George Bush Intercontinental has 4 tracked projects. See what is open, under construction, announced, or still only rumored — with a source beside every claim.
United's rebuild of 1969-vintage Terminal B: a 765,000 sq ft North Concourse with 22 new gates, a nearly doubled central processor for check-in, security and baggage claim behind ~67,000 sq ft of glass, 18 modernized South Concourse regional gates, and a new bag system. United is in for $1.9B+, the City of Houston ~$624M. The B lobby has been closed since January 2025 — B passengers check in at Terminal C until it reopens.
The headliner: a 54,000 sq ft club on the new North Concourse's mezzanine — the largest in United's network and likely the largest airline-branded lounge in the country, more than 50% bigger than the Denver club that currently holds United's crown. Tied to the concourse's fall 2026 completion, so if the concourse slips, the club slips.
United's second grab-and-go Club Fly (after Denver), near gates B12/B20: barista coffee, grab-and-go food, a charging counter — no seating, no alcohol. Built for connectors who want ten good minutes, not two loitering hours.
Houston Airports' own $1.46B program — not United's money, but United's international passengers live in it: the six-gate D-West pier (open since October 2024), a new international ticketing hall, and a rebuilt roadway. 'Open' here means substantially complete — the airport's stated February 2026 finish for the last item, baggage-system certification, not a ribbon-cutting.
Terminal B transformation is the clearest headline at IAH: United's rebuild of 1969-vintage Terminal B: a 765,000 sq ft North Concourse with 22 new gates, a nearly doubled central processor for check-in, security and baggage claim behind ~67,000 sq ft of glass, 18 modernized South Concourse regional gates, and a new bag system. United is in for $1.9B+, the City of Houston ~$624M. The B lobby has been closed since January 2025 — B passengers check in at Terminal C until it reopens. Across the full list, 3 of 4 projects are led or jointly built by United; the rest belong to the airport authority and affect United's operation without being United capital projects.
The FAA tracker currently labels IAH live on electronic flight strips. The tower rollout is tracked separately from United's terminal and club construction.
4 projects are tracked at IAH: Terminal B transformation, United Club, Terminal B North, United Club Fly, Terminal B South, International terminal redevelopment (ITRP). Each item is labeled by current status and by whether United or the airport authority is doing the work.
2 projects are under construction or announced, 2 are already open, and the remaining items are explicitly labeled if they are only rumored.
Terminal B transformation carries a published target of fall 2026. It remains labeled under construction until a source confirms that it opened.