Seattle–Tacoma International Airport Sea–Tac Airport |
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Sea-Tac Airport in May 2012, looking south
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||||||
Owner/Operator | Port of Seattle | ||||||||||||||||||
Serves | Seattle and Tacoma, Washington | ||||||||||||||||||
Location | SeaTac, Washington, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||
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Elevation AMSL | 433 ft / 132 m | ||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 47°26′56″N 122°18′34″W / 47.44889°N 122.30944°WCoordinates: 47°26′56″N 122°18′34″W / 47.44889°N 122.30944°W | ||||||||||||||||||
Website | portseattle.org/seatac | ||||||||||||||||||
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FAA diagram |
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Location of airport in Washington / United States | |||||||||||||||||||
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Sources: FAA and airport web site
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Passengers | 45,736,700 (8.02% up from 2015) |
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Aircraft movements | 412,170 (8.07% up from 2015) |
Air Cargo (metric tons) | 366,429 (10.16% up from 2015) |
Seattle–Tacoma International Airport (IATA: SEA, ICAO: KSEA, FAA LID: SEA) (Sea-Tac Airport or Sea-Tac) /ˈsiːtæk/ is the largest airport in the Pacific Northwest region of the North America and eight-busiest airport in the United States. It is in the eponymous city of SeaTac, Washington, about twelve miles south of downtown Seattle and is the primary airport for the Seattle metropolitan area.
The airport has flights to cities throughout North America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia. It is the main hub for Alaska Airlines and its regional subsidiary Horizon Air, whose headquarters are near the airport. It is a hub and international gateway to Asia and Europe for Delta Air Lines, which has expanded at Sea-Tac since 2011.
In 2016, the airport served over 45 million passengers and considered one of the fastest growing airport in US and the world. It is categorized in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2015–2019 as a primary commercial service (large hub) airport based on 16,121,123 enplanements in 2012. The airport is the largest generator of vehicle trips in the state, and its 13,000-car parking garage is North America's largest parking structure under one roof.