Logan International Airport, Boston
I was at the airport waiting for my flight from Boston to Chicago when I noticed this. Maybe other airports have them, but I just was never observant enough to realize…
My flight was delayed because our plane had mechanical problems and was taken out of service. Our gates moved and I sat by the window waiting for our plane. I saw it land and pull in here and the guys on the ground made sure it parked at the marker “S80.” There were four markers and I imagine that depending on the plane, they park at different ones? And that makes it so.. I don’t know? Stuff lines up? Like that accordian thingy that they put up to the door for us to walk down? I obviously have no idea. I just thought the parking spots were interesting
3 responses so far ↓
1 Joe // Jul 7, 2007 at 4:30 pm
Never noticed that before either. The codes (A300, 757, 737, and S80) are different plane models.
2 matt shobe // Jul 8, 2007 at 11:30 am
Yep — they’re guides to help the ground crew signal how far forward a given model of aircraft should taxi in order to line up the jet bridge properly. They’re not always there, though, and I’ve seen them completely ignored. In this case, this MD-80 aircraft looks to be ‘hitting its mark,’ however.
3 James // Jul 9, 2007 at 5:24 pm
I think it’s so that the jetway will touch the airplane body at the correct position. If you look at the end of the jetway, there are a bunch of markings inside there too, to let the jetway jockeys know how/where to position it to connect to the airplane.
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