deplane
Leave the cabin
To deplane is to exit an aircraft after landing.
The word is standard airline terminology, heard in crew announcements: Please remain seated until the aircraft has come to a complete stop before deplaning.
It follows the pattern of other transport verbs like detrain and disembark.
Airport passenger corridor
gangway · tarmac · passengers · crew · cabin · seatbelt · announcement · overhead bin
At the endpoint
- gateHinged barrier in fence
- baggage claimWhere travelers retrieve checked items
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- immigrationRelocating abroad permanently
passport · carousel · arrivals · concourse · reunion · greet · welcome · transfer
Paved path for planes
- touchdownSix-point gridiron play
- tarmacPaved airport surface
- taxiwayAircraft ground route
- final approachLanding's concluding flight path
seatbelt sign · captain · announcement · parking · gate assignment · turbulence · descent · braking
jetway
Airport passenger corridor
stairs · gangway · tarmac · passengers · crew · cabin · seatbelt · announcement · overhead bin · luggage
terminal
At the endpoint
- gateHinged barrier in fence
- baggage claimWhere travelers retrieve checked items
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
immigration · passport · carousel · arrivals · concourse · reunion · greet · welcome · transfer · layover
runway
Paved path for planes
final approach · seatbelt sign · captain · announcement · parking · gate assignment · turbulence · descent · braking · apron
- disembarkingget off, deboarding, step off, detraining, dismounting
- dismountsdismount, get off, hop off, jump off, step off
- movement verbsgo, walk, run, move, walked
- aviation jargoncockpit, fuselage, jetway, pushback, holding pattern