# Seattle–Tacoma International Airport (SEA / KSEA)

**Seattle–Tacoma International Airport** (IATA: SEA, ICAO: KSEA) is a large airport in Seattle, Washington, United States. It opened in 1944. It has 3 runways; the longest is 11,901 ft (3,627 m). It is operated by Port of Seattle. In 2025 it handled 51.0 million passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksea

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: SEA / KSEA
- FAA: SEA
- Type: Large airport
- Operator: Port of Seattle
- Serves: Seattle, Washington, United States
- Opened: 1944
- Elevation: 432 ft / 132 m
- Coordinates: 47.4479, -122.3103
- Runways: 3
- Longest runway: 11,901 ft / 3,627 m
- Instrument procedures: 30 approaches, 9 departures, 7 arrivals
- Passengers: 50,987,574 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC-8/-7 · America/Los_Angeles
- Website: https://www.portseattle.org/sea-tac
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seattle%E2%80%93Tacoma_International_Airport (44 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14295
- Weather station: KSEA · WMO 72793
- Ident: KSEA

## Timeline

- 1944: Seattle–Tacoma International Airport opens.
- 2 Apr 1956: Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 2. 5 killed.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 16L/34R | 11,901 ft / 3,627 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Concrete | 180° / 360° | yes |
| 16C/34C | 9,426 ft / 2,873 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Concrete | 180° / 360° | yes |
| 16R/34L | 8,500 ft / 2,591 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Concrete | 180° / 360° | yes |

- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/00582AD.PDF

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | 37,498,267 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 40,527,777 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2016 | 44,031,008 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2017 | 45,419,211 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2018 | 48,180,684 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2019 | 50,074,124 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2020 | 18,979,545 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2021 | 34,834,830 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2022 | 44,414,271 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2023 | 49,289,822 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2024 | 51,079,622 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2025 | 50,987,574 | BTS T-100 Segment |

## Routes

142 destinations in 26 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (124)

- [BLI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbli.md) Bellingham International Airport · United States · 93 mi / 150 km · Alaska Airlines
- [YYJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyyj.md) Victoria International Airport · Canada · 98 mi / 157 km · Alaska Airlines
- [EAT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/keat.md) Pangborn Memorial Airport · United States · 98 mi / 158 km · Alaska Airlines
- [YKM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kykm.md) Yakima Air Terminal McAllister Field · United States · 103 mi / 166 km · Alaska Airlines
- [YVR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyvr.md) Vancouver International Airport · Canada · 127 mi / 205 km · Delta Connection, Alaska Airlines
- [PDX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpdx.md) Portland International Airport · United States · 129 mi / 208 km · Delta Connection, Delta Air Lines, Alaska Airlines
- [PSC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpsc.md) Tri Cities Airport · United States · 171 mi / 276 km · Delta Connection, Alaska Airlines
- [ALW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kalw.md) Walla Walla Regional Airport · United States · 212 mi / 341 km · Alaska Airlines
- [YLW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cylw.md) Kelowna International Airport · Canada · 219 mi / 352 km · Alaska Airlines
- [GEG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kgeg.md) Spokane International Airport · United States · 223 mi / 359 km · Delta Connection, Delta Air Lines, Alaska Airlines
- [RDM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/krdm.md) Roberts Field · United States · 227 mi / 366 km · Delta Connection, Alaska Airlines
- [EUG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/keug.md) Eugene Airport · United States · 234 mi / 376 km · Delta Connection, Alaska Airlines
- [PUW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpuw.md) Pullman-Moscow Regional Airport · United States · 249 mi / 401 km · Alaska Airlines
- [LWS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klws.md) Lewiston Nez Perce County Airport · United States · 260 mi / 419 km · Delta Connection
- [MFR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmfr.md) Rogue Valley International-Medford Airport · United States · 352 mi / 566 km · Delta Connection, Alaska Airlines
- [FCA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kgpi.md) Glacier Park International Airport · United States · 378 mi / 608 km · Alaska Airlines
- [MSO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmso.md) Missoula Montana Airport · United States · 388 mi / 624 km · Alaska Airlines
- [BOI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kboi.md) Boise Air Terminal/Gowen Field · United States · 398 mi / 641 km · Delta Connection, Alaska Airlines
- [YYC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyyc.md) Calgary International Airport · Canada · 452 mi / 727 km · WestJet, WestJet Encore, Alaska Airlines
- [ACV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kacv.md) California Redwood Coast-Humboldt County Airport · United States · 456 mi / 734 km · Alaska Airlines
- [SUN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksun.md) Friedman Memorial Airport · United States · 474 mi / 763 km · Alaska Airlines
- [RDD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/krdd.md) Redding Municipal Airport · United States · 480 mi / 772 km · Alaska Airlines
- [HLN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/khln.md) Helena Regional Airport · United States · 490 mi / 788 km · Alaska Airlines
- [GTF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kgtf.md) Great Falls International Airport · United States · 511 mi / 822 km · Alaska Airlines
- [BZN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbzn.md) Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport · United States · 541 mi / 871 km · Delta Connection, Alaska Airlines
- [YEG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyeg.md) Edmonton International Airport · Canada · 558 mi / 898 km · Alaska Airlines
- [RNO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/krno.md) Reno Tahoe International Airport · United States · 564 mi / 907 km · Alaska Airlines
- [IDA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kida.md) Idaho Falls Regional Airport · United States · 565 mi / 909 km · Alaska Airlines
- [SMF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksmf.md) Sacramento International Airport · United States · 606 mi / 975 km · Delta Connection, Southwest Airlines, Alaska Airlines
- [STS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksts.md) Charles M. Schulz Sonoma County Airport · United States · 618 mi / 995 km · Alaska Airlines
- [JAC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kjac.md) Jackson Hole Airport · United States · 619 mi / 996 km · Alaska Airlines
- [BIL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbil.md) Billings Logan International Airport · United States · 662 mi / 1,066 km · Alaska Airlines
- [OAK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/koak.md) Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport · United States · 672 mi / 1,082 km · Southwest Airlines, Alaska Airlines
- [SFO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksfo.md) San Francisco International Airport · United States · 679 mi / 1,093 km · Delta Connection, United Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Alaska Airlines
- [KTN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pakt.md) Ketchikan International Airport · United States · 679 mi / 1,093 km · Alaska Airlines
- [SLC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kslc.md) Salt Lake City International Airport · United States · 688 mi / 1,107 km · Frontier Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Alaska Airlines
- [SJC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksjc.md) Mineta San Jose International Airport · United States · 697 mi / 1,122 km · Delta Connection, Southwest Airlines, Alaska Airlines
- [FAT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kfat.md) Fresno Yosemite International Airport · United States · 749 mi / 1,206 km · Alaska Airlines
- [MRY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmry.md) Monterey Regional Airport · United States · 751 mi / 1,208 km · Alaska Airlines
- [SBP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksbp.md) San Luis County Regional Airport · United States · 848 mi / 1,365 km · Alaska Airlines
- [LAS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klas.md) Harry Reid International Airport · United States · 867 mi / 1,395 km · Frontier Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines, Alaska Airlines
- [JNU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pajn.md) Juneau International Airport · United States · 908 mi / 1,461 km · Alaska Airlines
- [SBA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksba.md) Santa Barbara Municipal Airport · United States · 909 mi / 1,463 km · Alaska Airlines
- [BUR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbur.md) Hollywood Burbank/Bob Hope Airport · United States · 938 mi / 1,509 km · Alaska Airlines
- [LAX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klax.md) Los Angeles International Airport · United States · 955 mi / 1,537 km · Frontier Airlines, American Eagle, United Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Alaska Airlines
- [ONT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kont.md) Ontario International Airport · United States · 957 mi / 1,540 km · Frontier Airlines, Delta Connection, Alaska Airlines
- [LGB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klgb.md) Long Beach International Airport · United States · 966 mi / 1,555 km · Southwest Airlines, Alaska Airlines
- [SNA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksna.md) John Wayne Orange County International Airport · United States · 979 mi / 1,576 km · Delta Connection, Delta Air Lines, Alaska Airlines
- [PSP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpsp.md) Palm Springs International Airport · United States · 988 mi / 1,590 km · Alaska Airlines
- [DEN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kden.md) Denver International Airport · United States · 1,022 mi / 1,645 km · Frontier Airlines, Delta Connection, United Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines, Alaska Airlines
- [SAN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksan.md) San Diego International Airport · United States · 1,051 mi / 1,692 km · Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines, Alaska Airlines
- [PHX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kphx.md) Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport · United States · 1,107 mi / 1,782 km · Frontier Airlines, American Eagle, Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines, Alaska Airlines
- [ABQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kabq.md) Albuquerque International Sunport · United States · 1,179 mi / 1,897 km · Alaska Airlines
- [TUS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ktus.md) Tucson International Airport · United States · 1,217 mi / 1,958 km · Delta Connection, Alaska Airlines
- [OMA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/koma.md) Eppley Airfield · United States · 1,364 mi / 2,195 km · Alaska Airlines
- [ELP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kelp.md) El Paso International Airport · United States · 1,368 mi / 2,201 km · Alaska Airlines
- [MSP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmsp.md) Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field · United States · 1,395 mi / 2,245 km · Delta Air Lines, Alaska Airlines
- [ICT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kict.md) Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport · United States · 1,427 mi / 2,297 km · Alaska Airlines
- [ANC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/panc.md) Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport · United States · 1,445 mi / 2,326 km · Delta Air Lines, Alaska Airlines
- [MCI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmci.md) Kansas City International Airport · United States · 1,486 mi / 2,391 km · Delta Air Lines, Alaska Airlines
- [OKC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kokc.md) OKC Will Rogers World Airport · United States · 1,517 mi / 2,442 km · Alaska Airlines
- [FAI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pafa.md) Fairbanks International Airport · United States · 1,530 mi / 2,462 km · Delta Air Lines, Alaska Airlines
- [TUL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ktul.md) Tulsa International Airport · United States · 1,556 mi / 2,504 km · Alaska Airlines
- [DFW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdfw.md) Dallas Fort Worth International Airport · United States · 1,658 mi / 2,668 km · Frontier Airlines, Delta Air Lines, American Airlines, Alaska Airlines
- [MKE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmke.md) General Mitchell International Airport · United States · 1,690 mi / 2,719 km · Alaska Airlines
- [STL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kstl.md) St. Louis Lambert International Airport · United States · 1,705 mi / 2,744 km · Alaska Airlines
- [ORD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kord.md) Chicago O'Hare International Airport · United States · 1,716 mi / 2,762 km · United Airlines, Delta Air Lines, American Airlines, Alaska Airlines
- [MDW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmdw.md) Chicago Midway International Airport · United States · 1,729 mi / 2,782 km · Southwest Airlines
- [AUS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kaus.md) Austin Bergstrom International Airport · United States · 1,770 mi / 2,848 km · Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines, Alaska Airlines
- [SAT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksat.md) San Antonio International Airport · United States · 1,773 mi / 2,854 km · Alaska Airlines
- [SJD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmsd.md) Los Cabos International Airport · Mexico · 1,817 mi / 2,924 km · Delta Air Lines, Alaska Airlines
- [IND](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kind.md) Indianapolis International Airport · United States · 1,862 mi / 2,996 km · Alaska Airlines
- [IAH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kiah.md) George Bush Intercontinental Airport · United States · 1,872 mi / 3,013 km · United Airlines, Alaska Airlines
- [DTW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdtw.md) Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport · United States · 1,922 mi / 3,093 km · Delta Air Lines, Alaska Airlines
- [CVG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcvg.md) Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport · United States · 1,960 mi / 3,154 km · Delta Air Lines, Alaska Airlines
- [BNA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbna.md) Nashville International Airport · United States · 1,973 mi / 3,176 km · Delta Air Lines, Alaska Airlines
- [CMH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcmh.md) John Glenn Columbus International Airport · United States · 2,011 mi / 3,237 km · Alaska Airlines
- [CLE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcle.md) Cleveland Hopkins International Airport · United States · 2,016 mi / 3,244 km · Alaska Airlines
- [YYZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyyz.md) Toronto Pearson International Airport · Canada · 2,055 mi / 3,307 km · Air Canada, Alaska Airlines
- [PVR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmpr.md) Puerto Vallarta International Airport · Mexico · 2,081 mi / 3,349 km · Delta Air Lines, Alaska Airlines
- [MSY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmsy.md) Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport · United States · 2,083 mi / 3,353 km · Alaska Airlines
- [PIT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpit.md) Pittsburgh International Airport · United States · 2,119 mi / 3,411 km · Alaska Airlines
- [GDL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmgl.md) Guadalajara International Airport · Mexico · 2,142 mi / 3,448 km · Volaris
- [ATL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/katl.md) Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport · United States · 2,178 mi / 3,505 km · Delta Air Lines, Alaska Airlines
- [CLT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kclt.md) Charlotte Douglas International Airport · United States · 2,274 mi / 3,660 km · American Airlines
- [IAD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kiad.md) Washington Dulles International Airport · United States · 2,300 mi / 3,702 km · United Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Alaska Airlines
- [DCA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdca.md) Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport · United States · 2,323 mi / 3,738 km · Delta Air Lines, Alaska Airlines
- [BWI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbwi.md) Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport · United States · 2,329 mi / 3,748 km · Alaska Airlines
- [MEX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmmx.md) Mexico City Benito Juárez International Airport · Mexico · 2,334 mi / 3,757 km · Aeroméxico
- [RDU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/krdu.md) Raleigh-Durham International Airport · United States · 2,349 mi / 3,780 km · Delta Air Lines, Alaska Airlines
- [PHL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kphl.md) Philadelphia International Airport · United States · 2,372 mi / 3,818 km · American Airlines, Alaska Airlines
- [EWR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kewr.md) Newark Liberty International Airport · United States · 2,395 mi / 3,855 km · United Airlines, Alaska Airlines
- [CHS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kchs.md) Charleston International Airport · United States · 2,410 mi / 3,879 km · Alaska Airlines
- [JFK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kjfk.md) John F. Kennedy International Airport · United States · 2,415 mi / 3,887 km · Delta Air Lines, Alaska Airlines
- [BOS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbos.md) Boston Logan International Airport · United States · 2,489 mi / 4,006 km · Delta Air Lines, Alaska Airlines
- [TPA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ktpa.md) Tampa International Airport · United States · 2,517 mi / 4,051 km · Delta Air Lines, Alaska Airlines
- [MCO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmco.md) Orlando International Airport · United States · 2,551 mi / 4,105 km · Delta Air Lines, Alaska Airlines
- [OGG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/phog.md) Kahului International Airport · United States · 2,640 mi / 4,249 km · Delta Air Lines, Hawaiian Airlines, Alaska Airlines
- [HNL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/phnl.md) Daniel K. Inouye International Airport · United States · 2,677 mi / 4,308 km · Delta Air Lines, Hawaiian Airlines, Alaska Airlines
- [CUN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmun.md) Cancún International Airport · Mexico · 2,684 mi / 4,320 km · Delta Air Lines
- [KOA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/phko.md) Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keāhole · United States · 2,689 mi / 4,327 km · Delta Air Lines, Alaska Airlines
- [LIH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/phli.md) Lihue Airport · United States · 2,700 mi / 4,345 km · Delta Air Lines, Alaska Airlines
- [FLL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kfll.md) Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport · United States · 2,714 mi / 4,368 km · Delta Air Lines, Alaska Airlines
- [MIA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmia.md) Miami International Airport · United States · 2,721 mi / 4,379 km · Delta Air Lines, American Airlines, Alaska Airlines
- [KEF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/bikf.md) Keflavik International Airport · Iceland · 3,611 mi / 5,811 km · Icelandair
- [NRT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjaa.md) Narita International Airport · Japan · 4,757 mi / 7,655 km · Delta Air Lines, Japan Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, Alaska Airlines
- [LHR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egll.md) London Heathrow Airport · United Kingdom · 4,786 mi / 7,702 km · Delta Air Lines, Virgin Atlantic, Alaska Airlines, British Airways
- [HND](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjtt.md) Tokyo Haneda International Airport · Japan · 4,791 mi / 7,711 km · Delta Air Lines, All Nippon Airways
- [AMS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eham.md) Amsterdam Airport Schiphol · Netherlands · 4,872 mi / 7,840 km · Delta Air Lines
- [CDG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfpg.md) Charles de Gaulle International Airport · France · 5,002 mi / 8,050 km · Delta Air Lines
- [FRA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddf.md) Frankfurt Main Airport · Germany · 5,094 mi / 8,198 km · Condor Flugdienst, Lufthansa
- [ICN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rksi.md) Incheon International Airport · South Korea · 5,203 mi / 8,373 km · Delta Air Lines, Asiana Airlines, Korean Air, Alaska Airlines
- [MUC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddm.md) Munich Airport · Germany · 5,268 mi / 8,478 km · Lufthansa
- [PEK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zbaa.md) Beijing Capital International Airport · China · 5,393 mi / 8,679 km · Hainan Airlines
- [PVG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zspd.md) Shanghai Pudong International Airport · China · 5,709 mi / 9,188 km · Delta Air Lines
- [IST](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfm.md) İstanbul Airport · Türkiye · 6,055 mi / 9,745 km · Turkish Airlines
- [TPE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rctp.md) Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport · Taiwan · 6,063 mi / 9,757 km · Delta Air Lines, Starlux Airlines, China Airlines, EVA Air
- [CKG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zuck.md) Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport · China · 6,299 mi / 10,138 km · Hainan Airlines
- [HKG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vhhh.md) Hong Kong International Airport · Hong Kong SAR China · 6,488 mi / 10,442 km · Cathay Pacific
- [MNL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rpll.md) Ninoy Aquino International Airport · Philippines · 6,652 mi / 10,705 km · Philippine Airlines
- [HAK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zjhk.md) Haikou Meilan International Airport · China · 6,748 mi / 10,860 km · Hainan Airlines
- [DOH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/othh.md) Hamad International Airport · Qatar · 7,398 mi / 11,906 km · Qatar Airways
- [DXB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omdb.md) Dubai International Airport · United Arab Emirates · 7,412 mi / 11,928 km · Emirates
- [SIN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wsss.md) Singapore Changi Airport · Singapore · 8,065 mi / 12,979 km · Singapore Airlines

### Seasonal (31)

- [YLW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cylw.md) Kelowna International Airport · Canada · 219 mi / 352 km · WestJet Encore
- [SUN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksun.md) Friedman Memorial Airport · United States · 474 mi / 763 km · Delta Connection
- [SIT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pasi.md) Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport · United States · 860 mi / 1,384 km · Alaska Airlines
- [HDN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/khdn.md) Yampa Valley Airport · United States · 889 mi / 1,431 km · Alaska Airlines
- [JNU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pajn.md) Juneau International Airport · United States · 908 mi / 1,461 km · Delta Air Lines
- [EGE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kege.md) Eagle County Regional Airport · United States · 938 mi / 1,510 km · Alaska Airlines
- [PSP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpsp.md) Palm Springs International Airport · United States · 988 mi / 1,590 km · Delta Air Lines
- [PHX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kphx.md) Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport · United States · 1,107 mi / 1,782 km · American Airlines
- [ABQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kabq.md) Albuquerque International Sunport · United States · 1,179 mi / 1,897 km · Delta Connection
- [MCI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmci.md) Kansas City International Airport · United States · 1,486 mi / 2,391 km · Southwest Airlines
- [DAL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdal.md) Dallas Love Field · United States · 1,668 mi / 2,685 km · Southwest Airlines
- [STL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kstl.md) St. Louis Lambert International Airport · United States · 1,705 mi / 2,744 km · Southwest Airlines
- [HOU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/khou.md) William P. Hobby Airport · United States · 1,893 mi / 3,046 km · Southwest Airlines
- [BNA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbna.md) Nashville International Airport · United States · 1,973 mi / 3,176 km · Southwest Airlines
- [GDL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmgl.md) Guadalajara International Airport · Mexico · 2,142 mi / 3,448 km · Aeroméxico
- [YUL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyul.md) Montreal / Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport · Canada · 2,278 mi / 3,666 km · Air Canada
- [BWI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbwi.md) Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport · United States · 2,329 mi / 3,748 km · Southwest Airlines
- [PHL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kphl.md) Philadelphia International Airport · United States · 2,372 mi / 3,818 km · Delta Air Lines
- [JFK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kjfk.md) John F. Kennedy International Airport · United States · 2,415 mi / 3,887 km · JetBlue Airways
- [BOS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbos.md) Boston Logan International Airport · United States · 2,489 mi / 4,006 km · JetBlue Airways
- [RSW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/krsw.md) Southwest Florida International Airport · United States · 2,621 mi / 4,218 km · Alaska Airlines
- [CUN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmun.md) Cancún International Airport · Mexico · 2,684 mi / 4,320 km · Alaska Airlines
- [BZE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mzbz.md) Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport · Belize · 2,822 mi / 4,541 km · Alaska Airlines
- [LIR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mrlb.md) Daniel Oduber Quirós International Airport · Costa Rica · 3,323 mi / 5,348 km · Alaska Airlines
- [KEF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/bikf.md) Keflavik International Airport · Iceland · 3,611 mi / 5,811 km · Alaska Airlines
- [DUB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eidw.md) Dublin Airport · Ireland · 4,525 mi / 7,283 km · Aer Lingus
- [HEL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/efhk.md) Helsinki Vantaa Airport · Finland · 4,768 mi / 7,673 km · Finnair
- [CDG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfpg.md) Charles de Gaulle International Airport · France · 5,002 mi / 8,050 km · Alaska Airlines
- [BCN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lebl.md) Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport · Spain · 5,425 mi / 8,730 km · Delta Air Lines
- [FCO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lirf.md) Rome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport · Italy · 5,673 mi / 9,130 km · Delta Air Lines, Alaska Airlines
- [ATH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgav.md) Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport · Greece · 6,181 mi / 9,948 km · Alaska Airlines

### Cargo (15)

- [PDX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpdx.md) Portland International Airport · United States · 129 mi / 208 km · FedEx Express
- [MWH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmwh.md) Grant County International Airport · United States · 141 mi / 227 km · Ameriflight
- [GEG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kgeg.md) Spokane International Airport · United States · 223 mi / 359 km · Ameriflight
- [YYC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyyc.md) Calgary International Airport · Canada · 452 mi / 727 km · Cargolux
- [OAK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/koak.md) Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport · United States · 672 mi / 1,082 km · FedEx Express
- [LAX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klax.md) Los Angeles International Airport · United States · 955 mi / 1,537 km · Cargolux, Korean Air Cargo, DHL Aviation, FedEx Express, Aloha Air Cargo
- [ORD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kord.md) Chicago O'Hare International Airport · United States · 1,716 mi / 2,762 km · Korean Air Cargo
- [IND](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kind.md) Indianapolis International Airport · United States · 1,862 mi / 2,996 km · FedEx Express
- [MEM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmem.md) Frederick W. Smith International Airport · United States · 1,867 mi / 3,005 km · FedEx Express
- [CVG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcvg.md) Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport · United States · 1,960 mi / 3,154 km · DHL Aviation
- [HNL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/phnl.md) Daniel K. Inouye International Airport · United States · 2,677 mi / 4,308 km · Aloha Air Cargo
- [PIK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egpk.md) Glasgow Prestwick Airport · United Kingdom · 4,464 mi / 7,184 km · Cargolux
- [LUX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ellx.md) Luxembourg-Findel International Airport · Luxembourg · 5,060 mi / 8,144 km · Cargolux
- [FRA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddf.md) Frankfurt Main Airport · Germany · 5,094 mi / 8,198 km · AeroLogic
- [ICN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rksi.md) Incheon International Airport · South Korea · 5,203 mi / 8,373 km · Korean Air Cargo

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from SEA, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Hub airlines (3)

- AS [Alaska Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/alaska-airlines) · 112
- DL [Delta Air Lines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/delta-air-lines) · 50
- QX [Horizon Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/horizon-air)

### Passenger (34)

- [Delta Connection](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/delta-connection) · 19
- WN [Southwest Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/southwest-airlines) · 16
- F9 [Frontier Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/frontier-airlines) · 7
- UA [United Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/united-airlines) · 7
- AA [American Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/american-airlines) · 6
- HU [Hainan Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/hainan-airlines) · 3
- HA [Hawaiian Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/hawaiian-airlines) · 3
- KE [Korean Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/korean-air) · 3
- AM [Aeroméxico](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aeromexico) · 2
- AC [Air Canada](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-canada) · 2
- [American Eagle](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/american-eagle) · 2
- B6 [JetBlue Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jetblue-airways) · 2 · seasonal
- LH [Lufthansa](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/lufthansa) · 2
- WR [WestJet Encore](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/westjet-encore) · 2
- EI [Aer Lingus](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aer-lingus) · 1 · seasonal
- NH [All Nippon Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/all-nippon-airways) · 1
- OZ [Asiana Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/asiana-airlines) · 1
- BA [British Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/british-airways) · 1
- CX [Cathay Pacific](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/cathay-pacific) · 1
- CI [China Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/china-airlines) · 1
- DE [Condor Flugdienst](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/condor-flugdienst) · 1
- EK [Emirates](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/emirates) · 1
- BR [EVA Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/eva-air) · 1
- AY [Finnair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/finnair) · 1 · seasonal
- FI [Icelandair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/icelandair) · 1
- JL [Japan Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/japan-airlines) · 1
- PR [Philippine Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/philippine-airlines) · 1
- QR [Qatar Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/qatar-airways) · 1
- SQ [Singapore Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/singapore-airlines) · 1
- JX [Starlux Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/starlux-airlines) · 1
- TK [Turkish Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/turkish-airlines) · 1
- VS [Virgin Atlantic](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/virgin-atlantic) · 1
- Y4 [Volaris](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/volaris) · 1
- WS [WestJet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/westjet) · 1

### Cargo (6)

- FX [FedEx Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/fedex-express) · 5
- CV [Cargolux](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/cargolux) · 4
- KH [Aloha Air Cargo](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aloha-air-cargo) · 2
- A8 [Ameriflight](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ameriflight) · 2
- [DHL Aviation](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/dhl-aviation) · 2
- 3S [AeroLogic](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aerologic) · 1

Former hub of [Cargo 360](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/cargo-360).

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 51.0M (2025) | #33 of 3,974 | #12 in North America | #12 in US |
| Longest runway | 11,901 ft / 3,627 m | #367 of 29,858 | #95 in North America | #84 in US |
| Elevation | 432 ft / 132 m | #28,409 of 43,403 | #13,447 in North America | #11,285 in US |
| Age | Opened 1944 | =2,300 of 15,079 | =1,299 in North America | =1,249 in US |
| Runways | 3 | =151 of 29,978 | =83 in North America | =81 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | APP/DEP | 119.200 |
| D-ATIS | Digital ATIS | 118.000 |
| CLD | CLNC DEL | 128.000 |
| GND | Seattle Ground | 121.700 |
| TWR | Seattle Tower | 119.900 |
| UNIC | UNICOM | 122.950 |
| CTAF | Oshosh traffic | 118.500 |

## Nearby airports

- [BFI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbfi.md) King County International Airport - Boeing Field · 5.5 mi / 8.8 km
- [TIW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ktiw.md) Tacoma Narrows Airport · 18 mi / 28 km
- [PWT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpwt.md) Bremerton National Airport · 21 mi / 35 km
- [TCM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ktcm.md) McChord Air Force Base · 23 mi / 37 km
- [GRF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kgrf.md) Gray Army Air Field · 28 mi / 46 km
- [PAE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpae.md) Seattle Paine Field International Airport · 32 mi / 51 km

## In collections

- [Busiest airports](https://dromopedia.com/collections/busiest) #33
- [Most connected](https://dromopedia.com/collections/most-connected) #74

## 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)
- [Wikipedia: “Seattle–Tacoma International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Seattle–Tacoma_International_Airport&oldid=1376470761), revision of 24 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [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/ksea/data