{"id":167,"date":"2026-08-16T22:44:14","date_gmt":"2026-08-16T22:44:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wheresmygate.com\/when-does-boarding-start\/"},"modified":"2026-08-16T22:44:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-16T22:44:14","slug":"when-does-boarding-start","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wheresmygate.com\/es\/when-does-boarding-start\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00bfCu\u00e1ndo comienza el abordaje?"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"wmg-guide-content\"><h1>\u00bfCu\u00e1ndo comienza el abordaje?<\/h1><p>Boarding usually begins before the scheduled departure time, but the exact time depends on the airline, aircraft, airport and flight. Your boarding pass or airline app is the best place to check the boarding time for your specific trip.<\/p><h2>Boarding time is not departure time<\/h2><p>The departure time is when the flight is scheduled to leave. Boarding starts earlier so passengers can be seated and the aircraft can be prepared to depart.<\/p><h2>Why you should be at the gate early<\/h2><p>Airlines can stop accepting passengers before the scheduled departure time. Security lines, terminal changes and long walks between concourses can also take longer than expected.<\/p><h2>What if the gate changes?<\/h2><p>Gate assignments can change before boarding. Recheck your airline app, airport displays and announcements as you move through the airport.<\/p><h2>What does \u201cboarding\u201d flight status mean?<\/h2><p>A Boarding status generally means the airline has started allowing passengers onto the aircraft. Follow the boarding group or zone instructions shown by the airline.<\/p><h2>Before heading to the gate<\/h2><p>Confirm the flight number, terminal, current gate and boarding time. For important last-minute changes, use the operating airline and airport displays as the final confirmation.<\/p><p><a class=\"wmg-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/wheresmygate.com\/es\/\">Check Flight &amp; Gate<\/a><\/p><\/article>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-167","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wheresmygate.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/167","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wheresmygate.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wheresmygate.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wheresmygate.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wheresmygate.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=167"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wheresmygate.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/167\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wheresmygate.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=167"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}