Agenda Item: 4a 
Meeting Date: July 9, 2024 
PROCLAMATION 
OF THE PORT OF SEATTLE COMMISSION 
WHEREAS,  Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA Airport) was officially
dedicated on July 9, 1949; and 
WHEREAS, the Port of Seattle stepped forward in the 1940s to create the vision for
SEA in support of the federal Civilian Aviation Authorities goal to create a regional airport; and 
WHEREAS, Port Commission President Horace Chapman stated that building the
airport, “is our duty, and if we can do it, we will;” and 
WHEREAS, the current site of the airport was chosen to be between Seattle and Tacoma
as an advantage for passengers and transportation infrastructure across the region; and 
WHEREAS, the official dedication of the passenger terminal building and naming of
the airport drew more than 30,000 people; and 
WHEREAS, in its first year of operation, the airport, drew more than half a million
passengers - that number has grown to more than 50 million passengers in 2023; and 
WHEREAS, since its dedication, the airport has grown to serve the people of the Pacific
Northwest with access to hundreds of domestic and global destinations and produces $20 billion
in economic activity annually; and 
WHEREAS, the airport supports approximately 25,000 jobs across all of its airline and
tenant partners; and 
WHEREAS, the airport is a gateway for many Washingtonians to explore the world for 
both business and personal travel and serves millions of passengers annually. 
NOW, THEREFORE, the Port of Seattle Commission hereby commemorates July 9
as Seattle-Tacoma International Airport Day on the airport’s 75th anniversary.

                      Proclaimed by the Port of Seattle Commission this 9 day of July, 2024. 
Port of Seattle Commission 




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