Seattle Airport Guide (SEA)

Seattle-Tacoma International Airport

PO Box 68727, Seattle, Washington 98168, USA

SEA

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(206) 433 5388

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Via the airport's website

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GMT - 8 (GMT - 7 from first Sunday in April to last Sunday in October)

The airport is located 19km (12 miles) south of Seattle.

Paving of a third runway at the airport is under way, and the official opening is set for November 2008. The runway is designed to help reduce flight delays that occur during poor weather conditions.

A train service connects the Main Terminal to the nearby North and South Satellites.

From the north, take I-5 to exit 154B and drive west on SR518 to the airport exit. From the south, take I-5 to exit 154 and drive west on SR518 to the airport exit. From the east, take I-405, which turns into SR518, to the airport exit.

The airport garage is connected to the Main Terminal via skybridges and offers short- and long-term parking. General parking is available on the top five floors of the garage and serves as the airport’s long-term parking area. Valet parking is available. Call the Parking Office for more information (tel: (206) 433 5308).

Alamo, Avis, Budget, Hertz and National offer pick-up and drop-off at the airport, on the first floor of the garage, while Advantage, Dollar, Enterprise and Thrifty provide courtesy shuttles to/from their off-site locations. All have information desks in the Arrivals area.

Road: Bus: Metro Transit (tel: 1 800 542 7876) buses run a 24-hour schedule to Seattle and regional destinations. A number of shuttle services run door-to-door services to Seattle and other Washington destinations.
Shuttle: Gray Line Downtown Airporter (tel: (206) 626 6088) operates shuttle buses between the airport and hotels downtown.
Taxi: Taxis and limousines are available.
The majority of taxis, limousines and shuttle buses leave from the Ground Transportation Center, although some large buses leave from the baggage reclaim level. For information on all modes of transportation to and from the airport, call (206) 431 5906.

An airport information booth is located in the baggage claim area across from Carousel 12.

Money and communications: Bureaux de change, ATMs and Wireless Internet access are available. A mailbox is located on the Lower Drive sidewalk outside of Baggage Claim door number 16.
Eating and drinking: Facilities at the airport include coffee shops, bars and a variety of self-service, full-service and fast-food restaurants.
Shopping: Shopping facilities include bookshops, gift shops and duty-free shops.
Luggage: Luggage facilities in the terminal building include a baggage and frozen storage service (Ken’s Baggage) in the reclaim area. There is a lost property office in the Main Terminal, up on the mezzanine level.
Other facilities: These include family toilets, massage and shoeshine, a pet relief area and a meditation room. Mobile phone chargers are available.

There is a Laptop Lane business centre in the North Satellite, equipped with fax, Internet and copying facilities. Conference facilities are available at the Hilton Seattle Airport and Conference Center (tel: (206) 244 4800; website: website: www.hilton.com).

The airport is equipped with lifts and ramps; airline staff can provide wheelchairs on request or the latter can be hired from Ken’s Baggage. Reserved parking spaces are available in the parking garage. There are disabled toilets, drinking fountains and telephones. Some 80 amplified phones for the hearing-impaired are located throughout the airport.

There are no hotels on site. Hotels within 5km (3 miles) of the airport include the Best Western Airport Executel (tel: (206) 878 3300; website: www.bestwesternwashington.com), Hilton Seattle Airport and Conference Center (tel: (206) 244 4800; website: www.hilton.com), Holiday Inn Seattle Sea-Tac International Airport (tel: (206) 248 1000; website: www.ichotelsgroup.com), Seattle Airport Marriott (tel: (206) 241 2000; website: www.marriott.com) and Radisson Hotel Gateway Seattle-Tacoma Airport (tel: (206) 244 6666; website: www.radisson.com). Many of these hotels provide courtesy shuttle services from the airport.