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March 1, 2001
3:45 p.m.
King County International Airport/Boeing Field presentation to the Federal Emergency Management Agency
This afternoon, the following information was released by King County Executive Ron Sims and representatives of the King County International Airport to visiting officials of FEMA and Washington State’s congressional delegation.
BACKGROUND
- King County International Airport (KCIA) was built in 1928, funded by voter-approved county general obligation bonds, to retain the Boeing Company locally.
- One of the most complex airports in the country, because of its heavy traffic and diverse mix of users, CKIA has been designated one of the nation’s 100 most important airports by the National Business Aircraft Association.
- KCIA has two runways: a 10,000-foot runway that supports all major aircraft now in service in the world; and a 3,710-foot runway used by small general aviation.
- KCIA supports approximately 370,000 operations annually, which cannot be accommodated at other local or regional airports.
- Still the world headquarters of the Boeing Company, KCIA’s facilities enable $1.4 billion annually in the region’s economy.
- KCIA supports UPS, Airbone Express and BAX Global; all of the major local corporations (e.g., various Paul Allen and Craig McCaw companies, Microsoft, AT&T, Nordstrom, Starbucks); local emergency airlift services; corporate and other charter services.
EARTHQUAKE DAMAGE
- Liquefaction on the field has caused numerous cracks, sink holes and other problems on the long and short runways, taxiways, aprons and grass safety areas.
- The runway area most affected is the north half of Runway 13R/13L (the 10,000-foot runway), with the most serious defects located just north of the 5000-foot distance-to-go marker. The impact of this problem is that none of the large aircraft, such as those used by the Boeing Company, cargo companies, AWACs, etc., can use the airport.
- The Air Traffic Control Tower has damage. A temporary ATCT Tower to allow FAA staff to continue to operate most efficiently while their Tower undergoes the permanent seismic repairs is needed. This is not optimal, however.
- There is no estimate of the cost of repairing these facilities at this time.
Updated: March 1, 2001
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