CENTRALIA, Wash. (AP) — A southern Thurston County location is being considered for construction of another large airport in Washington state to meet the increasing need for aviation capacity.

The Commercial Aviation Coordinating Commission conducted a straw poll with its 25 members that resulted in more than half voting for expansion of existing airports and construction of a new airport, similar in size to the SeaTac.

Thurston County is the home of our state capital Olympia. Projections show that the state will need twice the capacity for air travel by 2050.