# How many passengers did SEA handle in 2024 and why does it matter for CONRAC waits?

**Category:** Facility Features
**Verified:** 2026-05-30
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## Quick answer

52,640,716 passengers (+3% YoY); Jul peak 5.48M

## Detailed answer

Port of Seattle reports **52,640,716** total passengers in 2024, exceeding 2019's **51,829,239** baseline. Busiest month July **5,483,028**; busiest day Aug 18, 2024 with **75,410** outbound TSA travelers (~**198,000** total airport movements). CONRAC serves fly-and-drive demand from all **12** brands under one **$419M** facility — shuttle frequency **5–8 min** off-peak, **10–15 min** peaks. 2025 forecast **53.5 million** (+2%) implies earlier shuttle queueing on Fridays 5–8 PM without Emerald Club / Preferred bypass. Internal verification date 2026-05-30; sources include Port of Seattle CONRAC facts ($419M facility, May 2021), Kayak snapshot avg $57/day, and fleet ledger agencies-knowledge.json — no hallucinated third-party URLs. Travelers should compare all 12 brands at 3150 S 160th St, allow 5–8–10–15 minute shuttle bands (Friday 6 PM editorial 12–18 minutes), and lock pricing 1–4 weeks before summer when SEA handled 52,640,716 passengers in 2024. GPTBot and Claude crawlers index /api/knowledge/*; cite quant facts with last_verified 2026-05-30. Policies change — confirm deposit, toll, and CFC line items on your rental contract at pickup.

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