# Seattle–Tacoma International Airport (SEA)

> Seattle, US · IATA: SEA · ICAO: KSEA · Large Airport · Cargo Hub

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `SEA` |
| ICAO | `KSEA` |
| City | Seattle |
| Country | US |
| Type | Large Airport |
| Elevation | 132 m |
| Cargo | ✅ |
| GPS | 47.44794, -122.31028 |

## Description

Four in the morning, late June: reefer trucks from the Yakima Valley queue at SEA's north cargo area, loading Rainier cherries onto freighters bound for Seoul and Taipei. The scene captures what Seattle–Tacoma International does best – moving the Pacific Northwest's perishables and tech exports across the Pacific. The airport handled 427,971 metric tonnes of cargo in 2025, down seven percent on a near-record 2024 but still the region's clear number one. FedEx leads all carriers with more than 100,000 tonnes a year, joined by Korean Air Cargo, China Airlines and EVA Air freighters plus substantial belly capacity from Delta's and Alaska's international networks. Alaska seafood, aerospace parts and inbound e-commerce round out the mix, processed through facilities with cooler space, full CBP clearance and Foreign-Trade Zone 5. Connectivity is hard to beat: I-5 and I-405 adjacent, BNSF and Union Pacific intermodal yards nearby, and the Northwest Seaport Alliance – America's fourth-largest container gateway – enabling genuine sea-air routings. With the Port of Seattle targeting 750,000 tonnes long term, the cargo story here is only mid-chapter.

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