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- The first scheduled commercial flights from the airport began in September 1947 and the terminal was dedicated on July 9, 1949.
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The first scheduled commercial flights from the airport began in September 1947 and the terminal was dedicated on July 9, 1949. Sea–Tac was expanded in 1961 to accommodate jetliners and added new concourses and satellite terminals by 1973.
Jul 4, 2004 · Seattle-Tacoma International Airport is dedicated Oct. 31, 1944. It cost $4.2 million, almost all federal money. United Airlines makes the first official landing.
Apr 2, 1999 · Sea-Tac officially became the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on that day. The federal government, Port of Seattle, and airlines had by then invested $11 million in the facility, which remains Puget Sound’s aviation gateway to the world.
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport is dedicated Oct. 31, 1944. It cost $4.2 million, almost all federal money. United Airlines makes the first official landing. 1946: Voters approve a $3 million bond issue to build a modern terminal. 1947: Northwest Airlines begins operations at Sea-Tac.
Jul 11, 2019 · In 1950, the airport's first full year of commercial service, Sea-Tac International Airport handled over 500,000 passengers, which accounted for 86% of all Seattle-area air traffic.
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By then, Sea‐Tac was easily the regional leader in commercial air travel. Growth in the airport followed growth in the airline industry in general. In the early 1950s, Trans‐Canada, Alaska, Flying Tiger Airlines, Pan Am, and Western began operating out of Sea‐Tac.
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Apr 19, 2018 · Regular commercial flights at Bow Lake Field started in 1946, and the terminal consisted of a Quonset hut and heated by a potbelly stove, according to Historylink. Northwest Airlines and...
