Seattle-Tacoma International
SEA · KSEA · Seattle, Washington · King County · map
Seattle-Tacoma International is a public-use airport owned by the Port of Seattle, 10 miles south of Seattle, Washington, 432 feet above sea level. It has 3 runways; the longest, 16L/34R, is 11,901 feet of concrete. It has a control tower and fuel (Jet A, Jet A-1).
The airport
- Codes
- FAA SEA · ICAO KSEA
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Port of Seattle
- Elevation
- 432 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower · around the clock
- Attended
- around the clock
- Lights
- runway lights sunset to sunrise; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- Jet A, Jet A-1
- Repairs
- airframe: none; engine: none
- Parking
- tiedown
- Notes
- landing fee · certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Seattle sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 16E
- In the FAA's files since
- January 1944
Runways 3
Drawn to scale from the FAA's runway positions, north up. Not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16L/34R | 11,901 × 150 ft | Concrete, excellent | High-intensity lights |
| 16C/34C | 9,426 × 150 ft | Concrete, excellent | High-intensity lights |
| 16R/34L | 8,500 × 150 ft | Concrete, excellent | High-intensity lights |
- Runway 16L: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, approach lights with sequenced flashers (ALSF-2)
- Runway 34R: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR)
- Runway 16C: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, approach lights with sequenced flashers (ALSF-2)
- Runway 34C: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR)
- Runway 16R: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the right, approach lights with sequenced flashers (ALSF-2)
- Runway 34L: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR)
Radio frequencies
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| Digital ATIS | 118.0 | Seattle |
| Clearance delivery | 128.0 | Seattle |
| Ground | 121.7 | Seattle |
| Tower Runway 16L/34R, 16C/34C | 119.9 | Seattle |
| Tower Runway 16R/34L | 120.95 | Seattle |
| Approach and de · Approach and departure · Class B airspace 017-079 sea runway 34; 028-160 sea runway 16 | 119.2 | Seattle |
| Approach and departure · Class B airspace 223-289 sea, runway 16; 223-301 sea, runway 34 | 120.1 | Seattle |
| Approach and departure · Departure procedure (ATOME) · Bangr Rnav Dp 301-340 sea, runway 34; Runway 16L/C/R, south | 120.4 | Seattle |
| Approach (secondary) Departure (secondary) · Chins and star · Glasr and star | 123.9 | Seattle |
| Approach and departure · Hawkz Rnav Star · Jawbn and star Arrival west | 125.6 | Seattle |
| Approach and departure · Class B airspace 080-125 sea, runway 34; 290-315 sea, runway 16 | 125.9 | Seattle |
| Approach and departure · Class B airspace 126-222 sea, runway 34; 161-222 sea, runway 16 | 126.5 | Seattle |
| Approach and departure · Class B airspace 302-016 sea, runway 34; 316-027 sea, runway 16 | 128.5 | Seattle |
| Approach · Final approach Runway 16/34 | 133.65 | Seattle |
| Emergency | 121.5 | Seattle |
| Sea and vot | 117.5 | |
| Ramp and ctl South ramp | 122.275 | Seattle |
| Ramp and ctl Gate hold | 126.25 | Seattle |
| Ramp and ctl North ramp | 126.875 | Seattle |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 206-214-2592.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
Aircraft registered in Seattle from the FAA register
1,397 aircraft are registered to owners in Seattle, Washington: 631 drones, 434 piston singles, 199 airliners and large jets, 37 business jets, 32 turboprops. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in Washington.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 41 since 1982, 0 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Existed prior to may 15, 1959.
- Bird flocks on and in the vicinity of airport - check local adzys.
- Tdt 817
- Flight notification service (adcus) available.
- Helicopters landing and departing avoid overflying fuel farm located at the southeast corner of the airport.
- (E110) continuous power airport.
- (E94) wso/wsfo.
- Taxiway a south of taxiway G restricted to aircraft with wingspan 225 feet or less.
- Do not mistake taxiway T for landing surface.
- Aces to air cargo 4 parking and cargo areas restricted to aircraft with wingspan 170 feet or less.
- Taxiway for corporate hngr ramp restricted to aircraft with wingspan 62 feet or less for taxi operations. General aviation customs parking is very ltd.
- Txl west rstrd to aircraft with wingspan 135 feet or less north of taxiway north and 167 feet or less south of taxiway north. Seattle ramp tower provides adzy control only.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 5, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.