boarding gate

Meaning

A 'boarding gate' is the specific area in an airport terminal where passengers wait and then pass through to get onto their airplane. It is a fundamental travel term used on boarding passes, airport signs, and terminal announcements. The tone is completely neutral and practical.

Examples

• Please check the screens to find the correct boarding gate for your flight to Paris.

  Please check the screens to find the correct boarding gate for your flight to Paris.

• We need to hurry because our boarding gate closes in ten minutes.

  We need to hurry because our boarding gate closes in ten minutes.

• Passengers are waiting at boarding gate 14 for the latest flight updates.

  Passengers are waiting at boarding gate 14 for the latest flight updates.

• You must show your passport and boarding pass to the agent at the boarding gate.

  You must show your passport and boarding pass to the agent at the boarding gate.

• The airline announced a sudden change of boarding gate from B2 to C5.

  The airline announced a sudden change of boarding gate from B2 to C5.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ We need to find the boarding door for our flight.

  ✓ We need to find the boarding gate for our flight.

  While you walk through a door to get to the plane, the airport area and exit point is strictly called a 'boarding gate' or 'gate'.

• ✗ Which flight gate is our plane leaving from?

  ✓ Which boarding gate is our plane leaving from?

  Although understandable, the standard term printed on all tickets and signs is 'boarding gate'.

Related Expressions

Practice

• Your boarding pass says that the ___ is located in Terminal 2.

  💡 the place where you get on the plane

  Show answer

  boarding gate

• We should wait near the ___ so we don't miss the final call.

  💡 airport gate for boarding

  Show answer

  boarding gate