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  2. Gate (airport) - Wikipedia

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    Each gate typically corresponds to one parking stand on the airport's apron. A gate that provides access to multiple stands/jet bridges may have separate, designated doorways – sometimes termed sub-gates – for each stand. Commercial airport stands have airside components to facilitate passenger boarding and aircraft ground handling. [1]: 6-2

  3. Aeronautical chart conventions (United States) - Wikipedia

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    A sectional chart is a two-sided chart created from a Lambert Conformal Conic Projection [1] with two defined standard parallels. The scale is 1:500,000, with a contour interval of 500 feet. The size of each sectional is designed to be "arm's width" when completely unfolded.

  4. Airport terminal - Wikipedia

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    When London Stansted Airport's new terminal opened in 1991, it marked a shift in airport terminal design since Norman Foster placed the baggage handling system in the basement in order to create a vast open interior space. [27] Airport architects have followed this model since unobstructed sightlines aid with passenger orientation.

  5. List of conversion factors - Wikipedia

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    See Weight for detail of mass/weight distinction and conversion. Avoirdupois is a system of mass based on a pound of 16 ounces, while Troy weight is the system of mass where 12 troy ounces equals one troy pound. The symbol g 0 is used to denote standard gravity in order to avoid confusion with the (upright) g symbol for gram.

  6. Göteborg Landvetter Airport - Wikipedia

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    Gate 20 and 21 are positionable so that, depending on upcoming flights, reaching them may (signed 20B-21B) or may not (signed 20A-21A) require clearing immigration. The freight terminal uses gate numbers below 10. [citation needed] A new terminal section at the airport added 18,500 square metres and extended the terminal by 200 metres.

  7. Sacramento International Airport plans new gates ... - AOL

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    See pictures of the proposed gate expansion, pedestrian walkway and parking structure. Sacramento International Airport plans new gates, walkway and more. Here are the renderings

  8. Why you have to walk so far to your gate at the airport - AOL

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    Salt Lake City International Airport in 2020 opened a new terminal, but it has been a major source of criticism for its walks to the gate, which can take more than 20 minutes.

  9. International airport - Wikipedia

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    This affects airport design factors, including the number and placement of terminals as well as the flow of passengers and baggage between different areas of the airport. An airport specializing in point-to-point transit can have international and domestic terminals, each in their separate building equipped with separate baggage handling ...