A pier is a finger-like extension of an airport terminal building designed to maximize the number of aircraft parking positions. Passengers walk down the central corridor to reach their specific departure gates, while aircraft park on both sides of the structure. This layout allows for high-density aircraft operations without heavily expanding the main terminal footprint.
Heard on the job
Flight 402 is departing from Gate 12, all the way at the end of the north pier.
Also heard as
- concourse