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Airports

# Terminal

TERM · Airports

At a glance

## Meaning of Terminal

An airport building serving passengers, baggage or cargo.

### More about Terminal

A passenger terminal can contain check-in, security, waiting areas, boarding gates and baggage facilities.

It is only one part of an airport. Runways, taxiways, aprons and ground-support areas perform separate functions, and passengers may reach an aircraft through a jet bridge or by bus.

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