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United airport check-in information
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To facilitate an on-time departure, we recommend that you allow ample time for check-in. When traveling around holidays or other peak travel times, please allow additional time.

  • For travel within the U.S. - we recommend arriving 60 minutes before your flight if you are not checking bags and 90 minutes before your flight if you are checking bags.  For international travel - we recommend arriving 2 hours before your flight.
  • Reservations are subject to cancellation if you are not checked in and available for boarding at the gate:

For flights within the U.S., to/from Mexico and the Caribbean, and to Canada, seat assignments are subject to cancellation if you do not check in and obtain a boarding pass at least 30 minutes prior to scheduled departure and you if are not available for boarding at the departure gate at least 20 minutes prior to scheduled departure.

Effective March 1, 2008, for flights departing Canada, a boarding pass must be obtained at least 60 minutes prior to departure.

For all other international locations, customers must check in and obtain boarding passes at least 45 minutes prior to departure and must be available for boarding at the departure gate at least 30 minutes prior to scheduled departure.

There may be exceptions for your departure city so please review the information below for additional details.


Security wait times and ticket counter hours of operation

We have listed security wait times* and ticket counter hours of operation for many domestic and international airports.
* Line wait information refers to security check point wait times only.


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Akron / Canton, Ohio, Akron-Canton Regional Airport (CAK)
  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 6:30am-8:00pm
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 4:30am-6:30am, 1:00pm-4:00pm, 5:00pm-7:00pm
    • Peak Days: Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
    • Peak line waits: 20-40 minutes
    • Off-peak line waits: 5 minutes

Albuquerque, New Mexico, Albuquerque International Airport (ABQ)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 4:30am-5:30pm (Beginning 6/4/04 4:30am-7:00pm)
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 4:00am-9:00am, 10:30am-12:00n, 1:00pm-2:00pm, 4:00pm-6:00pm
    • Peak Days: Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
    • Peak line waits: 40-50 minutes
    • Off-peak line waits: 10-15 minutes

Albany, New York, Albany International Airport (ALB)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 5:00am-6:45pm
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • All customers must check-in before entering securtiy 
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 5:00am-8:30am, 1:00pm-2:30pm
    • Peak Days: Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday 
    • Peak line waits: 30-45 minutes
    • Off-peak line waits: 10-15 minutes

Allentown, Pennsylvania, Lehigh Valley International Airport (ABE)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 5:00am-7:00pm
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 5:00am-7:00am, 8:00am-10:00am, 3:00pm-5:00pm
    • Peak Days: Sunday, Monday, Friday, Saturday
    • Peak line waits: 40 plus minutes
    • Off-peak line waits: 20-30 minutes

Amsterdam, Holland, Schiphol Airport (AMS)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 8:00am-1:00pm
  • Customers with checked baggage should check-in a minimum of 2 hours prior to departure
  • All customers must check-in before entering security
  • Security line information
    • Peak times: 9:00am-1:00pm 8:30 am – 12:00 AM
    • Peak days: Sunday, Monday ,Thursday, Friday, Saturday
    • Peak line wait: 20-40 minutes
    • Off-peak line wait: 10 minute
      For security reasons , passengers should be at the gate 1.15 hrs before departure.

Anchorage, Alaska, Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 5:00pm-1:00am
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • All customers must check-in before entering security
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 12:00am-1:00am
    • Peak Days: Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
    • Peak line wait: 40-60 minutes
    • Off-peak line wait: 5-10 minutes

Appleton, Wisconsin, Outagamie County Regional Airport (ATW)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 4:45am-8:00pm
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • All customers must check-in before entering security
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 5:00am-8:00am, 2:30pm-6:00pm 
    • Peak Days: Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday
    • Peak line wait: 10-15 minutes
    • Off-peak line wait: 5-10 minutes

Aruba, Aruba, Beatrix International Airport (AUA)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: Saturday only 1:00pm-5:30pm
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 1:00pm-4:00pm
    • Peak Days: Saturday
    • Peak line wait: 40 plus minutes
    • Off-peak line wait: 25 minutes

Aspen, Colorado, Pitkin County Airport (ASE)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 5:30am-8:00pm
    *Ticketing transactions 9:00am-5:00pm
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • For customers with Domestic e-tickets, EasyCheck-in units are available in the United Lobby
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 6:00am-9:00am, 12:00n-2:30pm
    • Peak Days: Sunday, Monday, Saturday
    • Peak line wait: 40 plus minutes
    • Off-peak line wait: 5-10 minutes

Atlanta, Georgia, Hartsfield International Airport(ATL)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 5:30am-7:00pm
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 6:00am-8:00am, 1:00pm-6:00pm
    • Peak Days: Thursday evening, all day Friday, Saturday mornings, Sunday evenings, Monday mornings
    • Peak security line wait: 60 plus minutes
    • Off-peak security line wait: 10 minutes

Austin, Texas, Austin Bergstrom International Airport (AUS)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 5:15am-6:00pm
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • All customers must check-in before entering security
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 5:00am--8:30am
    • Peak Days: Monday mornings, Thursday, Friday, Sunday
    • Peak security line wait: 20-40 minutes
    • Off-peak security line wait: 10 minutes

 


Bakersfield, California, Meadows Field (BFL)
  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 5:00am-8:30pm Monday-Friday, 5:00am-6:30pm Sunday
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 9:30am-12:30pm
    • Peak Days: Daily
    • Peak line wait: 0-20 minutes

Baltimore, Maryland, Baltimore Washington International Airport (BWI)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 4:30am-7:30pm
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 6:30am-8:30am, 3:30pm-6:30pm
    • Peak Days: Sunday, Monday Thursday, Friday, Saturday
    • Peak line wait: 40-60 minutes
    • Off-peak line wait: 5-10 minutes

Suvarnabhumi Bangkok Int’l. Airport (BKK)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 4:00am-11:00am
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • For on-time departure, passengers need to be at the gate at 6.20 am.
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 6:00am-7:00am
    • Peak Days: Sunday, Wednesday
    • Peak line wait: 30 - 45 minutes
  • Off-peak line wait: 10-15 minutes

Beijing, Peoples Republic of China, Peking Capital Airport (PEK)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 8:30am-11:50am, 1:30pm -3:50pm
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 7:00am-11:00am
    • Peak Days: Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
    • Peak line wait: 20-30 minutes
    • Off-peak line wait: 5-15 minutes

 Bermuda, Bermuda International Airport (BDA)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 11:30am-1:45pm Saturday
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 11:00am-1:00pm
    • Peak line wait: 20 minutes
    • Off-peak line wait: 5 minutes

Billings, Montana, Billings Logan International Airport (BIL)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 7:00am-8:30pm
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 7:30am-9:15am
    • Peak Days: Sunday, Monday, Friday,
    • Peak line wait: 10-20 minutes
    • Off-peak line wait: 5 minutes

Binghamton, New York, Binghamton Regional Airport (BGM)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 7:30am-9:30am, 11:30am-1:30pm, 3:30pm-5:30pm
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 5:15am-9:15am, 1:00pm-3:30pm, 4:30pm-7:00pm
    • Peak Days: Monday, Wednesday, Friday
    • Peak line wait: 20-40 minutes
    • Off-peak line wait: 5-10 minutes

Birmingham, Alabama, Birmingham International Airport (BHM)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 7:30am - 5:30pm
    *Best Times for Ticketing 9:00am-12am, 2:45pm-4:00pm
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • Security Line Information
    • Peak Times: 5:00am-8:30am, 2:45pm-4:00pm
    • Peak Days: Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday
    • Peak line wait: 40 plus minutes
    • Off-peak line waits: 15-20 minutes

Bismarck, North Dakota, Bismarck Municipal Airport (BIS)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 5:30am-7:00pm
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 5:00am-12:00pm
    • Peak Days: Sunday, Monday, Friday
    • Peak line wait: 20-40 minutes
    • Off-peak line wait: 5 minutes

Bloomington, Illinois, Central Illinois Regional Airport (BMI)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 5:00am-7:00pm
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 5:00am-6:00am, 4:00pm-5:00pm 
    • Peak Days: Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
    • Peak line wait: 10-15 minutes
    • Off-peak line wait: 0-5 minutes

Boise, Idaho, Boise Municipal Airport/Gowen Field (BOI)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 5:30am-6:30pm
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • Security line information
    • Peak times: 5:30am-8.30am/3:00pm-6:00pm
    • Peak Days: Thursday, Friday, Saturday 
    • Peak line wait: 30 minutes
    • Off-peak line wait: 15 minutes

Boston, Massachusetts, Logan International Airport (BOS)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 5:00am-8:00pm
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • EasyCheck-in units available in main Lobby.
  • For customers with Domestic e-tickets, boarding pass issuance is available at curbside.
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 6:00am-9:00am, 2:00pm-5:00pm
    • Peak Days: Sunday evenings, Monday mornings, Thursday, Friday
    • Peak line wait: 40-60 minutes
    • Off-peak line wait: 5-10 minutes

Bozeman, Montana, Gallatin Field (BZN)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 6:00am-6:00pm
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • All customers must check-in before entering security.
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 6:00am-8:00am
    • Peak Days: Sunday
    • Peak line wait: 10-20 minutes
    • Off-peak line wait: 2-5 minutes

 

Brussels, Belgium, Brussels National Airport (BRU)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 6:45am-5:00pm Mon-Fri ; 6:45am-2:00pm Sat-Sun
  • Security line information
    • Peak times: 7:00am-11:00am / 4:30pm-6:00pm
    • Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday
    • Peak security line wait: 20-40 minutes
    • Off-peak security line wait: 5 minutes

Buenos Aires, Argentina, Aeropuerto Internacional de Ezeiza (Ministro Pistarini) (EZE)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation : 1:00pm - 8:45pm
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 3 hours before flight departure ( minimum 2 hours before flt departure)
  • Security line information
    • Peak times: 7:00pm - 9:00pm
    • Peak days: Sunday, Friday, Saturday
    • Peak line wait: 15 - 30 minutes
    • Off-peak line wait: 5-10 minutes

Buffalo, New York, Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 4:30am-7:00pm
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 5:00am-7:00am, 11:15am-12:30pm, 3:30-6:00pm
    • Peak Days: Daily
    • Peak line wait: 10-20 minutes
    • Off-peak line wait: 5-10 minutes

Burbank, California, Burbank Glendale Pasadena Airport (BUR)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 5:30am-8:00pm
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 5:15am-8:30am
    • Peak Days: Sunday, Friday
    • Peak line wait: 20-40 minutes
    • Off-peak line wait: 10-15 minutes

Burlington, Vermont, Burlington International Airport (BTV)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 5:00am-7:00pm
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 6:00am-8:00am
    • Peak Days: Sunday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday 
    • Peak line wait: 10-20 minutes
    • Off-peak line wait: 5-10 minutes

Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, Los Cabos International Airport (SJD)
  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 10:00am-3:00pm
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)

Calgary, Canada, Calgary International Airport (YYC)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 5:15am-6:30pm
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 5:30am-8:00am
    • Peak Days: Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday
    • Peak line wait: 20-40 minutes
    • Off-peak line wait: 5-10 minutes

Cancun, Mexico, International Airport (CUN)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 09:30am – 17:00pm (hours change according to the operation. Counters are open 3 hours before first flight)
  • Customers should check-in a minimum of two hours prior to departure time.
  • Flights are closed 1:00 hour before departure
  • All customers must check-in before entering security
  • No ticket sales

Carlsbad, California, McClellan Palomar Airport (CLD)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 5:30am-8:30pm
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 5:30am-7:30am, 10:30am-12:00pm
    • Peak Days: Daily
    • Peak line wait: 0-20 minutes

Casper, Wyoming, Natrona County International Airport (CPR)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 4:30am-8:00pm
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • All customers must check-in before entering security 
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 5:30am-6:40am, 12:00pm-1:00pm, 5:30pm-6:20pm
    • Peak Days: Monday, Thursday, Friday
    • Peak line wait: 10-20 minutes
    • Off-peak line wait: 5-7 minutes

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 4:30am-7:00pm
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • All customers must check-in before entering security 
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 6:15am-8:15am, 2:15pm-4:15pm
    • Peak Days: Sunday afternoon, Saturday mornings, Thursday, Friday
    • Peak line wait: 20 -40 minutes
    • Off-peak line wait: 5-10 minutes

Charleston, South Carolina, Charleston International Airport (CHS)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 8:00am - 3:00pm
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 5:30am-7:30am, 11:00am-2:00pm, 4:00pm-6:00pm
    • Peak Days: Sunday, Monday, Friday
    • Peak line wait: 20-40 minutes
    • Off-peak line wait: 5 minutes

Charleston, West Virginia, Yeager Airport (CRW)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 5:10am-6:30pm
    *No ticketing during Flight Arrivals or Departures
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 5:00am-7:00am, 3:30pm-5:30pm
    • Peak Days: Sunday, Monday, Friday
    • Peak line wait: 0-20 minutes
    • Off-peak line wait: 5-10 minutes

Charlotte, North Carolina, Charlotte/Douglas International Airport (CLT)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 5:00am-7:30pm
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • All customers must check-in before entering security 
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 7:00am-8:00am, 1:00pm-3:00pm, 4:00pm-5:00pm 
    • Peak Days: Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday
    • Peak line wait: 20 minutes
    • Off-peak line wait: 5-10 minutes

Charlottesville, Virginia, Charlottesville/Albemarle Airport (CHO)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 5:30am-7:00pm
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 5:00am-7:00am
    • Peak Days: Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday
    • Peak line wait: 20-40 minutes
    • Off-peak line wait: 0-20 minutes

Chicago, Illinois, Midway International Airport (MDW)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 5:00am-6:45pm
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • EasyCheck-in units are available at curbside on the departure level and in the United lobby
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 6:00am-8:00am, 9:30am-11:00am, 4:30pm-6:30pm 

Chicago, Illinois, O'Hare International Airport (ORD)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 4:45am-10:00pm
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • All customers  must check in at Terminal 1 before entering security or proceeding to Terminal 2 for United Express flights.
  • EasyCheck-in units are available at curbside on the departure level, in the United lobby, in both Red Carpet Clubs and in the Terminal Two lobby.
  • For customers with Domestic e-tickets, boarding pass issuance is available at curbside.
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 4:00am-9:00am, 1:00pm-6:00pm
    • Peak Days: Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday
    • Peak line wait: 15-40 minutes
    • Off-peak line wait: 0-10 minutes
  • Priority Security Line available for United First, Mileage Plus 1K, Premier Executive and STAR Alliance Gold members.

Chico, California, Chico Municipal Airport (CIC)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 5:00am-7:30pm Monday-Friday, 5:00am-4:00pm Saturday, 9:00am-8:00pm Sunday.
  • No ticketing during Flight Arrivals or Departures
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 10:00am-11:00am, 1:00pm-2:30pm
    • Peak Days: Daily
    • Peak line wait: 20-40 minutes

Cincinnati, Ohio, North Kentucky International Airport (CVG)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 4:45am-7:00pm
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 2:30pm-6:00pm
    • Peak Days: Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday
    • Peak line wait: 15-20 minutes
    • Off-peak line wait: 5-10 minutes

Cleveland, Ohio, Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (CLE)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 4:45am-8:00pm
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 5:00am-7:00am, 4:00-7:00pm
    • Peak Days: Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday
    • Peak line wait: 20 minutes
    • Off-peak line wait: 5 minutes

Cody, Wyoming, Yellowstone Regional Airport (COD)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 5:00am-4:00pm
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • All customers must check-in before entering security. 
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 6:15am-7:00am
    • Peak Days: Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday
    • Peak line wait: 5-10 minutes
    • Off-peak line wait: 0-5 minutes

Colorado Springs, Colorado, Colorado Springs Municipal Airport (COS)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 4:00am-6:00pm
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • All customers must check-in before entering security 
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 6:30am-9:00am, 11:30am-1:30pm, 3:00pm-4:30pm
    • Peak Days: Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
    • Peak line wait: 10-20 minutes
    • Off-peak line wait: 0-5 minutes

Columbia, South Carolina, Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 5:00am-7:30pm
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 5:00am-7:00am, 9:00am-12:00pm, 1:00pm-3:00pm, 4:00pm-6:00pm
    • Peak Days: Sunday, Thursday, Friday
    • Peak line wait: 20-40 minutes
    • Off-peak line wait: 5-15 minutes

Columbus, Ohio, Port Columbus International Airport (CMH)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 4:45am-7:30pm
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 5:30am-8.00am, 2:00pm-6:00pm
    • Peak Days: Sunday, Monday mornings, Thursday, Friday
    • Peak line wait: 20-40 minutes
    • Off-peak line wait: 5-10 minutes

Cozumel, Mexico, Cozumel International Airport (CZM)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: Monday, Wednesday and Saturday 10:00am-2:00pm
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)

Crescent City, California, Jack McNamara Airport (CEC)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 5:00am-1:30pm, 3:30pm-7:30pm
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 8:00am-1:00pm, 4:00pm-7:00pm
    • Peak Days: Daily
    • Peak line wait: 20-40 minutes

Dallas-Ft. Worth, Texas, Dallas/Ft. Worth International Airport (DFW)
  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 4:45am-7:30pm
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 5:00am-8:30am, 3:00pm-6:00pm
    • Peak Days: Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday
    • Peak line wait: 10 minutes
    • Off-peak line wait: 0-5 minutes

Dayton, Ohio, Dayton International Airport (DAY)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 4:30am-6:45pm
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 5:00am-8:00am, 3:00pm-5:00pm 
    • Peak Days: Monday, Thursday, Friday
    • Peak line wait: 30-45 minutes
    • Off-peak line wait: 5-10 minutes

Denver, Colorado, Denver International Airport (DEN)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 4:15am-8:30pm
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • For customers with Domestic e-tickets, boarding passes are available at curbside.
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 7:00-10:30am, 2:30-6:00pm
    • Peak Days: Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday
    • Peak line wait: 20-40 minutes
    • Off-peak line wait: 0-5 minutes

Des Moines, Iowa, Des Moines Airport (DSM)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 5:00am-7:00pm
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • All customers must check-in before entering security 
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 5:00am-7:00am
    • Peak Days: Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday 
    • Peak line wait: 60 minutes
    • Off-peak line wait: 20 minutes

Detroit, Michigan, Detroit Metropolitan Airport (DTW)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 5:15am-8:00pm
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • All customers must check-in before entering security  
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 5:30am--8:00am, 2:00pm-6:00pm
    • Peak Days: Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday
    • Peak line wait: 10-20 minutes
    • Off-peak line wait: 10-15 minutes

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, Edmonton International Airport (YEG)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 5:00am – 12:30am
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 2 hours before flight departure
  • Security line information: 4:30am – 7:30pm
    • Peak times: 4:30am to 7:30am
    • Peak days: Friday, Saturday
    • Peak line wait: 20 minutes
    • Off-peak line wait: 5 minutes

El Paso, Texas, El Paso International Airport (ELP)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 4:30am-6:00pm 
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 5:00am-7:00am
    • Peak Days: Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday 
    • Peak line wait: 10-15 minutes
    • Off-peak line wait: 5-10 minutes

Eugene, Oregon, Eugene Airport (EUG)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 4:45am-6:00pm Sunday-Friday and 4:45am-5:15pm Saturday
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 4:45am-6:15am, 4:00am-5:30pm
    • Peak Days: Sunday, Monday, Thursday
    • Peak line wait: 0-20 minutes
    • Off-peak line wait: 5 minutes

Eureka, California, Eureka/Arcata Airport (ACV)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 4:30am - 9:00pm Sunday-Friday and 4:30am - 7:00pm Saturday
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: None
    • Peak line wait: 40 plus minutes
    • Off-peak line wait: 30 minutes

 


Fargo, North Dakota, Hector Airport (FAR)
  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 6:00am-7:30pm
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 7:00am-8:00am, 2:00pm-3:00pm, 4:00pm-6:00pm
    • Peak Days: Sunday, Monday, Thursday
    • Peak line wait: 20-40 minutes
    • Off-peak line wait: 5-10 minutes

Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport (FLL)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 7:15am-3:00pm
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 5:00am-7:00am, 11:00am-12:30pm, 4:00pm-5:30pm
    • Peak Days: Sunday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
    • Peak line wait: 10-20 minutes
    • Off-peak line wait: 3-5 minutes

Fort Myers, Florida, Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 6:30am-4:00pm
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 6:30am-8:45am,11:00am-1:00pm
    • Peak Days: Sunday, Monday, Friday, Saturday
    • Peak line wait: 45-60 minutes
    • Off-peak line wait: 10-15 minutes

Frankfurt, Germany, Rhein-Main Airport (FRA)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 6:15am-5:00pm
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • Security line information :
    • Airport Security is busy throughout the day.
    • First/Business Class customers wait time : 10-20 minutes
    • Economy Customers wait time 30-45 minutes

Fresno, California, Fresno International Airport (FAT)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 4:30am-8:30pm
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 4:30am-12:00pm, 2:00pm-5:00pm
    • Peak Days: Daily
    • Peak line wait: 20-40 minutes

Ft. Wayne, Indiana, Ft. Wayne International Airport (FWA)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 4:31am-6:30pm
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 5:30am-6:00am, 2:00pm-3:00pm 
    • Peak Days: Monday, Tuesday
    • Peak line wait: 0-20 minutes
    • Off-peak line wait: 5 minutes

Grand Junction, Colorado, Walker Field (GJT)
  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 5:00am-7:00pm
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 5:00am-10:30am, 11:00am-6:00pm
    • Peak line wait: 0-20 minutes

Grand Rapids, Michigan, Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 5:00am-9:00pm
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 6:00am-9:00am
    • Peak Days: Monday, Thursday, Saturday
    • Peak line wait: 10-15 minutes
    • Off-peak line wait: 5 minutes

Greenbay, Wisconsin, Austin Straubel Airport (GRB)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 5:00am-8:00pm
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 5:15am-7:00am, 3:00pm-6:00pm 
    • Peak Days: Sunday, Friday, Saturday and after Packer football home games
    • Peak line wait: 15 minutes
    • Off-peak line wait: 5 minutes

Greensboro, North Carolina, Piedmont Triad International Airport (GSO)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 5:15am-7:15pm
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • Security line information
    • Peak Days: Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday
    • Peak Times: 5:30am-7:30am, 3:30pm-5:00pm 
    • Peak line wait: 25-40 minutes
    • Off-peak line wait: 5-10 minutes

Greenville, South Carolina, Greenville Spartanburg Airport (GSP)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 5:00am-7:00pm
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 6:00am-8:00am, 12:00pm-2:00pm, 5:00pm-6:30pm
    • Peak Days: Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Friday
    • Peak line wait: 0-20 minutes
    • Off-peak line wait: 0-5 minutes

Guatemala City, Guatemala, La Aurora International Airport (GUA)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 4:00am-11:00am
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 120 minutes before flight departure (3 hours if traveling internationally)
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 5:00am-7:00am
    • Peak line wait: 30 minutes
    • Off-peak line wait: 5 minutes

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, Stanfield International Airport (YHZ)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 5:00am – 12:30am
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 2 hours before flight departure
  • Security line information: 4:30am – 7:00pm
    • Peak times: 5:30am to 6:30am
    • Peak days: Sunday
    • Peak line wait: 20 minutes
    • Off-peak line wait: 5 minutes

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Harrisburg International Airport (MDT)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 5:30am-8:00pm
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 5:00am-7am, 12:00-5:00pm
    • Peak Days: Sunday evenings, Thursday, Friday
    • Peak line wait: 10-20 minutes
    • Off-peak line wait: 5-10 minutes

Hartford, Connecticut, Bradley International Airport (BDL)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 4:15am-7:00pm
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • All customers must check-in before entering security 
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 5:30am-6:30am, 3:30pm-4:30pm
    • Peak Days: Sunday evenings, Saturday mornings, Monday and Thursday
    • Peak line wait: 20-30 minutes
    • Off-peak line wait: 5 minutes

Ho Chi Minh, Social Republic of Vietnam, Tan Son Nhut International Airport (SGN)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 3:20am-5:35am
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • All customers must check-in before entering security 

Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong International Airport (HKG)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 7:00am-9:30pm
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 7:30am-8:30am, 9:30am-10:30am
    • Peak Days: Sunday, Friday, Saturday
    • Peak line wait: 20 minutes
    • Off-peak line wait: 5 minutes

Honolulu, Hawaii, Honolulu International Airport (HNL)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 5:00am-11:30pm
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 5:45am-9:30am, 11:15am-12:30pm, 7:45pm-9:15pm
    • Peak line wait: 30-40 minutes
    • Off-peak line wait: 5-10 minutes

Houston, Texas, George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 5:15am-6:15pm
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 5:00am-9:00am, 10:30am-12:30pm, 3:30pm-5:00pm
    • Peak Days: Sunday, Monday mornings, Thursday afternoons, Friday, Saturday mornings
    • Peak line wait: 5-10 minutes
    • Off-peak line wait: 1-2 minutes

 


Imperial/El Centro, California, Imperial County Airport (IPL)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 5:00am-2:00pm
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • All customers must check-in before entering security.
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 5:00am-6:00am, 1:00pm-2:00pm

Indianapolis, Indiana, Indianapolis International Airport (IND)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 4:15am-6:45pm
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 6:00am-8:00am, 3:00pm-4:00pm
    • Peak Days: Monday, Friday, Saturday 
    • Peak line wait: 40 minutes
    • Off-peak line wait: 15 minutes

Inyokern, California, Indian Wells Valley Airport (IYK)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 3:30am-7:30pm
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 3:30am-5:30am, 11:00am-6:00pm
    • Peak line wait: 20-40 minutes

Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo, Mexico (ZIH)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: Saturday only 12:30pm-6:00pm
  • Customers should arrive 2 hours before flight departure 
  • Recommdentation: It is important to keep your immigration/landing card because it is needed to depart Mexico.

 


Jacksonville, Florida, Jacksonville International Airport (JAX)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 4:30am-7:00pm
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 5:00am-7:30am, 10:45am-7:15pm
    • Peak Days: Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
    • Peak line wait: 20-40 minutes
    • Off-peak line wait: 10-15 minutes

 


Kahului, Hawaii, Kahului Airport (OGG)
  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 11:45am-11:30pm
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times:  11:00am-3:00pm, 9:00pm-10:30pm
    • Peak Days: Sunday, Saturday
    • Peak line wait: 20-40 minutes
    • Off-peak line wait: 2-5 minutes

Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, Keahole-Kona International Airport (KOA)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 8:00am-9:45pm
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 11:30am-2:30pm
    • Peak Days: Monday, Thursday
    • Peak line wait: 20-30 minutes
    • Off-peak line wait: 5 minutes

Kalamazoo, Michigan, Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport (AZO)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 4:30am-7:00pm
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 4:30am-5:30am, 11:30am-1:00pm, 2:30-3:30pm 
    • Peak Days: Monday, Friday
    • Peak line wait: 10 minutes
    • Off-peak line wait: 0-5 minutes

Kansas City, Missouri, Kansas City International Airport (MCI)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 5:00am-7:00pm
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 7:00am-8:00am, 9:00am-1:00pm, 2:30pm-3:30pm
    • Peak Days: Sunday, Thursday, Friday
    • Peak line wait: 10-20 minutes
    • Off-peak line wait: 5-15 minutes

Knoxville, Tennessee, Mcghee Tyson Field (TYS)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 4:45am-7:00pm
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 5:00am-7:00am, 1:30pm-4:30pm
    • Peak Days: Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday
    • Peak line wait: 20-40 minutes
    • Off-peak line wait: 5-10 minutes

Kuwait City, Kuwait, Kuwait International Airport (KWI)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 7:30pm-10:55pm
  • Ticketing services are provided for day-of-travel enquiries only. All future ticketing enquiries should be directed to Reservations.
  • Check-in is located within Zone 1 and is accessible from the Terminal curb.
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive at least 3 hours before flight departure.
  • Security line information
    • Peak times: 10:00pm-11:45pm
    • Peak days: Wednesday, Friday
    • Peak security line wait: 45-60 minutes
    • Off-peak security line wait: 30 minutes
    • For security reasons, passengers should plan to be at their departure gate 1 hour before boarding.

Lansing, Michigan, Capital City Airport (LAN)
  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 7:30am-7:00pm Sunday-Friday, 7:30am-3:00pm Saturday
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 3:00pm-4:00pm
    • Peak Days: Sunday, Monday, Friday
    • Peak line wait: 20-40 minutes
    • Off-peak line wait: 5 minutes

Las Vegas, Nevada, McCarran International Airport (LAS)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 4:15am-11:45pm
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 120 minutes before domestic or international flights
  • For customers with Domestic e-tickets, boarding passes are available at curbside.
    Security line information
    • Peak Times: 6:00am-3:00pm
    • Peak Days: Sunday, Monday
    • Peak line wait: 60 plus minutes
    • Off-peak line wait: 15 minutes

Lexington, Kentucky, Blue Grass Field (LEX)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 5:00am-7:00pm
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 5:30am-7:30am
    • Peak Days: Sunday, Monday
    • Peak line wait: 0-20 minutes
    • Off-peak line wait: 5 minutes

Lihue-Kauai, Hawaii, Lihue Municipal Airport (LIH)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 10:00am-9:10pm
    *Ticketing hours 1:15pm - 5:00pm
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 10:15am-2:30pm, 7:30pm-9:30pm
    • Peak Days: Sunday, Friday, Saturday
    • Peak line wait: 20-30 minutes
    • Off-peak line wait: 5 minutes

Lincoln, Nebraska, Lincoln Municipal Airport (LNK)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 4:30am-7:00pm 
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • All customers must check-in before entering security
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 5:30am-7:00am, 9:30am-10:15am, 5:30pm-6:30pm 
    • Peak Days: Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday
    • Peak line wait: 20-30 minutes
    • Off-peak line wait: 10-20 minutes

London, England, London Heathrow International Airport (LHR)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 05:30 - 16:00
  • Security line information:
    • Peak times: 9:00 -12:30 / 17:30 - 20:00
    • Friday, Saturday, Sunday
    • Peak security line wait: 20-40 minutes
    • Off-peak security line wait: 1-5 minutes

Los Angeles, California, Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 4:30am-11:00pm
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • Easy Check-in Units are available in the United lobby, the Red Carpet Club, and in Satellite Terminals 7 and 8 near the entrance to the concourse
  • For customers with Domestic e-tickets, boarding pass issuance is available at curbside 
  • Customers traveling to the following locations with checked baggage should check-in at Terminal 6
    • All Non-stop international flights
    • Hawaii
    • Miami
  • Customers traveling to all other United locations, including United Express locations, with checked baggage should check-in at Terminal 7
  • Beginning May 1, 2003, the following customers are invited to a more convenient check-in area at Terminal 6.  This area is reserved for United First, United Business, Mileage Plus 1K, Premier Executive and STAR Alliance Gold members
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 7:00am-9:00am, 11:00am-1:00pm, 8:00pm-10:00pm
    • Peak Days: Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
    • Peak line wait: 30-40 minutes
    • Off-peak line wait: 5-10 minutes
  • Priority Security Line available for United First, Mileage Plus 1K, Premier Executive and STAR Alliance Gold members in Terminal 6

Louisville, Kentucky, Louisville International Standiford Field (SDF)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 5:00am-7:00pm
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 5:00am-8:30am, 2:30pm-6:30pm
    • Peak Days: Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Saturday
    • Peak line wait: 10-30 minutes
    • Off-peak line wait: 5-15 minutes

Madison, Wisconsin, Dane County Regional Airport (MSN)
  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 4:30am-8:00pm
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 5:30am-8:00am
    • Peak Days: Sunday, Thursday, Friday
    • Peak line wait: 15-25 minutes
    • Off-peak line wait: 10 minutes 

Manchester, New Hampshire, Manchester Airport (MHT)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 5:00am-7:00pm
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 5:00am-8:00am, 3:00pm-6:00pm
    • Peak Days: Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday
    • Peak line wait: 5 minutes
    • Off-peak line wait: None

Medford, Oregon, Rogue Valley International Airport (MFR)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 4:30am-12:00am
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 5:45am-6:30am, 9:00am-10:30am, 2:30pm-4:30pm
    • Peak Days: Sunday, Monday
    • Peak line wait: 20-40 minutes
    • Off-peak line wait: 5 minutes

Melbourne, Australia, Melbourne International Airport (MEL)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 8:30am-11:30am
  • For travel out of Melbourne, customers should check-in at least 3 hours prior to departure and plan to be at their departing gate 45-60 minutes prior to departure for additional security processing.
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 9:00am-10:30am
    • Peak Days: Sunday, Monday, Saturday
    • Peak line wait: 10 minutes
    • Off-peak line wait: 5 minutes

Memphis, Tennessee, Memphis International Airport (MEM)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 5:00am-7:00pm
    • No ticketing during flight check-in times
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 9:30am-11am, 1:00pm-2:00pm, 4:00pm-6:30pm
    • Peak Days: Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday
    • Peak line wait: 20-40 minutes
    • Off-peak line wait: 5 minutes

Mexico City, Mexico, Benito Juarez International Airport (MEX)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 6:00am-7:00pm
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 6:00am-9:00am, 4:00pm-5:00pm
    • Peak Days: Sunday, Friday, Saturday
    • Peak line wait: 20-40 minutes
    • Off-peak line wait: 5-10 minutes

Miami, Florida, Miami International Airport (MIA)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 4:00am-11:45pm
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • All customers must check-in before entering security 
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 4:00am-7:30am, 2:00pm-7:00pm, 9:00pm-11:00pm
    • Peak Days: Sunday, Monday, Friday, Saturday
    • Peak line wait: 40 plus minutes
    • Off-peak line wait: 20-30 minutes

Midland / Bay City / Saginaw, Michigan, Midland/Bay City/Saginaw International Airport (MBS)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 4:30am-8:00pm
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 9:00am-11:00am, 3:00pm-6:00pm
    • Peak Days: Sunday, Thursday, Friday
    • Peak line wait: 0-20 minutes
    • Off-peak line wait: 5 minutes

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, General Mitchell International Airport (MKE)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 4:00am-7:30pm
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • All customers must check-in before entering security
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 5:30am-9:30am, 2:00pm-6:00pm
    • Peak Days: Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday
    • Peak line wait: 15-25 minutes
    • Off-peak line wait: 5-10 minutes

Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota, Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport
(MSP)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 4:15am-8:15pm Sunday-Friday,
    4:15am-7:15pm Saturday 
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • All customers must check-in before entering security
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 5:15am-8:30am, 11:00am-1:30pm, 3:00pm-5:00pm 
    • Peak Days: Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday
    • Peak line wait: 10-20 minutes
    • Off-peak line wait: 10 minutes
  • Priority Line available for United First and Mileage Plus 1K, Premier Executive, Premier and STAR Alliance Gold and Silver members.

Missoula, Montana, Missoula International Airport (MSO)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 5:45am-6:00pm
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 6:00am-7:30am, 3:30pm-5:15pm
    • Peak Days: None
    • Peak line wait: 0-20 minutes

Modesto, California, Harry Sham Airport (MOD)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 8:00am-7:00pm Sunday-Friday, 8:00am-4:00pm Saturday
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 4:30am-1:00pm, 5:00pm-7:00pm
    • Peak Days: None
    • Peak line wait: 0-20 minutes

Moline, Illinois, Quad City Airport (MLI)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 4:30am-7:15pm
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally
  • All customers must check-in before entering security
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 4:00am-7:00am, 12:30pm-3:00pm
    • Peak Days: Sunday, Saturday
    • Peak line wait: 15-20 minutes
    • Off-peak line wait: 5-10 minutes 

Montego Bay, Jamaica, Sangster International Airport (MBJ)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: Saturday and Sunday only 11:30am-2:30pm
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • All customers must check-in before entering security

Monterey, California, Monterey Penisula Airport (MRY)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 4:30am-9:00pm Sunday-Friday, 4:30am-6:00pm Saturday
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 4:30am-12:00pm
    • Peak Days: Daily
    • Peak line wait: 0-20 minutes

Montreal, QuebecCanada, Pierre Elliot Trudeau International Airport (YUL)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 4:30am – 6:30pm
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 2 hours before flight departure
  • Security line information
    • Peak times: 6:30am to 9:00am; 11:30am to 2:00pm
    • Peak days: Sunday, Monday, Thursday
    • Peak line wait: 15 minutes
    • Off peak line wait: 3 minutes

Montrose, Colorado, Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 5:00am-7:30pm
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 5:00am-1:30pm, 2:30pm-7:30pm
    • Peak Days: None
    • Peak line wait: 20-40 minutes

Mosinee, Wisconsin, Central Wisconsin Airport (CWA)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 4:30am-10:00pm (Effective 1/1/05 the counter closes from 12:30pm-2:00pm)
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • All customers must check-in before entering security

Munich, Germany, Franz Josef Strauss Airport (MUC)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 7:00am-4:00pm
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 6:00am-1:00pm, 5:00pm-10:00pm
    • Peak Days: Sunday, Monday, Friday, Saturday
    • Peak security line wait: 55 plus minutes
    • Off-peak security line wait: 20 minutes

Nagoya, Japan, Central Japan International Airport (NGO)

  • Check-in counter hours of operation: 12:45pm-3:00pm
                                                         12:45pm-5:45pm (Effective April 28, 2005) 
  • No ticketing outlet available
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 2 hours before flight departure
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 8:00am-10:00am, 5:00pm-7:00pm
    • Peak line wait: 15 plus minutes
    • Off-peak line wait: 5 minutes

Nashville, Tennessee, Nashville International Airport (BNA)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 5:00am-7:00pm
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 7:00am-10:00am, 2:00pm-4:30pm
    • Peak Days: Sunday, Thursday, Friday
    • Peak line wait: 0-20 minutes
    • Off-peak line wait: 5 minutes

New Orleans, Louisiana, New Orleans Louis Armstrong International Airport (MSY)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 5:00am-7:00pm
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 6:00am-9:00am, 11:00am-1:00pm
    • Peak Days: Sunday, Monday
    • Peak line wait: 40 plus minutes
    • Off-peak line wait: 5-20 minutes

New York, New York, John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 5:15am-9:30pm
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • EasyCheck-in units are available at curbside near the main entrance on the departure level and in the Terminal 7 lobby.
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 6:00am--8:00am, 4:00pm-6:00pm
    • Peal Days: Sunday, Friday, Saturday morning
    • Peak line wait: 40 plus minutes
    • Off-peak line wait: 10 minutes
  • Priority Security Lane available for United First, Mileage Plus 1K, Premier Executive and STAR Alliance Gold members.

New York (Flushing), New York, LaGuardia International Airport (LGA)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 4:15am-7:30pm
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 6:00am-8:00am, 1:00pm-6:00pm
    • Peak Days: Sunday, Thursday, Friday
    • Peak line wait: 40 plus minutes
    • Off-peak line wait: 15 minutes

Newark, New Jersey, Newark International Airport (EWR)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 4:45am-7:15pm
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • EasyCheck-in units available for customers with Domestic e-tickets 
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 5:00am-8:00am, 3:00pm -6:00pm
    • Peak Days: Sunday, Monday, Friday
    • Peak line wait: 15-20 plus minutes
    • Off-peak security line wait: 5 minutes

Norfolk, Virginia, Norfolk International Airport (ORF)

  • Ticket counter hours of operations: 5:30am-6:45pm
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 11:00am-12:00pm, 2:00pm-3:00pm, 5:00pm-6:00pm
    • Peak Days: Sunday, Friday
    • Peak line wait: 20-40 minutes
    • Off-peak line wait: 5-10 minutes

 


Oakland, California, Metropolitan Oakland International Airport (OAK)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 4:00am-7:30pm
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • All customers must check-in before entering security
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 4:00am--8:30am, 12:45pm-2:00pm, 5:00pm-7:00pm
    • Peak Days: Sunday, Monday morning, Thursday, Friday, Saturday morning
    • Peak line wait: 60 plus minutes
    • Off-peak line wait: 10-15 minutes

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Will Rogers World Airport (OKC)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 4:30am-6:45pm 
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 5:30am-7:30am, 11:00am-3:00pm
    • Peak Days: Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday 
    • Peak line wait: 20-30 minutes
    • Off-peak line wait: 10-20 minutes

Omaha, Nebraska, Eppley Airfield (OMA)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 4:45am-6:45pm
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 6:00am-7:30am, 2:00pm-6:00pm
    • Peak Days: Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday 
    • Peak line wait: 35 minutes
    • Off-peak line wait: 10 minutes
  • Gates have been renamed. United operates on Concourse B - gates B13 and B14. 

Ontario, California, Ontario International Airport (ONT)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 3:50am-8:30pm
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • For customers with Domestic e-tickets, boarding pass issuance is available at curbside 
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 4:30am-8:00am, 10:30am-11:15am, 1:00pm-2:00pm 
    • Peak Days: Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday
    • Peak line wait: 15 minutes
    • Off-peak line wait: 5 minutes

Orlando, Florida, Orlando International Airport (MCO)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 5:45am-9:15pm
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 5:00am-8:00am, 10:00am-12:30pm, 2:00-5:00pm
    • Peak Days: Sunday, Friday, Saturday
    • Peak line wait: 20-40 minutes
    • Off-peak line wait: 10 minutes

Osaka, Japan, Kansai International Airport (KIX)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 12:00pm-5:45pm
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 12:30-1:30pm, 3:30pm-5:00pm
    • Peak Days: Sunday, Friday, Saturday 
    • Peak line wait: 20-30 minutes
    • Off-peak line wait: 5 minutes

Oxnard, California, Oxnard Regional Airport (OXR)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 5:30am-11:00pm
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 5:30am-11:30am
    • Peak security line wait: 0-20 minutes

 


Palm Springs, California, Palm Springs International Airport (PSP)
  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 4:00am-8:30pm Sunday-Friday, 6:00am-6:30pm Saturday
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 9:00am-3:00pm
    • Peak Days: Daily
    • Peak line wait: 40 plus minutes

Paris, France, Charles De Gaulle International Airport (CDG)

  • Check in counters hours of operation: 07.30am- 14.15pm
    • Ticketing transaction hours - 7:30am- 14.15pm
  • Customers should check-in a minimum of two hours prior to the departure time.
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 9:30am-12:00pm
    • Peak Days: Sunday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
    • Peak line wait: 20-40 minutes
    • Off-peak line wait: 10 minutes
  • For security reasons, passengers should plan to be at their departure gate 1 hour before boarding

Pasco, Washington, Tri-Cities Airport (PSC)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 3:30am-6:00pm
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • All customers must check-in before entering security 
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 4:30am-7:00am, 12:00pm-2:30pm 
    • Peak Days: Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday
    • Peak line wait: 10-20 minutes
    • Off-peak line wait: 5-10 minutes

Peoria, Illinois, Greater Peoria Airport (PIA)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 4:15am-6:30pm
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • All customers must check-in before entering security 
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 4:45am-6:30am, 4:00pm-6:00pm 
    • Peak Days: Sunday, Thursday, Friday
    • Peak line wait: 10-20 minutes
    • Off-peak line wait: 5-10 minutes

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 4:30am-7:00pm
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 5:00am-8:30am, 3:30pm-5:30pm
    • Peak Days: Sunday, Monday morning, Friday
    • Peak line wait: 40 plus minutes
    • Off-peak line wait: 5-10 minutes

Phoenix, Arizona, Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 4:30am-11:15pm
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • For customers with Domestic e-Tickets, boarding passes are available at curbside.
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 5:30am-8:00am,11:00am-1:00pm
    • Peak Days: Sunday, Monday, Friday
    • Peak line wait: 20-30 minutes
    • Off-peak line wait: 0-15 minutes
  • Priority Security Lane available for Mileage Plus 1K and Premier Executive members.

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 5:15am-7:45pm
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • All customers must check-in before entering security 
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 7:00am-9:00am
    • Peak Days: Sunday evening, Monday morning, Friday, Saturday morning
    • Peak line wait: 40-60 minutes
    • Off-peak line wait: 30 minutes

Portland, Maine, Portland International Airport (PWM)

  • Ticket counter hours of operations: 8:00am-10:00am, 5:00pm-6:00pm
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 6:00am-9:00am, 12:30pm-2:00pm
    • Peak Days: Sunday, Monday, Friday
    • Peak line wait: 40 plus minutes
    • Off-peak line wait: 20 minutes

Portland, Oregon, Portland International Airport (PDX)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 4:00am-11:00pm
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • For customers with Domestic e-tickets, boarding pass issuance is available at curbside
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 5:00am-9:00am
    • Peak Days: Sunday, Monday, Friday, Saturday 
    • Peak line wait: 25-40 minutes
    • Off-peak line wait: 5 minutes

Providence, Rhode Island, T.F Green Airport (PVD)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 4:15am-7:00pm
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 4:00am - 8:00am, 3:00pm - 6:00pm
    • Peak Days: Monday mornings, Thursday and Friday evenings
    • Peak line wait: 50 plus minutes
    • Off-peak line wait: 20-30 minutes

Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, Gustavo Diaz Ordaz International Airport (PVR)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 11:00am-3:30pm (hours change according to the operation. Counters are open 3 hours before first flight)
  • Customers should check-in a minimum of two hours prior to departure time.
  • Flights are closed 1:00 hour before departure time
  • All customers must check-in before entering security
  • No ticket sales

Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, Punta Cana International Airport (PUJ)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday 12:00pm-3:00pm 
                                                      Beginning 2/13/05: Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday 12:00pm-3:00pm
  • Customers should check-in a minimum of two hours prior to the scheduled departure time.
  • All customers must check-in before entering security

Raleigh/Durham, North Carolina, Raleigh/Durham International Airport (RDU)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 5:00am-7:00pm
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 5:30am-8:00am, 2:30pm-5:30pm
    • Peak Days: Daily
    • Peak line wait: 40 plus minutes
    • Off-peak line wait: 10 minutes

Redding, California, Redding Municipal Airport (RDD)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 5:00am-8:00pm
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 7:00am-9:00am, 6:00pm-7:00pm
    • Peak Days: None
    • Peak line wait: 20-40 minutes

Redmond, Oregon, Roberts Field (RDM)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 5:00am-8:00pm
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 5:00am-8:00am
    • Peak Days: None
    • Peak line wait: 20-40 minutes

Reno, Nevada, Reno-Tahoe International Airport (RNO)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 4:30am-8:00pm
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 6:00am-12:00pm
    • Peak Days: Sunday, Monday, Saturday
    • Peak line wait: 10-20 minutes
    • Off-peak line wait: 1 minute

Richmond, Virginia, Richmond International Airport (RIC)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 5:00am-7:00pm
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 6:00am--8:00am, 3:00pm-5:00pm
    • Peak Days: Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday
    • Peak line wait: 10-15 minutes
    • Off-peak line wait: 5 minutes

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Galeao International Airport (GIG)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 9:30am-1:30pm and 6:30pm-11:00pm 
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 5:00pm-8:00pm
    • Peak Days: Thursday, Friday, Saturday
    • Peak line wait: 45-60 minutes
    • Off-peak line wait: 5-15 minutes

Roanoke, Virginia, Roanoke Regional Airport (ROA)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 5:15am-7:30pm
    • No future ticketing during Flight Arrivals or Departures
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 5:00am-7:00am, 9:00am-11:00am, 4:00pm-6:00pm
    • Peak Days: Sunday, Wednesday, Friday
    • Peak line wait: 40 plus minutes
    • Off-peak line wait: 15 minutes

Rochester, New York, Monroe County Airport (ROC)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 4:30am-7:00pm
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 5:00am-7:00am
    • Peak Days: Monday, Thursday, Friday
    • Peak line wait: 50 minutes
    • Off-peak line wait: 15-20 minutes

Rome, Italy, Leonardo da Vinci, Fiumicino International Airport (FCO)

  • Check-in counter hours of operation: 7:30am-10:30am daily
  • Ticketing handled by Lufthansa Ticket Counter
  • Security line information:
    • Peak times: 08:00am-11:00am
    • Peak security line wait: 50 minutes
    • Off-peak security line wait: 10 minutes

Sacramento, California, Sacramento International Airport (SMF)
  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 4:30am-11:30pm
    • Best times for ticket purchase transactions: 11:00am - 1:00pm and 4:00pm - 11:00pm
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • EasyCheck-in units are available for customers with Domestic e-tickets
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 5:00am-8:30am, 10:15am-1:30pm
    • Peak Days:  Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
    • Peak line wait: 45-60 minutes
    • Off-peak line wait: 15-25 minutes

Salt Lake City, Utah, Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 4:45am-7:00pm
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • EasyCheck-in units are available in the United lobby
  • For customers with Domestic e-tickets, boarding passes are available at curbside
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 5:30am-8:00am, 2:30pm-4:00pm
    • Peak Days: Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday
    • Peak line wait: 40 plus minutes
    • Off-peak line wait: 25-35 minutes

San Antonio, Texas, San Antonio International Airport (SAT)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 5:00am-7:00pm
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 6:00am-9:00am, 2:00pm-6:00pm
    • Peak Days: Sunday, Monday, Friday, Saturday 
    • Peak line wait: 20-30 minutes
    • Off-peak line wait: 5-10 minutes

San Diego, California, San Diego International Airport (SAN)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 5:00am-11:00pm
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • EasyCheck-in units are available in the United lobby and Red Carpet Club
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 5:00am-10:00am
    • Peak Days: Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
    • Peak line wait: 20-30 minutes
    • Off-peak line wait: 10 minutes

San Francisco, California, San Francisco International Airport (SFO)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 4:30am-11:15pm, International: 8:30am-10:00pm
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • EasyCheck-in units are available at United curbside, in the main lobby and in the Concourse Hub
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 5:00am-6:00pm, 8:30pm-10:00pm
    • Peak Days: Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday morning
    • Peak line wait: 20-40 minutes
    • Off-peak line wait: 5-10 minutes
  • Priority Security Line available for United First, Mileage Plus 1K, Premier Executive and STAR Alliance Gold members.

San Jose, California, San Jose International Airport (SJC)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 4:45am-10:45pm
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 4:45am-8:30am, 10:30am-1:00pm
    • Peak Days: Sunday morning, Monday morning, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
    • Peak line wait: 40 plus minutes
    • Off-peak line wait: 10 minutes

San Jose, Costa Rica, Aeropuerto Juan Santamaria (SJO)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 4:00am-9:00am
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 6:30am-8:30am
    • Peak Days: Monday, Saturday
    • Peak line wait: 20 minutes
    • Off-peak line wait: 5 minutes

San Jose del Cabo, México, Los Cabos Internacional Airport (SJD)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 10:00am-5:00pm
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 120 minutes before flight departure (3 hours if traveling internationally)

San Juan, Puerto Rico, Luis Munoz Marin International Airport (SJU)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 7:30am-4:30pm 
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 11:00am-3:00pm
    • Peak Days: Sunday, Saturday
    • Peak line wait: 30-45 minutes
    • Off-peak line wait: 5-10 minutes

San Luis Obispo, California, McChesney Field (SBP)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 5:30am-8:00pm
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 5:30am-11:00am, 12:30pm-3:00pm, 4:30pm-6:00pm
    • Peak line wait: 40 plus minutes

San Salvador, El Salvador, Aeropuerto Internacional Comalapa (SAL)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 4:45am-1:00pm
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 5:30am-6:30am
    • Peak Days: Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sundays
    • Peak line wait: 15 minutes
    • Off-peak line wait: 5 minute

Santa Ana (Orange County), California, John Wayne Airport (SNA)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 5:00am-9:00pm
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 5:00am-8:45am
    • Peak Days: Sunday, Friday
    • Peak line wait: 90 minutes
    • Off-peak line wait: 20 minutes
  • Due to parking structure redesign project, customers planning to park at the airport should allow 2 hours before flight to park at an offsite location or use Valet Parking.

Santa Barbara, California, Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 4:15am-8:00pm
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 4:15am-6:15am, 7:00am-10:30am, 11:30am-2:00pm
    • Peak Days: None
    • Peak line wait: 20-40 minutes

Santa Maria, California, Santa Maria Public Airport (SMX)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 5:30am-8:30pm Monday-Friday, 5:30am-7:00pm Saturday, 9:30am-8:30pm Sunday
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: During flight arrivals and departures
    • Peak security line waits: 20-40 minutes

Santiago, Chile, Aeropuerto Comodoro Arturo Benitez (SCL)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 2:00pm-8:30pm
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 6:00pm-9:00pm
    • Peak Days: Sunday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
    • Peak line wait: 20-40 minutes
    • Off-peak line wait: 10 minutes

Sao Paulo, Brazil, Guarulhos International Airport (GRU)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 1700pm-23:30am
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 120 minutes before flight departure (3 hours if traveling internationally)
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 8:30pm-10:30pm
    • Peak Days: Thursday, Friday, Saturday
    • Peak line wait: 20-40 minutes
    • Off-peak line wait: 5 minutes

Savannah, Georgia, Travis Field (SAV)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 8:00am-10:00am, 12:30pm-1:30pm, 6:00pm-7:30pm
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 6:00am-8:00am, 4:00pm-6:00pm
    • Peak Days: Monday, Friday
    • Peak line wait: 40 plus minutes
    • Off-peak line wait: 10-15 minutes

Seattle, Washington, Seattle Tacoma International Airport (SEA)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 4:30am-11:00pm
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • For customers with Domestic e-tickets, boarding passes are available at curbside.
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 6:00am-12:30pm
    • Peak Days: Sunday, Monday, Friday
    • Peak line wait: 60 minutes
    • Off-peak line wait: 30 minutes
  • Priority Security Lane available for United First, Pass Plus, Mileage Plus 1K and Premier Executive members.

Seoul, Korea, Incheon International Airport (ICN)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 6:50am-1:20pm
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 8:00am-10:00pm, 12:00pm-1:00pm 
    • Peak Days: Friday, Saturday 
    • Peak line wait: 30-40 minutes
    • Off-peak line wait: 10-15 minutes

Shanghai, Peoples Republic of China, Pudong International Airport (PVG)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 9:30am-5:30pm
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 8:00am-4:00pm
    • Peak Days: Daily
    • Peak line wait: 10-15 minutes
    • Off-peak line wait: 0-5 minutes

Singapore, Singapore, Changi International Airport (SIN)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 5:00am-1:30pm
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 5:15am-5:45am
    • Peak Days: Sunday, Friday, Saturday
    • Peak line wait: 20-40 minutes
    • Off-peak line wait: 10 minutes

Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Joe Foss Field (FSD)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 5:00am-7:00pm
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • All customers must check-in before entering security
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 5:00am-8:00am, 12:00pm-2:30pm 
    • Peak Days: Sunday, Friday, Saturday
    • Peak line wait: 20-30 minutes
    • Off-peak line wait: 5-10 minutes

South Bend, Indiana, South Bend Regional Airport

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 4:30am-8:30pm
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • All customers must check-in before entering security
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 5:40am-7:00am, 2:00pm-3:30pm 
    • Peak Days: Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday
    • Peak line wait: 10-20 minutes
    • Off-peak line wait: 5-10 minutes

 Spokane, Washington, Geiger Field International Airport (GEG)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 3:45am-7:00pm
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 5:00am-7:00am
    • Peak Days: Sunday, Thursday, Friday
    • Peak line wait: 40 plus minutes
    • Off-peak line wait: 10 minutes

Springfield, Illinois, Abraham Lincoln Capitol Airport (SPI)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 5:00am-6:00pm
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • All customers must check-in before entering security
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 5:30am-8:00am, 1:00pm-2:30pm 
    • Peak Days: Sunday, Thursday, Friday
    • Peak line wait: 10-15 minutes
    • Off-peak line wait: 5 minutes

Springfield, Missouri, Springfield Regional Airport (SGF)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 4:30am-6:30pm
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • All customers must check-in before entering security
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 5:30am-7:30am, 9:30am-11:00am, 3:30pm-5:30pm 
    • Peak Days: Sunday, Monday, Thursday
    • Peak line wait: 10-20 minutes
    • Off Peak line wait: 5-10 minutes 

State College, Pennsylvania, University Park Airport (SCE)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 7:00am-5:30pm
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 5:00am-7:00am, 10:00am-12:00pm, 1:30pm-3:30pm
    • Peak Days: Sunday, Monday, Friday, Saturday
    • Peak line wait: 20-40 minutes
    • Off-peak line wait: 5 minutes

St. George, Utah, St. George Municipal Airport (SGU)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 5:00am-8:30pm
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 5:00am-8:30am, 3:45pm-5:00pm
    • Peak line wait: 20-40 minutes

St. Louis, Missouri, Lambert / St. Louis International Airport (STL)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 4:30am-7:30pm
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • All customers must check-in before entering security
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 6:00am-10:00am, 3:00pm-5:00pm
    • Peak Days: Sunday, Thursday, Friday 
    • Peak line wait: 20-30 minutes
    • Off-peak line wait: 10-15 minutes

St. Maarten, Netherlands Antilles, Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: Saturday only 10:30am-3:00pm
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • All customers must check-in before entering security

 St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, Cyril E, King Airport (STT)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 11:15am-3:30pm Saturday and Sunday
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • All customers must check-in before entering security 
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 1:00pm-3:30pm
    • Peak Days: Sunday, Saturday
    • Peak line wait: 50-120 minutes
    • Off-peak line wait: 30 minutes

Sydney Australia, Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport (SYD)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 7:00am-2:30pm
  • For travel out of Sydney, customers should check-in at least 3 hours prior to departure and plan to be at their departing gate 45-60 minutes prior to departure for additional security processing.
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 7:00am-10:00am, 12:00pm-3:00pm
    • Peak Days: Sunday, Monday, Friday, Saturday
    • Peak line wait: 30 minutes
    • Off-peak line wait: 10 minutes

Syracuse, New York, Hancock International Airport (SYR)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 5:15am-6:30pm
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 5:30am-10:30am, 3:30pm-5:00pm
    • Peak Days: Sunday through Saturday
    • Peak line wait: 120 minutes
    • Off-peak line wait: 45 minutes

Taipei, Taiwan, Chiang Kai Shek Airport Terminal Two(TPE)
  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 07:20-15:30
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 2 hours before flight departure Security line information
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 6:30am-10:00am, 1:00pm-3:00pm
    • Peak Days: Friday, Saturday, Sunday
    • Peak line wait: 10 minutes
    • Off-peak line wait: 5 minutes

Tampa, Florida, Tampa International Airport (TPA)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 4:30am-6:00pm
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • For customers with Domestic e-tickets, boarding pass issuance is available at curbside.
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 6:00am-8:30am, 10:45am-12:00pm, 3:00pm-5:00pm
    • Peak Days: Sunday, Monday, Saturday
    • Peak line wait: 45-60 minutes
    • Off-peak line wait: 0-5 minutes

Tokyo, Japan, Narita International Airport (NRT)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 11:15am-6:15pm
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 2:00pm-5:00pm
    • Peak Days: Sunday, Friday, Saturday
    • Peak line wait: 15-30 minutes
    • Off-peak line wait: 3-5 minutes

Toronto, Canada, Toronto International Airport (YYZ)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 5:00am-7:00pm
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 6:00am-3:00pm Sunday, 6:00am-9:00am Monday, 2:00pm-5:30pm
    • Peak Days: Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday
    • Peak line wait: 40 plus minutes
    • Off-peak line wait: 10-15 minutes

Traverse City, Michigan, Cherry Capital Airport (TVC)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 5:45am-8:00pm
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • All customers must check-in before entering security
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 6:00am-8:00am, 2:00pm-6:00pm
    • Peak Days: Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday 
    • Peak line wait: 10-20 minutes
    • Off-peak line wait: 10-15 minutes

Tucson, Arizona, Tucson International Airport (TUS)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 4:45am-5:30pm
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 6:00am-9:00am
    • Peak Days: Saturday, Sunday  
    • Peak line wait: 15-20 minutes
    • Off-peak line wait: 0-5 minutes

Tulsa, Oklahoma, Tulsa International Airport (TUL)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 5:00am-6:30pm 
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 5:00am-6:30am, 2:00pm-4:30pm
    • Peak Days: Monday, Friday
    • Peak line wait: 10-20 minutes
    • Off-peak line wait: 0-5 minutes

Vancouver, Canada, Vancouver International Airport (YVR)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 4:30am-8:30pm Sunday-Friday, 4:30am-6:00pm Saturday
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 5:00am-8:00am, 12:30pm-2:00pm
    • Peak Days: Sunday, Monday, Friday, Saturday
    • Peak line wait: 40 plus minutes
    • Off-peak line wait: 25 minutes

Visalia, California, Visalia Municipal Airport (VIS)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 9:00am-6:00pm Sunday-Friday, 10:00am-2:00pm Saturday
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 30 minutes prior to all departures
    • Peak line wait: 0-20 minutes

 


Washington DC, Ronald Reagan Washington Airport (DCA)
  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 4:30am-7:15pm
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • EasyCheck-in units available for customers with Domestic e-tickets 
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 6:00am-10:00am, 3:00pm-6:00pm
    • Peak Days: Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday
    • Peak line wait: 10 minutes
    • Off-peak line wait: 5 minutes

Washington, DC , Washington - Dulles International Airport (IAD)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 5:00am-9:45pm
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • All customers must check-in before entering security
  • For customers with Domestic e-tickets;
    • EasyCheck-in units are available in the United main Lobby area
    • Boarding pass issuance is available at curbside
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 6:00am-8.30am, 2:30pm-6:00pm 
    • Peak Days: Daily
    • Peak line wait: 45-60 minutes

West Palm Beach, Florida, Palm Beach International Airport (PBI)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 6:30am-1:30pm
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 10:00am- 12:00pm
    • Peak Days: Sunday. Monday, Saturday
    • Peak line wait: 10-15 minutes
    • Off-peak line wait: 5 minutes

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, Winnipeg Airport (YWG)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 4:30am – 9:00pm
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 2 hours before flight departure
  • Security line information: 5:00am – 5:30pm
    • Peak times: 6:00am to 9:30am; 11:00am – 2:30pm
    • Peak days: Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday
    • Peak line wait: 30 minutes
    • Off-peak line wait: 5 minutes

White Plains, New York, Westchester County Airport (HPN)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 6:00am-8:00pm
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • All customers must check-in before entering security 
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 5:00am-9:00am, 2:00pm-6:00pm
    • Peak Days: Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday
    • Peak line wait: 20-40 minutes
    • Off-peak line wait: none

Wichita, Kansas, Mid-Continent Airport (ICT)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 6:00am-6:00pm
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 6:00am-8:00am, 10:30am-12:30pm, 2:00pm-3:30pm, 4:30pm-6:30pm
    • Peak Days: Sunday, Thursday, Friday
    • Peak line wait: 40-60 minutes
    • Off-peak line wait: 5-10 minutes

Wilkes Barre / Scranton, Pensylvania, Wilkes Barre/Scranton International Airport (AVP)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 8:30am-3:30pm, 5:00pm-7:00pm 
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 4:00pm-5:00pm
    • Peak Days: Sunday, Friday
    • Peak line wait: 5-20 minutes
    • Off-peak line wait: 5 minutes

 

Yuma, Arizona, Yuma International Airport (YUM)

  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 5:00am-5:00pm Sunday-Friday, 5:00am-3:00pm Saturday
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 90 minutes before flight departure (2 hours if traveling internationally)
  • Security line information
    • Peak Times: 5:30am-7:00am, 9:30am-11:00am, 2:30pm-6:00pm
    • Peak Days: None
    • Peak line wait: 20-40 minutes

 


Zurich, Switzerland, Zurich International Airport (ZRH)
  • Ticketing service provided by SAS Scandinavian Airlines
  • Ticket counter hours of operation: 7:00am-2:00pm
  • Check-in: Star Alliance Terminal 1, Counters 149-153
  • Check-in hours: 8:45am-11:10am
  • Customers with checked baggage should arrive 2 hours before flight departure. Check-in for a flight closes 45 minutes prior to departure.
  • All customers must check in before entering securit

 


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