From the departures board to baggage reclaim, learn the 10 key areas of an airport in English

At the Airport: Essential Vocabulary for Travellers

a building at an airport divided into Arrivals and Departures

where you take your luggage to check it in if you already have your boarding pass

where you collect your luggage on arrival, and where there are usually trolleys for carrying heavy cases

where you give in any checked-in luggage and are given a boarding pass if you don't already have one

where your luggage may be checked to see if you are bringing illegal goods into the country

an electronic display showing flight times and if the flight is on time, boarding, closed, or delayed

where you show your boarding pass and ID and board your flight

where passengers travelling business or first class can wait for their flight

where they check that you are not trying to take prohibited items onto the plane, by scanning your hand luggage and making you walk through a metal detector