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Construction at Sea-Tac Airport

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The Reconstruction of the Airport's Oldest and Longest Runway - 16L/34R - Is Complete. The runway has been certified and is back in operation

Positive Economic Sign: Rental Car Facility Construction Starts Back Up -
At least 1,000 workers expected to be employed by year’s end

Sea-Tac Airport has recently finished a major renovation and expansion. It's both expanded and improved. Here's a quick look at recent changes:

Central Terminal | Concourse A & the Gina Marie Lindsey International Arrivals Hall | Parking Garage | Restrooms | Satellite Transit System | Third Runway |

And there's more to come. The consolidated rental car facility, slated to open in 2012.

Central Terminal (see a map)

At the heart of the airport, this beautiful new space opened in spring 2005

 

Concourse A and the Gina Marie Lindsey International Arrivals Hall (see a map)

Opened in spring 2004, the new wider, longer concourse has twice as many gates (14) as the former Concourse A, as well as the Airport's first moving sidewalks. photo of the outside of the Gina Marie Lindsey International Arrivals Hall

Parking Garage (see a map)

With 13,000 parking stalls, the Airport Parking Garage is one of the largest single-roofed garages in the U.S. photo of the inside of the airport parking garage

Restrooms

The oldest of the airport's restrooms have been beautifully renovated and a new family restroom has been added next to each set of men's and women's restrooms.
  • Better lighting
  • Stainless steel stalls
  • Baby changing tables
  • Touchless faucets
  • Convenient bag shelves
  • Attractive tile finishes
  • Pacific Northwest artwork

photo of renovated restroom

Satellite Transit System (see a map)

The airport's original transit system was completly renovated including new tracks, new trains and new stations..

Security checkpoints were moved up to the ticketing level, providing more room in the expanded, remodeled subway stations.

  • Better lighting
  • More capacity
  • New tracks & guide rails
  • Computer-controlled vehicles
  • Subway tunnel walls reinforced for seismic safety
  • Public art
  • Better signage and audio instructions
photo of Satellite Transit Station at Sea-Tac Airport