A gate is an area in an airport terminal that controls access to a passenger aircraft. While the exact specifications vary from airport to airport and country to country, most gates consist of a seated waiting area, a counter and a doorway leading to the aircraft. A gate adjacent to the stand where the aircraft is parked may be a contact gate, providing access by way of a jet bridge, or a ground-loaded gate, providing a path for passengers to leave the building to board via mobile stairs or airstairs built into the aircraft itself. A remote gate serves an aircraft stand further away, providing access to 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 apron. A gate that provides access to multiple stands may have separate, designated doorways – sometimes termed sub-gates – for each stand. Commercial airport stands have airside components to facilitate passenger boarding and aircraft ground handling.[1]: 6-2
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
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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 Protectionport 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 airstairedit
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.
Ownershipedit
The equipment is either airport or airline property, in most cases airport infrastructure.[3]
^ abc"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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to the aircraft A gate adjacent to the stand where the aircraft is parked may be a contact gate providing access by way of a jet bridge or a ground loaded gate providing a path for passengers to leave the building to board via mobile stairs or airstairs built into the aircraft itself A remote gate serves an aircraft stand further away providing access to 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 apron A gate that provides access to multiple stands may have separate designated doorways sometimes termed sub gates for each stand Commercial airport stands have airside components to facilitate passenger boarding and aircraft ground handling 1 6 2 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 Contents 1 Customs and immigration controls 1 1 United States 2 Jet bridge vs airstair 3 Ownership 4 Gallery 5 ReferencesCustoms and immigration controls editThe examples and perspective in this section deal primarily with the United States and do not represent a worldwide view of the subject You may improve this section discuss the issue on the talk page or create a new section as appropriate May 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message United States edit 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 editBefore 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 editThe equipment is either airport or airline property in most cases airport infrastructure 3 Gallery edit nbsp Gate 521 and 522 at Hong Kong International Airport nbsp Gate at Larnaca International Airport nbsp Gates at Chubu Centrair International Airport nbsp Entrance to gates at Hanover Langenhagen International Airport nbsp Gates B2 and B3 at Asheville Regional Airport nbsp Gates at Tijuana International Airport nbsp Sign at Gate E14 at Terminal E at Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport nbsp Gates in Concourse C of Washington Dulles International Airport nbsp A Frontier Airlines gate A31 in Concourse A at Denver International Airport nbsp Gate D5 in Concourse D at Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok Thailand nbsp Gate A34 at Berlin Brandenburg Airport nbsp EasyJet at gate at Gatwick AirportReferences edit 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 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gate airport amp oldid 1134428932, wikipedia, wiki, book, 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