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Commercial air service arrives at Paine Field

The first regularly scheduled commercial flights took off from Snohomish County-owned Paine Field Airport as planned March 4,  making a reality out of a decades-old dream.

County Executive Dave Somers marked the occasion by proclaiming commercial ...

Don Bakken helped Paine Field soar

Don Bakken, who helped guide growth at Paine Field Airport for nearly three decades, passed away early this month. He was 93.

Bakken was the airport’s manager from 1982 until his retirement in 1992. Prior to that, he served a decade as the airpor...

Paine Field Airport has new badging rules

To insure Paine Field Airport remains in compliance with federal regulations governing commercial flights, credentialing staff are in the process of issuing new access badges to people who will be working in or around the new passenger terminal.

Starting i...

Paine Field and friends mark Earth Day at Narbeck

Paine Field Airport joined with the Friends of Narbeck Wetland Sanctuary on Friday, April 19, for some trail maintenance to mark next week’s arrival of Earth Day. Those participating included representatives from TECT Aerospace, Snohomish County...

Paine Field Aviation Days on hold for 2019

After careful deliberations, the sponsors of Paine Field Aviation Days have decided to take a break from the event for 2019.

 The annual aeronautic exhibition has long been a late May fixture at the Snohomish County-owned airport. In recent years ...

Paine Field signs agreement with Shanghai Airport Authority

EVERETT, Nov. 5, 2018 — Snohomish County’s Paine Field Airport today entered into a memorandum of cooperation with the Shanghai Airport Authority (SAA), which operates one of the busiest airports in the world.

“Great things are happening at Snohomish Count...

Remember: Paine Field is a no-drone zone

_{Video cameras spot a large drone at the airport August 8, 2018.}

Somebody illegally flew a large, unmanned aircraft system – a device more commonly called a drone – over parts of Paine Field Airport on Wednesday, Aug. 8.

Nobody was hurt a...

Crews raced weather to reopen main runway

_{Rollers compact asphalt Oct. 3 along the centerline of Runway 16R/34L.}

Crews worked nonstop for a week to beat fall rains and restore operations on a 9,010-foot stretch of pavement that is vital to Snohomish County’s economic health.

The main runw...

Airport teams up to help protect Puget Sound from oil leaks

Nearly half of Washington’s aerospace manufacturing jobs can be found at or around Snohomish County’s Paine Field Airport. All those jobs also mean myriad cars and trucks tucked away for hours each day in surrounding parking lots.

Vehicles can leak oil and...

Update: Main runway to close in September for week of repairs

The main runway at Paine Field is now scheduled to close for seven days in September to allow for repairs after recent maintenance by an outside contractor failed to produce expected results.

The work had been scheduled to start Thursday, Aug. 23. It now h...

Paine Field leading in green construction

Snohomish County Airport at Paine Field is breaking new ground in efforts to protect the environment while encouraging economic development.

On June 1, Paine Field became the first airport in the state to require all new building projects to meet or exceed...

Repairs planned for main runway

The main runway at Paine Field will be getting some repairs after maintenance work earlier this month failed to produce expected results.An oil-based fog seal treatment designed to prolong asphalt life appears to be not performing as expected. That’s led ...

Main runway getting extra attention

The main runway at Paine Field is getting extra attention from airport staff after recent maintenance work has left it at times with less surface traction than required.Because of this, the runway was closed late July 11 and reopened the next morning. The...

Increase planned for T-Hangar rental rates

Rental rates for standard 40-foot T-Hangars will increase to $310.31 per month Aug. 1. This includes state leasehold excise tax. Non-standard hangars, storerooms and west ramp hangars will have a similar percentage rate adjustment (about 3.4 percent). &am...