What is a concourse?

• A. The cockpit instrument panel.
• B. A security checkpoint.
• C. The air traffic control room.
• D. A large hallway which leads to the area where aircraft are parked for passenger boarding.

Answer: (D)

In airport layout, a concourse is the long, walkable hallway that connects the main terminal to the gates where aircraft park and passengers board. It serves as the main circulation area for moving to and from boarding areas, and you’ll commonly find seating, shops, restrooms, and the jet bridges at the gates along it. This is different from the cockpit instrument panel (which is inside the plane), the security checkpoint (a screening area near entry or before the gates), and the air traffic control room (part of the operations area that manages airspace). So the description of a large hallway that leads to the area where aircraft are parked for passenger boarding best matches a concourse.