Dec 8, 2014, 12:26 am
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FAQ
Q: Where is the lounge?
A: Terminal 3, F concourse, right by Gate F2 (formerly gate 75) and the F-1 security checkpoint (that has PreCheck, sometimes).
Q: Can I visit there if I'm departing from another terminal?
A: Absolutely. Security at SFO will let passengers departing from any concourse at SFO go through security in any concourse, even ones that aren't connected behind security. At the moment, Terminal 3 concourses E and F, and International Terminal concourse G are connected airside to the Centurion lounge. Some other concourses are connected to each other airside, but not to the point that you can walk airside to the Centurion. However, with a PreCheck security lane right next to the entrance to the lounge, it can be quite easy to clear security twice if necessary.
Q: Can I visit if I'm arriving at SFO?
A: It depends. If you're arriving in the aforementioned concourses E, F, or G, then yes, but only if you have a connecting flight. If you're arriving in one of the other concourses, then security at SFO won't let you clear into E, F, or G without a boarding pass departing SFO that day. If you're arriving internationally, again, you'd need a same-day SFO departing boarding pass to clear security.
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Q: Where is the lounge?
A: Terminal 3, F concourse, right by Gate F2 (formerly gate 75) and the F-1 security checkpoint (that has PreCheck, sometimes).
Q: Can I visit there if I'm departing from another terminal?
A: Absolutely. Security at SFO will let passengers departing from any concourse at SFO go through security in any concourse, even ones that aren't connected behind security. At the moment, Terminal 3 concourses E and F, and International Terminal concourse G are connected airside to the Centurion lounge. Some other concourses are connected to each other airside, but not to the point that you can walk airside to the Centurion. However, with a PreCheck security lane right next to the entrance to the lounge, it can be quite easy to clear security twice if necessary.
Q: Can I visit if I'm arriving at SFO?
A: It depends. If you're arriving in the aforementioned concourses E, F, or G, then yes, but only if you have a connecting flight. If you're arriving in one of the other concourses, then security at SFO won't let you clear into E, F, or G without a boarding pass departing SFO that day. If you're arriving internationally, again, you'd need a same-day SFO departing boarding pass to clear security.
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Centurion Lounge SFO [Opened 6 November 2014] (2013 - 2021)
Jan 28, 2014, 10:26 am
#16
Join Date: Jan 2013
Posts: 182
Quirky thought or excellent idea?
Put a security line inside the lounge for card holders only.
Go into the lounge and chill. When you're ready to head out, go through a dedicated security line between the lounge and the terminal.
How special would you feel then?
Put a security line inside the lounge for card holders only.
Go into the lounge and chill. When you're ready to head out, go through a dedicated security line between the lounge and the terminal.
How special would you feel then?
Jan 28, 2014, 11:23 am
#17
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: AUS
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The flaw in your idea is that it would be very, very difficult to get TSA, which still essentially maintains control of this process, in U.S. airports, "on board" with this idea.
Regards
Jan 28, 2014, 11:30 am
#18
Join Date: Jan 2013
Posts: 182
I'm not driven by feeling "special" but merely by removing as much friction from my travel between point A and point B as possible.
The flaw in your idea is that it would be very, very difficult to get TSA, which still essentially maintains control of this process, in U.S. airports, "on board" with this idea.
Regards
The flaw in your idea is that it would be very, very difficult to get TSA, which still essentially maintains control of this process, in U.S. airports, "on board" with this idea.
Regards
Jan 28, 2014, 11:53 am
#19
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Great idea although 95% of my travel is out of T2 so I'd love a bridge going out that way as well 
Jan 28, 2014, 1:41 pm
#21
Join Date: Jan 2013
Posts: 182
SFO doesn't use TSA. Their security is handled by Covenant Aviation Security, a private company under contract with the TSA.
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Jan 28, 2014, 4:42 pm
#22
Join Date: Jan 2000
Posts: 3,026
BA SFO lounge is a little like this - out the back door of the club to the gate but it is post security.
Jan 28, 2014, 6:28 pm
#23
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: SJC
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Posts: 6,060
Don't the CX flights board directly from the lounge?
Jan 28, 2014, 11:12 pm
#24
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Jan 29, 2014, 1:58 pm
#26
Join Date: Mar 2011
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I'm not driven by feeling "special" but merely by removing as much friction from my travel between point A and point B as possible.
The flaw in your idea is that it would be very, very difficult to get TSA, which still essentially maintains control of this process, in U.S. airports, "on board" with this idea.
Regards
The flaw in your idea is that it would be very, very difficult to get TSA, which still essentially maintains control of this process, in U.S. airports, "on board" with this idea.
Regards
Jan 29, 2014, 6:33 pm
#27
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: SJC
Programs: AA, AS, Marriott
Posts: 6,060
I think it would still make more sense for to have the Centurion Lounge be airside though since a majority of people will be flying through T3, and I don't know if many people who would visit from other terminals before or after a flight. For instance, if you haven't preprinted a boarding pass (or using a mobile boarding pass) or checking luggage you would have to go to T1 or T2 to check-in and then walk or take the AirTrain over to T3. Even at DFW I don't get over to the Centurion Lounge unless I have a long (2+ hour) layover or am passing through Terminal D.
Jan 29, 2014, 7:18 pm
#28
Join Date: Dec 2004
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Majuki - I don't think T3 will have a significant majority of Centurion Lounge guests. I think a significant number of VX and AA customers will be using it, and it's an easy walk from T2. Putting it inside of security automatically limits availability to fewer than 1/2 of the airports travellers.
Jan 29, 2014, 7:23 pm
#29
Join Date: Jun 2012
Posts: 493
Though a bit disappointed it won't be after security, I guess it's no different than it is now.
San Francisco Airport is pretty old, and the way it's designed has a lot of available spaces at the front part of the airport, then all the space after security is pretty tight. The lounges I have visited there were always before security (which I found annoying because you didn't how long it would take you to get through with everyone else).
Wonder if the new Delta Sky Club they mention in that article is after security? I fly Delta or American, mostly Delta. Since they are sprucing up their Sky Clubs maybe it's inside?
Looking forward to visiting the Centurion Lounges though. Probably will go to Dallas, since AA has a hub there and hopefully it won't take too much monorail riding to get to it.
I was in Europe two weeks ago, and I visited some fantastic lounges through Priority Club that knocked my socks off... so expecting something like that...
San Francisco Airport is pretty old, and the way it's designed has a lot of available spaces at the front part of the airport, then all the space after security is pretty tight. The lounges I have visited there were always before security (which I found annoying because you didn't how long it would take you to get through with everyone else).
Wonder if the new Delta Sky Club they mention in that article is after security? I fly Delta or American, mostly Delta. Since they are sprucing up their Sky Clubs maybe it's inside?
Looking forward to visiting the Centurion Lounges though. Probably will go to Dallas, since AA has a hub there and hopefully it won't take too much monorail riding to get to it.
I was in Europe two weeks ago, and I visited some fantastic lounges through Priority Club that knocked my socks off... so expecting something like that...
Jan 29, 2014, 8:04 pm
#30
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I'm not SFO based, but how does this help displaced AA and US customers? Last time I checked AA flies out of T2. I've never been to T3, so I don't know how long the walk is, but you still have to clear security in T2. Am I missing something?