Airport Feasibility Study

September 2025 update 

At the March 11, 2025 Board of Commissions meeting, the Commission voted to advance to Phase 2 of the feasibility study. Phase 2 of the study will take about 18 months and will examine a number of questions in greater detail, including:

• Potential local and highway traffic impacts*
• Noise impacts from introducing new service*
• What infrastructure the Port would need to build
• Potential funding sources for airport improvements*
• More detail on potential market opportunities

*Topics of broad community interest during Phase 1. 

Conducting Phase 2 does not mean the Port will begin any new services at Bremerton National Airport. Significant work would remain between the conclusion of this phase and the start of any new service. That work would involve securing funding sources, state and federal environmental review, permitting, and the design and construction of any required infrastructure. There is also no guarantee that any air service carriers will be a fit for the needs at Bremerton National Airport and its community. 

What comes next

The Port and the consultant team have started Phase 2 of the feasibility study. The Port remains committed to regularly consulting with its community and sharing information as it becomes available. This page will be updated at intervals throughout the study. For more detailed updates, we encourage you to visit our online open house.

Summary of Feb. 25 2025 Board of Commissioners update 

At the Feb. 25 Board of Commissions meeting, the consultant team presented its findings on Phase 1 of the preliminary market feasibility study. You can watch a recording of the meeting on our Commission Meeting page.

Several people from our community attended the meeting and shared their comments. The Port also collected public comments online after the meeting.  

Summaries of the Phase 1 presentation and related public comments are available on our online open house.

Results of fall 2024 community survey

The Port distributed a digital survey in October and November 2024, asking our community to weigh the potential benefits and potential impacts of commercial or cargo service at the airport. We received over 2,700 responses – thank you to everyone who took the time to complete our survey! 

Below is a summary of the results. For a more detailed overview, please visit our online open house.

• The highest-rated potential benefits of commercial passenger service included easier west-coast travel and airport pickups for visitors, as well as capacity improvements to Highway 3. 
  • Highway 3 improvements were also mentioned as a potential benefit of cargo service, along with increasing job opportunities at the airport. 
• Impacts of greatest concern included increased traffic on Highway 3 and higher taxes to pay for infrastructure improvements.
• Respondents shared other concerns including reduced quality of life for residents, higher costs and competition for current KPWT airport users (i.e., small aircraft), and the new passenger flights being too expensive for most people.
• Respondents requested more information about potential funding sources, project timeline, highway and other infrastructure improvements, flight paths, noise and environmental impacts, and market details such as carriers, destinations, ticket prices, and local economic benefits. 

Please visit our online open house for more information, our working timeline, and FAQs: Feasibility Study Online Open House.

You can also reach out about this project by emailing us at airportstudy@portofbremerton.org.