a small orange airplane symbol has appeared at the top of my watch face. my Iphone is not in "airplane mode" so I don't know what this means or how to get rid of it. any help would be appreciated!

Hi

Airplane Mode has been enabled on your Apple Watch.

To disable it:

• When viewing the time on your watch, swipe up on the display.
• Under watchOS 3.x, in Control Centre, tap on the Airplane Mode button to turn off Airplane Mode,
• Under prior software versions, swipe left / right to the Settings Glance and disable Airplane Mode by tapping on the same button.

You may also wish to turn off mirroring of Airplane Mode, which enables the mode on your watch or iPhone if, when they are connected, it is enabled on the other:

On your iPhone, in the Watch app, go to: My Watch > General > Airplane Mode - turn off Mirror iPhone.

You're most welcome! 🙂