{"id":193,"date":"2026-08-16T23:13:38","date_gmt":"2026-08-16T23:13:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wheresmygate.com\/how-to-read-airport-arrivals-board\/"},"modified":"2026-08-16T23:13:38","modified_gmt":"2026-08-16T23:13:38","slug":"how-to-read-airport-arrivals-board","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wheresmygate.com\/es\/how-to-read-airport-arrivals-board\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Read an Airport Arrivals Board"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"wmg-guide-content\"><h1>How to Read an Airport Arrivals Board<\/h1><p>Airport arrivals boards show information about flights coming into the airport. They can help passengers, people meeting a traveler and connecting travelers check the flight number, origin, arrival time, terminal or gate, and current status.<\/p><h2>Match the flight number first<\/h2><p>Find the airline code and flight number for the arriving flight. If it is a codeshare, the board may show the operating flight number, another marketing flight number or more than one number for the same aircraft.<\/p><h2>Check the origin city<\/h2><p>The origin is the airport the flight is arriving from. Use it together with the flight number and arrival time to make sure you are following the correct flight.<\/p><h2>Scheduled, estimated and actual arrival times<\/h2><p>An arrivals display may update as the flight progresses. An estimated time can change, while an actual arrival time generally reflects a completed arrival milestone reported by the flight-information system.<\/p><h2>Arrival terminal and gate<\/h2><p>The terminal identifies the airport area where the flight is expected to arrive, while the arrival gate is where the aircraft is expected to park. These assignments can change as airport operations develop.<\/p><h2>Where should I meet an arriving passenger?<\/h2><p>The aircraft gate is usually inside the secure area. People meeting a passenger should follow airport signs for arrivals, baggage claim or the designated passenger pickup area rather than assuming they can meet at the gate.<\/p><h2>What if the board and my phone show different information?<\/h2><p>Flight-information systems can update at different times. Confirm the flight number and date, then use the operating airline and airport information for important last-minute decisions.<\/p><h2>Keep checking until the passenger arrives<\/h2><p>Arrival time, terminal, gate and baggage information can be updated. Recheck the flight as it approaches the airport and follow airport signs once the passenger is on the ground.<\/p><p><a class=\"wmg-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/wheresmygate.com\/es\/\">Check an Arriving Flight<\/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-193","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wheresmygate.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/193","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=193"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wheresmygate.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/193\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wheresmygate.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=193"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}