Service area · King County
Freight delivery and airport cargo recovery in Burien.
Roughly 4-5 miles from SEA, typically under 10-15 minutes: one of the shortest runs in the entire service area. SR 509 gives Burien a direct 15-minute shot north into Seattle's commercial, industrial, and rail district, bypassing I-5 entirely. Perishable and time-critical airport recovery work to Burien can often be turned same-hour.
Recovery into Burien
Recovering your air freight from SEA to Burien.
We collect import freight at the airline and handler warehouses at Seattle-Tacoma International and run it out to Burien. You confirm the shipment is released and good to go; that is the job of the person who hires us. Once you have, we commit the truck.
Send dispatch the Delivery Order, the master and house bill numbers, the piece count and weight, the warehouse location, and the consignee with their receiving hours. With those in hand we can tell you honestly whether the shipment makes today’s cycle or tomorrow morning’s.
Burien receiving realities.
Burien's business base is defined by its position immediately northwest of SEA: the city describes itself as five minutes from the airport, and airport-related businesses and employees cluster here. The Northeast Redevelopment Area (NERA) is 153 acres zoned Airport Industrial for industrial and flex development next to the airfield; it already includes what was the largest cold storage facility in the state when it opened in 2017, plus roughly 480,000 square feet of adjacent industrial space, making Burien a staging ground for perishable exports moving out through SEA. Beyond that, the city runs on Highline Medical Center, downtown professional offices, and neighborhood retail.
Districts and corridors we run to
- Northeast Redevelopment Area (NERA) airport industrial zone
- Cold storage and perishables warehousing near the airport
- SR 509 corridor to Seattle's industrial district
- Highline Medical Center
- Downtown Burien / Olde Burien
- Ambaum Blvd and 1st Ave S commercial corridors
Who we deliver to in Burien.
Freight forwarders & brokers
Recovery from SEA, delivered to your dock or your consignee
Manufacturers & suppliers
Palletized freight, parts runs, and machine-down urgency
Medical, dental & lab
Time-sensitive consignments with appointment windows
Retail, hospitality & trades
Liftgate, inside delivery, and restricted receiving hours
Local questions
Burien freight questions.
How quickly can you get freight from SEA to Burien?
Roughly 4-5 miles from SEA, typically under 10-15 minutes: one of the shortest runs in the entire service area. SR 509 gives Burien a direct 15-minute shot north into Seattle's commercial, industrial, and rail district, bypassing I-5 entirely. Perishable and time-critical airport recovery work to Burien can often be turned same-hour. In practice the drive is rarely the constraint. Release status at the warehouse and the receiving hours at the far end decide the day far more often than traffic does. Give dispatch the arrival notice time and the consignee's receiving window and you will get a straight answer about whether it lands today or tomorrow morning.
Dispatch · 6:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Moving freight in Burien?
Tell us what is moving and where it has to be. Dispatch comes straight back to you.