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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℠.
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:
- Chicago (O’Hare – ORD)
- Houston (Intercontinental – IAH)
- Los Angeles (LAX)
- Newark (EWR)
- San Francisco (SFO)
- Washington (Dulles – IAD)
This page will be updated frequently with reviews of the United Clubs℠ and Polaris® lounges.
United Clubs℠ can be found in many cities including:
- Atlanta (ATL): North Terminal, Concourse T, between Gates 11 and 12
- Austin (AUS): West Concourse, Mezzanine Level, across from Gate 22
- Boston (BOS): Terminal B, Level 3, near Gate 24
- Chicago (O’Hare – 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 (CLE): Main Terminal, Concourse C, between Gates C14 and C16
- Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW): Terminal E, between Gates E6 and E7
- Denver (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 (FLL): Terminal 1, next to the escalators near Gate C1
- Guam (GUM): Concourse level East, between Gates 10 and 12
- Hong Kong (HKG): West Concourse, Airside, Level Temporarily closed 7, Room 7W504 (Take the escalator located just before Gate 61)
- Honolulu (HNL): Diamond Head Concourse, Level 3, above Gates G2 and G3
- Houston (Intercontinental – 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 (LAS): Terminal 3, Concourse D, between Gates 33 and 35
- Los Angeles (LAX): Terminal 7, next to Gate 71A
- London (Heathrow – LHR): Terminal 2, across from Gate B46
- Mexico City (MEX): Airside, Mezzanine Level, Terminal 1 near Gate H
- Minneapolis/St. Paul (MSP): Concourse E, between Gates E6 and E8
- New Orleans (MSY): Concourse C, near Gate C7
- Newark (EWR): Mezzanine level, near gate C123 | Terminal C, Upper Level, near Gate C74 | Terminal A, Concourse A2 | United Club pop-up location, Terminal C, near Gate C93
- New York (LGA): Terminal B, Level 3, near the entrance of Gates 40-59
- Orange County (SNA): Main Terminal, across from Gate 9
- Orlando (MCO): Concourse B, near Gate 43
- Portland (PDX): Concourse E, across from Gate E3
- Philadelphia (PHL): Level 2, between Concourses C and D
- Phoenix (PHX): Terminal 3, close to Gate E3
- Raleigh-Durham (RDU): Terminal 2, across from Gates D1 and D3
- San Antonio (SAT): Terminal B, between Gates B3 and B5
- San Diego (SAN): Terminal 2 West, Mezzanine Level above Sunset Cove, between Gates 47 and 48
- San Francisco (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 (SEA): Concourse A, across from Gate A10 on the mezzanine level
- Tokyo (Narita – NRT): Airside, Satellite 3
- Washington DC (Reagan – DCA): Terminal B, opposite Gate 11
- Washington DC (Dulles – IAD): Midfield Terminal, Concourse C, near Gate C7
