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Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) nearly broke its passenger volume record in 2023. Just shy of the 2019 record by 941,979, SEA clocked 50,887,260 passengers in 2023. That was up 10.7% from 2022 when 45,964,321 passengers passed through the airport, as travel rebounds from pandemic lows. SEA has seen tremendous growth over the past decade. In
Sea-Tac Airport is currently undergoing the largest and longest expansion in its history, collectively known as the Sustainable Airport Master Plan (SAMP). Some of it you can already see, but you’re probably not aware of what it all means. Here’s what you need to know.
April 27, 2016 – Commission Roundtable “Working with Communities” • April 12, 2016 – Commission Briefing “Sustainable Airport Master Plan (SAMP) Planning Update” • March 22, 2016 – Commission Roundtable “...
Provides an analysis of second airport options in Pierce, Thurston and Enumclaw, plus provides important forecast updates for Sea-Tac and Paine Field. It’...
We’ve begun using the term “Fourth Runway” to describe two large projects (SR-509 and the Sustainable Airport Master Plan) as one system, which they are. The two projects have always been part of a regional plan begun over fifty years ago to meet the strategic goals of the Port Of Seattle and regional planners. The construction of SR-509 will affect the communities are great deal. But starting in 2027 the projects will also increase flight operations at least 33% and cargo operations by 300%.
By Tim Newcomb Construction of the North Satellite project, which added gates and modernized the existing facility, was done without disrupting airport operations. PHOTOS COURTESY OF PORT OF SEATTLE An 85-ft-high walkway at the International Arrivals Facility connects the new grand hall to the South Satellite. It was installed at night to limit the impact on
An Alaska Airlines jet taxis beneath an enormous pedestrian bridge, still under construction at Sea-Tac Airport. It will link the south satellite with the new International Arrivals Facility. Ed Ronco / KNKX 8:29 Sea-Tac Airport’s Lance Lyttle talks with KNKX All Things Considered host Ed Ronco. Lance Lyttle’s office offers a view across most of
Sea-Tac Airport passenger volumes are surging, hitting 51.8 million in 2019 and forecast to hit 56 million a year by 2027. Airport staffers are planning projects now to be finished or underway by then to ensure the facility can handle the growth. ANTHONY BOLANTE By Andrew McIntosh – Reporter, Puget Sound Business Journal Trying to forecast