KCIA Vision 2045 and Part 150 Study
KCIA Vision 2045 and Part 150 Study
King County International Airport is planning for the future.
Learn more about the Vision 2045 Airport Plan and the Part 150 Study and how to provide your input throughout the planning process.
You're invited to our next open house on March 20, 2025
Please join us and participate in the Part 150 Study Open House for the King County International Airport (KCIA). This is the third open house for the Vision 2045 Airport Plan and the Part 150 Study. Register at the link below to receive reminders and updates about this open house and the Part 150 Study. Registration is optional and not required to attend the open house.
- When: Thursday, March 20, 2025, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.
- Where: KCIA Flight Service Station (6526 Ellis Avenue S)
Help us plan for the future of King County International Airport
King County International Airport (KCIA) is undertaking two important studies to plan for the future of the airport: Vision 2045 Airport Plan and the Part 150 Study. The County owns and operates KCIA, a public-use airport that is part of the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS). Both King County and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) have authority over different parts of the airport’s operations, management, and future development.
The Vision 2045 Airport Plan will evaluate how KCIA can evolve and adapt to meet future aviation needs and maintain its status as a world-class airport. The Vision 2045 Airport Plan will identify projects KCIA would implement to continue to operate safely and efficiently while meeting changing aviation demand. Vision 2045 will follow long-range facility planning guidance from the FAA and will also account for potential environmental and socioeconomic impacts.
Read more about the Vision 2045 Airport Plan
The Part 150 Study will help the airport develop noise exposure maps and evaluate noise compatibility programs. The Part 150 Study is a voluntary Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) process that King County International Airport (KCIA) is undertaking to develop noise exposure maps and evaluate noise compatibility programs associated with aircraft operations.
Read more about the Part 150 Study
Centering community in the Vision 2045 Airport Plan and the Part 150 Study
KCIA is located near many residential neighborhoods including Allentown, Beacon Hill, Georgetown, Glendale, Rainer Beach, and South Park. Public input is critical to the successful outcome of Vision 2045 and the Part 150 Study. We will ask about important issues like safety, noise, environmental impacts, and use of the airport. Both technical information and community input will inform the plan. KCIA will invite input through committees, surveys, and in-person and online events.
A Project Advisory Committee (PAC) will provide local perspective and technical input for the Vision 2045 Airport Plan and Part 150 Study. The PAC represents city and neighborhood councils, businesses, airport tenants, labor unions, and Federal Aviation Administration and KCIA staff.
KCIA will also use information from the Part 150 Study and the Airport Strategic Plan to inform the Vision 2045 Airport Plan. The Airport Strategic Plan is an opportunity to review KCIA’s role in the regional economy and will have a separate community engagement process.
Visit our Stay Involved page to learn how to share input.
Schedule
The Vision 2045 Airport Plan project began in January 2024 and will take approximately two years to complete. The Part 150 Study began in spring 2024 and will take up to two and a half years to complete.
