The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has granted permission to Paine Field in Everett, Washington, to launch commercial operations following the completion of a new $40m terminal.
The new terminal building, known as Paine Field Passenger Terminal, was constructed by Seattle-based company Propeller Airports.
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The new passenger terminal features two gates and covers an area of approximately 30,000ft². It is expected to manage nearly 1.4 million passengers per annum.
Due to the large size of the terminal, the airport believes that travellers will be able to get to their gate from the curb in just ten minutes.
Facilities including armchairs and charging outlets are expected to be available to passengers, while high-speed internet will also be in use throughout the terminal.
Alaska Airlines will begin its operations from early March, while United Airlines plans to start running services later on in the month.
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By GlobalDataFrom the new terminal, Alaska Airlines will provide services to Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Orange County, San Diego, Phoenix, San Jose, San Francisco and Portland with 18 daily non-stop flights.
United Airlines will provide services to San Francisco and Denver.
Alaska Airlines and United Airlines will deploy Embraer 175 airplane for their flights from Paine Field airport.
Paine Field is home to the Boeing production facility for 747, 767, 777 and 787 aircraft and supported the initial flight tests and first deliveries of the new 787 Dreamliners, 747-8 Intercontinental and Freighters.
The airport is projected to create 65,000 direct or indirect jobs and produce an output of $20bn per annum.
