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STANDARD.D/D...D/I...I/D...I/I.
ONLINE .45 .45 1.30 1.30
OFFLINE .45 .45 1.30 1.30
** OR * ARE ALL
UA-UA DD .45 FLT 1 - 2839 - FLT 1 - 2839 AUA - ALL
UA-UA DD .45 FLT 1 - 2839 - FLT 3160 - 6384 AUA - ALL
UA-UA DD .45 FLT 1 - 2839 - FLT 1 - 2839 DUB - ALL
UA-UA DD .45 FLT 1 - 2839 - FLT 3160 - 6384 DUB - ALL
UA-UA DD .45 FLT 1 - 2839 - FLT 1 - 2839 NAS - ALL
UA-UA DD .45 FLT 3160 - 6384 - FLT 1 - 2839 NAS - ALL
UA-UA DD .45 FLT 1 - 2839 - FLT 3160 - 6384 NAS - ALL
UA-UA DD .45 FLT 3160 - 6384 - FLT 3160 - 6384 NAS - ALL
UA-UA DD .45 FLT 1 - 2839 - FLT 1 - 2839 SNN - ALL
UA-UA DD .45 FLT 1 - 2839 - FLT 3160 - 6384 SNN - ALL
UA-UA DD .40 EQP W - ALL
UA-UA DD .40 FLT 3160 - 6384 - FLT 1 - 2839
UA-UA DD .40 FLT 1 - 2839 - FLT 3160 - 6384
UA-UA DD .35 FLT 3160 - 6384 - FLT 3160 - 6384
UA-UA DD .30
**-UA DD .55
UA-** DD .55
UA-UA DI .40 FLT 1 - 2839 - ALL EQP W - ALL
UA-UA DI .40 FLT 3160 - 6384 - FLT 1 - 2839
UA-UA DI .40 FLT 1 - 2839 - FLT 3160 - 6384
UA-UA DI .35
**-UA DI 1.30
UA-** DI 1.30
UA-UA ID 1.30 FLT 1 - 2839 - FLT 1 - 6384 ACC - ALL
UA-UA ID 1.30 FLT 526 - 526 - FLT 1 - 6384 AMM - ALL
26MAR23 - INF
UA-UA ID 1.30 FLT 331 - 331 - FLT 1 - 6384 CDG - ALL
26MAR23 - INF
UA-UA ID 1.30 FLT 2223 - 2223 - FLT 1 - 6384 CPT - ALL
26MAR23 - INF
UA-UA ID 1.30 FLT 1133 - 1133 - FLT 1 - 6384 CUN - ALL
26MAR23 - INF
UA-UA ID 1.15 FLT 1742 - 1742 - FLT 1 - 6384 CUN - ALL
26MAR23 - INF
UA-UA ID 1.30 FLT 933 - 933 - FLT 1 - 6384 FRA - ALL
26MAR23 - INF
UA-UA ID 1.30 FLT 309 - 309 - FLT 1 - 6384 GCM - ALL
26MAR23 - INF
UA-UA ID 1.30 FLT 860 - 860 - FLT 1 - 6384 GRU - ALL
26MAR23 - INF
UA-UA ID 1.30 FLT 1562 - 1562 - FLT 1 - 6384 GUA - ALL
26MAR23 - INF
UA-UA ID 1.15 FLT 123 - 123 - FLT 1 - 6384 LHR - ALL
26MAR23 - INF
UA-UA ID 1.30 FLT 925 - 925 - FLT 1 - 6384 LHR - ALL
26MAR23 - INF
UA-UA ID 1.30 FLT 613 - 613 - FLT 1 - 6384 LOS - ALL
26MAR23 - INF
UA-UA ID 1.30 FLT 653 - 653 - FLT 1 - 6384 MBJ - ALL
26MAR23 - INF
UA-UA ID 1.30 FLT 1594 - 1594 - FLT 1 - 6384 PLS - ALL
26MAR23 - INF
UA-UA ID 1.30 FLT 1463 - 1463 - FLT 1 - 6384 PUJ - ALL
26MAR23 - INF
UA-UA ID 1.30 FLT 1458 - 1458 - FLT 1 - 6384 SAL - ALL
26MAR23 - INF
UA-UA ID 1.30 FLT 1223 - 1223 - FLT 1 - 6384 SXM - ALL
26MAR23 - INF
UA-UA ID 1.30 FLT 73 - 73 - FLT 1 - 6384 TLV - ALL
26MAR23 - INF

UA-UA ID 1.10 FLT 1 - 2839 - FLT 1 - 2839
UA-UA ID 1.15 03JAN13 - INF
**-UA ID 1.30 01NOV23 - INF
UA-UA II 1.30 FLT 1 - 2839 - FLT 1 - 6384 ACC - ALL
UA-UA II 1.30 FLT 526 - 526 - FLT 1 - 6384 AMM - ALL
26MAR23 - INF
UA-UA II 1.30 FLT 331 - 331 - FLT 1 - 6384 CDG - ALL
26MAR23 - INF
UA-UA II 1.30 FLT 2223 - 2223 - FLT 1 - 6384 CPT - ALL
26MAR23 - INF
UA-UA II 1.30 FLT 1133 - 1133 - FLT 1 - 6384 CUN - ALL
26MAR23 - INF
UA-UA II 1.15 FLT 1742 - 1742 - FLT 1 - 6384 CUN - ALL
26MAR23 - INF
UA-UA II 1.30 FLT 933 - 933 - FLT 1 - 6384 FRA - ALL
26MAR23 - INF
UA-UA II 1.30 FLT 309 - 309 - FLT 1 - 6384 GCM - ALL
26MAR23 - INF
UA-UA II 1.30 FLT 860 - 860 - FLT 1 - 6384 GRU - ALL
26MAR23 - INF
UA-UA II 1.30 FLT 1562 - 1562 - FLT 1 - 6384 GUA - ALL
26MAR23 - INF
UA-UA II 1.15 FLT 123 - 123 - FLT 1 - 6384 LHR - ALL
01JUN23 - INF
UA-UA II 1.30 FLT 925 - 925 - FLT 1 - 6384 LHR - ALL
26MAR23 - INF
UA-UA II 1.30 FLT 613 - 613 - FLT 1 - 6384 LOS - ALL
26MAR23 - INF
UA-UA II 1.30 FLT 653 - 653 - FLT 1 - 6384 MBJ - ALL
26MAR23 - INF
UA-UA II 1.30 FLT 1594 - 1594 - FLT 1 - 6384 PLS - ALL
26MAR23 - INF
UA-UA II 1.30 FLT 1463 - 1463 - FLT 1 - 6384 PUJ - ALL
26MAR23 - INF
UA-UA II 1.30 FLT 1458 - 1458 - FLT 1 - 6384 SAL - ALL
26MAR23 - INF
UA-UA II 1.30 FLT 1223 - 1223 - FLT 1 - 6384 SXM - ALL
26MAR23 - INF
UA-UA II 1.30 FLT 73 - 73 - FLT 1 - 6384 TLV - ALL
26MAR23 - INF
UA-UA II 1.10 FLT 1 - 2839 - FLT 1 - 2839
UA-UA II 1.15 03JAN13 - INF
**-UA II 1.30 01NOV23 - INF


Connecting Information:

International Connections at IAD will use the mid-field terminal. Passengers will clear Immigration and Customs before retrieving/rechecking bags.
There is a TSA precheck lane.

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Old Oct 9, 2022, 6:42 am
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Originally Posted by wetz
I'm flying United/ANA and I have a 1 hour 45 minute connection at IAD from NRT international inbound and continuing on to a domestic connection. I have Pre-Check but not Global Entry. Is this enough time to make my connection?

I've read through the last few months of threads and I think I'll be ok as long as there are no delays but want a second look. United cancelled my first itinerary and I didn't realize this was a 1:45 connection when rebooking. Now it costs $2,800 more for the flight through ORD.

Thanks in advance for any guidance.
Originally Posted by wetz
No just a carry-on. I'll have PreCheck and mobile passport as well.
One last question - what's the scheduled arrival time of your NH flight? The schedule of NH has seemed to move recently between a morning arrival and a late afternoon arrival. I track these things by seeing the airplanes in the sky, and NH was typically for years a morning arrival with a noon-1pm departure back to Tokyo. Earlier this year it seemed to move to an evening arrival and turnaround later departure back to Tokyo, but going through the B concourse this week NH have moved back to its traditional morning arrival and 12-1pm departure.

That matters because the volume of passengers clearing customs at IAD is significantly less in the morning than in the afternoon. You're competing with only a handful of other flights as opposed to peak international volumes in the evening.

As an example, I arrived on the early TK flight this week, scheduled 12:30 arrival but got in at 12:45. TK parks next to NH in the B concourse, and NH actually pushed back right after we pulled in. I was out of customs by 1:05 and walked to my car by 1:15. I was in J and Global Entry, but with no bags it was a breeze because there were few people passing through customs at that time, no one waiting at GE, plenty of officers to process people, etc. There weren't lines for Mobile Passport either. NH would likely be similar with a morning arrival.

As long as you're out of customs 45 minutes before your connecting flight and can walk at a decent clip, you'll make your connection.
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Old Oct 9, 2022, 9:16 am
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IAD -A- Gate question

Is UA still using the A gates for E175 departures to LGA. I haven't been through IAD in multiple years.

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Old Oct 9, 2022, 9:44 am
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Originally Posted by dhammer53
Is UA still using the A gates for E175 departures to LGA. I haven't been through IAD in multiple years.

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Mesa and Republic have E75 jets, and they usually go out of C/D. GoJet handles CRJ, and those use A.
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Old Oct 9, 2022, 7:11 pm
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Originally Posted by dhammer53
Is UA still using the A gates for E175 departures to LGA. I haven't been through IAD in multiple years.

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Yes they are. I flew out of A6 on IAD-LGA in July.
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Old Oct 9, 2022, 7:53 pm
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Originally Posted by dhammer53
Is UA still using the A gates for E175 departures to LGA. I haven't been through IAD in multiple years.

dh
More likely C/D or Z. LGA on the 550 might get A; the 175 would be unlikely.
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Old Oct 13, 2022, 11:47 am
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Risky connection at IAD (YYZ-IAD-HND-SIN)

Hope this is the correct place to ask the question.
I purchased the following itinerary with UA in a few months:
UA6109 YYZ-IAD (operated by Mesa Airlines DBA United Express)
1hr3m layover at IAD.
UA7941 IAD-HND (operated by ANA)

I've only been through IAD as an int'l arrival in the past, with a very long queue to CBP.
I booked the itinerary with an understanding that (1) I can do TSA and US CBP pre-clearance before my departure from YYZ, and (2) upon deplaning at IAD, I can just take the airport tram or walk to Concourse B ANA departure gates WITHOUT needing to go through int'l arrivals CBP or luggage re-checking/TSA inspection.
Thus, my only concern should be an on-time arrival of the YYZ-IAD leg...
which is disconcerting because I see now that the flight is typically late...
Not catching the IAD-HND flight would be bad because I am traveling onward to SIN.
Any suggestions? If YYZ-IAD is arriving late...tell the flight staff about the connecting flight so they let us deplane first?
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Old Oct 13, 2022, 11:52 am
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You will have lots of time if YYZ-IAD is on time, but if you worry about its on-time performance just switch to the earlier YYZ-IAD.
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Originally Posted by bigdog2
Hope this is the correct place to ask the question.
I purchased the following itinerary with UA in a few months:
UA6109 YYZ-IAD (operated by Mesa Airlines DBA United Express)
1hr3m layover at IAD.
UA7941 IAD-HND (operated by ANA)

I've only been through IAD as an int'l arrival in the past, with a very long queue to CBP.
I booked the itinerary with an understanding that (1) I can do TSA and US CBP pre-clearance before my departure from YYZ, and (2) upon deplaning at IAD, I can just take the airport tram or walk to Concourse B ANA departure gates WITHOUT needing to go through int'l arrivals CBP or luggage re-checking/TSA inspection.
Thus, my only concern should be an on-time arrival of the YYZ-IAD leg...
which is disconcerting because I see now that the flight is typically late...
Not catching the IAD-HND flight would be bad because I am traveling onward to SIN.
Any suggestions? If YYZ-IAD is arriving late...tell the flight staff about the connecting flight so they let us deplane first?
TIA.
(1) You must do TSA and US CBP pre-clearance. It’s not an option.
(2) Yes

Your SIN connection is part of the same ticket, or is it separate?

If you’re late into IAD, UA will arrange to get you to your ticketed destination. Mentioning your tight connection isn’t likely to make any realistic difference. Sitting near the front of the IAD-YYZ plane would help.
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Old Oct 13, 2022, 11:54 am
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Is your HND-SIN flight on a separate or same ticket? Separate or same PNR?
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Originally Posted by jsloan
(1) You must do TSA and US CBP pre-clearance. It’s not an option.
(2) Yes

Your SIN connection is part of the same ticket, or is it separate?

If you’re late into IAD, UA will arrange to get you to your ticketed destination. Mentioning your tight connection isn’t likely to make any realistic difference. Sitting near the front of the IAD-YYZ plane would help.
Originally Posted by guv1976
Is your HND-SIN flight on a separate or same ticket? Separate or same PNR?
HND-SIN is part of the same PNR.
In some past (delayed) flights I've been on, the cabin crew announces for all passengers to stay seated to let passengers with connecting flights to alight first. The seats I selected were in the rear section :/

Originally Posted by gokeeper
You will have lots of time if YYZ-IAD is on time, but if you worry about its on-time performance just switch to the earlier YYZ-IAD.
The flight is in January so unless there is a big snowstorm that day, even if YYZ-IAD is 20-30 minutes late, we should still have enough time because of the easy gate-to-gate connection at IAD?
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Old Oct 13, 2022, 12:16 pm
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Originally Posted by bigdog2
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In some past (delayed) flights I've been on, the cabin crew announces for all passengers to stay seated to let passengers with connecting flights to alight first. The seats I selected were in the rear section :/ ....
The effectiveness of that request varies and should not be counted on

"for those of you not connecting please remain seated so those who are can get off"
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Old Oct 13, 2022, 12:33 pm
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Originally Posted by WineCountryUA
The effectiveness of that request varies and should not be counted on

"for those of you not connecting please remain seated so those who are can get off"
The thread you linked is eye opening. In my observations, the request is always effective. Most stay seated and a few passengers alight first, and then the rest of us get up after a minute or two. I guess it's the demographics of the flights I am usually taking.
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Old Oct 13, 2022, 1:20 pm
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Originally Posted by bigdog2
The thread you linked is eye opening. In my observations, the request is always effective. Most stay seated and a few passengers alight first, and then the rest of us get up after a minute or two. I guess it's the demographics of the flights I am usually taking.
Everyone thinks they have a tight connection, and UA doesn't do anybody any favors by printing the boarding time is much larger numbers than the departure time on the boarding pass.

Because SIN is on the same itinerary, UA's first instinct would probably be to re-route you via SFO onto SFO-SIN.
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Old Oct 13, 2022, 1:23 pm
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If you misconnect in IAD, I would ask to be accommodated (re-routed on all UA). UA 1357 departs IAD at 6:01p with a 1:44 connection in SFO and then the non-stop to SIN (UA 1). Then you skip HND entirely. Do you have any status (Gold or higher)? Or are you in Business? If either go to the United Club (or Polaris Lounge) and get those agents to assist you. Then grab some food and drink - relax a bit til your new flight.


(jsloan beat me to it but I'm going to leave my post since we should find out if s/he has status or is in J)

Last edited by Live4Upgrades; Oct 13, 2022 at 1:43 pm Reason: someone else posted a similar suggestion a few minutes before me
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Old Oct 13, 2022, 1:55 pm
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Originally Posted by jsloan
Everyone thinks they have a tight connection, and UA doesn't do anybody any favors by printing the boarding time is much larger numbers than the departure time on the boarding pass.

Because SIN is on the same itinerary, UA's first instinct would probably be to re-route you via SFO onto SFO-SIN.
Originally Posted by Live4Upgrades
If you misconnect in IAD, I would ask to be accommodated (re-routed on all UA). UA 1357 departs IAD at 6:01p with a 1:44 connection in SFO and then the non-stop to SIN (UA 1). Then you skip HND entirely. Do you have any status? Or are you in J? If either go to the United Club or Polaris Lounge and get those agents to assist you. Then grab some food and drink - relax a bit til your new flight.

(jsloan beat me to it but I'm going to leave my post since we should find out if s/he has status or is in J)
No UA status, flying economy K fare.
Thank you for suggesting the re-routes. I had originally planned on a YYZ-SFO-SIN itinerary taking UA 1 but the SFO layover of 40 minutes worried me.
YYZ-IAD-HND-SIN fare was a bit more expensive, and my wife wanted to try ANA metal because she had a pleasant experience with them in the past. I myself recall ANA's Y seats to have more leg room and width than other carriers I've flown with.
I guess I'll take the coinflip and hope that we don't misconnect.
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