Seattle-Tacoma International Airport is more popular as Sea-Tac Airport. The location of Seattle Tacoma International Airport is in between Seattle (13 miles south) and Tacoma (20 miles north). It takes around 30 minutes from Seattle and 40 minutes from Tacoma to reach this airport. The airport is a gateway to the magnificent Pacific Rim. Port of Seattle had constructed the Seattle-Tacoma Airport in the year 1944 to provide an airway transport hub for the civilians of the region. Before 1944, Boeing Field was the operating airport in the region, which was overtaken by the U.S. military during World War II.
SeaTac Airport is the base for Alaska Airlines and more than 25 other domestic and international airlines serves at the airport. There are several nonstop international flights flying to and from SeaTac airport, connecting over 50 destinations in the United States and around 15 international destinations including Canada, Asia, Mexico and Europe. The Seattle airport has one main terminal with 4 concourses and 2 satellite terminals. The main terminal is connected to the satellite terminals by an underground train system. SeaTac airport is undergoing a multi-year capital improvement project, which is scheduled to be completed in 2010.
Rental cars are the easiest mode of transportation available from the city to reach the airport, which recommend prior reservation because of high demand. The car rental counter is available outside the main terminal. The scheduled buses on routes 174, 184, 194 and 340 are means of cheap and fast transportation to various destinations within the city. Hotel shuttles, Metro and Sound Transit are also good transport means for reaching Seattle from SeaTac Airport.
Other than the major operating airlines, Alaska Airlines (gate location: Concourse C and D), there are several other airlines operating in SeaTac airport. Some of the important ones are Air Canada, America West, Asiana, American Airlines, Continental Airlines, China
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Airlines, British Airways, Delta Air Lines, Hawaiian Airlines, Frontier Airlines, EVA Air, JetBlue Airways, Horizon Air, US Airways, Northwest Airlines, Korean Air, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines, Sun Country and many more.
Facilities at Seattle Tacoma International Airport
- Baggage Carts and Skycap service keep the luggage of the travelers’ safe at the Baggage Claim areas, located at the lower level of the Main Terminal building.
- Banking and ATM Services are located at the terminal and concourses.
- Emergency and Medical Services are available.
- Flight Information Monitors are fitted at the terminal and concourses.
- Meditation Room is located at the Main Terminal for religious purposes.
- U.S. Customs and Immigration Duty for the international travelers is located at the South Satellite gate.
- Internet Access is offered for laptop users by means of Wayport’s high-speed WiFi wireless internet service from any section of the airport.
- A center for lost goods, which are recovered, is located in the central part of the Main Terminal.
- Mail Center and U.S. Post Office is available.
- Meeting or Conference Rooms carrying all state-of-art technical equipments are available.
- Telephone booths, restrooms, concierge desk and smoking zones are available at particular locations of the airport.
- A Visitor Information Booth can be found at the lower level of the Main Terminal in the Baggage Claim.
There is a restaurant, shopping plaza and a café within the airport premises.
Seattle Tacoma International Airport is one of the major seats of flights to and from the North Pacific region.
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