airport terminals
Flight hub structures
Airport terminals are the buildings at an airport where passengers check in, pass through security, and board aircraft.
Large airports typically have multiple terminals, sometimes connected by shuttles or walkways: We landed at Terminal 3 but had to get to Terminal 1 for our connection.
The word terminal here reflects its sense of an endpoint—where ground travel ends and air travel begins.
- regional airportsSmaller aviation facilities serving areas
- boarding gatesAirport embarkation areas
- duty-free shopsUntaxed stores for travelers
- departure loungeAirport holding space for travelers
- jet bridgesAirport boarding corridors
check-in counters · flight schedules · customs checkpoints · transit zones · connecting flight · gates · arrival halls · lost luggage · security checkpoints · restaurants · cargo terminals · concourses · boarding passes · overhead bins · window seat · prayer rooms · passport control · waiting areas
- infrastructurehighways, road construction, railway expansion, power grid, roads
- AirlinesAmerican Airlines, Delta, British Airways, United Airlines, Southwest Airlines
- Retro TravelPan Am, TWA, Concorde, station wagon, road trip
- transit hubsairports, train station, train stations, bus station, bus stations
- Chicago infrastructureCTA, Chicago L, the L, L train, elevated trains
- modern architectureBrutalism, glass facades, green roofs, mid-century modern, International Style
airport terminalstrain stations
Facilities for rail passengers
bus stations · seaports · ferry terminals · subway stations · bus stops