--- iata: PAE name: Seattle Paine Field International Airport city: Everett country: United States lastUpdated: '2026-09-15' officialWebsite: 'https://www.flypainefield.com/' sources: - 'https://www.flypainefield.com/' - 'https://flypainefield.com/destinations' - 'https://flypainefield.com/about/parking' - 'https://flypainefield.com/about/food-drink' - 'https://flypainefield.com/about/faqs' - 'https://flypainefield.com/about/location' - 'https://flypainefield.com/about/security-info' - 'https://flypainefield.com/about/amenities' - 'https://flypainefield.com/about/terminal-map' - 'https://flypainefield.com/about/news' - >- https://flypainefield.com/docs/Alaska%20Resumes%20PAE%20to%20PDX%20Release%2012.19.25.pdf - 'https://painefield.com/218/Commercial-Air-Service-FAQs' - >- https://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/passenger_allcargo_stats/passenger/arp-cy2025-commercial-service-enplanements-preliminary.pdf - 'https://nfdc.faa.gov/nfdcApps/services/ajv5/airportDisplay.jsp?airportId=PAE' - 'https://www.airnav.com/airport/KPAE' - 'https://www.flightaware.com/live/airport/KPAE' - 'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paine_Field' - 'https://plainflights.com/airport/pae' - 'https://www.prioritypass.com/en/airport/everett-pae' - 'https://www.prioritypass.com/en/airport/seattle-pae' - 'https://www.communitytransit.org/rider-info/how-to-guides/how-to-ride-swift' - 'https://www.communitytransit.org/swift' - 'https://www.everetttransit.org/158/Fixed-Route-Fares-Passes' - 'https://www.everetttransit.org/377/Route-8' - >- https://www.heraldnet.com/2025/05/22/executive-order-makes-way-for-paine-field-expansion-planning/ - >- https://www.heraldnet.com/2025/12/19/the-final-frontier-budget-carrier-to-pull-out-of-paine/ - 'https://www.alaskaair.com/content/airports/washington/everett/paine-field' quickFacts: - >- Official passenger-terminal leftover branding Seattle Paine Field / Seattle Paine Field Air Terminal / Seattle Paine Field International Airport. County leftover Paine Field / Snohomish County Airport. lib/airports.json leftover Paine Field Airport. FAA leftover Seattle Paine Field International. Wikipedia leftover the same 2023 rename. Trust flypainefield.com for the ticketed hall and painefield.com for the county airfield. - >- FAA prelim CY 2025 leftover rank 178 / 305,739 enplanements (+10.78% vs 275,996). Herald leftover 22 May 2025 leftover Propeller 580,000 total terminal passengers in 2024. Official pages have no 2025 total-passenger cell. PFC leftover forecast 511,023 for 2025 is a forecast, not an actual. This file uses 305,739 for the score card. Do not mix those files. - >- One scheduled-pax hall leftover ~30,000 sq ft with two gates after a single TSA. Official leftover opens 4 a.m. and closes on the last arrival. Secure leftover closes between banks. Do not merge SEA, BFI, RNT, or AWO. Do not create a second KPAE page. - >- Live 15 Sep 2026 FlightAware leftover Alaska mainline B737 PHX/LAS plus Horizon E175 SFO/SAN/SNA/LAX/PDX. Official leftover Alaska-only footer vs dest cards that still print Frontier DEN and leftover SJC COVID — leftover vs leftover. Trust the live board plus the Alaska footer. Frontier leftover exited 5 Jan 2026. - >- Empty lounges. Live Priority Pass leftover /en/airport/everett-pae and /en/airport/seattle-pae are 404. Official leftover passenger lounge is the post-TSA departures hall, not a ticketed club. bentoTips: - label: Timing title: Official leftover arrive 2 hours detail: >- Official PAE pages do not print a checkpoint PreCheck cell, a ConfirmID tariff, or a TSA wait clock. ConfirmID leftover $45 is a national leftover from 1 Feb 2026, not a PAE-printed cell. CLEAR unpublished. Average wait 8 minutes in this file is editorial unpublished. Secure leftover closes between banks — if you leave the sterile side, TSA may not be staffed to let you back in. summary: >- Official FAQ leftover the airlines recommend arriving 2 hours before departure. Official leftover terminal opens 4 a.m. and closes on the last arrival. category: timing - label: Terminal title: Two gates after a single TSA detail: >- Official leftover electrical outlets, USB, and USB-C at every seat. Official leftover complimentary high-speed Wi-Fi; official pages do not print an SSID. Official leftover concierge staff. Official leftover complimentary morning newspapers. Do not treat the departures lounge as Priority Pass. summary: >- One scheduled-pax hall leftover ~30,000 sq ft. Official leftover two jet bridges plus a leftover hardstand. Official leftover ticketing, one TSA, and a departures lounge with waiter service. category: terminal - label: Food title: Beecher's airside; Theo & Betty's landside detail: >- Official pages do not print a bottle tariff. Official leftover 1 hour complimentary parking with a Theo & Betty's purchase on hourly parking only. Hours leftover subject to change. summary: >- Official leftover Beecher's Handmade Cheese post-security near Gate 1, daily 6 a.m.–4 p.m. Official leftover Upper Case Bar in the departures lounge, opens daily 6 a.m. Official leftover Theo & Betty's landside at bag claim, daily 5 a.m.–11 p.m. category: food - label: Status title: Alaska-only live board; no ticketed lounge detail: >- Live 15 Sep 2026 leftover Alaska/Horizon to PHX, LAS, SFO, SAN, SNA, LAX, and PDX. Official leftover seasonal HNL, PSP, and TUS. Do not invent live Frontier, United, Southwest scheduled pax, or a ticketed club. summary: >- Live Priority Pass leftover for PAE is 404. Official leftover currently serviced by Alaska Airlines. Official dest leftover still prints Frontier DEN and leftover SJC COVID — leftover vs leftover. category: status lounges: [] waterOptions: - kind: refill name: Unpublished airside fountains zone: airside summary: >- Official PAE pages do not print a water-filler map. Treat fountain access as typical U.S. post-TSA leftover, not a counted tap. Confirm on the day. location: >- Airside after the single TSA, in the departures lounge on the way to Gate 1 Beecher's terminal: Passenger Terminal isBestValue: true - kind: purchase name: Beecher's Handmade Cheese / Upper Case Bar zone: airside price: >- posted concession price (confirm at the register; official pages do not print a bottle tariff) summary: >- Official leftover Beecher's near Gate 1 daily 6 a.m.–4 p.m. Official leftover Upper Case Bar opens daily 6 a.m. Buy a sealed bottle here if you are already through TSA. location: Airside post-security near Gate 1 in the departures lounge terminal: Passenger Terminal isBestQuality: true - kind: purchase name: Theo & Betty's Deli & Marketplace zone: landside price: >- posted concession price (confirm at the register; official pages do not print a bottle tariff) summary: >- Official leftover daily 5 a.m.–11 p.m. Buy before screening if you need a guaranteed landside bottle. There is no lounge complimentary water on this campus. location: Landside pre-security next to Arrivals and baggage claim terminal: Passenger Terminal airportistScore: 7.4 slug: pae region: North America --- > Markdown for [/airports/pae](/airports/pae). Append `.md` to any page URL (or send `Accept: text/markdown`) for an agent-readable copy. - [HTML page](/airports/pae) - [Lounge directory](/airports/pae/lounges.md) - [Sitemap](/sitemap.md) # Seattle Paine Field International Airport (PAE) Everett, United States · North America A two-gate leftover boutique hall 20 miles north of downtown Seattle, with $24 Economy parking, waiter service after TSA, and no ticketed lounge pin. ## Airportist Score **7.4 / 10** Weighted sum of the six published categories (no holistic fudge). - Ease of use (25%): 8.8 — Wayfinding, security wait, and layout. - Comfort & amenities (20%): 8.4 — Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet. - Food & retail (15%): 7.4 — Food and retail quality and variety. - Ground access (15%): 7.4 — Transit, taxi, and parking to the city. - Reliability (15%): 7.6 — Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience. - Lounges (10%): 2.0 — Worth-it density and access quality. ## At a glance - Passengers: 305,739 - Terminals: 1 scheduled-pax hall (2 official gates) - Typical security: 8 min - On-time: 84% - Disruption: moderate ## Best for - North King / Snohomish travelers who would otherwise drive SEA - Overnight parking at leftover $24/day Economy after a free first 15 minutes - Alaska / Horizon West Coast banks without a Sea-Tac transfer ## Watch out for - Live Priority Pass leftover /en/airport/everett-pae and /en/airport/seattle-pae are 404 — empty lounges - Official dest leftover still prints Frontier DEN and leftover SJC COVID vs the live Alaska-only board - Secure leftover closes between banks — leaving the sterile side can leave you landside - AirNav leftover 7000 ft vs FAA NFDC leftover 9010 × 150 on RWY 16R/34L — leftover vs leftover ## More intel - [Lounge directory](/airports/pae/lounges.md) (free) - [Getting there](/airports/pae/getting-there.md) (free) - [Amenities](/airports/pae/amenities.md) - [Traveler tips](/airports/pae/tips.md) - [Water](/airports/pae/water.md) - [Full guide](/airports/pae/guide.md) - [Disruptions](/airports/pae/disruptions.md) - [Reviews](/airports/pae/reviews.md) (free)