Port of Seattle

an online publication of Seattle-Tacoma International Airport • Spring 2004

Spring 2004 Index
	You're Invited to the Grand Opening Celebration
	The New Concourse A - What's Moved Where
	New Spots for Shopping, Eating and Relaxing
	Artwork All Along a Traveler's Journey

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logo: it's a grand new airport
On June 15, Sea-Tac Airport will open its first major terminal facility in 30 years. The stunning architecture adds nearly a million square feet of space for departing and arriving passengers. The expansion includes a new Concourse A with 14 airline gates, a dozen new restaurants and shops and the airport's first moving sidewalks. On the airside of the Concourse, a 25-foot curtain wall provides expansive views of the Olympic Mountains. The 70-foot-high "window wall" in the south hall greets arriving passengers with spirit-lifting light and a view of the Cascade Mountains.

You're Invited to the Grand Opening Celebration

What: The only chance for non-passengers to explore this magnificent new facility because once it opens on June 15, only ticketed passengers will be allowed beyond the security checkpoint . . . and a day of fun, festivities and special events.
When: Saturday, June 12, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Where: The new Concourse A and South Arrivals Hall at Sea-Tac Airport

This special day will be filled with activities for the whole family:

Radio KMPS will broadcast live from the arrivals hall from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Especially for kids: face painting, a juggling team and clowns creating souvenirs from balloons . . . and other fun giveaways
Prize drawings for:

Two roundtrip tickets to Sydney, Australia on Hawaian Airlines
Two roundtrip tickets for destinations in the continental U.S. on ATA
Starbucks gift baskets
. . . and more
The International Lion Dance Team performs at 2 p.m.
Performance by the Garfield High School Jazz Quintet
Two representatives of the Port of Seattle Police canine unit (available for petting)
The airport's wildlife manager, accompanied by a red-tailed hawk
A Museum of Flight exhibit
Port of Seattle firefighters
and of course tours of this magnificant new facility and its spectacular art

Special Parking Rate: Park in the general parking area of the garage (floors 4-8, signage will direct you to the most convenient area). The reduced rate for this event will be $2 (validation required, so bring your ticket with you).

The New Concourse A -- What's Moved Where

arrivals hass The opening of the 2,102-foot Concourse A brings lots of changes with it. Six airlines will be operating of the 14-gate concourse (and seven on June 22, when China Air begins departures from the concourse on its new service from Seattle to Taipei, Taiwan). There are four new baggage claim carousels, new ticket counters and a south security checkpoint serving both Concourse A and the South Satellite

Where Is It?

Airlines operating out of Concourse A	American, ATA, China Airlines (beginning 6/22, departures only), Delta, Frontier, Hawaiian & Sun Country
Airlines with ticket counters in the South Terminal	Asiana, Aeroflot, British, EVA & SAS
Baggage claim carousels in the South Terminal	Carousel One: International Arrival Carousel Two: American Airlines Carousel Three: ATT, Frontier Carousel Four: Hawaiian, Sun Country
South security checkpoint	Serves all passengers for Concourse A and the South Satellite

Map: Concourse A

New Spots for Shopping, Eating, and Relaxing

rendering of Hudson News shop Thirteen new food, beverage, news and retail concessions are opening along the sunlit expanse of Concourse A. Several are new businesses that have never had outlets at Sea-Tac before and most are disadvantaged business enterprises (DBE).

Here's the delicious line-up and a map of what's where:

Two coffee shops	Starbuck's Coffee at the north end, near gate A-1 Tully's Coffee at the south end
Six eateries	Africa Lounge Great American Bagel Bakery La Pisa Cafe (soups, salads and sandwiches with an Italian flair) Manchu Wok Mountain Room Bar (serving Redhook microbrews and a selection of sandwiches, salads and appetizers)
Four newstands and one bookstore	All operated by Hudson Gift and News
Food court seating	Travelers will be surrounded by dining options and well-entertained with window-wall views of Mt. Rainier and Sea-Tac's busy airfield.

Map: Concourse A Concessions

Artwork All Along a Traveler's Journey

art wall in Concourse A

Spectacular art greets and guides travelers as they traverse the new south terminal. As part of the expansion, the Port of Seattle added 14 works of public art by prominent regional and national artists. The artwork not only enhances the beauty of the new facility, but also serves a practical purpose as well. A stunning hand-painted wall glass, for example, helps guides passengers in the secure area of the ticketing level to the escalator to the transit level or to the Concourse A gates.

Here's a preview of some of the breathtaking artworks

"Voyager "	A replica of the Voyager, on loan from the Museum of Flight, hangs in the atrium area. The original Voyager was flown non-stop around the world by Dick Rutan and Jeana Yaeger in 1986.
Architectural mosaic columns	Nine artists designed the mosaic images for these architectural columns that begin at the entryway to the south checkpoint and flow into Concourse A. The designs were created by artists Juan Alonso, Rudy Autio, Marlene Bauer, Amy Cheng, Sam Gilliam, Peter de Lory, Joanne Hammer, Robert Yoder and Susan Zoccola. Stephen Miotto, of Miotto Mosaics, translated the designs into hand-cut glass and stone tessarae mosaics.
Contraption	At the first moving sidewalk is a motion activated, multi-media work created by Seattle artist Trimpin (pictured at right). It consists of two moving “contraptions” housed in an 80-foot long glass and metal structure with a roof of colorful shapes. The contraptions, which are made of found objects, move and produce sounds and rhythms as people pass by on the moving sidewalk.
"I Was Dreaming of Spirit Animals"	At the end of the Concourse at Gate A-14, Cappy Thompson's “Dreaming of Spirit Animals” fills the 90-foot-by-30-foot window wall with intense color, drama, and whimsy. The composition is comprised of 53 hand-painted, glass enamel and hand-blown art glass window units the artist fabricated at the Derix Glasstudio in Taunusstein, Germany.
"Traveling Light"	Linda Beaumont's “Traveling Light,” a glass wall installation comprised of 82 painted and silk-screened glass panels, features contemporary and historic photos of old-growth forests. The glass panels separate arriving and departing passengers on the ticketing level

Map: Concourse A Artwork