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Glossary

General Aviation Terminal (GAT)

A general aviation terminal is a separate building for private and business aviation, where passengers board and disembark away from the airline terminals.

Also: GAT, Business aviation terminal

Many large airports have a dedicated general aviation area alongside the terminals for scheduled flights. Private jets, business aircraft and smaller planes are handled there.

The advantage is short distances: fewer people, a separate security check and often only a few steps to the aircraft. Security, passport and customs checks still apply, but they usually take far less time.

Smaller airfields often have no dedicated GAT. There, a handling provider or the airfield operator takes care of passengers in a shared building.