How will the FAA Act benefit Paine Field?

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EVERETT — Paine Field plans to repave its main runway and, hopefully, increase staffing at the airport’s air traffic control tower, thanks to the Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act, signed into law last month by President Joe Biden.

Those improvements and others are expected to boost the Snohomish County-owned airport’s function and safety, and support the airport’s “big tenants — Boeing, Aviation Technical Services and commercial airline service,” airport director Joshua Marcy told a gathering Thursday of more than 50 people.

The $105 billion bill, whose passage was championed by Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Everett, and Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, funds the FAA for the next five years.

At a roundtable discussion Thursday, dozens of local aerospace executives and labor leaders learned how the law will benefit Paine Field, as well as the region’s aerospace industry.

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[jmowreader]

1. They also need to expand the terminal building, and they have the room to do it

Right now Paine Field has three gates - far from the number they need if they want to turn this field into a good Sea-Tac expansion airport. The only airline that uses it is Alaska. This field is in a unique position in that they don't really need a second airline - the massive Boeing plant to the north of it is enough justification to fix it up - but if, say, Delta or Southwest wanted to expand to Everett they'd be kinda screwed because there aren't enough gates.