New Airport Planned for West Central Washington

Sea-Tac International Airport will reach capacity in 2050, according to Washington state aviation officials.

Friday, October 28, 2022 at 04:23 PM ET

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Washington state aviation officials say Sea-Tac International Airport will reach capacity in 2050. [Credit: Shutterstock]

Key Takeaways:

The year 2050 seems a long time away—unless you are using it as a metric for when a critical piece of infrastructure, such as an airline hub and city airport, will reach capacity.

That’s what state aviation officials in Washington are saying will happen to Sea-Tac International Airport (KSEA), and they are actively looking for a location to build a new airport to help alleviate the growing congestion.

Meg Godlewski

Meg Godlewski has been an aviation journalist for more than 24 years and a CFI for more than 20 years. If she is not flying or teaching aviation, she is writing about it. Meg is a founding member of the Pilot Proficiency Center at EAA AirVenture and excels at the application of simulation technology to flatten the learning curve. Follow Meg on Twitter @2Lewski.