SEAAirport Guide

Medical and emergencies

Medical and emergencies at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport: where they are and opening hours, as the airport lists them.

More in our guide: Medical help at Seattle airport: emergencies, first aid, medicine.

Port of Seattle Police

Where
  • Baggage claim level near Door 16
  • Ticketing level at the Central Checkpoint
Details
Emergencies: call or text 9-1-1. Non-emergency: (206) 787-5401. First-aid supplies are also kept at the information desks. Three information desks are staffed by SEA Airport Pathfinders and volunteers and supply first-aid supplies: ticketing level between Checkpoints 4 and 5, baggage claim level near Checkpoint 1, and A Concourse between Gates A5 and A6 (after security).

Source: Seattle-Tacoma International Airport

AEDs (defibrillators)

Where
  • Throughout the terminal
Details
The airport map marks 115 AEDs. Information desks also keep first-aid supplies; for an emergency call or text 9-1-1.

Sources: Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport interactive map

Vaccine clinic

Where
  • Conference Center @ SEA, mezzanine level above TSA Checkpoint 1, at the south end near the international airlines
Hours
By appointment only
Details
Inside the airport; follow the signs or use the interactive map or the FlySEA app.

Source: Port of Seattle, Where is the vaccine clinic?

TSA screening with medication

Details
Medication in pill or solid form is allowed in unlimited amounts if it is screened. TSA recommends clear labels, and state laws on labeling prescription medicine apply. Medically necessary liquids, medications and creams over 3.4 oz are allowed in carry-on without a zip-top bag: tell the officer at the start of screening and remove them from the bag to be screened separately; the extra screening may include opening containers.

Source: Seattle-Tacoma International Airport

Questions about medical and emergencies at SEA

Where can I find first aid and medical help at SEA?

Port of Seattle Police: Baggage claim level near Door 16; Ticketing level at the Central Checkpoint. AEDs (defibrillators): Throughout the terminal. Vaccine clinic: Conference Center @ SEA, mezzanine level above TSA Checkpoint 1, at the south end near the international airlines.

What are the hours for first aid and medical help at SEA?

Vaccine clinic: By appointment only.

The checkpoint it names

A location above is given by a security checkpoint. What SEA publishes for it:

  • Checkpoint 1. Serves: Baggage claim level (moved from the ticketing level), closest to A & S Gates and access to all gates. Reached from the south end of the lower Arrivals drive by Doors 6 and 4. Bags are still checked in with your airline on the Ticketing level. Screening lets you out on a landing between escalators that lead up to the A gates and down to the SEA Underground. Hours: 4 a.m. to 8 p.m. Five general screening lanes. The Port's checkpoint directory lists TSA PreCheck alongside general screening. Its live wait-times page lists General and CLEAR+ lanes here.
  • Wheelchair assistance: Before security: call Prospect Airport Services on (206) 246-1550 on arrival for a free wheelchair from the Link station, baggage claim or the garage to your ticket counter
  • Information desks: Ground Transportation Information Booth, Parking garage, 3rd floor (one of 6 listings)