Julia Buckley, CNN • Published 19th May 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 16 Pictures (CNN) — Think of Seattle, and what springs to mind? The Space Needle, for sure. Pike Place Market, almost certainly. For many, there's another classic sight in the Emerald City: the tiny seaplanes darting up and down, making a runway out of the water that surrounds the city. Many of those planes -- the ones with a slick of bright mustard yellow along the side -- belong to Kenmore Air, a local airline. And if you think they look familiar, that's because they've been a temporary part of the city skyline for 75 years.