arrivals

Arrivals is the plural form of arrival, referring to the act of reaching a destination or to the people or things that have reached it. The term is used across domains to indicate the moment of contact with a destination, or the group or items that have just reached it.

In travel and transportation, arrivals designate inbound movements such as flights, trains, or ships proceeding to their destination. Arrival information is typically displayed on boards or announced at stations and airports, and the arrivals area is where passengers are met, baggage is claimed, and onward connections are planned. Arrival times and gates are important for operations and scheduling and are commonly contrasted with departures.

In migration and population studies, arrivals describe people entering a country or region. Data on arrivals may be broken down by origin, method of entry, or year, and are used for planning public services, monitoring demographic change, and informing policy debates about immigration.

In science and mathematics, an arrival is a point in time when an event occurs, such as a customer arriving at a service model or a packet arriving in a network. Arrival processes, interarrival times, and arrival rates are central concepts in areas like queueing theory, reliability, and communications.

Other uses include the arrival of celestial objects in astronomy or the arrival of guests at an event. The term tends to emphasize the moment of reaching a location or the presence of those who have arrived, rather than the act of leaving.