layovers
Trips between flights
A layover is a scheduled stop during a journey, especially a wait between connecting flights at an intermediate airport.
The term emphasizes the waiting period rather than the stop itself—passengers endure layovers rather than enjoy them.
We had a four-hour layover in Chicago before the flight to Seattle.
Long layovers sometimes allow travelers to leave the airport and briefly explore the city.
Multi-leg air travel
- stopoverBrief halt mid-journey
- transferMove between locations
- hubCentral connection point
- terminalAt the endpoint
gate change · itinerary · booking · airline · redeye · routing · connection time · boarding pass
Sixty-minute spans
- overnightSpanning evening to morning
- briefShort in duration
- extendedLengthened in time or space
- lengthyOf excessive duration
short · long · wait time · killing time · delay · scheduled · unplanned · buffer
Premium terminal waiting space
- duty-freeExempt from import tariffs
- shoppingAcquiring goods at retailers
- diningEating a meal
- sleepingUnconscious rest state
charging station · shower facilities · day room · transit hotel · people watching · boredom · fatigue · exploration
connecting flight
Multi-leg air travel
terminal · gate change · itinerary · booking · airline · redeye · routing · connection time · boarding pass · transit lounge
hours
Sixty-minute spans
lengthy · short · long · wait time · killing time · delay · scheduled · unplanned · buffer · window
airport lounge
Premium terminal waiting space
sleeping · charging station · shower facilities · day room · transit hotel · people watching · boredom · fatigue · exploration · city tour
Dubai
Persian Gulf emirate
Heathrow · Atlanta · Istanbul · Doha · Hong Kong · Los Angeles · Chicago O'Hare · Bangkok · Schiphol · JFK
- flightsdeparture, arrival, nonstop flight, boarding, connecting flight
- flight schedulesarrival times, flight numbers, timetables, flight schedules, direct flights
- travel discomfortmotion sickness, airsickness, carsickness, seasickness, jet lag
- travel itineraryhotel stays, transfers, check-in, check-out, departure
- travel problemslost luggage, flight delays, flight delay, delayed flight, missed flight
- travel tipspacking, guidebook, luggage, passport, map