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Checkpoint and Screening Accessibility
Before you're at the airport Check with your airlineAirlines offer many services for accessible travel primarily on the aircraft and post-security. Check with your airline for what policies and options are available for suppo...
Live Checkpoint Wait Times
When to arrive at the airportSecurity screening operations, hours and staffing are managed by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). Avoid feeling rushed — factor in the time you need to travel from parking or drop-offs...
Traveling with a Firearm Safety and Policies
Prohibited items included weapons like firearms, knives, brass knuckles, that cannot be in carry-on luggage. If found it will be taken for destruction for TSA. A typical first offense for carrying a loaded handgun into a checkpoin...
Identification and Documentation Requirements
See what you need to know before you go!Travelers without a REAL ID or other acceptable forms of identification a new option to fly with TSA ConfirmID. For a $45 fee, travelers can use this optional alternative identity verificati...
Travel Guidance for Minors
Unaccompanied MinorsAge and price vary on each airline's unaccompanied minors policy. SEA Airport suggests contacting your airline in advance to see what their exact policies are. Allow extra time for check in and paperwork requir...
SEA Spot Saver
Service Announcement SEA Spot Saver will no longer be available starting on November 30, 2026. All reservations booked from now until November 29 will be honored at TSA Checkpoint 4. For more resources and information on chec...
Report Issues to SEA Airport
Security and safety are our top priorities. Help us keep Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) safe, secure, and clean by directly reporting safety, security and maintenance concerns to the airport.If you experience anything ...
Facial Recognition at SEA Airport
Since early 2020, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has utilized facial recognition technology to confirm the identity of a limited number of international travelers departing from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)...
Expedited Security Screening Programs
If you're a frequent flyer, you've got three trusted traveler programs to choose from if you want to speed your way through the security line at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA).SEA Spot SaverSkip the Security Line from ...
International Trusted Traveler Programs
CBP's Trusted Traveler Programs provide expedited travel for pre-approved, low-risk travelers through dedicated lanes and kiosks for processing through Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)'s Passport Control.If you are a fre...
