SEAAirport Guide

Pet relief areas

Pet relief areas at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport: where they are, as the airport lists them.

More in our guide: Pet relief areas at Seattle airport.

Service animal and pet relief areas

Where
  • After security: A Concourse near A10
  • After security: C Concourse, at the restrooms near C3
  • After security: D Concourse, at the restrooms near D1
  • After security: S SEA Underground train station
  • After security: N SEA Underground train station
  • After security: International Arrivals Facility mezzanine, for internationally arriving passengers only
  • Outside: door #33 by Alaska Airlines, ticketing level / departures drive
  • Outside: door #26 by Alaska Airlines, baggage claim level / arrivals drive
  • Outside: south end near door #00/02 on the baggage claim level, past Carousel 1
  • Outside: the first level of the parking garage near the blue elevators and the cruise lobby
Details
Ten relief areas:
  • Six after security and four outside. Janitorial issues: (206) 787-5229. Pets that traveled in the aircraft's cargo hold are collected outside the International Arrivals Facility exit. For dogs entering the U.S., the Port lists these requirements: healthy on arrival, at least 6 months old, a microchip a universal scanner can read, and the CDC Dog Import Form receipt. Many airlines restrict some dog and cat breeds, especially short-nosed breeds such as Boston terriers, boxers and bull dogs
  • Some allow them in the cabin within size and weight guidelines, and a pet in the cargo hold means checking requirements and fees with the airline. At TSA screening, leash the pet, send the empty carrier through the X-ray tunnel and walk the pet through with you, or request a special secondary screening that does not require taking the pet out of its carrier. Animals are not allowed in a screening lane while the TSA K9s are working it, so an airport employee may redirect you to another checkpoint. Pets are not X-rayed, and when moving around the terminal with a pet, use the elevators, not the escalators, to prevent injury. All pets must be in travel carriers and leashed in the terminal
  • The exception is training or service dogs and other specially trained pets assisting travelers with disabilities. The microchip must be implanted before the rabies vaccine or the vaccine is invalid. Each airline sets its own seasonal temperature embargoes for animals, and SEA does not make the rules for traveling with animals, so coordinate with your airline

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

Questions about pet relief areas at SEA

Where can I find the pet relief areas at SEA?

After security:

  • A Concourse near A10
  • After security: C Concourse, at the restrooms near C3
  • Eight more are listed under Where above
  • 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)

Good to know

  • Each pet relief room inside the terminal has waste bags, hand sanitizer, paper towels and a bin; clean up after your pet.
  • Service animal carriers, harnesses and vests are screened at the checkpoint too.
  • Flying abroad with a pet, check the destination country's embassy or consulate and the CDC and APHIS rules; a dog entering the U.S. also needs a U.S.-issued rabies certificate or a USDA-endorsed export health certificate.

Source: Seattle-Tacoma International Airport