I walked the United Airlines LAX terminal 8 to Amex Lounge

So I had several hours to burn when I visited LA. Due to this I ended up at the airport early and wanted to go to the Amex lounge. My gate was in gate 84, terminal 8, which is nearly the farthest end of the airport at almost the last gate.

Started my trek to the amex lounge, not being here often I don’t really know the tunnels and how to get to the international terminal. It felt like it was taking forever to find it. Eventually I found my way there and completed the convoluted path to the Amex lounge. I definitely was not impressed by the lounge, but it did the job. Because of how far I walked I wanted to time myself and how long it would take to get to nearly the furthest gate from the lounge. Mind you there was one small spot of renovation, which maybe added a minute of time at max.

Knowing the way back and being what I consider a fast walker, it took me a total of 22 minutes of walking in the airport, going up and down escalators, turning random directions to get to the next terminal, and walking what is a mile if you walk outside in a perfectly straight line.

TLDR: The LAX Amex lounge is mediocre at best, the walk from terminal 8 is 22 minutes for a fast walker and over a mile in length. 1/10 would not recommend.