Wander Words

It was on Friday, 21 March 2008 that I revisited a popular annual stop-off in Seattle, Washington that at times I could have called home … this was the Seattle/Tacoma International Airport often called “SEA-TAC”. As I am now writing various travel blogs on my worldly travels, I take you on an introduction of this digital North American hub of transportation and technology that many business travellers enjoy as a pitstop and Gateway location. On this day, I quite enjoyed my trip from Denver on United Airlines though I was welcomed with a several hour lay-over I for some reason wasn’t expecting, but had I paid more close attention to my itinerary would have realized, planning accordingly, could have taken a few hour jolt into Seattle, Washington to have coffee with some friends. But 11 am until 3 pm wasn’t too bad a space to spend in this high-tech and comfortable airport. Plenty of shops, restaurants and services to entertain me, the time flew by.

Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA-TAC)
www.portseattle.org/seatac/ * Sea-Tac (Tacoma/Seattle, Washington) * the intersections of State Route 518, State Route 99 and State Route 509 in the heart of Washington State.
Conveniently located 1.5 miles from Interstate 5 - Sea-TAC (SEA) is abbreviated by a acronym-like name based off of Sea(ttle) and Tac(oma) as the two main hubs it represents. A urban transportation city or suburb called “Seatac” is home to the international airport and gateway to the Pacific world. Its the main hub for Alaska and Northwest Airlines and serves as a international gateway for North America, Europe, and East Asia. In 2007 Sea-Tac served nearly 31.3 million passengers, making it the 17th busiest airport in the United States. According to Wikipedia, The top five carriers at Sea-Tac in number of passengers carried in 2007 were Alaska Airlines (35.0%), Horizon Air (13.1%), Southwest Airlines (8.7%), United Airlines (8.6%), and Northwest Airlines (6.7%). In 1944 the Airport was constructed by the Port of Seattle to serve the citizens of Washington State since Boeing Field was taken over by the military during World War II. The first scheduled flights took place in 1947. It became an International airport shortly after with its first direct service to Tokyo. Today it’s a hub of activity serving Seattle’s very busy economic and business sector - especially after Seattle took over as a digital hub with Microsoft and Adobe setting up shop in the area. My visits to Sea-Tac have been numerous through the course of my life, and each and every visit has been a pleasant and efficient experience. Wifi, services, restaurants, and shops. Since 911, however, the security and check-through with the authority can get piled up and is not as efficient as alot of other airports. Getting to the car rentals for the most part are very efficient, and while public transportation can be tricky at SEA-TAC, it is efficient (but very costly) especially if trying to get to Seattle or Tacoma. Cabs can charge higher than a daily car rental. Be prepared for the additional expense. Enroute to Vancouver, British Columbia I didn’t have to worry about ground transportation on this visit, but didn’t particularly enjoy the out-onto-the-runway hopping onto a small jet trip on Canada air jazz, mainly because i don’t like small planes, it was however a good flight. Rating : 4 stars out of 5. Last Visited 3/21/08. Sources: Wikipedia and Seattle Airport.

Sea-Tac Airport (Seattle, WA)

leafworks wrote this on March 31st, 2008 and filed it under Travel, airlines, airports, internet hotspots, reviews, travelogues |