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Estimated time of arrival. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The expected time of arrival (ETA) is the time when a ship, vehicle, aircraft, cargo, emergency service or person is expected to arrive at a certain place.
Also to know is, what is ETD and ETA in shipping?
ETA = Estimated Time of Arrival – commonly used to denote the date and time at which a ship is expected to arrive at a port.. ETD = Estimated Time of Departure – commonly used to denote the date and time at which a ship is expected to depart from a certain port/terminal..
Considering this, what is ETA used for?
Literally, ETA means "estimated time to arrival". It is often used when traveling, like you want to know your ETA to your destination, or the ETA for the package delivery.
ETA. Estimated Time of Arrival (at Port of Destination) ATA. Actual Time of Arrival (at Port of Destination)