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Wander While You Wait — Exploring Beyond SEA

Mon, Aug 18, 2025

Travel tips provided by the Seattle Southside Regional Tourism AuthorityTurn extra time on your hands at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) into local adventures with themed itineraries that match your interests. Whether y...

United Airlines flight landing at SEA in 1949

SEA Airport: Then and Now

Thu, Aug 07, 2025

Updated 2026Happy 70-somethingth Birthday Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)! We don't think you look a day over 65 and your new hardware has just put you back in your prime. Here's a look back on where you've been an...

A busy airport security area with long lines of travelers moving through queue lanes near signage for gates, ticketing, and CLEAR kiosks.

Why Can the Checkpoints at SEA Be Such a Challenge?

Tue, Aug 29, 2023

*edited 4/17/2025 to update security checkpoint numbers after all checkpoints were renumbered on 4/17/2025Translations are available in Amharic, Arabic, Chinese, Spanish, and VietnameseAmharicArabicChineseSpanishVietnamese ይህ...

Security Checkpoints 101

Mon, Dec 12, 2022

Updated December 2022Security checkpoints at the airport look so simple, but can be very frustrating for travelers. There is more to it than you may think and, yes, there are reasons and rationale behind what you see. Here's a qui...

Overhead airport sign with a green header reading ‘GREEN Line to:’ and directional symbols pointing right toward Gates C, N, and X.

User’s Guide to the Train at SEA Airport

Fri, Oct 30, 2020

Translations are available in Amharic, Arabic, Chinese, Spanish, and Vietnamese:ይህን ጦማር/ብሎግ በአማርኛ ያንብቡ (PDF) هذه المدونة باللغة العربية (PDF) 阅读中文版博客 (PDF) Lea el blog en español (PDF) Đọc blog này bằng tiếng V...

Pathfinder at Sea-Tac airport.

Pathfinders: Superheroes of the Airport

Tue, Sep 18, 2018

Not all superheroes wear capes. Navigating Sea-Tac International Airport with 92 dining and retail options, two passenger drives, a massive parking garage containing rideshares, shuttles, and buses, and more than 30 airlines can b...

Customer holding an iced coffee

National Coffee Day

Tue, Sep 29, 2026

Love coffee? Of course you do, we're in Seattle! To celebrate National Coffee Day, sample some amazing coffee from local brands you can find right here at SEA. There will be special tables in Central Terminal and N Concourse ...

Jett the SEA Otter and person dressed in hippie costume pose in the terminal

Halloween at SEA

Sat, Oct 31, 2026

Bring your costumes and spooky spirit to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) on October 31st from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. Drop by the photobooth in the Central Terminal by Fireworks and trick or treat at volunteer podiums thro...