The Goal:

Commuter service from Paine Field would imitate these successful municipal airports:

Charlottesville-Albermarle Airport, Charlottesville, Virginia (CHO)

Monterey Peninsula Airport, Monterey, California (MRY)

Cherry Capital Airport, Traverse City, Michigan (TVC)

For links to more examples of municipal airports, click here.

Paine Field currently operates at roughly 45% of its rated capacity. Even with 10 - 15 daily passenger flight departures Paine Field would still be utilized at less than 50% of capacity.

Adding commercial air service does not require any expansion of the airport's current boundaries. No new runways are required and no runway extension is needed.

Space for parking and a small terminal already exists on airport property.