In plain English
This means the flight's trip to its planned airport is complete. It is a flight-status term used when the aircraft has reached the airport it was meant to end at.
In context
Here, "arrived" reports that the flight has reached its destination airport.
- Situation
- Checking in, passing airport steps, boarding, connections, and flight status
- What it communicates
- reports destination-arrival status for the flight
Meaning limits
By itself, this status does not indicate timing or any details beyond the flight having reached its destination airport.
Examples
“After the weather diversion to Glasgow, the flight was not shown as arrived until it continued on to Dublin.”
“By the time the family reached the information desk, their flight was already marked arrived.”