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 June 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

Sign up for CACC list serv (will send periodic CACC update emails)
List of Commission Members (PDF 114KB)
Commission bios (PDF 35KB)
Commonly Asked Questions

2022

Understanding the Capacity Issue (PDF 1.38MB)
CACC and WASP Roles 2022 (PDF 101KB)
CACC Report Feb. 2022 (PDF 396KB)
WASP Screening Process 2022 (PDF 5.5MB)
Online Open House Full Report Sept. 2022 (PDF 19.9MB)

*The 1992 PSRC Flight Plan Study is available via email by request at CACC@wsdot.wa.gov

2021

Online Open House Full Report Dec. 2021 (PDF 12MB)
CACC Phase 1 Fact Sheet (PDF 532KB)

2020

Phase I CACC Report 2020 (PDF 210KB)
CACC Status Report as of July 2020 (PDF 716KB)

Online open house

TBA

Upcoming events

TBA

Past meetings and events

Sept. 23, 2022 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. - Virtual Public Meeting

• Agenda (PDF 130KB)
• Watch the recording of the meeting

CACC Online Open House Aug. 15 - Sept. 11, 2022

August 31, 2022 Virtual Public Meeting

• Watch the recording of the meeting

August 23, 2022 Virtual Public Meeting

• Watch the recording of the meeting

June 23, 2022 1 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. - Virtual Public Meeting

• Agenda (PDF 116KB)
• Pandemic Finding (PDF 60KB)
• Watch the recording of the meeting
• Meeting Summary (PDF 189KB)
• PowerPoint is available upon request, please email christina.crea@wsdot.wa.gov

April 20, 2022 10 a.m. - 11 a.m. - Virtual Public Webinar

• Watch the recording of the meeting
• Agenda (PDF 244KB)
• PowerPoint is available upon request, please email christina.crea@wsdot.wa.gov

Feb. 16, 2022, 10 a.m. - 11 a.m.- Virtual Public Webinar

• CACC online open house results
• Watch the recording of the meeting
• PowerPoint is available upon request, please email christina.crea@wsdot.wa.gov

Jan. 6, 2022, 9 a.m. - 11 a.m. - Virtual Public Meeting

• Watch the recording of the meeting
• Meeting summary (PDF 243KB)
• Agenda (PDF 130KB)
• PowerPoint is available upon request, please email christina.crea@wsdot.wa.gov
   

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

Dec. 7, 2021, 10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. - Virtual Public 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 Public Meeting and webinar

• Agenda (PDF 125KB)
• Meeting Summary (PDF 164KB)
• 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 Public 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 (PDF 151KB)
• Meeting Summary (PDF 249KB)
• PowerPoint is available upon request, please email christina.crea@wsdot.wa.gov

June 15, 2021, 10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Virtual Public 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 Public 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)
• Meeting Summary (PDF 136KB)
• Watch the recording of the meeting

Feb. 16, 2021, 9 a.m. - 10 a.m. Virtual Public Webinar

• Webinar on federal and state funding
• PowerPoint (Please email to obtain)

Dec. 9, 2020, 9 a.m. - 10 a.m. Virtual Public 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 Public Meeting

• Agenda (PDF 118KB)
• PowerPoint (PDF 4.15MB)
• Watch the recording of the meeting

July 22, 2020, 8 a.m. - 12 p.m. Virtual Public Meeting

• Agenda (PDF 439KB)
• PowerPoint (PDF 931KB)
• Watch the recording of the meeting
• Meeting Summary (PDF 296KB)

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)

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)

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)