When is a flight considered to have "arrived"
Feb 20, 2006 | 12:27 pm
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When is a flight considered to have "arrived"
Hello,
I dont know if im posting in the right forum, and I've done a search and havent found anyting.
I was wondering when checking flight arrivals whether it's from a website or at the airport watching the boards - when is a flight considered to have arrived or landed? Is it when the plane physically lands on the rwy, or is it when it reaches the gate.
I dont know if im posting in the right forum, and I've done a search and havent found anyting.
I was wondering when checking flight arrivals whether it's from a website or at the airport watching the boards - when is a flight considered to have arrived or landed? Is it when the plane physically lands on the rwy, or is it when it reaches the gate.
Feb 20, 2006 | 12:45 pm
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Officially, an "arrival" is the "in" time, namely when the aircraft parks at the gate. Most modern aircraft automatically transmit an "arrived" signal when this occurs.
Similarly a "departure" is the "out" time, when the aircraft's brakes are released and the aircraft starts moving from the gate.
However, there are some websites and sources which use the "off" and "on" times - the times when the aircraft lifts off the runway and when it lands on it. These times are also automatically transmitted by most modern aircraft.
Similarly a "departure" is the "out" time, when the aircraft's brakes are released and the aircraft starts moving from the gate.
However, there are some websites and sources which use the "off" and "on" times - the times when the aircraft lifts off the runway and when it lands on it. These times are also automatically transmitted by most modern aircraft.
Feb 21, 2006 | 5:59 am
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It makes me so mad when immediately after touchdown the pilot says "Well folks, we got you here 2 minutes ahead of schedule" and I know that what with taxiing, bussing, etc. it will be another half hour before I set foot in the terminal building. 
It seems common sense to me that for timetables, arrival times should refer to when the first pax (last pax? at least half the pax?) gets to the terminal building. How else can you calculate meaningful connection times?
It seems common sense to me that for timetables, arrival times should refer to when the first pax (last pax? at least half the pax?) gets to the terminal building. How else can you calculate meaningful connection times?