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There are several airports in
the Seattle area, but this is the main one. Unfortunately it does not
have any sort of "official" viewing area - it was closed a couple years ago
to make way for a new runway.
There are two spots where you
can watch planes. S. 188th Street actually goes under runway 16L/34R
and you can pull off on the shoulder after the runway bridge. If
planes are landing to the north you'll see them fairly close especially on
approach to the west runway (16R/34L) as they will fly over this street.
I did not encounter problems with police while doing this. Some people
have reported success with photographing planes from the Tyee Valley Golf
Course located south of the approach end of runway 34R (see map) but I did
not try it.
The other area is best if planes
are landing to the south (runways 16L & 16R) and is the parking lot of a
waste water treatment plant located next to the Airport Employee Parking
Lot. I don't remember the exact directions but it is off 24th Ave.
South and S. 146th St. as shown on the map.
Because this is Seattle's main
airport the traffic variety is good. The dominant airline here is
Alaska and its regional affiliate Horizon Air, but you will see all the
major airlines and some international flights from both Europe and Asia as
well including British Airways, Asiana, and China Airlines. I'm giving
SEA a rating of 3 1/2 due to the locations of the viewing areas.
Click here to see photos from S. 188th St.
Click here to see photos from the water plant parking lot
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