Flying a ATR 72-600 into Seattle-Tacoma International Airport

Runway Requirements

Approach Considerations

• iCoastal weather: Expect marine layer fog, low ceilings, and rapid weather changes. Brief alternates carefully and verify approach minimums.
• →Approach plates: Reference current Jeppesen or FAA charts before each flight. ILS, RNAV (GPS), and visual approaches typically available depending on runway. Check NOTAMs for outages.
• →Wake turbulence: Stay alert for wake turbulence from preceding heavy aircraft, especially at major airports like KSEA.

Common Considerations

Primary airport for the Pacific Northwest. Alaska Airlines and Delta hub with frequent low-ceiling IFR weather. For the ATR 72-600, the most relevant factors are runway length sufficiency, density altitude impact at field elevation 433 ft, and single-runway pattern management.

Fuel Availability

Jet A is universally available at KSEA. The ATR 72-600 burns approximately 1375 pph at cruise — multiple FBOs typically compete on pricing.