United Club℠ | Polaris® Lounges

by Anthony Losanno

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United Club

United operates lounges at all of its hubs and many cities both in the US and internationally. Access is granted to Global Services® members, passengers with memberships (purchased annually), one-time pass holders (earned from the United℠ Explorer Card), premium cabin passengers on international (when a Polaris® lounge is not available) or select transcontinental flights (EWR-SFO, EWR-LAX, SFO-EWR, and LAX-EWR), Star Alliance Gold members in any class of service, United Premier Gold and higher when flying internationally in any class of service, Air Canada Maple Leaf™ Club members, Virgin Australia Velocity Gold, Platinum, and VIP members, as well as active US military.

A same-day boarding pass is required to enter the United Club℠.

United Polaris Lounge

Some of the nicest US lounges belong to United. Polaris® passengers are entitled to lounge access when departing, connecting, or arriving on a flight marketed as Polaris®. This includes flights to Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa, and some of South America (longer-haul flights like those to Brazil and Argentina).

Polaris® lounges can be found in the following United hubs:

This page will be updated frequently with reviews of the United Clubs℠ and Polaris® lounges.

United Clubs℠ can be found in many cities, including:

  • Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL): North Terminal, Concourse T, between Gates 11 and 12
  • Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS): West Concourse, Mezzanine Level, across from Gate 22
  • Boston Logan International Airport (BOS): Terminal B, Level 3, near Gate 24
  • Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD): Terminal 1, Concourse B, near Gate B18 | Terminal 1, Concourse B, near Gate B6 | Terminal 1, Concourse C, near Gate C10 | Terminal 2, Concourse F, across from Gate F9
  • Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (CLE): Main Terminal, Concourse C, between Gates C14 and C16
  • Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW): Terminal E, between Gates E6 and E7
  • Denver International Airport (DEN): Concourse B West, near Gate B32 | United Club pop-up location, near Gate B59 | Concourse B East, near Gate B44 | Concourse B East, near Gate B60 (United Club Fly with grab-and-go snacks)
  • Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL): Terminal 1, next to the escalators near Gate C1
  • Guam’s Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport (GUM): Concourse level East, between Gates 10 and 12
  • Hong Kong International Airport (HKG): West Concourse, Airside, Level Temporarily closed 7, Room 7W504 (Take the escalator located just before Gate 61)
  • Honolulu Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL): Diamond Head Concourse, Level 3, above Gates G2 and G3
  • Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH): Terminal E, between Gates E11 and E12 | Terminal C, South Concourse, toward Gate C33 | Terminal B, South Mezzanine, above the United Express ticket counter | Terminal A, North Concourse, across from Gate A9 | Terminal C, near Gate C1
  • Las Vegas Harry Reid International Airport (LAS): Terminal 3, Concourse D, between Gates 33 and 35
  • Los Angeles International Airport (LAX): Terminal 7, next to Gate 71A
  • London Heathrow Airport (LHR): Terminal 2, across from Gate B46
  • Mexico City International Airport(MEX): Airside, Mezzanine Level, Terminal 1 near Gate H
  • Minneapolis- St. Paul International Airport (MSP): Concourse E, between Gates E6 and E8
  • Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY): Concourse C, near Gate C7
  • Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR): Mezzanine level, near gate C123 |
  • Terminal C, Upper Level, near Gate C74 | Terminal A, Upper level, near Gate A27 | Terminal C, following security screening between Gates C102 and C120
  • New York LaGuardia Airport (LGA): Terminal B, Level 3, near the entrance of Gates 40-59
  • Orange County’s John Wayne Airport (SNA): Main Terminal, across from Gate 9
  • Orlando International Airport (MCO): Concourse B, near Gate 43
  • Portland International Airport (PDX): Concourse E, across from Gate E3
  • Philadelphia International Airport (PHL): Level 2, between Concourses C and D
  • Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX): Terminal 3, close to Gate E3
  • Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU): Terminal 2, across from Gates D1 and D3
  • San Antonio International Airport (SAT): Terminal B, between Gates B3 and B5
  • San Diego International Airport (SAN): Terminal 2 West, Mezzanine Level above Sunset Cove, between Gates 47 and 48
  • San Francisco International Airport (SFO): International Terminal, Boarding Area G, between Gates G6 and G9 | Terminal 3, Boarding Area F, Rotunda, near Gate F11 | Terminal 3, Boarding Area E, near Gate E4
  • Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA): Concourse A, across from Gate A10 on the mezzanine level
  • Tokyo Narita Airport (NRT): Airside, Satellite 3
  • Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA): Terminal B, opposite Gate 11
  • Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD): Midfield Terminal, Concourse C, near Gate C7