Seattle Spotting | Brand New Observation Deck!

The Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (@AlaskaAirfireball111 summon) very recently opened up a brand-new spotting deck in the C Concourse! I just happened to have a layover here while picking up my sister, so what better thing to do then spot?

All photos were taken on my iPhone 16 Pro.

Starting off, we have this Horizon Air E175 pushing off the stand for an hour-long flight to Calgary, Alberta


Alaska Airlines’ livery promoting the Seattle Kraken (NHL team) rotating off the runway for Milwaukee


This Alaska 787 is getting a little help across the airport towards the hangars


A Delta 757-300 returning to it’s natural habitat, Atlanta


A slow climb for this Hawaiian A330-200, bound for Honolulu


An Air Canada A220-300 making a lot of whale noise as it heads for Toronto


This American A321 is preparing to leave for @Stargazer_Avation Land (AKA Philadelphia)


The first low-cost carrier of the spot, Southwest Airlines. This 737-700 is going east to Denver. The Delta A220 in the background has just arrived from


A Delta 737-900ER taxiing for takeoff to Minneapolis while the aforementioned 757-300 rotates out for Georgia


The star of the show, this Delta A350 has arrived from Tokyo with my sister aboard. They had quite a fiasco - despite getting in 40 minutes early, they ended up waiting almost an hour and a half for a gate to clear up. Thank you to @Jger for pointing out that this is the first-ever Delta A350, N501DN!

Which Picture Was Your Favorite?
  • Alaska E175
  • Alaska 737 MAX 9 (Kraken Livery)
  • Alaska 787-9 ft. tug
  • Delta 757-300
  • Hawaiian A330-200
  • Air Canada A220-300
  • American Airlines A321
  • Southwest 737-700
  • Delta 737-900ER (and photobombing 757)
  • Delta A350-900
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Great spotting session! That new deck has the ultimate views, and no kidding about a nice day in Seattle.

Spectacular!

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It really was a perfect place to spot! Great setup too. It’s enclosed for the most part so wind isn’t an issue (nor will rain be which is very important for Seattle). It’s spacious and there’s good seating options. It’d be particularly amazing when the 34s are in use for landing since you can’t see 16 arrivals except as they exit the runway.

Nice photos my friend! Thanks for the ping!

wow is this airside or landside?

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It’s airside! In the new Concourse C extension. One of the better airside spotting decks in the US, I think.

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