Seattle–Tacoma International Airport safety profile

27 recorded occurrences at or near Seattle–Tacoma International Airport (19802025): 9 at the airport, 18 nearby; 0 fatal, 0 fatalities.

What happens most

By year

  • 20251 (0 fatal)
  • 20242 (0 fatal)
  • 20213 (0 fatal)
  • 20171 (0 fatal)
  • 20162 (0 fatal)
  • 20151 (0 fatal)
  • 20141 (0 fatal)
  • 20121 (0 fatal)
  • 20113 (0 fatal)
  • 20102 (0 fatal)
  • 20083 (0 fatal)
  • 20031 (0 fatal)
  • 20021 (0 fatal)
  • 20001 (0 fatal)
  • 19972 (0 fatal)
  • 19881 (0 fatal)
  • 19801 (0 fatal)

By flight phase

  • Other / unknown17
  • Landing5
  • Approach2
  • Climb1
  • Maneuvering1
  • On the ground1

Runway incursions

The FAA Runway Safety database records 213 runway incursions at this airport. Full runway incursion history.

Notable investigated occurrences

Runways

  • 16L/34R: 11,901 ft, PEM, lighted
  • 16C/34C: 9,426 ft, PEM, lighted
  • 16R/34L: 8,500 ft, PEM, lighted

Weather patterns

  • Fog: 37.295 days/year
  • Thunderstorms: 4.799 days/year
  • Snow: 12.398 days/year
  • Crosswind >15kt: 0.15% of observations
  • Crosswind >25kt: 0% of observations

Counts reflect occurrences geo-attached within 25 km of the airport from our investigation-record corpus; they are not a complete history and are not a safety ranking. A recorded occurrence decades ago says little about operations today.