Amex Centurion Lounge IAH [opened 24 June 2016]
 

According to View from the Wing, the City of Houston has approved a lease to American Express for a lounge.

http://viewfromthewing.boardingarea....ll-be-houston/

Expected to open in early 2016.

Good catch - very glad to see AX brining something to IAH and securing their place in the rebuild of D / C North.

Amex Centurion Lounge in IAH [first half 2016]
 

So Texas is the first state with two Centurion Lounges. ^

The KLM lounge is pretty good already IMO and opens pretty early, but good to have more choices!

Awesome. Awesome. Awesome. That is all. :D

I have been denied entry to KLM lounge multiple times when trying to use my Priority Pass due to overcrowding or potential overcrowding, so this is great news.

Official announcement: http://about.americanexpress.com/new...inkId=15731058

The press release says showers...which would be huge

Still waiting patiently for ORD.. ;)

No exhale spa at this location :(

Well, well, well...
 

I still have an actual United Club membership which expires in September. I am going to renew and this almost changed my mind. But thinking about it, I rarely use the club at IAH and I do use them at other airports. I guess I'll have to look across the club spectrum (with PP etc.) and decide.

FWIW
DLM

For those not too familiar with IAH, can someone please explain to what airlines this lounge will be convenient/not convenient to (including same airside area) and if there are any airlines for which the lounge, for most practical purposes, will be out of reach.

The lounge will be most convenient for the international carrier departures at Terminal D (AF, AM, BA, BR, CA, EK, KE, KL, LH, NH, QR, SK, SQ, TA, TK, VB, 4O, and Y4), followed by international arrivals connecting onwards (all customs and immigrations exits just south of D for flight connections), followed by UA Terminal C-North flights, followed by UA Terminal E flights, followed by UA Terminal C-South flights, followed by UA regional Terminal B flights, followed by Terminal A flights (a limited number of additional UA regionals, AA, AC, DL, F9, and NK).

I'd say Terminal D, international arrivals, Terminal C-North, and Terminal E gates from E10 through E14 would be convenient, the others somewhat less so. But being airside and accessible by the above-ground train, it shouldn't be more than 15 minutes from any gate at IAH. Unlike many other airports, once you're airside, you can move freely from terminal to terminal at IAH without having to clear security again. From D, E, and C, you'd walk; from B and A, you'd take the above-ground train and walk. No terminal will be out of reach, but if you were connecting from a B gate to a B gate on UA Express, to give an extreme example, you'd chew up 15 minutes on each end of your lounge visit to enjoy it during your layover.

any idea the estimate opening date?

Anyone seen any lounge construction in D?