With the demolition of the Arrivals Building last month, construction will resume in March on the Large Airplane Parking project. Then temporary paving will be completed and a new fence will be installed. Aircraft parking will reopen on a limited basis for 737s to business jets and anything smaller in the area facing the taxiway.
Meanwhile, design work for phase two is expected to be complete by January 2023. That will determine how to deal with underground utilities that will likely need to be not only relocated but replaced.
“We had initially envisioned utility work being very minimal,” said Raleigh Salazar, Project Delivery Manager for King County International Airport. However, with utilities likely needing to be replaced, stormwater requirements have changed as well.
“We’re required to install a large water quality vault that is about the size of an Olympic swimming pool to protect our waterways, but at significant cost,” Salazar explained.
The total project cost was estimated at approximately $22 million. Value engineering efforts by KCIA and Century West Engineering resulted in a revised estimate of approximately $15 million. The airport is asking the FAA to fund part of the LAP project.
Meanwhile, UPS is building a capital improvement project that will provide a new state-of-the-art package sorting facility at King County International Airport and rebuild several airport-owned aircraft parking gates. Coordination with UPS is ongoing since the projects are next to each other.
“UPS has advanced to their second phase of their overall project,” said Shumit Vatsal, Capital Projects Manager.
“We will assess with them the need for our space for construction, so we stay synchronized to not impede each other’s progress,” Salazar added. “It’s almost like a domino effect. You’ve got to put the airplanes someplace.”
“The project itself would be completed mid-2024,” Vatsal said, referring to the airport’s Large Aircraft Parking project.
Project timeline
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Aug. – Oct. 2020 UPS rebuilds 3 aircraft cargo gates
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Jan. – Oct. 2022 UPS second phase of ramp construction
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Dec. 2021 KCIA Arrivals Building demolition complete
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April 2023 Large Aircraft Parking project reaches 100% design
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Mid-2023 UPS Sort building complete
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Late summer 2024 Large Aircraft Parking project complete
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  During the December snow and cold spell, airport crews worked hard to clear runways and taxiways and keep the airport operational. Runway 14L/32R was closed during most of the last week of the month, but Runway 14R/32L remained open. Crews -- broken down into the "Red Team" and the "Grey Team" -- worked two shifts, supported by the Snow Desk. Operations rolled out a new Situation Report, summarizing key actions and status for each operational period. Fun fact: Crews used about 19,000 gallons of deicer during the week.
Kudos to everyone who worked in the snow and cold to keep planes moving!
Human trafficking destroys lives. In 2019, the National Human Trafficking Hotline identified 22,000 victims and survivors of this brutal exploitation in the United States. However, that number is believed to be just a small fraction of the actual total of people being trafficked according to the Polaris Project.
King County is joining the Not Alone campaign in January to support National Human Trafficking Awareness Month.
"Every person has the right to be safe. That's why King County has partnered with the statewide 'Not Alone' campaign to help raise awareness of the life-changing resources to prevent human trafficking with in-language materials and signage in highly-visible locations across the Puget Sound region," said King County Executive Dow Constantine.
Keep a look out for Not Alone posters at facilities throughout the area, including our own King County International Airport-Boeing Field. These posters were placed where they are most likely to be seen by people who are being trafficked. They are designed to encourage people in harmful situations to call or text the National Human Trafficking Hotline, a free, 24-hour service where anyone who is being trafficked can speak confidentially to a trained advocate. The number is 1-888-373-7888 or send a text to 233733 (BeFree). The hotline is available in English, Spanish, and more than 200 additional languages.
The airport also participates in the Blue Lightning Initiative (BLI), led by the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and the Department of Transportation. The BLI trains airline and airport personnel to identify potential traffickers and human trafficking victims, and to report their suspicions to federal law enforcement.
Washington ranks in the top ten states where people are being trafficked. Some of the warning signs that someone is being exploited:
- They are with someone who seems to control their every move.
- They seem to follow a script in the way they speak.
- They don't have control over their own money.
- They can't come and go from place to place on their own.
- They don't know what city they are in.
- They don't carry their own identification or money.
To learn more about preventing human trafficking, there is a free 25-minute human trafficking prevention training provided by our Not Alone campaign partner, BEST (Businesses Ending Slavery and Trafficking). Watch the BEST Basics human trafficking prevention training at https://www.bestalliance.org/best-basics.html.
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KCIA has completed Level 1 of the Airport Carbon Accreditation Program, the first general aviation airport in Washington to complete this task. Staff compiled all emission sources that are airport-owned, such as natural gas, electricity from buildings, and emissions from fleet vehicles and fire training exercises. The Greenhouse Gas emission (GHG) calculations showed a 25% decrease in carbon emission from 2007-2019.
Learn more about the airport's efforts to prepare for and combat climate change.
Photo: David Decoteau, Eric Miller, John Parrott, Davey Pilley and Matt Sykora with the official recognition received recently.
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