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Forum on 
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport's 
Future International Arrivals Facility: 
Introduction to Scoping, Planning and Financing 
Commission Meeting 
July 14, 2015

Continuing the 90-day review 
May 26 commission motion 
June 23 contract award 
Today's forum overview 
Next meeting on July 28 

An ongoing effort 
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International Arrivals Facility
Metrics and Other Considerations 
Michael Ehl 
Director Airport Operations

Widebody International Gates                       11        18        20            28 
Aircraft Holding for Gates                           22         0         0              0 
Daily International Hardstand Operations                0         0         0             0 


Passengers per Hour                            1200      1900      2600 
# of Claim Devices and Total Max Bags/Hour              4         6         8 
6,000 bags         15,600 bags        19,400 bags 
Passenger Holds/Events                         702        0        0            0 
events 


Double Bag Claim                             Yes        No       No            0 
Connecting Time                              90        75       75           60 
minutes           minutes         minutes                 minutes 
ASQ (Airport Service Quality Score)                       3.96*       TBD        TBD - 
(Max score of 5) *Outbound pax only, new survey for arriving pax to be conducted in 2015 
Average Wait Time for Immigration                       19.5        10        10 
(PH/PM  peak hours 11AM  2PM / peak month August)                                 minutes          minutes         minutes 
Average Maximum Wait Time for Immigration                70        50        50 
(Peak Month - August)                                                        minutes           minutes           minutes 
Bag to Claim w/in 20 Minutes at Customs 
Yes         Yes         Yes - 
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SEA    LAX    ATL    DTW    DFW    MIA 
2020         TBIT        Terminal                               Terminal 
Phase 1                     E & F                                N & S 
2014 
Widebody International Gates                    18     18     19     14     28     56 
Aircraft Holding for Gates                         0     1500     0       0     ~100     0 
Daily International Hardstand Operations             0     Daily     0      0     406     635 


3,500 N 
Passengers per Hour                         1,900   2,000   1,300   1,500    2800 
1,500 S 
6       6       18       9       8      10 - N 
# of Claim Devices and Total Max Bags/Hour         15,600 bags   Very Large   Large      Large     Large    5  S 
Passenger Holds/Events                       0      0      0      0      0     30-40 


Connecting Time                           75     120     90     60     70     90 
minutes     minutes     minutes     minutes     minutes     minutes 
Average Wait Time for Immigration                 10     26.2    11.6    23.1     13     23 
(PH/PM  Peak Hours 11AM  2PM / Peak Month August)                                minutes      minutes      minutes      minutes      minutes      minutes 
Average Maximum Wait Time for Immigration          50     91.1    81.1    77.9    87.1    94.8 
(Peak Month August)                                                       minutes      minutes      minutes      minutes      minutes      minutes 
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MCT (minutes) 
Airport                  International
International to
to
Domestic 
International 
ATL           90          90 
BOS         90         75 
CLT            60           60 
ORD        90        90 
DFW        70        70 
DEN         60         60 
DTW        90        60 
IAH          60          75 
LAX         120         120 
MIA         90         90 
MSP        60        60 
JFK           105          120 
EWR        90        60 
PDX         70         70 
SFO*         105        105 
SEA          90         90 
YVR         90         90 
Source: OAG                          Source: CBP Database 
MCT and Wait Time Comparison 
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18 FIS Gates- SSAT (12) & Concourse A (6) 
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Relative ages of Sea-Tac's Six Concourses 
Concourse          Year Built           Years old in 2015 
A                  2004               11 
B                  1990                25 
C                   1990                25 
D                 1990               25 
NSAT              1970 (2020)         45 (new in 2020) 
SSAT               1970               45 (50 years old in 2020) 

SSAT is the oldest concourse 
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North Satellite Scope 
Structural          Airport Dining and
Mechanical          Retail 
Electrical           Baggage 
Plumbing           Restrooms 
Holdrooms 

South Satellite will have the same scope 
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Preliminary Schedule 
2016     Programming (preliminary concepts, 
scheduling, costing) per current Aviation 
Business Plan 
2017     Complete Programming and initiate design 
2018-19  Design 
2020-24  Construction 

Staff will soon request authorization for programming 
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Independent Architectural Review 

Elizabeth Leavitt 
Director Aviation Planning and
Environmental Services

Airport Finance Overview 
Borgan Anderson 
Director Aviation Finance and Budget 
Jim Burchett 
Vice President, AvAirPros 

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Introduction 
Background  previous IAF funding briefings: 
January 27 
April 14 
Motion: May 26 
Today  Overview of airport finance 
July 28  Airport funding of recent international
facility projects 
Introduce consultants: 
Jim Burchett, AV Air Pros 
Warren Adams, WJ Advisors 
First of two briefings on IAF finance issues 
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FAA Rates and Charges Policy 
Five overarching principles 
1.  Rates, charges and fees must be fair and reasonable 
2.  Rates and charges cannot be unjustly discriminatory 
3.  Direct local negotiations between airports and airlines 
4.  Airports must be financially self-sustaining 
5.  Airport revenues must be used on the airport 

Federal policy establishes the framework for airport rates and charges 
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FAA Rates and Charges Policy
continued 
Other provisions 
Airfield costs must be based on historic costs 
Non-Airfield rates (i.e., terminal) can be based
on any reasonable method 
Equalized (versus differential) terminal rental
rates are allowable 

Federal policy establishes the framework for airport rates and charges 
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Airline Lease Agreements 
Governs relationship between airline and airport 
Defines space leased by airlines 
Generally defines financial structure for airport through
the establishment of "cost centers" 
Determines how airline rates and charges will be
calculated each year 
Defines what revenues are shared, if any 
May include capital plan 
May include majority-in-interest (MII) clause 
Rates by resolution are permitted under FAA rates and
charges policy  agreements not necessary 
Airline agreements define cost centers and costs paid by airlines 
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Sea-Tac's Airline Agreement: SLOA III 
Airline rates and charges are based on cost-recovery principles 
Full Cost Recovery Areas  Airfield Movement area and Airfield Apron area
are residual cost centers 
Partial Cost Recovery Areas 
Airfield Commercial area is compensatory 
Terminal is hybrid commercial compensatory 
Equalized terminal rent  averages costs across all terminal space 
Federal Inspection Services area (FIS) for international arrivals is a separate
cost center (cost-recovery paid by users) 
Revenue sharing: 50% of Airport net revenues above 125% of annual debt
service 
Capital project disapproval (majority-in-interest)  results in 12 month delay 
FIS is separate cost center paid by users of that area 
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Capital Funding Sources 
Airline
Funding Source             Use Restrictions      Rate Base
Equity/net income           Use on-airport         Yes
Revenue Bonds            AMT/non-AMT        Yes
Passenger Facility Charges (PFCs)  FAA approved projects    No
Customer Facility Charges (CFCs)  Rental Car Facility       N/A
Grants                   FAA approved projects    No
Tax Levy                  Port Policy            Yes
Equity/net income (cash) is most flexible source, followed by bonds 
Tax levy has only been used at Airport to pay for noise costs not eligible
for use of airport revenues 
Projects funded with PFCs and Grants are excluded from airline rate base 
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Passenger Facility Charges 
Enacted by Congress in 1991 to provide airports a source of
capital funding- capped at $3.00 passenger 
Cap raised to $4.50 in 2001 
PFCs can only fund airport projects that: 
Enhance safety, security or capacity 
Reduce noise, or 
Increase air carrier competition 
Can be used to directly fund capital costs or leveraged to pay
debt service on PFC eligible projects 
Under federal law, cannot pay operating and maintenance costs 
PFCs can be used for eligible capital costs for FAA approved projects 
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PFC Process 



Airport application, airline consultation, FAA approval 
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PFCs Used by Most Airports 
Airport                Airports     Airports
Category     Airports Collecting PFCs  at $4.50
Large Hub         30     30        29
Medium Hub      31    31       29
Small Hub         71     67        65
Non-Hub        249    197      188
Other          128    36       31
Total             509     361        342
All large and medium hubs impose PFCs
SEA has charged $4.50 since 2001 
Sea-Tac charges the same level of PFC as 29/30 large hubs 
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Approved PFC Charges- All Airports 
Through 2014: $90.8 billion 
Terminal                              57%
Airfield                  26%
Roads/Access      9%
Noise    5%
Denver Airport    3%
Other  0%
0%   10%   20%   30%   40%   50%   60%
PFCs used predominantly for terminal and airfield projects 
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Funding & Rate Base Impacts 
Construction                 Airline
Funding                Rate Base
Higher Airline Costs
Equity/net income         $50   Amortization         $4
Revenue bonds          450   Debt service         42
PFCs                 0                    0
Total                  $500                      $45
Lower Airline Costs
Equity/net income         $50   Amortization         $4
Revenue bonds          200   Debt service         18
PFCs                250   No rate base          0
Total                  $500                      $22
Funding source has pronounced impact on airline costs 
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PFC Uses at Sea-Tac Airport 
2015 Landing fee
For Third Runway, 100% of
Current rate              $3.48       revenue bond debt service has
been paid with PFCs to lower
Rate if no PFCs on 3rd Runway  $5.50      landing fee rate 
PFC uses 1992 - 2014                 Amounts include debt service
on 1998 PFC-backed bonds and
Cost Center   Total (000s)   %       payment of revenue bond debt
Airfield        $585,075     57%     services for: 
Third Runway 
Terminal       443,839    43%      Concourse A 
FIS                0               Satellite Transit System 
Baggage systems 
Total         $1,028,913
Sea-Tac has used PFCs to manage rate impacts and CPE 
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Airport Funding Decisions 
An airport's choice of funding sources is
influenced by external stakeholders factors and
management considerations 
External Stakeholder Factors            Management Considerations 
FAA--PFC project eligibility and             Current and future capital needs 
approval 
Forecast CPE and current and
Rating AgenciesFuture cash              forecast airline rates (e.g. landing
balances and debt levels                fees, terminal rents) 
Airline industryForecast CPE             Existing and future cash on hand 
levels and specific airline rates 
Existing and future PFCs 
FAA/State -- Availability of grants 
Project funding decisions are influenced by many factors 
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Preview of Next Finance Briefing 
Focus on recent examples of airport funding
plans for new international facilities 
Criteria for inclusion: 
Large hub airport 
USA 
Since 2000 
Funded by airport (not airlines or third party) 
Questions? 
July 28 will focus on how airports fund international facilities 
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Forum Wrap-up and Next Meetings 
Next meeting on July 28 
Technical discussions on July 15 and 29 
Airline Roundtable on August 11 


An ongoing effort 
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