Gate (airport)

Gate (airport)

A Gate in aviation is a section at an airport terminal for transferring passengers and airline crews to an aircraft.Passengers embark or disembark an aircraft through one of these methods:

* Jetway bridges
* Airstairs, either built into the aircraft or from a mobile vehicle
* Mobile lounges
* Leaving the aircraft via mobile steps and walking across the tarmac into or from the terminal building

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