SCAA Resources

Seattle Council on Airport Affairs

A Grassroots Organization Helping Communities, Government and Airports

Below you'll find a variety of information, links to our archives and external links to other resources on the web.

SCAA Community Resolution

SCAA brought together a number of community organizations to help draft a resolution on aircraft noise in Seattle. The resolution calls for a moratorium on expansion at Sea-Tac until existing noise issues can be indentified, and a plan is developed for siting a new regional airport. Since drafting this resolution, over 30 organizations and individuals have signed on. You can read the resolution and a list of who enorsed it.

SCAA Information Archives

The SCAA Archives contain some of the of information, news stories, documents and other items of interest SCAA has collected. News stories from the front page are moved here as well.

External Links

Local Groups
Groups in the Seattle-Tacoma area.

Airport Communities Coalition (ACC) - The web site for the group of cities around Sea-Tac, opposing the 3rd runway.
Regional Council on Airport Affairs - Puget Sound-area group whose primary mission is to stop the third runway at Sea-Tac Airport.
Seattle Council on Airport Affairs - This is us!

Other Areas
Groups fighting airport noise in other cities and regions.

Alliance of Residents Concerning O'Hare
Citizens Against Airport Pollution - Citizen group opposing noise from San Jose Airport, California.
Citizens for Abatement of Aircraft Noise (CAAN) - Citizens opposing aircraft noise in the greater Washington D.C. area
El Toro, Marine Corp Air Station - Primarily for Southern Californians fighting the use of the surplused El Toro Marine Air Station as another airport. An excellent site with much information.
Heathrow Association for Control of Aircraft Noise (HACAN) - Group fighting noise from London Heathrow airport
New Jersey Coalition Against Aircraft Noise

National Groups
Groups with national scope.

Airport Noise Law - General information on Statutes, Regulations, Legislation, Cases, Practice, etc., relating to airport noise
Noise Pollution Clearinghouse - General noise site with an aviation section.
US Citizens' Aviation Watch - Membership organization spanning the United States.

Airport Sites
Web sites for individual airports of interest.

Grant County Airport (Moses Lake), Eastern Washington. - Home page. Runway length 13,500 feet.
King County International Airport (KCIA) -- a.k.a. Boeing Field - Home page.
Paine Field (Snohomish County Airport), Everett - Home page.
Renton Municipal Airport - For airport, click on site index and select "Airport".
Seattle Tacoma International Airport - Sea-Tac's home page.

Government and Other Sites

14 CFR Part 150 -- Airport Noise Compatibility Planning - The FAA's Part 150 Noise Study regulations.
Airport Noise Regulation Information - A Boeing Co. site that tracks and reports airport noise restrictions and government noise regulations for over 600 world-wide airports.
FAA Air Traffic Delays - Monthly reports on the performance of the Air Traffic Control (ATC) system.
FAA Office of Environment and Energy - Includes Office of Noise Ombudsman, Aircraft Noise and Emissions.
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) - Home page for the FAA
Federal Interagency Committee on Aviation Noise (FICAN) - Home page for a multi-disciplinary group that researches issues on aircraft noise.
Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC) - Home page. The four county body that addresses regional transportation issues.
US Dept. of Transportation - Airline on-time statistics. 10 largest airlines.

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