The official opening ceremony took place on July 9, 1947, in front of a crowd of 30,000. The original terminal was designed by architect Herman A. The first scheduled airline flights were Northwest and Trans-Canada in 1947 Western and United moved from Boeing Field in the next couple of years, and Pan Am moved in 1952–53, but West Coast and successors Air West and Hughes Airwest stayed at Boeing Field until 1971. The Port received $1 million from the Civil Aeronautics Administration to build the airport and $100,000 from the City of Tacoma. military took control of Boeing Field in World War II. The airport was built by the Port of Seattle in 1944 after the U.S.
Thirty-four airlines serve 91 non-stop domestic and 28 international destinations. It is also a hub and international gateway for Delta Air Lines, which has expanded at the airport since 2011. It is the primary hub for Alaska Airlines, whose headquarters are near the airport. The airport has flights to cities throughout North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. airports with similar annual passenger numbers. The entire airport covers an area of 2,500 acres or 3.9 square miles (10 km 2), much smaller than other U.S. The airport, the largest in the Pacific Northwest region of North America, is situated between Portland, Oregon, and Vancouver, British Columbia, and owned by the Port of Seattle. It is in the city of SeaTac, approximately 14 miles (23 km) south of Downtown Seattle and 18 miles (29 km) north-northeast of Downtown Tacoma.
Seattle–Tacoma International Airport ( IATA: SEA, ICAO: KSEA, FAA LID: SEA), branded as SEA Airport and also referred to as Sea–Tac ( / ˈ s iː t æ k/), is the primary commercial airport serving the Seattle metropolitan area in the U.S.
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