Council approves Paine Field plan with $297M in potential improvements

EVERETT — The Snohomish County Council on Tuesday approved a new long-range plan for Paine Field, including a potential expansion of the passenger terminal, landslide mitigation work and projects with an eye on increased cargo activity.

A 200,000-square-foot terminal, improvements to its two runways and expanded support facilities are all part of the plan looking toward 2040. The vision is the first updated master plan for the airport since 2002. A rapidly growing source of commercial flights, the airport is expected to hit four million annual passengers by 2040.

The passenger terminal is privately owned and opened in 2019. However, Snohomish County owns the airport. Since opening, it has served several million passengers.

The council voted unanimously Tuesday to send the plan to the Federal Aviation Administration for approval. The county had until Sept. 1 to submit the plan to the federal government, or risk losing grant funding, a county staff report stated.

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