Gate (airport)

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A gate is an area in an

ground transportation to move passengers between the gate and the stand, where they board via stairs.^[1]

^: 7-2

Each gate typically corresponds to one parking stand on the airport's

ground handling.^[1]

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While the term gate precisely refers only to the point of access for passengers, and the area where the aircraft itself is parked is precisely termed an aircraft stand,[2] in commercial passenger aviation the term gate is also used to refer to the gate and aircraft stand together as a single area.^[1]^: 7-2

Customs and immigration controls

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United States

At most domestic gates, a single doorway connects the passenger waiting area with the jet bridge. International gates at U.S. international airports always have a second doorway to a separate corridor system that leads directly to the airport's U.S. Customs and Border Protection port of entry facility. For international arrivals from airports without preclearance, the door leading to the waiting area is closed and all arriving passengers are directed through the second doorway to CBP immigration and customs inspection.

Jet bridge vs airstair

Before the era of the jet bridge or jetway, airline passengers embarked onto the aircraft from ground level via airstairs. If initially indoors, passengers would exit the waiting area through a door to the outside and then passengers would proceed to the airstairs leading to the aircraft door. This method is still used for boarding smaller planes or boarding at smaller airports.

Ownership

The equipment is either airport or airline property, in most cases airport infrastructure.^[3]

Gallery

Gate 521 and 522 at
Hong Kong International Airport
Gate at Larnaca International Airport
Gates at
Chūbu Centrair International Airport
Entrance to gates at
Hanover/Langenhagen International Airport
Gates B2 and B3 at Asheville Regional Airport
Gates at Tijuana International Airport
Sign at Gate E14 at Terminal E at Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport
Gates in Concourse C of
Washington Dulles International Airport
A Frontier Airlines gate A31 in Concourse A at Denver International Airport
Gate D5 in Concourse D at
Bangkok, Thailand
Gate A34 at
Berlin-Brandenburg Airport
EasyJet at gate, at Gatwick Airport

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Advisory Circular: Airport Terminal Planning" (PDF). faa.gov. U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration. July 13, 2018. AC No: 150/5360-13A. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
^ Certification Specifications (CS) and Guidance Material (GM) for Aerodromes Design CS-ADR-DSN (PDF), European Aviation Safety Agency, 27 February 2014, p. 5, 'Aircraft stand' means a designated area on an apron intended to be used for parking an aircraft.
^ Harris, William; Freudenrich, Craig. "How Airports Work: At the Hub of It All: Concourses and Terminals". HowStuffWorks. Retrieved March 7, 2020.

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