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shelleyk Oct 14th, 2010 01:47 PM

Connection time in Chicago for an international flight
 
I am flying from BOS to Vietnam on one United ticket in Feb. . I have to change planes in Chicago for my international flight..

I just want to make sure that I do not have to go through any additional screening in Chicago before I board my international flight. I have one hour and forty minutes connection time.. Does this seem like enough time?

J62 Oct 14th, 2010 02:08 PM

Where does your flight from Chicago go to? Tokyo maybe? Make sure you know what flight to board.

Assuming it's a United flight somewhere like Tokyo, there is no additional screening for outbound international flights. You just walk from your BOS-Chicago plane to the departure gate and board when called.

1hr 40min is plenty of time. If it's actively snowing then all bets are off - no guarantee your 1st flight will be on time if the weather is bad.

shelleyk Oct 14th, 2010 02:44 PM

The flight is Chicago to Hong Kong. (Then HK to SGN.) Would you know how long it would take to walk/run from the furthest gates in the United terminal. I'd like to know in case the flight is late getting in how much time I would need to get from one gate to the other to make the flight.

ms_go Oct 14th, 2010 03:21 PM

Here's a map of the United terminal in Chicago.

http://www.united.com/page/article/0,,1113,00.html

The flight from Boston will come into the B or C concourse. The flight to HKG usually leaves from one of the gates in the middle of the C concourse (C16, 18, or around there). There's an underground walkway with moving sidewalks connecting the two concourses (entrance to the walkway in the middle, near B8). I'm a fast walker, but I can get from any gate in B to any gate in C in 10 minutes or less.

shelleyk Oct 14th, 2010 03:55 PM

Thanks so much for your prompt replies.


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