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Old Mar 18, 2020, 10:15 am
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To check status of a particular UC or PL
https://www.united.com/en/us/fly/tra...locations.html

--- 13 July 2022 update 40 UC locations (31 airports) are now open
These United Club locations are currently open:
  • Atlanta (North Terminal, Concourse T, between Gates 11 and 12)
  • Austin (near Gate 22)
  • Boston (near Gate B24)
  • Chicago O’Hare (near Gate B6, near Gate B18, near Gate C16 and across from Gate F9)
  • Cleveland (between Gates C14 and C16)
  • Dallas/Fort Worth (between Gates E6 and E7)
  • Denver (near Gate B32 and Popup near B59)
  • Fort Lauderdale (near Gate C1)
  • Honolulu (above Gates G2 and G3)
  • Houston Intercontinental (near Gate E11, Gate C1, Gate C33 and Terminal B, South Mezzanine)
  • Las Vegas (between Gates D33 and D35)
  • London Heathrow (Terminal T2b, up one level across from Gate B46)
  • Los Angeles (near Gate 71A)
  • Mexico City (Airside, Mezzanine Level, Terminal 1 near Gate H)
  • Minneapolis (Concourse E, between Gates E6 and E8)
  • New Orleans (neat Gate 7)
  • New York/LaGuardia (near entrance of Gates 40-59)
  • New York/Newark (near Gate C74, near Gate C93 (PopUp), and Term A2)
  • Orange County, CA (near Gate 9)
  • Orlando (near Gate B43)
  • Philadelphia (between Concourses C and D)
  • PDX (Concourse E, Gate E1) website not yet undated
  • Raleigh/Durham (across from Gates D1 and D3)
  • San Antonio (between Gates B3 and B5)
  • San Diego (between Gates 47 and 48)
  • San Francisco (near Gate E4, and near Gate F11, and between Gates G6 and G9)
  • Seattle (across from Gate A10)
  • Washington Dulles (near Gate C7, near Gate D8 and near Gate 17)
  • Washington Reagan (near Gate 11 in Terminal B)
International UCs
  • LHR is open
  • MEX is open
  • NRT, HKG, GUM are closed
Polaris Lounges
  • IAD -- opened 21 Oct 2021
  • EWR - opened 15 Nov 2021
  • IAH -- opened 30 Nov 2021
  • ORD - opened 7 Dec 2021
  • SFO - opened 4 Jan 2022
  • LAX - opened 2 March 2022
and
Other UCs
DEN East (B44) closed (Sept 2021) for renovations -- up to a year, maybe will have a mini-Polaris section; Popup now open near B59.
No updates on reopening of the SFO Mezziane UC (no longer listed at all), IAD Midfield, near C4, or IAH Terminal A-A9

And some dated info for other clubs / lounges - unclear if still on this schedule with the delay in return of international business travel
Re-openned International UCs ( LHR, NRT, MEX, & GUM) HKG has not re-openned
And under construction
The new EWR UC is under active construction (?May 2022) Openning May 2022
The PHX UC, in the new terminal, summer 2022?
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Older information (potentially out of date)


List of UCs, PLs and (any) ALs - as of 2020-03-29:

Code:
ID Airport Type Open? Location
-- ------- ---- ----- --------
1 ATL United Club Open Terminal T, Gates 11/12
2 AUS United Club Open West Concourse, Gate 22
3 BOS United Club Open Terminal B, Gate 24
4 ORD Polaris Lounge Closed Terminal 1, C Concourse, Gate C18
5 ORD United Club Closed Terminal 1, B Concourse, Gate B18
6 ORD United Club Open Terminal 1, B Concourse, Gate B6
7 ORD United Club Open Terminal 1, C Concourse, Gate C16
8 ORD United Club Closed Terminal 2, F Concourse, Gate F8
9 CLE United Club Open Gates C14/C16
10 DFW United Club Open Terminal E, Gates E6/E7
11 DEN United Club Closed Concourse B, Gate B32
12 DEN United Club Open Concourse B, Gate B44
13 FLL United Club Open Terminal 1, Gate C1
14 GUM United Club Closed Gates 10/11
15 HKG United Club Closed West Concourse, Room 7W504
16 HNL United Club Open Diamond Head Concourse, Gates G2/G3
17 IAH United Club Open Terminal E, Gates E11/E12
18 IAH United Club Closed Terminal C, Gate C33
19 IAH United Club Closed Terminal B, UX Ticket Counter
20 IAH United Club Closed Terminal A, Gate A9
21 IAH United Club Open Terminal C, Gate C1
22 IAH Polaris Lounge Closed Terminal E, Gate E12
23 LAS United Club Open Concourse D, Gates 33/35
24 LHR United Club Open Terminal 2, Gate B46
25 LAX United Club Open Terminal 7, Gate 71A
26 LAX Polaris Lounge Closed Terminal 7, Gates 73/75A
27 MEX United Club Closed Terminal 1, Gate H
28 MSP United Club Open Concourse E, Gates E6/E8
MSY United Club Closed Concourse C, Gate C7
29 LGA United Club Open Terminal B, Gates 40-59 Entrance
30 EWR United Club Open Terminal C, Gate C74
31 EWR United Club Closed Terminal A, Concourse A2
32 EWR United Club Closed Terminal C, Gate C93
33 EWR United Club Gone Terminal C, Gate C124
34 EWR Polaris Lounge Open Terminal C, Gates C102/C120
35 SNA United Club Open Gate 9
36 MCO United Club Open Concourse B, Gate 43
37 PHL United Club Closed Level 2, Concourses C/D
38 PHX United Club Closed (was Terminal 2, Gate 7, to be Terminal 3)
39 PDX United Club Open Concourse E, Gate E1
RDU United Club Closed Terminal 2, Gates D1/D3
40 SAT United Club Open Terminal B, Gates B3/B5
41 SAN United Club Open Terminal 2, Mezzanine Level, Gates 47/48
42 SFO United Club Open International Terminal, Boarding Area G, G6/G9
43 SFO United Club Open Terminal 3, Boarding Area F, Rotunda, Gate F11
44 SFO United Club Closed Terminal 3, Boarding Area E, Gate E4
45 SFO United Club Closed Terminal 3, Mezzanine Level, Gate E2
46 SFO Polaris Lounge Closed International Terminal, Security Checkpoint
47 SFO Arrivals Lounge Gone Terminal 3, Baggage Level
48 SEA United Club Open Concourse A, Mezzanine Level, Gate A10
49 NRT United Club Closed Satellite 3, Airside
50 DCA United Club Open Terminal B, Gate 11
51 IAD United Club Closed Concourse C, Gate C4
52 IAD United Club Closed Concourse C, Gate C7
53 IAD United Club Open Concourse D, Gate D8
54 IAD United Club Open Concourse C, Gate C17

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Old Nov 30, 2020, 1:48 pm
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Originally Posted by rittenhousesq
In the United Club now. No outside food or drink permitted (we had to cram our beef rolls from 101 Noodle Express into an already packed duffle bag).
No food out for self service, and you have to reserve an outside table to consume any food and drink - which is available at the bar. The food selection is actually better than what was offered at EWR a few days earlier. Club was pretty empty. Had to wait less than 10 minutes for an outside table and they do kick you out after 20 minutes.
Wow that all looks depressing.

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Old Nov 30, 2020, 1:53 pm
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Originally Posted by DELee
Wow that all looks depressing.

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The truly depressing part is I'd kill for that food selection in a UC -- the cheesecake particularly.
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Old Nov 30, 2020, 2:25 pm
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Originally Posted by Ted
I wonder if there has been any thought given to temporarily opening the PL as a UC with UC level services? Possibly just for additional distancing space in peak hours? EWR comes to mind where the only UC open is in C1 but a lot of international flights go from C3.
I'm talking a tiny bit out of school here but I don't even think the contract employees are the same so there could be issues with that. I seem to remember an employee at ORD telling me that UC/Polaris staff can't mix due to contract restrictions. I'm sure someone else here knows a more definitive answer there.
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Old Nov 30, 2020, 7:56 pm
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Originally Posted by rittenhousesq
In the United Club now. No outside food or drink permitted (we had to cram our beef rolls from 101 Noodle Express into an already packed duffle bag).
No food out for self service, and you have to reserve an outside table to consume any food and drink - which is available at the bar. The food selection is actually better than what was offered at EWR a few days earlier. Club was pretty empty. Had to wait less than 10 minutes for an outside table and they do kick you out after 20 minutes.

Empty self serve area

Selection of food at the bar
‘I must have missed you today by about an hour. I stopped in briefly upon landing from ORD at 11am. I was surprised to see that they are still allowing food and beverage consumption on the patio now that LA County has shut down outdoor dining. I was also surprised and delighted to see the cheesecake. They gave me one to go.
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Old Nov 30, 2020, 9:24 pm
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That buffet has a lot of snacks to devour in 20 minutes, but given the LA restrictions, the offerings are not overly terrible. I would be sort of torn between rushing outside to have the snacks vs asking to take a reasonable amount with me out of the club to have on my flight where I can have it without someone standing over me with a stopwatch, especially if I was seated in Y without onboard food.
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Old Nov 30, 2020, 9:25 pm
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That looks like the Metro rail extension rising in the background of your food/bar picture
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Old Nov 30, 2020, 11:07 pm
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Originally Posted by cesco.g
Thanks for your feedback and enlightening pix, rittenhousesq!

So, one has like 20 mins outside to eat and wash down with a drink. Thereafter, one can still sit in the lounge but no drinks, with mask on I gather (?).

(OT) love both, the beef and chicken wraps from 101 as well!
Yes just 20 minutes to eat. No food or beverage consumption allowed in the rest of the club.
101 Noodle beef rolls are a must every time I'm in the LA area and they make a good in flight meal. :-)
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Old Dec 1, 2020, 2:20 am
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It’s nice that UA has extended my membership by a year now, but with no travel has anyone justified renewing? For clarification 6 months extension and another 6 months a few weeks ago.
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Old Dec 1, 2020, 4:47 am
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Originally Posted by COSPILOT
It’s nice that UA has extended my membership by a year now, but with no travel has anyone justified renewing? For clarification 6 months extension and another 6 months a few weeks ago.
It will really be a "game day" call, to decide when it comes close to expiration. At present, I see zero reason.
I have been travelling almost weekly (work), and the UCs are just not worth much now.

They are only opening up one club at hubs, instead of allowing people to spread out. So it really is not comfortable staying there for any significant time. If I really want a drink, I will pop in, down it, and get back out. Too many people too close, all with masks off to eat and drink. Would rather find a deserted gate area to hang out in.

Food has been vending machine garbage mostly.

I have been thankful to see some of the regular staff, especially the bartenders. They have been hit really hard, so nice to say hi and tip up.
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Old Dec 1, 2020, 9:42 am
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Originally Posted by COSPILOT
It’s nice that UA has extended my membership by a year now, but with no travel has anyone justified renewing? For clarification 6 months extension and another 6 months a few weeks ago.
I don't think I'd pay to renew, but I really appreciate having a quiet, uncrowded space away from the gate, with coffee and fast wifi. I've been favoring UA over AS ex-SFO mostly for this reason (plus their F fares are cheaper, which is something of a reversal).

While the food options may be limited, the value of escaping crowded gate areas is, for me at least, in some ways more valuable than it was pre-COVID.

Now if only UA would open its new UC at PHX . . . .
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Old Dec 1, 2020, 10:53 am
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Originally Posted by goodeats21
... They are only opening up one club at hubs, ....
In November that became 2 in DEN and 2 in IAH plus now HNL, so some (slow) progress in more clubs opening
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Old Dec 1, 2020, 10:58 am
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...has anyone justified renewing?...
I have - as one who does not travel on OPM (generally) and aims for the exact 1K PQP hurdle, the new 1000 PQP Chase spend benefit notched it for me (plus the $200 statement credit I got for UC closures). There's probably not too many in my situation, though. If one clears the minimum 1K spend hurdle comfortably on UA purchases alone, the ChasePQP benefit doesn't help.

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Old Dec 1, 2020, 1:53 pm
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Originally Posted by IAH-OIL-TRASH
The BK in the main terminal food court is also open.
Thanks!
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Old Dec 1, 2020, 2:29 pm
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BK = Burger King
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Old Dec 1, 2020, 9:43 pm
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Originally Posted by SPN Lifer
BK = Burger King
Yes, sorry for the shorthand.
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