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Confirmed COVID-19 Positive Tests at SEA

We stopped maintaining this tracker on June 30, 2021.

Seattle-Tacoma International Airport COVID-19 Testing Tracker

The Port of Seattle documents when an employee or airport tenant in a public-facing role tests positive for COVID-19. We define a public-facing role as an employee who primarily interacts with members of the public for at least 15 minutes during their shift. We also track when we are made aware of an airline passenger who tests positive for COVID-19.
All employers, including the Port and its tenants, must report COVID-19 positive test results to King County Health officials and investigate for any indication of workplace spread. Areas are always deep cleaned prior to reopening. 

  Jan. to March 2020 April to June 2020 July to Sept. 2020 Oct. to Dec. 2020 Jan. to Mar. 2021 April to June 2021
Port of Seattle Airport Employee 1 3 3 5 4 2
Terminal Employee (Dining, Retail, Janitorial, TSA, Airline) 0 3 25 45 17 4
Ground Transportation Employee (Rental Car, Taxi, Hotel Shuttle) 0 0 13 0 0 0
Passenger (Any Airline) 0 0 3 68 78 78

Data is based on cases reported to the Port of Seattle Health and Safety Department. It is possible that not all cases, such as among passengers, are reported to the Port. This data only includes Port of Seattle employees reporting to Port facility worksites and working in public-facing roles that is reported to the Port.  

SEA does not manage flight schedules or air traffic. Please contact your airline for questions about your flight.

Details on Positive Tests

June 29, 2021

A traveler tested positive for COVID-19.

June 27, 2021

A traveler tested positive for COVID-19.

June 22, 2021

A traveler tested positive for COVID-19.

June 16, 2021

A traveler tested positive for COVID-19.

June 12, 2021

A traveler tested positive for COVID-19.

May 28, 2021

Three travelers tested positive for COVID-19.

Months of April and May

Two Port of Seattle employees in the Fire Department tested positive for COVID-19.

April 12, 2021

An international passenger with COVID-19 was at SEA on April 12. The passenger obtained medical assistance with U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the impacted areas will be disinfected.

A passenger tested positive for COVID-19 after arriving at SEA on April 12 on Alaska Airlines flight #619 from ONT. The passenger moved through Concourse B and bag claim and spent time near the USO and the ticketing area.

April 5, 2021

A passenger tested positive for COVID-19 after arriving at SEA on April 5 on American Airlines flight #2009 from DFW. The passenger moved through Concourse D, bag claim and the ticketing area.

April 2, 2021

A Transportation Security Administration (TSA) security officer tested positive for COVID-19. The person last worked April 2, 2021 at Checkpoint 4. The checkpoints are deep cleaned daily.

March 30, 2021

A Transportation Security Administration (TSA) security officer tested positive for COVID-19. The person last worked March 30 at Checkpoint 2. The checkpoints are deep cleaned daily.

A passenger tested positive for COVID-19.

March 29, 2021

A passenger tested positive for COVID-19 after arriving at SEA on March 29 on American Airlines flight #1241 from DFW. The passenger moved through Concourse D, bag claim and the ticketing area.

An additional passenger tested positive for COVID-19.

March 24, 2021

A Transportation Security Administration (TSA) security officer tested positive for COVID-19. The person last worked March 24 at Checkpoint 3. The checkpoints are deep cleaned daily.

A passenger tested positive for COVID-19 after arriving at SEA on March 24 on American Airlines flight #610. The passenger moved through Concourse D, bag claim and the ticketing area, and visited the USO.

Two additional passengers tested positive for COVID-19.

March 16, 2021

A passengers that arrived at SEA on American Airlines flight #2418 on March 16 later tested positive for COVID-19. The passenger moved through Concourse D, bag claim and the ticketing area.

A second passenger tested positive for COVID-19.

A dining and retail employee tested positive for COVID-19 and last worked on March 16, 2021 in Central Terminal.

March 13, 2021

A custodial employee tested positive for COVID-19 and last worked on March 13 in the North Employee Parking Lot and bus holding lot.

A passenger tested positive for COVID-19.

December 19, 2020

A dining and retail employee tested positive for COVID-19 and last worked on December 19 in the Central Terminal.

Four passengers tested positive for COVID-19 in the early hours of December 20, but all arrived at SEA on December 19, 2020.

The first passenger arrived on Delta Air Lines flight 748 from San Diego International Airport (SAN), and moved through the South Satellite, baggage claim, and the international ticketing area.

The second passenger arrived on American Airlines flight 2009 from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW), and moved through Concourse D, baggage claim, and the international ticketing area.

The third passenger arrived on Southwest Airlines flight 826 from Sacramento International Airport (SMF), and moved through Concourse B, baggage claim, and the international ticketing area.

The fourth passenger arrived on Delta Air Lines flight 337 from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL), and moved through Concourse A, baggage claim, and the international ticketing area.

August 20, 2020

Multiple employees at the Rental Car Facility tested positive for COVID-19.

August 14, 2020

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) notified the airport that a security officer at SEA tested positive for COVID-19. The officer last worked on August 14 at Checkpoint 3.

A dining and retail employees tested positive for COVID-19 and last worked on August 14 on Concourse B.

June 9, 2020

A Transportation Security Administration (TSA) security officer tested positive for COVID-19. The officer last worked on June 9 at Checkpoint 4.