Airports

Alaska Airlines plane takes off from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport with Mt. Rainier in the background.

We Need to Try Everything But Build a New Airport

If you sit on the Seattle waterfront on a sunny spring day you can hear a rumble in the distance. No, it’s not the...

Sea-Tac Airport Blasts Past 50 Million Passengers In 2019

Sea-Tac International Airport broke the 50 million passenger mark last year for the first time. A total of 51,829,239 passengers passed through the airport...

Paine Field: A Dream Starting To Come True

When Sound Transit proposed a dogleg light rail alignment to Everett in order to pick up Paine Field on the way, many--present company included--expressed...
A photo shows an roadway leading to an airport terminal. Colors are used to identify where the roadway will be expanded.

Port of Seattle Commission Taps Brakes on Arrivals Drive Expansion

The Port of Seattle's plan to significantly expand the capacity of the main arrivals drive at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (Sea-Tac) hit a speedbump in...

Sea-Tac Airport Sets Passenger Record, Plans Next Phase of Expansion Projects

Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) set a new record of 52.6 million passengers in 2024, and the Port of Seattle is advancing an improvement plan to better accommodate 56 million passengers by 2032.

Washington New Airport Siting Commission Shortlists Possible Locations and Opens Public Survey

Washington is still hunting for a new major commercial airport location as part of a state-mandated study. The state department of transportation has winnowed...

Sea-Tac Airport Got Very Close To Pre-Pandemic Passenger Peak in 2023

Just shy of its 2019 record, SEA clocked in with 50,887,260 passengers in 2023. That was up 10.7% from 2022.

Midweek Video: Sea-Tac’s Future International Arrivals Facility

https://youtu.be/A56eEljgwzQ The Port of Seattle has released a new video visualizing what the new International Arrivals Facility (IAF) will look like and how it will...