What are the differences between terminals and gates?
My wife is a little concerned since she will have to fly by herself soon, and she just wanted to know what are the differences between the two?
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Terminals are the buildings which may have several gates. Gates are the exits from/entrances to the aircrafts.
E.g. for JFK list of all terminals: http://www.airport-jfk.com/terminals.php. Say, here are the gates for terminal 4: http://www.jfkiat.com/maps/retail.pdf
Gates may have a direct entrance to the aircraft, or indirect (via e.g. a shuttle bus)
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From a traveller's point of view, I think you can make this distinction:
- When arriving to an airport by land, you need to arrive at the right terminal (in case there's more than one). You'll enter the terminal and check in for your flight.
- Once you're in the terminal and passed check in and possibly passport control, you need to find the right gate, where you'll board your plane.
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