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A flight information display system (FIDS) is a computer system used in airports to display flight information to passengers, in which a computer system controls mechanical or electronic display boards or monitors in order to display arriving and departing flight information in real-time. The displays are located inside or around an
A flight information display system (FIDS) is a computer system used in airports to display flight information to passengers, in which a computer system controls mechanical or electronic display boards or monitors in order to display arriving and departing flight information in real-time. The displays are located inside or around an airport
An airport is an aerodrome with extended facilities, mostly for commercial air transport. Airports usually consists of a landing area, which comprises an aerially accessible open space including at least one operationally active surfa ...
terminal. A virtual version of a FIDS can also be found on most airport websites
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and teletext
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systems. In large airports, there are different sets of FIDS for each terminal or even each major airline
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. FIDS are used to inform passengers of boarding gates, departure/arrival times, destinations, notifications of flight delay
A flight delay is when an airline flight takes off and/or lands later than its scheduled time. The United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) considers a flight to be delayed when it is 15 minutes later than its scheduled time. A cancella ...
s/ flight cancellations, and partner airlines, et al.
Each line on an FIDS indicates a different flight number
In the aviation industry, a flight number or flight designator is a code for an airline service consisting of two-character airline designator and a 1 to 4 digit number. For example, "BA 98" is a British Airways service from Toronto-Pearson to ...
accompanied by:
* the airline name/logo and/or its IATA or ICAO airline designator
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IATA airlin ...
(can also include names/logos of interlining
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/ codesharing airlines or partner airlines, e.g. HX252/ BR2898.)
* the city of origin or destination, and any intermediate points
* the expected arrival or departure time and/or the updated time (reflecting any delays)
* the status of the flight, such as "Landed", "Delayed", "Boarding", etc.
And in the case of departing flights:
* the check-in
Check-in is the process whereby people announce their arrival at an office, hotel, airport, hospital, seaport or event.
Office check-in
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counter numbers or the name of the airline handling the check-in
* the gate
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number
Due to code sharing
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, a flight may be represented by a series of different flight numbers. For example, LH 474 and AC 9099, both partners of Star Alliance
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, codeshare on a route using a single aircraft
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, either Lufthansa or Air Canada, to operate that route at that given time. Lines may be sorted by time, airline name, or city.
Most FIDS are now displayed on LCD or LED screen, although some airports still use split-flap display
A split-flap display, or sometimes simply a flap display, is a digital electromechanical display device that presents changeable alphanumeric text, and occasionally fixed graphics.
Often used as a public transport timetable in airports or ...
s.
Display technology
Airport infrastructure
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