Seattle –Tacoma International Airport is the primary commercial airport serving the Seattle metropolitan area in Washington, U.S. It is the fastest growing airport in the U.S covering 2,500 acres of area.
TERMINAL INFORMATION:-
The main terminal of Seattle-Tacoma is an “X” shaped building which has 80 gates on four concourses and two satellite buildings.
- Concourse Ahas 16 gates
- Concourse Bhas 12 gates
- Concourse Chas 13 gates
- Concourse Dhas 11 gates
- North Satellitehas 10 gates
- South Satellitehas 14 gates
Concourses A, B, C, and D are accessible from the Central Terminal. The two satellite terminal buildings, named the north and south satellite, are connected to the four concourses by a three-line automated mover system called the Satellite Transit System. South Satellite is responsible for all international arrivals.
AIRPORT FACILITIES:-
- Information Desk: For any information or query you can ask any related volunteer with blue jackets. Red-vested “Pathfinder” customer service reps are also available, with an iPad in their hand, dedicated to direct the passengers.
- Baby Care Facility: There is a Mother’s Room that offers a quiet, private place with adjustable lighting, chairs, and power outlets.
Locations are:
S Gate Mezzanine Level, Gate A9, Gate C10, Gate N2, Gate D10, Gate D23, North, Main Terminal at Train Station.
- Children’s Play Area: The area where your kid can play and avoid boredom with various activities.
Locations are: Across from Seattle Taproom in between Central Terminal and A Gates. Hours: 24 hours.
- Drinking Water: At this airport there are waterbottle refill stations available free of charge. You need to empty your water bottles before going through security, and after that you can refill them at one of these locations:
Gates A-2, A-5, C-2, D-1, S Gates, Central Terminal
- Food: Food concessions throughout the airport are available but with varying schedules. 24 hours open options are:
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- Central Terminal Food Court (airside): Dilettante Chocolates & Mocha Café, Starbucks.
- B Gate: McDonald’s,Qdoba Mexican Grill.
- Landside: Alki Bakery
- Vending machines are also available throughout the airport.
- Luggage Storage: As there are no lockers at this airport. But, baggage can be stored at the Smarte Carte Baggage Storage. Storage facility includes baggage, frozen and refrigerated items.
Locations are: Baggage Claim level, between Carousels 12 & 13.
Hours: 5:30AM – 12:30AM
- Mobile Charging Ports: At A, B, D and S gates under-seat, power outlets are available where you can charge your devices and mobile phones. At C and N gates there are under-seat power outlets provided by Alaska Airlines. Moreover, pay-per-use charging kiosksalso offer charging connections.
Locations are: Ticketing and Baggage Claim terminal and Concourses A, B, C and D.
- ATM: ATMs are available at this airport but fees may apply. For cash, you can reach any of the ATM available at Central Terminal in landside and the airside of all gated areas.
- Currency Exchange Currency Exchange by Travelex is provided at the main terminal:
- Ticketing level from 5:15 am to 10:00 pm
- Baggage claim from 9:45 am to 9:45 pm
- Gates of Concourse A from 5:15 am to 5:45 pm
- Gates of Concourse S from 8:00 am – 8:00 pm
- Smoking Area: Two smoking areas are provided by the airport where you can smoke freely. These are located at:
- North end in Lower Drive (Baggage Claim level)
- South end in Lower Drive (Baggage Claim level)
- Duty FreeShops:Duty-free shopping can be done in Central Terminal at Gate A and Gate S.
AIRPORT HOTEL:-
| HOTEL NAME | LOCATION |
| Hilton | 7 minute walk or 3 min ride from the airport. |
| Red roof inn | 4 minute drive from the airport. |
| Red lion hotel | 4 minutes from the Seattle Seat-Tac Airport |
| La quinta inn & suites | 4 minutes from the airport. |
| Coast gateway hotel | 4 minutes from the airport |
| Homewood suites | 4 milesfrom Seattle SEA-TAC Airport |
AIRPORT LOUNGE:-
| LOUNGE NAME | LOCATION |
| Alaska Lounge | Multiple Locations |
| Centurion Lounge | Central Terminal, Airside, Concourse B, opposite Gate B3 |
| Delta Sky Club | South Satellite, Airside, between Gate S8 and S9 |
| The Club at SEA | Central Terminal, Airside, Concourse A, across from Gate A11 and South Satellite, Airside, next to Gate S9 |
TRANSPORT FACILITIES:-
- Bus Facility: King County Metro Buses passes through the street adjacent to the Sea-Tac Airport LINK Light Rail station. Sound Transit Express Routes 560 and 574 may be helpful.
- Car Facility:At the airport, there is a dedicated Rental Car Facility accessible 24-hour by the passengers. Moreover, many major car rental companies operate from within the Rental Car Facility such asRent-A-Wreck provides a courtesy shuttle.
- Hotel Shuttle:Many local hotels provide shuttle service to the patrons so ask them for their shuttle service availability.
- Taxi: Hire a taxi from the taxi station; there are many vendors who provide taxi service, available on the third floor.
Customer Reviews:-
E Garman (United States) 18th June 2019:
Long walk from gate to exit. We then connected on to the Light rail to downtown Seattle and it was pretty hard to find out where to go. If you are connecting to the light rail, it is inside the terminal, not outside There didn’t appear to be long lines anywhere. There seemed to be tons of places to shop and lots of restaurants.
Herbert Klein (United States) 12th October 2016:
Flew from SEA to Paris.Busy airport but generally clean and processing through security and airline check in. Good food options and a good choice of restaurants. The 2 separate rail loops is a bit confusing. Airport has good natural light and views.
A Santiago:
I went on Alaska Airlines for a day trip to Seattle on June 10th and found the airport clean and nice. It was a long walk to the train as others have posted here and for a guy with a bad back like me other than that it was a good airport. You should check out the stores. Also if you are an aviation buff like me the airport is great for spotting both once you are past security and out of the airport. The airport has some airlines that do not fly to my hometown (Phoenix) so I got to experience seeing them for the first time. All in all, I definitely recommend this airport and am looking forward to visiting it again in the future!
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