Originally Posted by
Whowouldanewman
It is probably personal preference to some degree. I would personally get there between 4:00-4:15 considering all of your conditions (pre-check, carry-on only). This would not account for any necessary parking, this would be the time I would be in the airport. I would consider that enough time to get through everything and to the gate, but it might not leave much room for unforeseen issues popping up that could delay you getting to the airport at that time. So while it works for me, many others may not be comfortable with that time.
You can check to see if TSA Pre lanes will be open by plugging in the day of the week you are flying here:
https://www.tsa.gov/precheck/schedule
Thanks. We will be staying over at a SEATAC hotel the night before so we will be right there. Even then it basically means getting up at 2:30 for the start of our trip. Great TSA website link.