Flying a Piper PA-28 Warrior 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 Piper PA-28 Warrior, the most relevant factors are runway length sufficiency, density altitude impact at field elevation 433 ft, and single-runway pattern management.

Fuel Availability

100LL avgas is typically available at KSEA via on-field FBOs. The Piper PA-28 Warrior burns approximately 7 gph at cruise — verify pricing through ForeFlight or AirNav before arrival.