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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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