In plain English
This means the flight has already reached the airport and the plane is on the ground. It is not at a gate yet because it must wait until an airport gate is free so the aircraft can park there.
In context
Here, it reports that the aircraft has landed and is currently waiting for a gate to become available for parking.
- Situation
- Checking in, passing airport steps, boarding, connections, and flight status
- What it communicates
- reports gate-assignment wait status after landing
Meaning limits
By itself, this status does not identify a gate number or state how long the wait will last.
Examples
“The plane had landed, but the flight was still awaiting gate.”
“After touchdown, passengers heard that their flight was awaiting gate.”