Airside at SEA? Yes, please!

Nothing beats being able to stand in between several active runways to take photos Every year in the late summer, SEA invites a group of local AvGeeks to what it calls “SEA Airport AV Geeks Airfield Day.” And, what a day it was. There were roughly a dozen of us, and after a safety briefing in the airport’s offices, we were assigned to our escorts and headed out to a couple of vans. Even in the van, the views were great The day started out quite overcast, but by the time we got out on the field in the early afternoon, most of the clouds had lifted and even Mount Rainier (always referred to as simply “the mountain” in these parts) had started to make an appearance to the southeast. Time for a 787 closeup This Asiana livery will soon be replaced by new owner Korean Air A Lufthansa A350 waits for a gate on a ramp at SEA with Mount Rainier visible in the distance I’ve been lucky enough to get airside at quite a few airports over the years, but SEA remains one of my very favorites, as all…