Gate (airport)

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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 lounge
  • Leaving the aircraft via mobile steps and walking across the tarmac into or from the terminal building
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