Commercial Aviation Coordinating Commission

The Commercial Aviation Coordinating Commission was created by the Legislature and tasked WSDOT Aviation to provide staff support for coordinating and administering the commission and technical assistance as requested by commission members.

The CACC aims to recommend a single preferred location for a new commercial service airport by February 15, 2023. In addition to recommending a new primary commercial aviation facility, the commission will recommend additional ways to accommodate capacity needs at other facilities.

We are responsible, according to the Legislature (PDF 76 KB), for the administration of the commission’s work while providing technical support to the commission members.

Communication to the public and stakeholders will be crucial for CACC. The communication plan will provide the following:

• A logical and factual framework for understanding the issues that must be addressed by the CACC and for understanding how the decisions will be made.
• Meaningful ways for people who want to be included and involved in the deliberations of the CACC.
• Assure that major stakeholders, such as local governments, the aviation industry, airports, and regional planning agencies have timely information to assure meaningful input

Information

Online Open House Full Report Dec. 2021 (PDF 12MB)

Phase I CACC Report 2020 (PDF 210KB)
CACC Status Report as of July 2020 (PDF 716KB)
List of commission members (PDF 542KB)
Commission bios (PDF 65KB)
Commonly Asked Questions

Online Open House

• The CACC Online Open House Sept. 20 - Dec. 8, 2021
  Closed

Upcoming Meetings

• Feb. 16, 2022, 10 a.m. - 11 a.m.- virtual webinar
  CACC online open house results
  Link to meeting: https://bit.ly/CACCFEB162022 
   

Past Meetings

• Jan. 6, 2022, 9 a.m. - 11 a.m. - virtual meeting  
  Watch the recording of the meeting
  Powerpoint and Agenda is available upon request, please email christina.crea@wsdot.wa.gov
   
• Dec. 7, 2021, 10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. - virtual meeting
  Agenda (PDF 124KB)
  Watch the recording of the meeting
  Meeting summary (PDF 87KB)
  Powerpoint is available upon request, please email christina.crea@wsdot.wa.gov
   
• Nov. 10, 2021, 8:30 a.m. - 10 a.m. - virtual meeting and webinar
  Agenda (PDF 125KB)
  Watch the recording of the meeting
  Powerpoint is available upon request, please email christina.crea@wsdot.wa.gov
   
• August 26, 2021, 9 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. virtual meeting
  TVW (Washington Public Affairs Network)  live streamed the meeting from their Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?v=626987074954376&ref=search
  Agenda is available upon request, please email christina.crea@wsdot.wa.gov
  Powerpoint is available upon request, please email christina.crea@wsdot.wa.gov
   
• June 15, 2021, 10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. webinar
  Webinar on emerging aeronautics. 
  Powerpoint is available upon request, please email christina.crea@wsdot.wa.gov
   
• April 29, 2021, 8:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. webinar and virtual meeting
  The webinar will provide CACC members with examples of project costs for recent Washington state airport expansion projects. 
  The meeting will be a presentation and discussion on the six initial sites and their potential to meet anticipated commercial passenger service, air cargo, and general aviation demand.
  Agenda (PDF 110KB)
  White Paper Summary (PDF 100KB)
  Watch the recording of the meeting
   
• Feb. 16, 2021, 9 a.m. - 10 a.m. virtual webinar
  Webinar on federal and state funding
  Powerpoint (Please email to obtain)
   
• Dec. 9, 2020, 9 a.m. - 10 a.m. virtual webinar
  Webinar on SeaTac Sustainability and UW ultrafine particulate studies
  Powerpoint (Please email to obtain)
   
• Oct. 21, 2020, 8 a.m. - 12 p.m. virtual meeting
  Agenda (PDF 118KB)
  Powerpoint (PDF 4.15MB)
  Watch the recording of the meeting
   
• July 22, 2020, 8 a.m. - 12 p.m. virtual meeting
  Agenda (PDF 439KB)
  PowerPoint (PDF 931KB)
  Watch the recording of the meeting
   
• April 2020 straw poll on a preferred strategy
  Commissioners participated in a straw poll on a preferred strategy (no decision was made) for addressing Washington's aviation capacity and offered their preferences, along with comments on their reasons for doing so. The results of the poll are as follows:
  
  1. Develop on large Sea-Tac-size airport: 0
  2. Expand and/or improve one or more existing airports, to provide commercial and freight service: 7
  3. Combine these strategies to meet near-term capacity needs from existing airports while conducting the processes necessary for a large new airport: 14
  4. I don't know: 0
  5. No answer: 4
  Survey comments (PDF 202KB)
   
• Oct. 30, 2019
  10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
  Capitol Campus, Joel M. Pritchard Building
  415 15th Ave. SW, Olympia, WA 98504
  Washington Room
  The meeting was recorded by TVW
  Agenda (PDF 18.2KB)
  Meeting Summary (PDF 435KB)
   
• Jan. 9, 2020
  10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
  Sea-Tac Airport
  Central auditorium
  Agenda (PDF 117KB)
  Powerpoint Handout (Please email to obtain)
  Regional Aviation Baseline Study (Please email to obtain)
  Meeting Summary (PDF 802KB)