Editing Jet bridge (section)

{{short description|Enclosed movable bridge which extends from an airport terminal gate to an airplane}}
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[[File:United Airlines aircraft at DIA in the morning.JPG|thumb|[[United Airlines]] planes lined up at their jet bridges at [[Denver International Airport]] in March 2014]]

A '''jet bridge'''{{efn|Also termed '''jetway''',<ref>[https://trademarks.justia.com/720/86/jetway-72086317.html Justia/trademarks] The term ''Jetway'' is a registered trademark</ref> '''jetwalk''', '''airgate''', '''jetty''', '''gangway''', '''planeplank''', '''aerobridge'''/'''airbridge''', '''finger''', '''skybridge''', '''airtube''' '''expedited suspended passenger entry system''' ('''E-SPES'''), or its official industry name '''passenger boarding bridge''' ('''PBB'''))}} is an enclosed connector which most commonly extends from an [[airport terminal]] [[Gate (airport)|gate]] to an [[airplane]], and in some instances from a [[port]] to a [[boat]] or [[ship]], allowing passengers to board and disembark without heading outside and being exposed to harsh weather.<ref name=Gesell>{{cite book|last=Gesell|first=Laurence E.|title=The Administration of Public Airports|publisher=Coast Aire|location=Chandler, Arizona|year=1992|isbn=0-9606874-7-5|pages=[https://archive.org/details/administrationof0000gese/page/114 114&ndash;115]|url=https://archive.org/details/administrationof0000gese/page/114}}</ref> Depending on building design, sill heights, fueling positions, and operational requirements, a jet bridge may be fixed or [[movable bridge|movable]], swinging radially, or extending in length.<ref name=Gesell /> The jetway was invented by [[Frank Der Yuen]].<ref name="pacmon2013">{{cite book|title=I'll Fly to Hawaii &mdash; A century of Aviation|author=Burl Burlingame|publisher=Pacific Monograph|year=2013|isbn=9780962922763|page=135}}</ref>

Similar devices are used for astronauts to enter [[spacecraft]], which are installed at the appropriate height of the launch tower.