Seattle-Tacoma Intl Airport, Seattle, Wash.
According to the Regional Airline Association, which considers most local traffic to be regional, approximately 32.1% of departures were on regional carriers.
During June, 2009, a total of 1,516,323 passengers embarked on 13,607 regularly scheduled flights. About 70% of departures (carrying 86% of passengers) were operated by major airlines or other carriers operating large jets, while about 29% of departures (carrying 14% of passengers) were on regional carriers.
Source: Investigative Reporting Workshop analysis of Bureau of Transportation Statistics T100 domestic carriers systemwide segment database
Carriers operating at Seattle-Tacoma Intl Airport - June, 2009 traffic
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| Operator | Flights | Passengers | Average seats per plane |
Avg. Occupancy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Airlines Inc. | 4,196 | 524,059 | 149.5 | 83.5 % |
| Horizon Air | 3,349 | 188,516 | 75.0 | 75.0 % |
| Southwest Airlines Co. | 1,269 | 147,708 | 135.2 | 86.1 % |
| United Air Lines Inc. | 715 | 109,466 | 167.6 | 91.3 % |
| Northwest Airlines Inc. | 586 | 105,542 | 203.0 | 88.7 % |
| Delta Air Lines Inc. | 573 | 100,273 | 186.4 | 93.9 % |
| Continental Air Lines Inc. | 486 | 76,072 | 171.1 | 91.5 % |
| American Airlines Inc. | 492 | 69,045 | 146.4 | 95.9 % |
| US Airways Inc. | 369 | 51,858 | 156.2 | 90.0 % |
| Virgin America | 240 | 29,378 | 135.6 | 90.3 % |
| JetBlue Airways | 200 | 25,839 | 150 | 86.1 % |
| AirTran Airways Corporation | 198 | 25,283 | 137 | 93.2 % |
| Skywest Airlines Inc. | 651 | 21,282 | 43.1 | 75.8 % |
| Hawaiian Airlines Inc. | 74 | 16,653 | 261.7 | 86.0 % |
| Frontier Airlines Inc. | 124 | 15,960 | 136.1 | 94.6 % |
Source: Investigative Reporting Workshop analysis of Bureau of Transportation Statistics T100 domestic carriers systemwide segment database
INCIDENTS AND ACCIDENTS NEAR SEATTLE-TACOMA INTL AIRPORT
Click on a column header to sort the list; click a second time to reverse the sort order.| Type | Location | Date | Fatalities | Serious injuries | Minor injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | Seattle,, Wash. See incident details |
2002-03-02 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Incident | Seattle,, Wash. See incident details |
2003-03-14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Incident | Seattle,, Wash. See incident details |
2004-02-24 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Incident | Seattle,, Wash. See incident details |
2005-01-30 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Accident | Seattle,, Wash. See incident details |
2005-12-26 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Incident | Seattle,, Wash. See incident details |
2006-10-30 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Incident | Seattle,, Wash. See incident details |
2008-07-02 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Incident | Seattle,, Wash. See incident details |
2008-07-02 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Incident | Seattle,, Wash. See incident details |
2008-12-24 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Accident | Seattle,, Wash. See incident details |
2008-12-28 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Accident | Seattle,, Wash. See incident details |
2008-12-28 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: Investigative Reporting Workshop analysis of National Transportation Safety Board accident database system (ADMS2000), last updated Jan 1, 2010
