An airport gate is the departure area where airline staff prepare boarding and passengers enter the route to the aircraft.
The FlyAndCry definition
A numbered enclosure where time loses legal meaning.
Your temporary municipality
The gate contains 160 passengers, 42 seats, one power outlet and a carpet that remembers deregulation.
Announcements are designed to be inaudible until they concern you personally, at which point your full name becomes public property.
Common symptoms
- Everyone stands before boarding begins.
- The only empty chair is charging a suitcase.
- The gate changes immediately after you buy food.
At FlyAndCry
Our gates are selected for maximum walking distance from both security and human affection. Seating is reserved for bags with status.
See also
Gate Change, Boarding Group, Final Call, On-Time Departure, Passenger Boarding Bridge.