Airport Vocabulary
This is the building where passengers check in and go through the airport.
Terminal
This person flies the airplane.
Pilot
The plane is coming into the airport. What is the plane doing?
It is arriving.
This means your flight will not happen.
Cancelled
This is the place where you wait to get on your plane.
Gate
A person who helps passengers on the airplane.
Flight attendant
The plane is leaving the airport. What is the plane doing?
It is departing.
This is registering for your flight before you fly. Can be online or in-person.
Check-in
This is the document you need to get on the plane.
Boarding pass
A person who helps you at the airport information desk.
Information officer
The passengers are getting on the plane. What are they doing?
They are boarding.
This is the area where planes take off and land.
Runway
These are the bags you take with you when you travel.
Luggage
A person who checks your passport at the airport.
Passport control officer
Peter is in line at check-in. What is he doing?
He is checking in.
This is the vehicle that can take passengers around a large airport.
Airport shuttle
This means your flight will happen later than planned.
Delayed
A person who works in the airport control tower.
Air traffic controller
A woman is going through passport/border control. What does she show?
She is showing her passport.
She shows her passport.
This is the place in airports where only special people or people who pay can go to wait.
Lounge