# Seattle Paine Field International Airport (PAE / KPAE) **Seattle Paine Field International Airport** (IATA: PAE, ICAO: KPAE) is a medium airport in Everett, Washington, United States. It opened in Nov 1938. It has 2 runways; the longest is 7,000 ft (2,134 m). In 2025 it handled 607 thousand passengers. Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpae ## At a glance - IATA / ICAO: PAE / KPAE - FAA: PAE - Type: Medium airport - Serves: Everett, Washington, United States - Opened: Nov 1938 - Elevation: 607 ft / 185 m - Coordinates: 47.9063, -122.2820 - Runways: 2 - Longest runway: 7,000 ft / 2,134 m - Instrument procedures: 8 approaches, 1 departure, 3 arrivals - Passengers: 606,794 (2025) - Time zone: UTC-8/-7 · America/Los_Angeles - Website: https://www.painefield.com - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paine_Field (14 languages) - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q838219 - Weather station: KPAE - Ident: KPAE ## Timeline - Nov 1938: Seattle Paine Field International Airport opens. ## Runways | Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 16R/34L | 7,000 ft / 2,134 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 179° / 359° | yes | | 16L/34R | 3,004 ft / 916 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Asphalt | 180° / 360° | yes | - FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/00142AD.PDF ## Passengers per year | Year | Passengers | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 2015 | 106 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2016 | 1,514 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2017 | 1,306 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2018 | 3,089 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2019 | 771,658 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2020 | 236,099 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2021 | 227,734 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2022 | 521,933 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2023 | 603,972 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2024 | 551,132 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2025 | 606,794 | BTS T-100 Segment | ## Routes 12 destinations in 1 country. US DOT BTS T-100, 2025: passengers flown from PAE, all carriers, routes with 12 or more departures. ### Year-round (12) - [BFI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbfi.md) King County International Airport - Boeing Field · United States · 26 mi / 42 km · 5 passengers · Kenmore Air - [FRD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kfhr.md) Friday Harbor Airport · United States · 55 mi / 88 km · 38 passengers · Kenmore Air - [ESD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kors.md) Orcas Island Airport · United States · 63 mi / 101 km · 6 passengers · Kenmore Air - [SFO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksfo.md) San Francisco International Airport · United States · 711 mi / 1,144 km · 39,819 passengers · Horizon Air - [LAS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klas.md) Harry Reid International Airport · United States · 894 mi / 1,439 km · 61,285 passengers · Frontier Airlines, Horizon Air, Alaska Airlines - [LAX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klax.md) Los Angeles International Airport · United States · 985 mi / 1,586 km · 22,183 passengers · Horizon Air - [SNA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksna.md) John Wayne Orange County International Airport · United States · 1,010 mi / 1,625 km · 24,416 passengers · Horizon Air - [PSP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpsp.md) Palm Springs International Airport · United States · 1,018 mi / 1,638 km · 10,356 passengers · Horizon Air - [DEN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kden.md) Denver International Airport · United States · 1,035 mi / 1,665 km · 7,325 passengers · Frontier Airlines - [SAN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksan.md) San Diego International Airport · United States · 1,081 mi / 1,740 km · 24,637 passengers · Horizon Air - [PHX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kphx.md) Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport · United States · 1,133 mi / 1,824 km · 97,390 passengers · Frontier Airlines, Horizon Air, Alaska Airlines - [HNL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/phnl.md) Daniel K. Inouye International Airport · United States · 2,694 mi / 4,335 km · 16,327 passengers · Alaska Airlines ## Airlines The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from PAE, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata. ### Passenger (4) - QX [Horizon Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/horizon-air) · 7 - AS [Alaska Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/alaska-airlines) · 3 - F9 [Frontier Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/frontier-airlines) · 3 - M5 [Kenmore Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/kenmore-air) · 3 ## Rankings Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place. | Measure | Value | World | Region | Country | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Passengers | 607K (2025) | #1,027 of 3,974 | #250 in North America | #174 in US | | Longest runway | 7,000 ft / 2,134 m | =3,488 of 29,858 | =832 in North America | =631 in US | | Elevation | 607 ft / 185 m | =25,195 of 43,403 | =12,137 in North America | =10,114 in US | | Age | Opened 1938 | =870 of 15,079 | =246 in North America | =228 in US | | Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US | ## Radio frequencies | Type | Description | MHz | | --- | --- | --- | | ATIS | ATIS | 128.650 | | CLD | CLNC DEL | 126.750 | | CNTR | SEATTLE CNTR | 128.500 | | CTAF | CTAF | 132.950 | | GND | GND | 121.800 | | OPS | AR OPS | 34.100 | | RDO | SEATTLE RDO | 132.960 | | TWR | ACFT ARR E OF CNTRLN ORRY 16L/34R | 120.200 | | UNIC | UNICOM | 122.950 | | TWR | ACFT ARR W OF CNTRLN ORRY 16R/34L | 132.950 | ## Nearby airports - [KAWO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kawo.md) Arlington Municipal Airport · 19 mi / 30 km - [BFI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbfi.md) King County International Airport - Boeing Field · 26 mi / 42 km - [SEA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksea.md) Seattle–Tacoma International Airport · 32 mi / 51 km - [NUW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/knuw.md) Whidbey Island Naval Air Station (Ault Field) · 35 mi / 57 km - [PWT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpwt.md) Bremerton National Airport · 36 mi / 59 km - [TIW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ktiw.md) Tacoma Narrows Airport · 46 mi / 74 km ## Sources - [BTS T-100 Segment](https://www.transtats.bts.gov/Tables.asp?QO_VQ=EEE&QO_anzr=Nv4%20Pn44vr45): US traffic: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (Public Domain (US Government)) - [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government)) - [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government)) - [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain) - [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0) - [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0) - Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpae/data