Jan 8, 2014, 9:54 am
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AA / US Airport / Terminal, Gate, Counter Changes Due to Merger
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DFW Special notice March 2016
We operate out of multiple terminals at this airport. Check your flight status for gate information.
[hl]As of March 2016 American Eagle flights operated by ExpressJet CRJ - seemingly not ERJs (still out of B) moved to gates E34-E38.
We operate out of multiple terminals at this airport. Check your flight status for gate information.
[hl]As of March 2016 American Eagle flights operated by ExpressJet CRJ - seemingly not ERJs (still out of B) moved to gates E34-E38.
BNA - Nashville: Terminal C now hosts AA as of 12 Aug 2014.
BOS - Boston Logan: Terminal B expansion completed and opened on 4/30/14. All US and AA gates now at Terminal B; 3 check-in locations, marked outside by gate number.
BUF - Buffalo: Admirals Club closed end of October, 2015.
CDG - Paris Charles deGaulle: LUS moved from Terminal 1 to Terminal 2A in June 2015. (PurpleCircle)
CLT - Charlotte: Ticket counters at CLT are now Combined between B & C. AA has moved gates from the A concourse to the low B's (B5 & B7).
DCA - Washington Reagan, VA: AA using Terminals B and C. American Shuttle flights and ticket counters moved to Terminal B, as well as ticket counters for Priority. Ticket counters for Main Cabin in Terminal C.
DEN - Denver International: AA gates at A Concourse, West ticket counters. (Implemented ~14 Feb 2015).
DFW - Dallas-Ft. worth International: [B]All LAA and LUS flights, except American Eagle CRJ flights by ExpressJet, operate out of A-B-C-D now.
Admirals Clubs at A (old Flagship lounge closed, old Arrivals has small workout room and wonderful rain showers), C (nothing special) and international D (newest, tarmac views, Flagship Dining). All offer showers. D also offers AMEX Centurion, BA and shared. QF/QR (both offer F and J) and The Lounge at DFW. (10 Nov 2011.)
ELP - El Paso, Texas: US Airways operations moved to American Airlines Gate 1 in Concourse A.
IAD - Washington Dulles, VA: LUS moved from Z gates to the current AA B gates.
GRU - Guarulhos, São Paulo, Brazil - AA has moved from Terminal 2 to Terminal 3. The Admirals Club construction is completed and Lub is open.
JAN - Jackson Medgar Evers Jackson, Miss.: no date given. AA ticket counter moving next to LUS counter, AA signage at Gate 3. (adambrock)
JFK - John F. Kennedy International New York: US has already moved to AA Terminal 8
LAX - Los Angeles, California: On May 16 2016 the remote gates at LAX formerly 44A-I were renumbered to 60A-I. LUS operated AA flights are now in T6 (as of Nov 6, 2014). The underground tunnel from T4 to T5 is now open, in addition to the previously-open T5-T6 tunnel, so one can walk airside between AA's T4 and US's T6. The T-4 to TBIT airside connector is open. AA flights currently depart T-4, T-6, the remote Eagle terminal, and several domestic flights a day depart TBIT - easy access via the T-4 - TBIT connector.
LGA - D1 Admirals Club arranges for a shuttle if you're departing Terminal C (where the AC rebranded US Airways Club is). See Lounge Dasboard.
LHR - London Heathrow, UK: US moved from T1 to T3 June 24th, 2014 to line up with AA who fly out of T3 (and some oneworld - AY, CX, JL, QF, RJ and some BA flights).
● See NEW LHR / London Heathrow AA T3 <---> BA T5 connection / transfer thread
● See the Lounge Dashboard for LHR lounge information.
MAN - Manchester, UK: LUS Airways moved to T3 on April 2, 2014 to line up with AA and BA who fly out of T3 as well.
MCI - Kansas City, MO: LUS Moved to Terminal C (same as AA) 8 Jan 2014, more info here (US PM Forum).
MCO - Orlando, FL: Ticket counters now on B side of terminal. AA moved to the LUS airside (3) at MCO.
MIA - Miami, FL: LUS moved from J to D/E Gates on 12 Mar 2014.
MSP - Minneapolis - St. Paul: AA located at the end of E-concourse, Gates E11 through E16 (E11 and E13 share a jetway). 30 Oct 2014.
MSY - New Orleans, LA - LUS Airways has moved to Concourse C, operating out of gates C9, C11, C15, and C16.
MUC - Munich, Germany: LUS moved to Terminal 1 24 April 2014.
ORD - Chicago-O'Hare, IL: LUS moved to Terminal 3, H concourse on 1 July 2014.
ORF - Norfolk, VA: AA moved to Concourse A on 20 May 2014.
PBI - West Palm Beach, FL: AA moved from Concourse C to gate B12.
PHX - Phoenix Sky Harbor, AZ: AA moved to LUS T4 26 Feb 2014.
AA PM Forum: PHX: AA relocateD to PHX Terminal 4 26 Feb 2014
PIT - Pittsburgh, PA: AA moved ticket counters and moved to LUS Concourse B.
RDU - Raleigh Durham: LUS to move to gates adjacent to AA gates 2016 The US ticketing and check-in moving next to AA eff Aug 11 2015
ROC - Rochester, NY: AA ticket counters moved to "upper entry A" adjacent to US check in counters. Paulakers, 4 Jun 2014
SAN - San Diego International/ Lindbergh: AA and US have consolidated to AA gates 23-32. AA has left the commuter gates. See here.
SDQ - Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Hall A has the ticketing counters.
SFO - San Francisco, CA: AA operate out of Terminals 1 and 2. Ticket counters are only available in Terminal 2. (US moved into (same) Terminal 1 Boarding Area C May 2015.) NOTE: AA is located in Terminal 2, Boarding Area D, Gates 50-59; the Admirals Club is located immediately left after clearing the security checkpoint. Airside connection between T-1C and T-2 open 9th Nov 2014.
SJU - San Juan Luís Muñoz Marín Int'l. AA check-in, security moved to Terminal C. Admirals Club closed end of 2015. Ex-CO Presidents Club, Global Lounge ($27, Priority Pass, Diners) nearer AA C gates.
SMF - Sacramento, CA: All AA is homed in Terminal A now. AA ticket counters.
STL - St. Louis, MO: US has moved from Terminal A to Terminal C, gates C16, C18 and C24, according to www.flystl.com.
YYZ - Toronto Pearson YYZ: US has moved to Terminal 3 on May 28.
Please edit/add to this Wikipost with any done, confirmed, announced or pending terminal and associated changes (not speculative or possible changes). Updated 16 May 2016 - JDiver
Airport / Terminal, Gate, Counter Change - Master Thread (Changes & Discussion)
Dec 9, 2013, 7:48 pm
#16
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Phoenixtinct - wow, great rundown!!
SNA should be no problem. US only flies to PHX and with a whopping 22 total gates everything is easily connected behind security. With my recent move to Orange County I'm glad I didn't jump ship to UA when that would have made more sense when considering all destinations. Let's hope I don't come to regret that
SNA should be no problem. US only flies to PHX and with a whopping 22 total gates everything is easily connected behind security. With my recent move to Orange County I'm glad I didn't jump ship to UA when that would have made more sense when considering all destinations. Let's hope I don't come to regret that
Dec 9, 2013, 8:39 pm
#17
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At PHL, it seems that AA is in A-East but someone on the forum mentioned that AA has plans to move to Terminal D, where there is no US presence, so I think the wise thing to do will be to stay put at A-East.
At CLT, AA is in Concourse A and US has presence in all the rest with B, C and E for their exclusive use and D - dedicated to international flights. Not sure if US will have space in their concourses to move the AA gates out of concourse A. The new AA may have to occupy all concourses at CLT.
At CLT, AA is in Concourse A and US has presence in all the rest with B, C and E for their exclusive use and D - dedicated to international flights. Not sure if US will have space in their concourses to move the AA gates out of concourse A. The new AA may have to occupy all concourses at CLT.
At CLT, AA is in A, but I believe the AA cities could be folded into the fortress at CLT. Btw, D also houses wide body hub to hub flights, mainly CLT to PHL etc.
Dec 9, 2013, 8:43 pm
#18
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At ATL, AA is in Concourse T and US in Concourse D. United is split between both but they have an United Club in D, so maybe US can swap its D gates for United gates at T. AA has an Admirals Club in T, so common sense dictates they'd want to keep it.
At RDU, American is in Concourse C and US in Concourse D. Their gates are at opposite ends of each other. Thus, the best solution is for AA to swap gates with UA and AC and have the entire Concourse D to themselves.
At ATL, AA is in Concourse T and US in Concourse D. United is split between both but they have an United Club in D, so maybe US can swap its D gates for United gates at T. AA has an Admirals Club in T, so common sense dictates they'd want to keep it.
At RDU, American is in Concourse C and US in Concourse D. Their gates are at opposite ends of each other. Thus, the best solution is for AA to swap gates with UA and AC and have the entire Concourse D to themselves.
At RDU, AA needs to stay in C as the high C gates are the only gates with a pathway to customs, which AA needs for its LHR flight.
Dec 9, 2013, 8:43 pm
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Dec 9, 2013, 8:45 pm
#20
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Airport / Terminal Changes and Moves (Speculation Discussion)
At SAN AA is already running some flights out of the shared gate 32 - now that they are also using 23 and the AC is expanding, maybe they will consolidate around that area?
Dec 9, 2013, 8:53 pm
#21
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Dec 9, 2013, 9:05 pm
#22
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At BNA, there should be some empty capacity for the US flights in the AA gate area.
US uses B6, B8, and B10 but only for 15 flights a day, but both US and AA fly BNA-DCA so I'd expect a few of those frequencies to go away.
AA uses the C concourse, gates 3, 5, 6, 10, 12, and 14 for about 35 flights. I believe that C2, C8 and C11 are currently not used but in the AA gate area.
US uses B6, B8, and B10 but only for 15 flights a day, but both US and AA fly BNA-DCA so I'd expect a few of those frequencies to go away.
AA uses the C concourse, gates 3, 5, 6, 10, 12, and 14 for about 35 flights. I believe that C2, C8 and C11 are currently not used but in the AA gate area.
Dec 9, 2013, 9:44 pm
#23
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SFO
We've started to discuss SFO on the San Francisco forum. General consensus seems to be that US will move from T1 to T2 and join AA there for the time being. Previous long-term plans suggest that AA will move to T1 when remodeling of that terminal is complete, but that is ~ a decade into the future.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/san-f...tions-sfo.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/san-f...tions-sfo.html
Dec 9, 2013, 9:58 pm
#24
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DCA - already an ideal setup US and AA already share the center concourse. Only question is will the center concourse AA Admiral's Club be expanded to include the 2nd USAir Club. My guess is it will not be expanded, and the former UA Club, now the 2nd USAir Club, will be vacant again. Maybe Virgin will set up a club - I am not sure if Virgin America even has clubs.
Also - I would guess that AA and Virgin might swap check in counters so the AA counters move next to US - but then again the AA counters could close and just use the US counters?
Also - I would guess that AA and Virgin might swap check in counters so the AA counters move next to US - but then again the AA counters could close and just use the US counters?
Dec 9, 2013, 10:06 pm
#25
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US gave those gates to DL as part of the LGA/DCA slot swap. DL is in both Terminals C and D and is building (or has built) a connector between the two terminals, so DL isn't going anywhere.
The Central Terminal Building (Terminal B) that AA uses will be going somewhere, however, as redevelopment is set to start soon.
The Central Terminal Building (Terminal B) that AA uses will be going somewhere, however, as redevelopment is set to start soon.
Great analysis phoenixtinct. One for me to add. I was in SMF Terminal B this afternoon. Plenty of gate space for US to join up with AA in a brand new terminal.
Dec 9, 2013, 10:51 pm
#26
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A major expansion of the terminal, which is well under way; it will connect from gate 21 on the US side to where gate 22 is currently on the AA side.
There will be no new gates added, but the lowest numbered gates on the AA side (B22-B29) will be spaced further apart to accommodate more and bigger planes. They are constructing a rooftop club lounge as part of the expansion.
Gates B37 and B38 will also be connected to the rest of the terminal post-security.
There will be no new gates added, but the lowest numbered gates on the AA side (B22-B29) will be spaced further apart to accommodate more and bigger planes. They are constructing a rooftop club lounge as part of the expansion.
Gates B37 and B38 will also be connected to the rest of the terminal post-security.
Dec 10, 2013, 3:03 am
#27
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A major expansion of the terminal, which is well under way; it will connect from gate 21 on the US side to where gate 22 is currently on the AA side.
There will be no new gates added, but the lowest numbered gates on the AA side (B22-B29) will be spaced further apart to accommodate more and bigger planes. They are constructing a rooftop club lounge as part of the expansion.
Gates B37 and B38 will also be connected to the rest of the terminal post-security.
There will be no new gates added, but the lowest numbered gates on the AA side (B22-B29) will be spaced further apart to accommodate more and bigger planes. They are constructing a rooftop club lounge as part of the expansion.
Gates B37 and B38 will also be connected to the rest of the terminal post-security.
Dec 10, 2013, 5:32 am
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This made sense when US was *A and bringing UA and US at same location. Now US is becoming AA.
Dec 10, 2013, 5:36 am
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One thing I would point out to add to the great rundown by Phoenixtinct is that this list seems to assume that the merged entity will need exactly as many gates as it currently has. At ORD for example, I believe AA already have room to add flights in their own existing space; even if they give up two L gates, it's possible they won't need to acquire any more gates to move the US flights over. Especially considering several of the existing US flights are regionals, as I don't believe concourse G is at capacity. Similarly, there is room to breathe at DFW as AA used to operate more service there a few years ago before the more recent capacity cuts--I think we'll see these flights moved to A/B/C/D in due course, without any other changes needed to accommodate this.
Dec 10, 2013, 6:07 am
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One thing I would point out to add to the great rundown by Phoenixtinct is that this list seems to assume that the merged entity will need exactly as many gates as it currently has. At ORD for example, I believe AA already have room to add flights in their own existing space; even if they give up two L gates, it's possible they won't need to acquire any more gates to move the US flights over. Especially considering several of the existing US flights are regionals, as I don't believe concourse G is at capacity. Similarly, there is room to breathe at DFW as AA used to operate more service there a few years ago before the more recent capacity cuts--I think we'll see these flights moved to A/B/C/D in due course, without any other changes needed to accommodate this.
I will also get back up on my soapbox and say how unacceptable the Eagles Nest at LAX is. While appreciate the effort and the architectural design (albeit the wave detail suspended from the ceiling does NOT remind me of T4 at Barajas) being made by the New American, the bus ride and remoteness is unacceptable. Semi friendly bus drivers packing people on isn't going to make the pax love the new AA any more. Additionally, there is a big need for bi-lingual assistance in that terminal - Spanish night be covered, but how about Mandarin or Japanese?
If LAX is to be a "focus", it requires some "focus".