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Sea-Tac Airfield

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Sea-Tac airfield, 1949

Four cross-wind, military style runways allowed planes, ill-equipped for landing in inclement weather, the ability to land.

Sea-Tac airfield, 2010

Three parallel runways provide safe landing during inclement weather.

Sea-Tac, 1944

The first flight lands on the new airfield, then known as Bow-Lake Airport.

Sea-Tac third runway, 2008

Northwest Airlines tests the new runway.

Sea-Tac, 1943

Construction of the original airfield.

Sea-Tac third runway, 2007

Construction of the new runway.