Seattle Tacoma (SEA) Airport

Seattle-Tacoma International Airport SEA, or simply 'Sea-Tac' is gateway to Alaska and East Asia, and point of entry for thousands of passengers on their way to/from cruise ships at Seattle's port. FlightStats selected Sea-Tac for excellence in departure performance among major international airports for the last two years. Skytrax World Airport named it in 2013 as the 'Best Airport Staff Service in North America'

The Airport is located between the cities of Seattle and Tacoma, in Washington State's breathtaking Puget Sound region, borders on the intersections of State Roads 518, 99 and 509, and is only 1.5 miles from Interstate Hwy 5.

With three long runways and an estimated 33.2 million passengers in 2012, Seattle-Tacoma International is a hub for Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air, and is served by many airlines offering direct and connecting flights to destinations throughout North America, Europe and East Asia. 
Note that Delta offers nonstop service to Tokyo-Haneda, and as of June 2013 to  Shanghai, while ANA has resumed service to Tokyo-Narita airports.

Check-in Information:
(a) New check-in kiosks from select Airlines to print boarding passes are available for passengers without luggage, Those with luggage on Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air can get their boarding pass and then take their luggage right to their airline's baggage drop area.
(b) The Global Entry program for international travelers is now available and applications therefor are accepted at the new Enrollment Center on the Mezzanine level open until June 2013 (weekdays 7am-7pm; Saturdays 9am-3pm). The use of the Global Entry card reduces average wait time by 70 percent.
(c) There is a new flight information display at the light rail station.
Note that Alaska Airlines now offers self-bag-tagging option - enabling customers to print & attach baggage tags at self-service kiosks in the lobby, then show I.D., and drop bag off with airline employee for screening & loading onto aircraft.

NOTE: AirlineTicket Counters were moved around between Jan. & May 2013, to be aligned with the proper baggage systemstransfering bags to the new gate locations. So far, American, Frontier, JetBlue & United have been moved, while eventually, some other airlines will also move their gate locations.

Passenger Pickup: 
(a) Suggest that your arriving party meet you outside the ticketing level (one level above baggage claim), at the less-crowded Departures drive. (b) Park either on the Terminal Direct level of the parking garage at $5/hr, or use the Cell phone waiting lot (free for up to 30 mins) and wait until your party has collected bags & calls you for curbside pickup.

The passenger terminal complex at SeaTac Airport  consists of a main terminal, divided by a central terminal area with four concourses A through D,  and the North and South Satellites, and can be accessed from one central parking and ticketing area. All concourses are connected at post-security. (For more information please refer to 'Terminal Maps' page.)

Parking options at Sea-Tac Airport include a cell phone lot, and a multi-level garage with daily, short- & long-term parking. (For more information, please refer to 'Airport Parking' page.) 
NOTE: The cell phone lot has been temporarily reduced in size due to demolition work next door.  For alternatives, use the parking garge ($3/hr - with Terminal Direct spaces on level 4 at $4/hr.

The new 5-level RCF (Consolidated Rental Car Facility) at South 160th Street & International Blvd. south intersection, and adjacent to the Airport includes all rental car agencies and rental cars. Free large shuttles buses run 24/7 between the terminals & RCF. Pickup is outside the blaggage claim at north & south ends of the main terminal. For rental car return use SR518 and follow signs to RCF. NOTE: Rent-a-Wreck customers need to take another shuttle from the RCF.

To get from SeaTac Airport to your destination you can rent a car, take a taxi or limo, a shared ride van or scheduled Airporter service.  Staffed Ground Transportation Information Booths are located on the third floor of the Parking Garage and in Baggage Claim, opposite Carousel 12.  Transportation options can be found at:
(a) The Baggage Claim level of the Main Terminal serves, at the South Lot , scheduled Airporters & charter buses (A&B Specialized, Bellair Airporter Shuttle, Black Hills Transport; Bremerton-Kitsap Airporter, Capital Aeroporter; chartered cruise ship buses; Island Airporter, Kenmore Air Shuttle; Olympic Bus Lines, Quick Shuttle, Vashon Airporter; and Whidbey Sea-Tac Shuttle.
(b) Transit Bay 3 is for Paratransit; Transit Bays 2 is for Sound Transit.
(c) Parking Garage, level 3:  Island 2 - Downtown Airporter;  Islands 1 & 3: Hotel courtesy shuttles, off-site parking shuttles, off-site rental car shuttles;  Inner Drive: Shuttle Express and taxis.
1. The Shuttle Express is the only on demand door-to-door shuttle service at SeaTac, covering Seattle, Tacoma, Everett & the Eastside; it also provides limos, buses & charter services.
2. The Link Light Rail to the City departs from the new SeaTac/Airport Station, which is connected by a pedestrian covered walkway to Skybridge 6, located on the 4th floor of the Parking Garage, which connects to the main passenger terminal's ticketing level. Trains run every 7.5 minutes during rush hours and every 15 minutes thereafter, MonSat 5am-1am & Sun 6am-midnight.  Wheelchair service is available.
3. The Metro bus station can be reached by taking the walkway through the north end of the Parking Garage's level 4 to the Sound Transit Link Light Rail Station and exit to International Blvd. Bus stop has timetables, or pick up one at ground transportation info booth near door 16.
4. Sound Transit routes 560 & 574 make pickups/dropoffs at main terminal bus stop on lower drive.
5. The shuttle for Kenmore Air picks up outside Door 00 on the baggage claim level.
6. The QuickShuttle operates scheduled bus service to Vancouver, Canada, making stops at downtown Seattle, Bellingham Airport and drop-offs inside the Canadian-US border.

Current and future Airport Developments:  
1. Reshuffling of airlines in May 2013:  Other projects in connection with the airline realignment moves include the Concourse D common-use expansion; passenger loading bridges, baggage modifications, exterior gate improvments airport signs, & common-use systems at ticket counters, gates, and more.
2. Work on the 42 escalator replacement should be completed by June 2013 . This will cause normal routes to/from parking garage and terminal to be altered at times - signs will direct you. 
3. Major renovation work of the North Satellite is to start in winter of 2014 and should be completed by 2016., which will soon be used by Alaska Airlines exclusively, and will include an Alaska airline lounge on its roof top. The renovation also includes the addition of 3 more gates.