Supporters of Fly Paine Field are dedicated to facts and data while removing the hype provided by opponents. While this website supports regional commuter passenger service at Paine Field, the information provided is based on facts. More studies will be added over time. Here are some links to various studies currently available:
NEW RESEARCH !: Public Opinion Survey: Passenger air service at Paine Field is favored by 71 percent of the people who participated in an on-line survey sponsored by a group promoting a change to allow commercial airlines to use the airport. Nearly 900 people completed the poll. The survey was posted on the Fly Paine Field website from August 29 through September 19, 2008 and links to it were e-mailed to interested parties. By September 19, 887 people had logged on and answered some or all of the questions.
Economic Benefits: San Francisco International commissioned a study regarding the economic impacts of passenger air service. Here is the link to the study.
The Rule of 70-110: Why commercial air service using small planes is the wave of the future - a study that underscores research from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport showing that small commercial planes represent the overwhelming majority of air service from this regional hub airport. This data, and data from similar studies demonstrates that Paine Field will never be a large-plane commercial airport like LAX or Denver. Major hub airports represent old-style air transportation planning. Destination municipal airports represent the new frontier of air travel.
Regional Airport System Plan: The Puget Sound Regional Council is a planning body that prepares forecasts that local and state governments can use to understand and plan around various infrastructure needs. The Regional Airport System Plan (RASP) is a document that studies need across the entire region. No entity is completely free of researcher bias, particularly a governmental one like the Puget Sound Regional Council, but the reports do offer one perspective on the issues.