
Other 363 407 367 380 405 403 403 405 403 409 308 336 332
Total Acres
412 485 417 440 484 477 477 483 477 472 334 377 370
Ala Ban Stage 2 Aircraft A2a Ban Stage 2 Aircraft at Night A5 Example Fly Quiet Program A9a Chartered Visual Approach, All Hours A9b Chartered Visual
Approach, Nighttime Only A9c Elliot Bay Departure, All Hours A9d Elliot Bay Departures, Nighttime Only A9e North Flow Elliott Bay GPS/FMS Departure A2c No
Night Flights A2b No Night Hush Kitted or Louder
Alb No Hush Kitted or Louder, All Hours.
Contour totals do not include rights-of-way or bodies of water.
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The following tables, G2 through G6 show changes in noise levels for the
representative receptor locations for the following metrics; DNL, nighttime Leq,
Time Above, Lmax and SEL. The significant changes, as presented on page G.2,
are shown in red type in each of the tables.
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Table G2
Representative Receptor Analysis (DNL)
Site
Description
Al
Magnolia
A2
West Seattle
A3
Magnolia
A4
Tukwila
A5
Skyway
A6
Seattle
A7
Georgetown
A8
Skyway
A9
Foster
S01
Tukwila
S03
Tukwila
SO4
Georgetown
S06
Tukwila
S07
Magnolia
S08
Beacon Hill
S09
West Seattle
S 10
Tukwila
S 11
Tukwila
S13
Beacon Hill
S14
West Seattle
S I5
West Seattle
S16
Magnolia
S17
Beacon Hill
50.5
50.0
Al
Magnolia
A2
West Seattle
A3
Magnolia
A4
Tukwila
A5
Skyway
A6
Seattle
A7
Georgetown
A8
Skyway
A9
Foster
S01
Tukwila
S03
Tukwila
SO4
Georgetown
S06
Tukwila
S07
Magnolia
S08
Beacon Hill
S09
West Seattle
S10
Tukwila
S l l
Tukwila
S13
Beacon Hill
S14
West Seattle
S15
West Seattle
S16
Magnolia
S17
Beacon Hill
Ala Ban Stage 2 Aircraft, A2a Ban Stage 2 Aircraft at Night, A5 Fly Quiet Example, A9a Charted Visual, All Hours
A9b Charted Visual Approach, Nighttime Only, A9c Elliot Bay Departure, All Hours, A9d Elliot Bay Departures, Night
A9e GPS/FMS Departure A2c No Night Flights, A2b No Night Hush Kitted or louder, Alb No Hush Kitted or louder, All Hours
DNL Noise Level
Ex
1999
Base
2006
Ala
2006
A2a
2006
A5
2006
A9a
2006
A9b
2006
A9c
2006
A9d
2006
A9e
2006
A2c
2006
A2b
2006
Alb
2006
52.0
53.5
53.3
53.4
51.2
52.0
52.4
53.1
52.9
53.0
49.0
53.0
52.9
51.3
52.6
52.0
52.2
52.6
52.6
52.6
52.6
52.6
52.6
48.7
50.5
50.0
54.2
55.7
55.5
55.6
53.5
54.3
54.6
55.4
55.2
55.2
51.2
55.1
55.0
62.1
63.3
62.7
62.9
63.3
63.3
63.3
63.3
63.3
63.3
59.5
61.0
60.3
45.7
47.1
46.5
46.8
47.8
47.4
47.4
47.4
47.5
47.7
43.4
45.8
45.5
69.1
70.6
69.6
70.0
70.6
70.6
70.6
70.6
70.6
70.6
67.1
68.4
68.1
66.4
67.7
66.9
67.2
67.9
67.8
67.8
67.8
67.8
67.9
64.5
65.6
65.2
58.6
59.8
59.1
59.4
59.8
59.8
59.8
59.8
59.8
59.8
56.1
57.7
57.1
63.8
65.0
64.5
64.7
65.0
65.0
65.0
65.0
65.0
65.0
60.9
63.2
62.7
61.1
62.3
61.7
62.0
62.3
62.3
62.3
62.3
62.3
62.3
58.4
59.9
59.1
58.6
60.0
59.3
59.6
60.0
60.0
60.0
60.0
60.0
60.0
56.2
58.2
57.8
70.0
71.4
70.9
71.1
71.2
71.3
71.3
71.4
71.3
71.3
67.3
69.9
69.6
66.9
68.2
67.5
67.8
68.2
68.2
68.2
68.2
68.2
68.2
64.3
65.6
64.8
47.4
48.7
48.6
48.7
48.3
48.5
48.6
48.6
48.5
48.4
44.9
48.5
48.5
60.4
61.7
61.2
61.4
61.7
61.7
61.7
61.7
61.7
61.7
58.2
60.8
60.6
51.2
52.6
51.9
52.2
53.0
52.7
52.7
52.8
52.9
53.0
48.9
50.9
50.6
48.6
50.0
49.3
49.6
50.0
50.0
50.0
50.0
50.0
50.0
46.4
48.3
48.0
57.2
58.6
57.9
58.2
58.6
58.6
58.6
58.6
58.6
58.6
54.8
56.9
56.5
59.5
60.9
60.3
60.5
60.7
60.9
60.9
60.8
60.7
60.6
57.1
59.0
58.5
49.1
50.6
49.9
50.2
51.2
50.9
50.8
50.8
50.9
51.1
46.8
49.0
48.8
40.2
41.5
41.3
41.3
41.5
41.5
41.5
41.5
41.5
41.5
37.7
40.6
40.3
53.4
54.9
54.7
54.8
53.0
53.6
54.0
54.6
54.4
54.4
50.6
54.4
54.3
55.8
57.2
56.9
57.0
57.2
57.2
57.2
57.2
57.2
57.2
53.6
56.5
56.4
Change in Noise Relative to Base Case 2006
--
--
-0.2
-0.1
-2.3
-1.5
-1.1
-0.4
-0.6
-0.5
-4.5
-0.5
-0.6
--
--
-0.6
-0.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-3.9
-2.1
-2.6
--
--
-0.2
-0.1
-2.2
-1.4
-1.1
-0.3
-0.5
-0.5
-4.5
-0.6
-0.7
--
--
-0.6
-0.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-3.8
-2.3
-3.0
--
--
-0.6
-0.3
0.7
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.4
0.6
-3.7
-1.3
-1.6
--
--
-1.0
-0.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-3.5
-2.2
-2.5
--
--
-0.8
-0.5
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.2
-3.2
-2.1
-2.5
--
--
-0.7
-0.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-3.7
-2.1
-2.7
--
--
-0.5
-0.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-4.1
-1.8
-2.3
--
--
-0.6
-0.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-3.9
-2.4
-3.2
--
--
-0.7
-0.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-3.8
-1.8
-2.2
--
--
-0.5
-0.3
-0.2
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
-0.1
-4.1
-1.5
-1.8
--
--
-0.7
-0.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-3.9
-2.6
-3.4
--
--
-0.1
0.0
-0.4
-0.2
-0.1
-0.1
-0.2
-0.3
-3.8
-0.2
-0.2
--
--
-0.5
-0.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-3.5
-0.9
-1.1
--
--
-0.7
-0.4
0.4
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
-3.7
-1.7
-2.0
--
--
-0.7
-0.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-3.6
-1.7
-2.0
--
--
-0.7
-0.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-3.8
-1.7
-2.1
--
--
-0.6
-0.4
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.1
-0.2
-0.3
-3.8
-1.9
-2.4
--
--
-0.7
-0.4
0.6
0.3
0.2
0.2
0.3
0.5
-3.8
-1.6
-1.8
-0.2
-0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-3.8
-0.9
-1.2
--
--
-0.2
-0.1
-1.9
-1.3
-0.9
-0.3
-0.5
-0.5
-4.3
-0.5
-0.6
--
--
-0.3
-0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-3.6
-0.7
-0.8
Ala Ban Stage 2 Aircraft, A2a Ban Stage 2 Aircraft at Night, A5 Fly Quiet Example, A9a Charted Visual, All Hours
A9b Charted Visual Approach, Nighttime Only, A9c Elliot Bay Departure, All Hours, A9d Elliot Bay Departures, Night
A9e GPS/FMS Departure A2c No Night Flights, A2b No Night Hush Kitted or louder, Alb No Hush Kitted or louder, All Hours
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Table G3
Representative Receptor Analysis (Nighttime LEQ)
Site
Description
Al
Magnolia
A2
West Seattle
A3
Magnolia
A4
Tukwila
A5
Skyway
A6
Seattle
A7
Georgetown
A8
Skyway
A9
Foster
SO1
Tukwila
S03
Tukwila
SO4
Georgetown
S06
Tukwila
S07
Magnolia
SO8
Beacon Hill
S09
West Seattle
SIO
Tukwila
S 11
Tukwila
S13
Beacon Hill
S14
West Seattle
S15
West Seattle
S16
Magnolia
S17
Beacon Hill
44.4
44.4
Al
Magnolia
A2
West Seattle
A3
Magnolia
A4
Tukwila
A5
Skyway
A6
Seattle
A7
Georgetown
A8
Skyway
A9
Foster
SO1
Tukwila
S03
Tukwila
SO4
Georgetown
S06
Tukwila
S07
Magnolia
S08
Beacon Hill
S09
West Seattle
S l O
Tukwila
S 11
Tukwila
S13
Beacon Hill
S14
West Seattle
S15
West Seattle
S I6
Magnolia
S 17
Beacon Hill
AlaBan Stage 2 Aircraft, A2a Ban Stage 2 Aircraft at Night, A5 Fly Quiet Example, A9a Charted Visual, All Hours
A9b Charted Visual Approach, Nighttime Only, A9c Elliot Bay Departure, All Hours, A9d Elliot Bay Departures, Night
A9e GPS/FMS Departures A2c No Night Flights, A2b No Night Hush Kitted or louder, Alb No Hush Kitted or louder, All Hours
Nighttime LEQ Noise Levels (10 pm to 7 am)
Ex
Base
Ala
A2a
A5
A9a
A9b
A9c
A9d
A9e
A2c
A2b
Alb
1999
2006
2006
2006
2006
2006
2006
2006
2006
2006
2006
2006
2006
44.6
46.3
46.1
46.1
43.9
44.7
44.7
45.8
45.8
45.8
0.0
45.6
45.6
43.7
45.0
44.4
44.4
45.0
45.0
45.0
45.0
45.0
45.0
0.0
42.1
42.2
46.9
48.5
48.3
48.3
46.3
46.9
46.9
48.0
48.0
48.0
0.0
47.7
47.7
54.5
55.7
55.1
55.1
55.7
55.7
55.7
55.7
55.7
55.7
0.0
52.2
52.3
37.9
39.4
38.9
38.9
40.2
39.8
39.8
39.8
39.8
40.0
0.0
37.7
37.7
61.2
62.6
61.7
61.7
62.6
62.6
62.6
62.6
62.6
62.6
0.0
59.7
59.8
58.3
59.6
58.8
58.8
59.8
59.7
59.7
59.8
59.8
59.8
0.0
56.4
56.5
50.9
52.1
51.4
51.4
52.1
52.1
52.1
52.1
52.1
52.1
0.0
49.0
49.1
56.3
57.5
57.1
57.1
57.5
57.5
57.5
57.5
57.5
57.6
0.0
55.0
55.0
53.5
54.8
54.2
54.2
54.8
54.8
54.8
54.8
54.8
54.8
0.0
51.2
51.3
51.0
52.3
51.7
51.7
52.3
52.3
52.3
52.3
52.3
52.3
0.0
49.9
50.0
62.5
64.0
63.5
63.5
63.7
63.8
63.8
63.9
63.9
63.9
0.0
61.9
61.9
59.3
60.6
59.9
59.9
60.6
60.6
60.6
60.6
60.6
60.6
0.0
56.7
56.8
39.8
41.1
41.0
41.0
40.6
40.9
40.9
40.9
40.9
40.7
0.0
40.8
40.8
52.5
53.8
53.3
53.3
53.8
53.8
53.8
53.8
53.8
53.8
0.0
52.6
52.6
43.5
44.9
44.2
44.2
45.3
45.0
45.0
45.2
45.2
45.3
0.0
42.6
42.6
40.8
42.2
41.5
41.5
42.2
42.2
42.2
42.2
42.2
42.2
0.0
39.9
40.0
49.5
50.9
50.3
50.3
50.9
50.9
50.9
50.9
50.9
50.9
0.0
48.6
48.6
51.9
53.2
52.7
52.7
53.1
53.3
53.3
53.1
53.1
53.0
0.0
50.6
50.6
41.3
42.9
42.2
42.2
43.5
43.2
43.2
43.2
43.2
43.4
0.0
40.9
40.9
32.4
33.8
33.6
33.6
33.8
33.8
33.8
33.8
33.8
33.9
0.0
32.5
32.5
46.1
47.6
47.5
47.5
45.7
46.2
46.2
47.2
47.2
47.2
0.0
47.0
47.0
48.0
49.4
49.1
49.1
49.4
49.4
49.4
49.4
49.4
49.4
0.0
48.5
48.5
Change in Noise Relative to Base Case 2006
--
--
-0.2
-0.2
-2.4
-1.6
-1.6
-0.5
-0.5
-0.5
-46.3
-0.7
-0.7
--
--
-0.6
-0.6
0.0
0.0
. 0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-45.0
-2.9
-2.8
--
--
-0.2
-0.2
-2.2
-1.6
-1.6
-0.5
-0.5
-0.5
-48.5
-0.8
-0.8
--
--
-0.6
-0.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-55.7
-3.5
-3.4
--
--
-0.5
-0.5
0.8
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.6
-39.4
-1.7
-1.7
--
--
-0.9
-0.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-62.6
-2.9
-2.8
-0.8
-0.8
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.2
0.2
-59.6
-3.2
-3.1
--
--
-0.7
-0.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-52.1
-3.1
-3.0
--
--
-0.4
-0.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.1
-57.5
-2.5
-2.5
--
--
-0.6
-0.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-54.8
-3.6
-3.5
--
--
-0.6
-0.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-52.3
-2.4
-2.3
--
--
-0.5
-0.5
-0.3
-0.2
-0.2
-0.1
-0.1
-0.1
-64.0
-2.1
-2.1
--
--
-0.7
-0.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-60.6
-3.9
-3.8
--
--
-0.1
-0.1
-0.5
-0.2
-0.2
-0.2
-0.2
-0.4
-41.1
-0.3
-0.3
--
--
-0-5
-0.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-53.8
-1.2
-1.2
--
--
-0.7
-0.7
0.4
0.1
0.1
0.3
0.3
0.4
-44.9
-2.3
-2.3
--
--
-0.7
-0.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-42.2
-2.3
-2.2
--
-0.6
-0.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-50.9
-2.3
-2.3
--
--
-0.5
-0.5
-0.1
0.1
0.1
-0.1
-0.1
-0.2
-53.2
-2.6
-2.6
--
--
-0.7
-0.7
0.6
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.5
-42.9
-2.0
-2.0
--
--
-0.2
-0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.1
-33.8
-1.3
-1.3
--
--
-0.1
-0.1
-1.9
-1.4
-1.4
-0.4
-0.4
-0.4
-47.6
-0.6
-0.6
--
--
-0.3
-0.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-49.4
-0.9
-0.9
AlaBan Stage 2 Aircraft, A2a Ban Stage 2 Aircraft at Night, A5 Fly Quiet Example, A9a Charted Visual, All Hours
A9b Charted Visual Approach, Nighttime Only, A9c Elliot Bay Departure, All Hours, A9d Elliot Bay Departures, Night
A9e GPS/FMS Departures A2c No Night Flights, A2b No Night Hush Kitted or louder, Alb No Hush Kitted or louder, All Hours
O
•
Table G4
Representative Receptor Analysis (Time Above 65 dBA)
Site
Description
Al
Magnolia
A2
West Seattle
A3
Magnolia
A4
Tukwila
A5
Skyway
A6
Seattle
A7
Georgetown
A8
Skyway
A9
. Foster
SO1
Tukwila
S03
Tukwila
SO4
Georgetown
S06
Tukwila
S07
Magnolia
S08
Beacon Hill
S09
West Seattle
S10
Tukwila
S 11
Tukwila
513
Beacon Hill
S14
West Seattle
S15
West Seattle
S16
Magnolia
S17
Beacon Hill
3.3
4.6
Al
Magnolia
A2
West Seattle
A3
Magnolia
A4
Tukwila
A5
Skyway
A6
Seattle
A7
Georgetown
A8
Skyway
A9
Foster
SOl
Tukwila
S03
Tukwila
SO4
Georgetown
S06
Tukwila
S07
Magnolia
SO8
Beacon Hill
S09
West Seattle
SIO
Tukwila
S 11
Tukwila
S13
Beacon Hill
S14
West Seattle
S15
West Seattle
S16
Magnolia
S17
Beacon Hill
AlaBan Stage 2 Aircraft, A2a Ban Stage 2 Aircraft at Night, A5 Fly Quiet Example, A9a Charted Visual, All Hours
A9b Charted Visual Approach, Nighttime Only, A9c Elliot Bay Departure, All Hours, A9d Elliot Bay Departures, Night
A9e GPS/FMS Departure A2c No Night Flights, A2b No Night Hush Kitted or louder, Alb No Hush Kitted or louder, All Hours
Time Above 65 dBA (Minutes per Day)
Ex
Base
Ala
A2a
A5
A9a
A9b
A9c
A9d
A9e
A2c
A2b
Alb
1999
2006
2006
2006
2006
2006
2006
2006
2006
2006
2006
2006
2006
1.8
2.5
2.1
2.4
1.2
1.8
2.2
2.4
1.9
2.0
2.5
1.9
1.7
3.3
4.6
3.6
4.5
4.6
4.6
4.6
4.6
4.6
4.6
4.6
3.2
2.1
6.5
9.4
8.8
9.3
5.0
5.6
8.3
9.3
8.8
8.9
9.4
8.7
8.3
23.9
32.5
31.1
32.3
32.5
32.5
32.5
32.5
32.5
32.5
32.5
30.6
29.7
1.0
1.4
1.1
1.4
1.5
1.4
1.4
1.4
1.5
1.6
1.4
1.0
0.6
81.8
108.9
106.9
108.7
108.9
108.9
108.9
108.9
108.9
109.0
108.9
105.9
104.8
59.4
72.3
70.7
72.1
73.3
73.2
72.5
72.4
72.5
72.6
72.3
70.4
69.4
9.2
13.0
11.9
12.8
13.0
13.0
13.0
13.0
13.0
13.0
13.0
11.3
10.5
41.5
54.6
53.3
54.5
54.6
54.6
54.6
54.6
54.6
54.6
54.6
52.8
51.9
13.7
19.2
18.1
19.0
19.2
19.2
19.2
19.2
19.2
19.2
19.2
17.4
16.3
12.4
17.7
16.4
17.5
17.7
17.7
17.7
17.7
17.7
17.7
17.7
16.0
15.1
100.7
126.5
125.2
126.3
125.3
125.5
126.3
126.5
126.3
126.2
126.5
124.9
124.4
43.5
57.4
56.2
57.2
57.4
57.4
57.4
57.4
57.4
57.4
57.3
55.5
54.2
0.2
0.3
0.2
0.3
0.2
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.2
0.1
0.3
0.2
0.1
29.5
38.8
37.0
38.6
38.9
38.8
38.8
38.8
38.9
38.8
38.8
35.9
35.0
2.2
3.1
2.6
3.0
3.3
3.1
3.1
3.1
3.2
3.3
3.1
2.4
2.0
2.3
3.2
2.4
3.1
3.2
3.2
3.2
3.2
3.2
3.2
3.2
2.1
1.4
9.0
12.9
11.6
12.7
12.9
12.9
12.9
12.9
12.9
12.9
12.9
11.2
10.4
10.7
14.8
14.1
14.7
15.4
15.6
15.0
14.7
14.6
14.4
14.8
13.7
13.0
1.6
2.3
1.8
2.2
2.5
2.3
2.3
2.3
2.4
2.5
2.3
1.6
1.3
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
3.9
5.6
5.1
5.5
3.1
3.6
4.9
5.5
5.0
5.0
5.6
4.9
4.6
5.1
7.2
5.9
7.0
7.2
7.2
7.2
7.2
7.2
7.2
7.2
5.2
4.0
Change in Noise Relative to Base Case 2006
--
--
-0.4
-0.1
-1.3
-0.7
-0.3
-0.1
-0.6
-0.5
0.0
-0.6
-0.8
--
--
-1.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-1.4
-2.5
--
--
-0.6
-0.1
-4.4
-3.8
-1.1
-0.1
-0.6
-0.5
0.0
-0.7
-1.1
--
--
-1.4
-0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-1.9
-2.8
--
--
-0.3
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.2
0.0
-0.4
-0.8
--
--
-2.0
-0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
-3.0
-4.1
--
--
-1.6
-0.2
1.0
0.9
0.2
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.0
-1.9
-2.9
--
--
-1.1
-0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-1.7
-2.5
--
--
-1.3
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-1.8
-2.7
--
--
-1.1
-0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-1.8
-2.9
--
-1.3
-0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-1.7
-2.6
--
--
-1.3
-0.2
-1.2
-1.0
-0.2
0.0
-0.2
-0.3
0.0
-1.6
-2.1
--
--
-1.2
-0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-0.1
-1.9
-3.2
--
--
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
-0.1
-0.2
0.0
-0.1
-0.2
--
--
-1.8
-0.2
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
-2.9
-3.8
--
--
-0.5
-0.1
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.2
0.0
-0.7
-1.1
--
--
-0.8
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-1.1
-1.8
--
-1.3
-0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-1.7
-2.5
--
--
-0.7
-0.1
0.6
0.8
0.2
-0.1
-0.2
-0.4
0.0
-1.1
-1.8
--
--
-0.5
-0.1
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.2
0.0
-0.7
-1.0
--
--
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
--
--
-0.5
-0.1
-2.5
-2.0
-0.7
-0.1
-0.6
-0.6
0.0
-0.7
-1.0
--
--
-1.3
-0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-2.0
-3.2
AlaBan Stage 2 Aircraft, A2a Ban Stage 2 Aircraft at Night, A5 Fly Quiet Example, A9a Charted Visual, All Hours
A9b Charted Visual Approach, Nighttime Only, A9c Elliot Bay Departure, All Hours, A9d Elliot Bay Departures, Night
A9e GPS/FMS Departure A2c No Night Flights, A2b No Night Hush Kitted or louder, Alb No Hush Kitted or louder, All Hours
0
0
•
Table G5
Representative Receptor Analysis (Lmax)
Site
Description
Al
Magnolia
A2
West Seattle
A3
Magnolia
A4
Tukwila
A5
Skyway
A6
Seattle
A7
Georgetown
A8
Skyway
A9
Foster
SO1
Tukwila
S03
Tukwila
SO4
Georgetown
S06
Tukwila
S07
Magnolia
S08
Beacon Hill
S09
West Seattle
Sl0
Tukwila
SII
Tukwila
S13
Beacon Hill
S14
West Seattle
S15
West Seattle
S16
Magnolia
S17
Beacon Hill
82.5
82.5
Al
Magnolia
A2
West Seattle
A3
Magnolia
A4
Tukwila
A5
Skyway
A6
Seattle
A7
Georgetown
A8
Skyway
A9
Foster
SO1
Tukwila
S03
Tukwila
SO4
Georgetown
S06
Tukwila
S07
Magnolia
S08
Beacon Hill
S09
West Seattle
S10
Tukwila
S l l
Tukwila
S13
Beacon Hill
S14
West Seattle
S15
West Seattle
S16
Magnolia
S17
Beacon Hill
AlaBan Stage 2 Aircraft, A2a Ban Stage 2 Aircraft at Night, A5 Fly Quiet Example, A9a Charted Visual, All Hours
A9b Charted Visual Approach, Nighttime Only, A9c Elliot Bay Departure, All Hours, A9d Elliot Bay Departures, Night
A9e GPS/FMS Departures A2c No Night Flights, A2b No Night Hush Kitted or louder, A lb No Hush Kitted or louder, All Hours
Maximum Noise Level (dBA)
Ex
Base
Ala
A2a
A5
A9a
A9b
A9c
A9d
A9e
A2c
A2b
Alb
1999
2006
2006
2006
2006
2006
2006
2006
2006
2006
2006
2006
2006
81.4
81.4
81.4
81.4
74.5
81.4
81.4
81.4
74.5
74.5
81.4
81.4
80.1
82.5
82.5
82.5
82.5
82.5
82.5
82.5
82.5
82.5
82.4
82.5
82.5
77.9
83.1
83.1
83.1
83.1
77.4
83.1
83.1
83.1
77.4
77.4
83.1
83.1
82.0
100.7
100.7
100.7
100.7
100.7
100.7
100.7
100.7
100.7
100.6
100.7
100.7
94.6
76.9
76.9
76.9
76.9
76.9
76.9
76.9
76.9
76.9
76.9
76.9
76.9
76.9
106.6
106.6
106.6
106.6
106.6
106.6
106.6
106.6
106.6
106.6
106.6
106.6
101.4
108.4
108.4
108.4
108.4
108.3
108.4
108.4
108.4
108.3
108.3
108.4
108.4
102.5
97.7
97.7
97.7
97.7
97.7
97.7
97.7
97.7
97.7
97.6
97.7
97.7
92.0
99.7
99.7
99.7
99.7
99.7
99.7
99.7
99.7
99.7
99.7
99.7
99.7
94.5
97.4
97.4
97.4
97.4
97.4
97.4
97.4
97.4
97.4
97.3
97.4
97.4
91.7
90.6
90.6
90.6
90.6
90.6
90.6
90.6
90.6
90.6
90.6
90.6
90.6
89.8
108.6
108.6
108.6
108.6
108.6
108.6
108.6
108.6
108.6
108.6
108.6
108.6
102.8
104.1
104.1
104.1
104.1
104.1
104.1
104.1
104.1
104.1
104.1
104.1
104.1
98.1
72.1
72.1
72.1
72.1
72.1
72.1
72.1
72.1
72.1
72.1
72.1
72.1
71.4
87.5
87.5
87.5
87.5
87.5
87.5
87.5
87.5
87.5
87.5
87.5
87.5
87.5
86.0
86.0
86.0
86.0
86.0
86.0
86.0
86.0
86.0
86.0
86.0
86.0
85.1
77.9
77.9
77.9
77.9
77.9
77.9
77.9
77.9
77.9
77.9
77.9
77.9
76.2
89.2
89.2
89.2
89.2
89.2
89.2
89.2
89.2
89.2
89.2
89.2
89.2
88.8
97.6
97.6
97.6
97.6
97.6
97.6
97.6
97.6
97.6
97.6
97.6
97.6
93.2
81.4
81.4
81.4
81.4
81.3
81.4
81.4
81.4
81.3
81.3
81.4
81.4
81.4
66.8
66.8
66.8
66.8
66.8
66.8
66.8
66.8
66.8
66.8
66.8
66.8
66.8
82.5
82.5
82.5
82.5
79.1
82.5
82.5
82.5
79.1
79.1
82.5
82.5
81.4
77.3
77.3
77.3
77.3
77.3
77.3
77.3
77.3
77.3
77.3
77.3
77.3
77.3
Change in Noise Relative to Base Case 2006
--
--
0.0
0.0
-6.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
-6.9
-6.9
0.0
0.0
-1.3
--
--
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-4.6
--
--
0.0
0.0
-5.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
-5.7
-5.7
0.0
0.0
-1.1
--
--
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-6.1
--
--
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
--
--
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-5.2
--
--
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-5.9
--
--
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-5.7
--
--
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-5.2
--
--
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-5.7
--
--
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-0.8
--
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-5.8
--
--
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-6.0
--
--
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-0.7
--
--
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
--
--
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-0.9
--
--
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-1.7
--
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-0.4
--
--
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-4.4
--
--
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
--
--
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
--
--
0.0
0.0
-3.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
-3.4
-3.4
0.0
0.0
-1.1
--
--
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
AlaBan Stage 2 Aircraft, A2a Ban Stage 2 Aircraft at Night, A5 Fly Quiet Example, A9a Charted Visual, All Hours
A9b Charted Visual Approach, Nighttime Only, A9c Elliot Bay Departure, All Hours, A9d Elliot Bay Departures, Night
A9e GPS/FMS Departures A2c No Night Flights, A2b No Night Hush Kitted or louder, A lb No Hush Kitted or louder, All Hours
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Table G6
Noise Event Counts (Number of Events Above SEL Noise Level)
Site
Description
Al
Magnolia
A2
West Seattle
A3
Magnolia
A4
Tukwila
A5
Skyway
A6
Seattle
A7
Georgetown
A8
Skyway
A9
Foster
SO1
Tukwila
S03
Tukwila
SO4
Georgetown
S06
Tukwila
S07
Magnolia
S08
Beacon Hill
S09
West Seattle
S 10
Tukwila
S 1 l
Tukwila
S13
Beacon Hill
S14
West Seattle
S15
West Seattle
S16
Magnolia
S17
Beacon Hill
12
12
Al
Magnolia
A2
West Seattle
A3
Magnolia
A4
Tukwila
A5
Skyway
A6
Seattle
A7
Georgetown
A8
Skyway
A9
Foster
SO1
Tukwila
S03
Tukwila
SO4
Georgetown
S06
Tukwila
S07
Magnolia
S08
Beacon Hill
S09
West Seattle
S10
Tukwila
S 11
Tukwila
S13
Beacon Hill
S14
West Seattle
S15
West Seattle
S16
Magnolia
S17
Beacon Hill
AlaBan Stage 2 Aircraft, A2a Ban Stage 2 Aircraft at Night, A5 Fly Quiet Example, A9a Charted Visual, All Hours
A9b Charted Visual Approach, Nighttime Only, A9c Elliot Bay Departure, All Hours, A9d Elliot Bay Departures, Night
A9e GPS/FMS Departures A2c No Night Flights, A2b No Night Hush Kitted or louder, A lb No Hush Kitted or louder, All Hours
Average Daily Noise Events (>75 SEL)
Base
Ala
A2a
A5
A9a
A9b
A9c
A9d
A9e
A2c
A2b
Alb
2006
2006
2006
2006
2006
2006
2006
2006
2006
2006
2006
2006
47
44
46
26
24
41
46
45
43
48
46
46
12
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
11
11
67
63
67
42
38
61
67
63
64
67
65
63
200
199
200
200
200
200
200
200
200
201
201
200
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
4
3
3
450
449
450
450
450
450
450
450
450
477
476
476
220
217
219
221
221
220
220
220
220
221
220
219
111
111
111
111
111
111
111
111
111
111
111
110
281
281
281
281
281
281
281
281
281
281
281
281
118
117
118
118
118
118
118
118
118
137
136
135
134
133
134
134
134
134
134
134
134
135
134
134
538
537
538
527
527
537
538
538
538
538
536
534
284
284
284
284
284
284
284
284
284
286
285
284
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
328
327
328
328
328
328
328
328
328
328
327
327
19
18
19
19
21
19
19
20
19
19
18
18
9
7
8
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
6
5
119
118
119
119
119
119
119
119
119
121
120
120
126
122
126
123
121
125
126
124
126
129
125
122
9
9
9
10
11
9
9
10
9
9
9
9
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
66
62
66
4l
38
59
66
64
63
66
63
62
144
143
144
144
144
144
144
144
144
145
142
143
Average Daily Noise Events (>80 SEL)
6
5
5
4
3
5
5
5
5
5
3
3
7
6
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
5
3
9
8
9
6
6
8
9
8
8
9
7
7
39
38
39
39
39
39
39
39
39
39
38
38
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
259
258
259
259
259
259
259
259
259
259
258
258
141
137
141
143
143
142
141
140
140
141
137
137
19
18
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
17
17
109
109
109
109
109
109
109
109
109
109
109
109
29
28
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
28
28
41
39
40
41
41
41
41
41
41
41
39
38
415
414
415
410
409
414
415
414
414
415
414
414
124
123
124
124
124
124
124
124
124
124
124
123
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
113
113
113
113
113
113
113
113
113
113
111
113
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
4
3
3
6
5
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
4
2
21
19
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
19
19
24
23
24
24
23
24
24
24
24
24
21
20
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
6
6
5
4
6
6
6
6
6
4
3
11
10
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
8
8
AlaBan Stage 2 Aircraft, A2a Ban Stage 2 Aircraft at Night, A5 Fly Quiet Example, A9a Charted Visual, All Hours
A9b Charted Visual Approach, Nighttime Only, A9c Elliot Bay Departure, All Hours, A9d Elliot Bay Departures, Night
A9e GPS/FMS Departures A2c No Night Flights, A2b No Night Hush Kitted or louder, A lb No Hush Kitted or louder, All Hours
PART 150
As part of its ongoing public involvement pro-
gram to create public awareness of the Part
150 Noise Study and its purpose, KCIA staff
has arranged to participate on the agendas of
several community council meetiffffand is
hosting two additional meetings in the Mag-
nolia and Georgetown communities. KCIA will
be presenting evaluations of operational, fa-
cility, and land use alternatives to mitigate and
abate aircraft noise.
At these meetings, the alternatives being
discussed are not all-inclusive. Additional
meetings will be scheduled when the
• consultants have completed the analysis in
the February thru March timeframe. Please
:I check our website for changes to the
schedule:
www.metrokc.gov/airport/events or call
Pat Olds at (206) 205-8358.
South Beacon Hill Community Council
December 6, 2000 7:00 PM
St. Mark's Lutheran Church
6020 Beacon Ave. S
Seattle
North Highline Unincorporated Council
December 7, 2000 7:00 PM
North Highline Fire Station
1243 SW 112th St.
Seattle
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December 12, 2000. 7:00 PM
Jefferson Community Center
3801 Beacon Ave. S.
Seattle
North Highline Unincorporated Council
December 7, 2000 7:00 PM
North Highline Fire Station
1243 SW 112th St.
Seattle.
West Seattle Admiral & Alki Joint Meeting
December 14, 2000 7:00 PM
Hiawatha Community Center
2700 California Ave. S.W.
West Seattle
Georgetown Community (KCIA hosted)
January 10, 2001 7:00 PM
Coliman's Restaurant
6932 Carlton Ave. S.
Seattle
Duwamish Neighborhood Improvement
Foster Point Community Council
TBD Jan./Feb., 2001 7:00 PM
Location: TBD
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Randy Payne, Noise Analyst
King County International Airport
Boeing Field
7233 Perimeter Road
P.O. Box 80245
Seattle, WA 98108-0245
(206) 296-7458
(206) 296-0190 Fax
Email: randy.payne@metrokc.gov
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NOVEMBER 2000
Sound is produced by energy transmitted through the air in waves and is made up of tiny quick
oscillations of pressure above and below the pressure of the atmosphere. Sound pressure is
measured in decibels (dB). Humans can hear sounds nearly as quiet as zero dB and as loud as120
dB without pain. To capture the large range of sound humans can hear, the decibel measuring
scale is logarithmic, rather than arithmetic. A sound level of 70 dB has 10 times as much acoustic
energy as a level of 60 dB.
However, human perception of noise is very different. A sound 6-10 dB higher than another is
usually judged to be twice as loud; and 20 dB higher four times as loud.
• Everyday sounds in the environment normally range from 30-100 dB.
• Normal conversation at three feet is about 60-65 dB.
• Noise three feet from a food blender or a propeller aircraft at 1,000 feet is
the same loudness - about 88 dB.
• Adding sounds of unequal loudness together makes a combined sound as loud as the
loudest one. The quieter sound is masked.
• Adding two sounds of equal loudness will produce a 3 dB change, barely
detectable to the ear.'
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Sound is filtered through numerical scales to make it correlate with the way people hear. The
scale most closely matching human hearing is the A -weighted scale and it is the standard noise
measuring scale used by the Federal Aviation Administration. KCIA also uses the A -weighted
— scale to measure noise.
While a 3 dB change in loudness for a single sound event is considered barely detectable to the human ear, when measuring average
day -night noise levels over a long period of time, a 3 dB change becomes a significant noise impact.
North Quadrant
Discovery Park, Magnolia
Briar Cliff School, Magnolia
Smith Cove Park, Magnolia
Ruby Chow Park, Georgetown (fixed site)
NMS 21
NMS7
NMS 16
NMS4
West Quadrant
(West Seattle)
Terminal 5 Park NMS 14
Providence/Mt.Saint Vincent NMS 12
Myrtle Street Reservoir NMS 15
West Seattle Reservoir (fixed site) NMS 1
East Quadrant
NMS 13
NMS 19
NMS 3
NMS 17
�— NMS 26
NMS 6
/ ,—NMS 23
NMS 27
/0 �NMS24
Existing Monitoring Locations
Maple Elementary School, Beacon Hill
Cleveland High School, Beacon Hill
Van Assett Elementary School, Beacon Hill (foxed site)
Wing Luke Elementary School, Beacon Hill
St. Paul Parrish, Rainier Valley
Mona Keya Apartments, Skyway
5.121st St. Road End, Skyway
Campbell Hill Elementary, Skyway
King County Fire District #20, Skyway
South Quadrant
(Tukwila)
NMS 25
NMS8
NMS 11
NMS 20
NMS 10
NMS 18
NMS 5
NMS2
5.133rd St. Mini -Park
Hazelnut Park
Tukwila Elementary School
Showalter Middle School
Thorndyke Elementary School
Foster High School
Tukwila Community Center
Duwamish Park (fixed site)
2 KCIA NoiseUpdate-November 2000
KCIA reports noise data to local communities, elected officials, Airport tenants, and other interested parties on a quarterly
basis:_ Additional information can be provided upon request. Please contact Randy Payne (206) 296-7458. • '
Reporting Periods
1st Quarter: January = March f2nd Quarter: April= June 3rd Quarter: July- September-'. - 4th Quarter: October - December
Active Monitoring Sites July August September 2000
Site NMS1 NMS2 NMS3 NMS4 NMS5 NMS6 NMS8 NMS13 NMS14 NMS16 NMS19 NMS20 NMS23 NMS24 NMS25 NM526 NMS27
Days 67 92 92 92 18 2 33 9 92 92 51 87 5 33 36 40 30
LDN-A 50.5 63.6 61..9 69.9 61.3 61.9 57.2 66.3 52.3 55.5 67.3 54.3 56.4 47.8 61.5 51.6 52.3
Noise monitors at sites 1-4 are fixed in place. All other sites are monitored on an intermittent basis.
LDN-A=the average daily noise level for aircraft.
In order to collect meaningful data, monitoring sites must meet certain cri-
teria. Sites should be located in areas: 1) impacted by over -flights from air-.
craft operating from Boeing Field; 2) that avoid close proximity to.busy
streets or highways and have little background noise; 3) devoid of large
buildings, trees or heavy vegetation; and 4) that provide long-term site
availability so that the effectiveness of noise abatement efforts can be
monitored and analyzed over an extended period of time.
Deployment Schedule: Six portable monitors are deployed in neighbor-
hoods impacted by operations at KCIA. One portable monitor rotates with-
in each of the quadrants (north, south, east, and west) surrounding the air-
port, one within the Tukwila School District, and one within the Seattle
School District. Monitors are typically rotated every30 days, unless there
are specific noise patterns for which neighborhoods wish to gather addi-
tional data. Portable monitors are scheduled for deployment to the follow-
ing sites during October, November, and December. Schedules may vary.
Portable Noise Monitor Rotation Schedule (Fourth Quarter)
Quadrant
Location
Current
Location
New
Location
North
South
NMS 16
NMS 5
NMS 7
NMS 25
East
NMS 6
NMS 23
West
NMS 14
NMS 12
Tukwila School District
NNIS 20 NMS 11
North School District
NMS 19.
NMS 13
Monitoring News -School Construction -
KCIA temporarily discontinues monitoring at sites where school
construction disrupts data gathering. Construction during the 2000 school
year prevented monitoring at Tukwila (NMS 10) and Thorndyke (NMS 11)
elementary schools. As a substitute, KCIA gathered data at nearby Hazelnut
Park (NMS 8). Monitoring resumes at Tukwila and Thorndyke in late October.
Construction may disrupt monitoring activities at Campbell Hill Elementary
(NMS 27) during the 2001 school year. Monitoring at 121st Street/Road End
(NMS 23) and King County Fire District #20 (NMS 24) will serve as substitutes
during this period.
Noise Measurements
Noise measurements have been created to cap-
ture different aspects of noise, including loudness
and duration. Basic noise measurements include:
Maximum Sound Level (L -Max) - Lmax is the high-
est noise level reached during a noise event. For
example, as an aircraft approaches, the sound of
the aircraft begins to rise above background noise
levels. -The closeran aircraft gets, the louder it is
until the aircraft is at its closest point directly over-
head.
Sound Exposure Level (SEL) -- SEL is the total noise
energy of an event from the time it rose above
background noise to when it receded below. Gen-
erally this measure results in a higher number
than L -Max.
Day -Night Average Sound Level (DNL) - DNL is the
average of the total noise during a 24-hour period.
Noise occurring between 10 p.m.and 7 a.m. is pe-
nalized by 10 dB to account for the higher sensi-
tivity to noise in the nighttime and the expected
further decrease in background noise levels.
The following charts on page 3 depict an average
number of sound exposure levels during a 30 -day
period from July to September. A noise must be at
least 5-10 seconds (but not exceed 10-180 sec-
onds) in duration, depending on the monitoring
site's background noise conditions, for an event to
register on KCIA's monitors as an aircraft sound.
For sound exposure levels at night, the decibel
reading is adjusted upward by 10 as a way to ac-
count for in the greater disruption that noise
events cause during otherwise quiet periods.
Monitors stationed at a site for less than 30 days
during the quarter are not included.
KCIA NoiseUpdate-November 2000 3
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Noise Levels (Sel-dB)
The number of single event exposures at NMS Z a permanent site, reflects
a slight decrease (10% or less) in most categories from last quarter. SELs in
the 100-105 dB range fell 36% from last quarter at NMS 2. Data collected
from monitors clustered around the south end of the runway, NMS 8,20 and
25, show noise patterns closer to aircraft flight paths, which are typically
louder than that of data collected at NMS 24 and 27, where monitors cap-
ture aircraft noise at an angle.___
The number of single event exposures at NMS 3 and 4, both perma-
nent sites, demonstrate increases in events in the louder categories.
While 60-65 dB measured at NMS 3 fell by 38%, events in the 100-105 dB
category grew from 1 to 27 events, and from 1 to 9 in the 105-110 dB cat-
egory. The sharp increase in these categories from the second to third
quarters likely reflects the impact of Blue Angel flights at KCIA in August.
NMS 19 shows a substantial increase in the number of events in the 80-
85 dB category as compared to the previous quarter. Farther to the
south, NMS 26 registers more than half of its events at 70 dB or lower.
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The number of single event exposures at NMS 3 and 4, both perma-
nent sites, demonstrate increases in events in the louder categories.
While 60-65 dB measured at NMS 3 fell by 38%, events in the 100-105 dB
category grew from 1 to 27 events, and from 1 to 9 in the 105-110 dB cat-
egory. The sharp increase in these categories from the second to third
quarters likely reflects the impact of Blue Angel flights at KCIA in August.
NMS 19 shows a substantial increase in the number of events in the 80-
85 dB category as compared to the previous quarter. Farther to the
south, NMS 26 registers more than half of its events at 70 dB or lower.
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The number of single event exposures at NMS 1, a permanent site, in-
creased in nearly every decibel category since the previous quarter. The
biggest increase came in the number of events between 65-70 dB, which
grew by approximately 5.5 times. The increase in recreational pilots
who use the Vashon flyroute during summer months may account for
this increase in single noise events. Data collected at NMS 14 depicts a
decrease from last quarter, which fell as much as 33% in the 65-70 dB.
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Noise Levels (Sel-dB)
The number of noise events measured in Magnolia at NMS 16 have
remained relatively stable since last quarter, decreasing only slightly in
most noise categories.
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The number of noise events measured in Magnolia at NMS 16 have
remained relatively stable since last quarter, decreasing only slightly in
most noise categories.
KCIA's "Noise Hotline" Data Sheet
KC1A NoiseUpdate-November 2000
KCIA's Noise Report Hotline
(206) 205-KCIA
While most people understand that airports
generate noise, there are times when
operations are particularly intrusive. KCIA's
"Noise Hotline" is available for those times
when noise becomes especially bothersome
or an unusual occurrence is observed. Each
call received is recorded and investigated.
When one individual establishes a pattern of
multiple complaints, KCIA no longer
investigates each one.
Response letters are mailed approximately
monthly, depending on the volume of
complaints, to each caller reporting on the
results of each investigatio ircraft
operators are also notified when their
operations become the subject of multiple
citizen calls.
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Daytime Complaints
Nighttime Complaints
Total
Cargo
Corporate/GA
Boeing
SeaTac
Unknown
Other
Total
Uninvestigated complaints generated
by 2 callers
Quarterly Calls by Community
July -00 Aug -00 Sep -00 Qtr.Total Yr. to Date
80 91 150 321 1,253
102 117 180 399 1,146
182 208 330 720 2,399
79 86 132 297 951 11,a
19 36 55 110 310 17.4
5 4 9 18 72 3.4?'
20 32 29 81 1424
23 17 51 91 495
36 33 54 123 429
182 208 330 720 2,399
466 792 293 1,551 4,905
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Georgetown/Beacon Hill
Tukwila
Magnolia
Renton
West Seattle
Other
Total
Number of Complaints (Number of Callers per period)
July August September Qtr.Total Yr. to Date
12 (4) 54 (10) 74 (10) 140 (20)* 280 (34)*
36 (9) 26 (11) 71 (15) 133 (22)* 366 (43)*
97 (15) 111 (21) 128 (24) 336 (37)* 950 (62)*
6 (2) 2 (2) 27 (2) 35 (5)* 315 (18)*
12 (6) 4 (4) 8 (5) 24 (15)* 130 (40)*
19 (14) 11 (8) 22 (17) 52 (38)* 358 (109)*
182 (50) 208 (56) 330 (73) 720 (137)* 2,399 (306)*
*Individual callers counted only once for Quarter and Year
How to Use the Noise Hotline
If you are calling for the first time, please clearly
state your name , address, and zip code in your
message. When making your call, be as specific as
possible about the date and time of the event you
are reporting and the nature of your concern, such
as low flying aircraft or unusually loud aircraft.
KCIA Operations -Weather and Noise
Wind direction helps determine from which
direction an aircraft will takeoff and land, and
influences noise patterns at KCIA. For safety
and stability, aircraft are required to take off
and land into the wind. Because aircraft
generate the greatest amount of noise during
takeoff, when the wind changes direction, so
does the flow of air traffic and the noise
associated with it. At KCIA, the dominant wind
direction is from the south. Takeoffs to the
south make up about 69% of total takeoffs
and the remaining 31% of takeoffs are to
the north.
KCIA NoiseUpdate-Noise Hotline Data Sheet, November 2000-cont'd
Comparitive Noise Levels at Permanent Monitoring Locations
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How Do Noise Levels Compare to Last Year?
Average daily noise levels measured at KCIA's four fixed monitors during the 3rd quarter shows a slight decrease in noise levels
from 1999 to 2000. While noise levels have declined during this period, the number of 3rd quarter operations increased from
106,595 in 1999 to 111,863 in 2000.
Number of Operations
120000
Quarterly Operations vs Noise Complaints
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The above chart demonstrates the lack of correlation between number of operations at KCIA and complaints about noise received.
Complaints about noise typically stem from single noise events that are unusually disruptive or may stem from particular
individuals or neighborhoods interested in developing data about the patterns that affect them; not total operations at KCIA.
During the third quarter, operations increased while noise complaints remained relatively steady.
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