There's a lot of interest in what happens at Paine Field, & RCAA tries to follow developments there. People affected by noise related to Sea-Tac Airport have often considered that there might be significant relief if some flights were shifted up to Paine Field. Some have argued that it would be wise, good planning, to have passenger facilities in place at Paine as a back-up against the time when some disaster or another will close Sea-Tac. Some want service out of Paine as a good-in-itself, without regard to Sea-Tac -- there being quite a number of air travellers living & working in places north of downtown Seattle, places closer in distance & travel time to Paine than to Sea-Tac. People close to Paine Field fear that once any commercial service is established the floodgates will open, & all sorts of undesireable (noisy) aircraft will be flying over them 24 hours a day.

So the reader will understand why RCAA has been trying to understand the current proposals for bringing commercial passenger service to Paine.

While a bulky environmental document has been issued, the authorities in Snohomish County have been unable to lay their hands on the actual proposals under consideration (we began asking back in very early January). So we asked the regional office of the FAA for what documentation they might have. This afternoon, they disgorged 848 pages of documentation.

We are just dipping into this four-inch pile of paper, but already we are seeing interesting undercurrents in the whole decision-making process at Paine. Who else would like to peruse 848 pages of documentation.

(We have also received various documents from Snohomish County, in dribs & drabs, as the result of asking & asking & asking. Perhaps that's a subject for another post at another time. Anyone else want to look through the Snohomish County paperwork? Give a call or e-mail.)

II-113-PAEPassenger service at Paine?

Local News | Crowd against passenger service at Paine Field
Jan 4, 2010 The introduction of passenger service at Paine Field did find support among some business and economic-development leaders.

Editorials & Opinion | Snohomish County should support Paine Field
Oct 2, 2008 Snohomish County officials should support, not protest, Horizon Air's and Allegiant's plans to provide passenger air service at Paine Field.

Washblog || No to Passenger Service at Paine Field
Feb 10, 2009 Up front; I am opposed to bringing any commercial passenger service on to Paine Field. I think it is only right that I mention that I first

Paine Field - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to Commercial air service‎: The MRD defines the role of Paine Field to be as a general air passenger services operating from Paine Field.

FAQs - Goodbye Sea-Tac. Fly Paine Field!
A: We want to see passenger air service offered at Paine Field. It's a modern airport, owned by the taxpayers of Snohomish County, which is fully capable of

Home - Goodbye Sea-Tac. Fly Paine Field!
Paine Field passenger service would provide convenience, create jobs, support aviation-related businesses and tourism, and offer welcome relief from traffic

Oppose Commercial Air Passenger Service at Paine Field
File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - Quick Viewcommercial air passenger service at Paine Field and call for the Snohomish County Executive and Council to reaffirm its commitment and support to the

Paine Field Airport :: Master Plan Update
The Master Plan Update for Paine Field has been prepared to assess and direct master demand exists for commercial passenger service at Paine Field.

Snohomish News Paine Field
Jan 13, 2010 Residents have a third opportunity to attend a hearing on adding commercial passenger service to Paine Field. The FAA will take testimony

Feasibility & Impacts of Scheduled Commercial Air Service at Paine
File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - Quick Viewclearly stated a dislike for scheduled passenger air service at Paine Field and expressed, among other concerns, a belief that scheduled service would