If you have walked through any major airport in the USA, you probably noticed a room behind closed doors with a sign reading “Delta Sky Club.” This may have intrigued you and rightfully so because the Delta Sky Club has everything you might need to relax, appease your appetite, and rehydrate before or after a flight.
In this article, I will cover everything you need to know about the Delta Sky Club access policy, lounge features, membership benefits, rules, and a full list of Delta Sky Club locations. And finally, I’ll wrap it up and cover some Delta Sky Club frequently asked questions (FAQs).
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What is the Delta Sky Club?
The Sky Club is Delta’s inhouse made lounge that is exclusively for passengers flying Delta Airlines and their partners. It offers a variety of seating and workspaces along with food, beverages, showers, bathrooms, and a private Delta help desk that allows members and guests to handle any questions related to Delta.
In the sections below, I will go into detail of what features and amenities you can find in a Delta Sky Club.
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Delta Sky Club access policy
Traditionally, people with a Sky Club membership and elites would be the only ones able to access Delta Sky Clubs. Luckily, you can access Sky Clubs through other means like credit cards.
Credit Cards
It is easier than ever to get free access into the Delta Sky Club and in my opinion, these credit cards represent greater value than the paid membership as you, the cardholder, can gain more benefits than free access to the Delta Sky Club.
The Platinum Card by American Express
- 5x points on flights booked directly with airlines and American Express Travel
- 5x points on hotels booked with American Express Travel
- $200 airline incidentals credit
- $179 CLEAR credit
- $200 Hotel credit
- $300 Equinox credit
- $240 Entertainment credit
- Complimentary Delta Sky Club access (when flying Delta)
- Complimentary Priority Pass Lounge membership
- Complimentary Centurion Lounge access
- Complimentary Plaza Premium Lounge access
- Complimentary Escape Lounge access
- Fine Hotels & Resorts Program
- Gold elite status with Marriott and Hilton
- $695 annual fee (not waived)
The Business Platinum Card by American Express
- 5x points on flights & hotels booked with American Express Travel
- $200 airline incidentals credit
- Complimentary Delta Sky Club access (when flying Delta)
- Complimentary Priority Pass Lounge membership
- Complimentary Centurion Lounge access
- Complimentary Plaza Premium Lounge access
- Complimentary Escape Lounge access
- Fine Hotels & Resorts Program
- Gold elite status with Marriott and Hilton
- $595 annual fee (not waived)
- Get 50% more points on purchases of $5k or more and use points for flights and get 35% Points Back
Delta Reserve Credit Card
- 2 miles per dollar on Delta purchases
- Priority boarding
- First checked bag free (learn more)
- 20% off in-flight purchases
- Annual fee $550 (not waived)
- Annual 1-time first class, Comfort+ or main cabin companion certificate
- Complimentary Delta Sky Club access
- Annual miles and MQMs after spend requirement
Delta Reserve for Business Credit Card
- 2 miles per dollar on Delta purchases
- Priority boarding
- First checked bag free
- 20% off in-flight purchases
- Annual fee $550 (not waived)
- Annual 1-time first class, Comfort+ or main cabin companion certificate
- Complimentary Delta Sky Club access
- Annual miles and MQMs after spend requirement
As you can see, all 4 cards above offer complimentary Delta Sky Club access. However, you should note, these cards only give complimentary access to the cardholder and you would have to pay $39 for each guest.
Clearly, these cards represent greater value than the paid membership that I write more about below. The equivalent membership is $545 annually. That means if you hold any of these cards the annual fee is basically the Sky Club membership fee.
Remember, if you’re active in the military, you can get your American Express card annual fee waived.
The good thing about these cards is that each one holds benefits that outweigh the Sky Club membership benefits. Both Platinum cards give you access to 1300+ lounges worldwide and the annual airline incidental credit that is up to $200. The Delta Reserve Credit Cards also offer annual 1-time companion certificate for first class, Comfort+ or main cabin.
If you hold any of the other Delta co-branded credit cards like the Delta Gold or Delta Platinum, you can still access the Sky Club for $39 per guest per visit.
I personally have The Platinum Card by American Express and find it a very valuable card partly because of Sky Club access when I fly domestic flights as my status only entitles me to Sky Club access while flying internationally. Plus, I love all the other benefits like the collection of lounges I can access and the 5x on airfare.
Related: How much are Delta SkyMiles worth?
Delta One
If you’re seated in Delta One (Delta’s name for their international business class product) you have access to Delta Sky Club. This also includes Delta One transcontinental flights.
You’re even entitled Sky Club access when you have connecting flights in your itinerary. An example would be, I am flying to Johannesburg, South Africa from Atlanta in Delta One. However, my origin city is Detroit and I am flying first class between Detroit and Atlanta. As I am connecting onto Delta One, I can access the Sky Clubs in Detroit, even though my flight from Detroit is only a domestic first class flight.
And yes, first class marketed flights on Delta will not get complimentary Sky Club access. It’s only if you are connecting onto a Delta One or SkyTeam partner premium cabin flight that entitles you Sky Club access. It must be marketed as Delta One.
Flying SkyTeam international first or business class
Just like Delta One tickets, flying a SkyTeam partner airline, Virgin Atlantic, Virgin Australia, Gol, and WestJet seated in business or first class (first class as in an international first class product) you are entitled to Sky Club access, even on your connecting Delta flights.
International travel includes: Customers traveling to/from Europe, Asia, South America, Central America, Africa, Canada and Mexico (excludes travel to/from the Carribean, Guam, Palau and Saipan.)
Elite status
Diamond, Platinum, and Gold Medallion members are entitled to Delta Sky Club access when flying Delta on an international itinerary. Even on the domestic legs of your international itinerary, you are still entitled to Sky Club access.
SkyTeam Elite Plus status holders are able to access Sky Clubs as well when traveling on an international itinerary. Therefore, if I have Garuda Indonesia Platinum status I will be able to access Sky Clubs flying Delta or any other SkyTeam airline as my Garuda Indonesia Platinum status includes SkyTeam Elite Plus status as well.
Sky Club Membership
Currently, there are two memberships that are being sold by Delta right now.
- Individual membership: one-year is $545; 54,500 SkyMiles; or $50 for 12 monthly installments
- Executive membership: one-year is $845; 84,500 SkyMiles; or $75 for 12 monthly installments
You can also get these as a choice benefit when you become a Diamond Medallion.
Individual membership entitles only you access to the lounge. You cannot bring guests for free but can bring two guests or a spouse/domestic partner and children under 21 for $39 per guest per club visit.
Executive membership entitles you and up to two guests access to the lounge. Extra guests would be $39 per guest per club visit.
Since January 1, 2019, members can only access the Sky Club when flying Delta or partner airlines. The membership only entitles you access to Sky Clubs and not partner lounges, except the SkyTeam Lounge at London-Heathrow as the membership entitles you access to that lounge.
Delta Sky Club features and amenities
Some Delta Sky Clubs do offer unique amenities and features that make them truly unique. From the various types of seating with outlets almost at every seat to the bar that is playing music and TVs, you can work and come down to earth in locally influenced Sky Clubs.
Seating and workspaces
Sky Clubs will have various seats that let you sit back and relax or get your work done. Most seats will offer outlets at or nearby the seat. Sometimes you can find cushy chairs that have a mini table or cubical like seating.
There will even be communal seating, high top seating, basically cafe-like seating. Plus, for the folks that want to relax at the bar, Sky Clubs that offer a bar will have bar seating.
Delta Sky Club Sky Deck
As an AvGeek, I die for any type of lounge that has outdoor seating with a beautiful view of the apron and runway. New York John F. Kennedy Terminal 4 Delta Sky Club and Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta Concourse F Delta Sky Club both offer Sky Decks with amazing apron and runway views and sounds making it an amazing hangout place, especially if you want to get some sun.
Delta Sky Club drinks
Delta Sky Clubs will also have free-flowing alcohol and soft drinks. Sometimes the Sky Club will offer ‘THE BAR’ with a free and paid menu or a self-service bar. There is a range of Coca-Cola products, juice, coffee, tea, liquor, beer, wine, and of course my favorite drink of them all, water.
Delta Sky Club food
Most Sky Clubs will offer snacks and light buffet stocked with a salad bar, hummus with pita chips, and soups bar able to make your own soup like Pho. At Delta hubs, it’s easy to fill up with hot foods like ravioli, pasta, steamed vegetables, Spanish rice, hash, roasted chicken, etc. (Once I was at a Sky Club that served hot dogs.)
Each Sky Club will offer something that is inspired by that region, as southern Sky Clubs will be influenced by southern cooking.
Showers and bathrooms
In the hygiene department, you can find private shower rooms at select Sky Clubs that are stocked with Malin+Goetz amenities to smell fresh.
Each Sky Club will offer bathrooms within the club that is also stocked with Malin+Goetz hand soap and lotion.
Help desk
Located near the entrance, you will find a Delta help desk that is able to handle anything Delta related. These desks are really helpful as they won’t get terribly congested during a bad storm as people scramble to change their flights.
WiFi
While WiFi is common throughout airports, it’s always nice to connect to WiFi that is somewhat more exclusive and typically faster than your average airport WiFi.
Delta Sky Club rules
For a full list of Sky Club rules, please read here. In this section, I will highlight the most relevant ones.
Access to the Delta concourse
- Member must have access to the Delta concourse in order to use the Club at that location.
- No gate passes will be issued.
Conduct
- Delta reserves the right to refuse admittance to anyone who interferes with the “business-like atmosphere” of the Delta Sky Club.
Dress code
- Attire while in a Delta Sky Club must be in keeping with good taste and a dignified atmosphere.
Misc
- Delta reserves the right to terminate any Membership or remove any Member or visitor for inappropriate conduct, including but not limited to conduct that’s undignified, disruptive, abusive or violent, or for failing to comply with Membership terms and conditions.
- Airline, airport and industry employees are not permitted access while in uniform or while wearing Delta branded apparel or company/airport identification badge (this includes employees of other airlines, private and corporate aircraft, and charter carriers).
- Business meetings, conference calls and job applicant interviews are not permitted in any Delta Sky Club.
Food and drink
- Food and alcoholic beverages may not be brought into any Delta Sky Club.
- Food and beverages may not be removed from any Delta Sky Club.
Day passes
- As of November 15, 2018, the sale of the $59/5,000 Single Visit Passes has been discontinued.
Pets
- Delta Sky Club pet policy mirrors the Carry-On Pet Policy. Pets permitted in Delta Sky Club include dogs, cats and household birds.
- Monkeys, rabbits, pot-bellied pigs, reptiles, frogs, mice, rats, sugar gliders and spiders are not permitted.
- Pets must be at least 8 weeks old and must remain inside the kennel with the door secured at all times.
- Guidelines for service and emotional support animals.
Smoking
- Smoking, chewing tobacco, smokeless tobacco and electronic cigarette use is not permitted in any Delta Sky Club. (Including on the Sky Deck)
As you probably noticed, most of these are common sense and subjective. Maybe the best rule would be, don’t be like this guy.
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What airports have Delta Sky Clubs? [Full List]
There are a total of 35 airports that have a Sky Club, some of which have more than one. You can look at the full map with amenities here.
Stevens Anchorage Intl (ANC)
- Delta Sky Club Pop Up Entrance off the South Terminal
- Daily: 4:30am to 12:30am
Hartsfield – Jackson Atlanta Intl (ATL)
- Delta Sky Club, Concourse A in center on 2nd level
- Daily: 6:00am to 10:00pm
- Delta Sky Club, Concourse A near Gate A17
- Daily: 5:45am to 10:30pm
- Delta Sky Club, Concourse B near Gate B18
- Daily: 5:45am to 10:30pm
- Delta Sky Club, Concourse C near Gate C37
- Daily: 6:45am to 10:30pm
- Delta Sky Club, Concourse D near Gate D12
- Sunday – Friday: 6:45am to 10:00pm
- Closed Saturday
- Delta Sky Club, Concourse D near Gate D27
- Daily: 6:45am to 10:00pm
- Delta Sky Club, Concourse T near Gate T6
- Daily: 4:30am to 10:30pm
- Delta Sky Club, Concourse F, Mezzanine Level
- Daily: 6:45am to 10:00pm
- Delta Sky Club, Concourse E across from Gate E15
- Daily: 6:45am to 10:45pm
Austin-Bergstrom Intl (AUS)
- Delta Sky Club, near Gate 4
- Daily: 4:15am to 7:30pm
Boston Logan Intl (BOS)
- Delta Sky Club, Gate A7 – Main Terminal
- Sunday – Friday: 4:30am to 9:30pm
- Saturday: 4:30am to 7:45pm
- Delta Sky Club, Gate A18 – Satellite Terminal by Starbucks
- Daily: 4:30am to 8:30pm
Chicago O’Hare Intl (ORD)
- Delta Sky Club, Terminal 2 – Concourse E across from Gate E6
- Sunday – Friday: 4:30am to 7:30pm
- Saturday: 4:30am to 6:15pm
Cincinnati/Northern Ky Intl (CVG)
- Delta Sky Club, Near Gate B14
- Daily: 5:00am to 7:30pm
Dallas–Fort Worth Intl (DFW)
- Delta Sky Club, between Gates E10 & E11
- Sunday – Friday: 4:45am to 7:00pm
- Saturday: 4:45am to 6:30pm
Denver, CO, US (DEN)
- Delta Sky Club, 4th floor Concourse A centre core
- Daily: 4:30am to 12:30am
Detroit Metro Wayne Co (DTW)
- Delta Sky Club, Concourse C, at Gate level near the entrance to Concourse C
- Daily: 6:00am to 10:30pm
- Delta Sky Club, Concourse A, 2nd level at Express Tram North Station across from Gate A68
- Daily: 6:00am to 9:00pm
- Delta Sky Club, Concourse A, 2nd level at Express Tram South Station across from Gate A18
- Daily: 6:00am to 9:00pm
- Delta Sky Club, Terminal, gate level at the link, across from Gate A38
- Daily: 4:15am to 10:30pm
- Delta Sky Club, Concourse A, at gate level, across from Gate A43
- Daily: 6:00am to 10:00pm
Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood Intl (FLL)
- Delta Sky Club, Main Atrium between D2 and D3
- Sunday – Friday: 4:15am to 7:30pm
- Saturday: 4:15am to 7:00pm
Honolulu Intl (HNL)
- Delta Sky Club, Main Concourse Across from Gate F1
- Daily: 6:30am to 9:45pm
Indianapolis Intl (IND)
- Delta Sky Club, Concourse A immediately after security and before Starbucks
- Sunday – Friday: 4:45am to 7:30pm
- Saturday: 4:45am to 6:45pm
Jacksonville Intl (JAX)
- Delta Sky Club, Concourse A – right after Chili’s restaurant and the Day Spa
- Daily: 4:15am to 7:30pm
Los Angeles Intl (LAX)
- Delta Sky Club, Terminal 2 Mezzanine Level
- Daily: 6:30am to 10:00pm
- Delta Sky Club, Terminal 3 Sky Way
- Daily: 4:15am to 12:30am
Memphis Intl (MEM)
- Delta Sky Club, Adjacent to the B Security Checkpoint in the B/C Connector
- Monday – Friday: 4:45am to 7:00pm
- Saturday: 4:45am to 5:00pm
Miami Intl (MIA)
- Delta Sky Club, South terminal. Airside. In the H and J connector (left of H concourse security)
- Daily: 4:45am to 8:45pm
Milwaukee Gen Mitchell Intl (MKE)
- Delta Sky Club, Concourse D across from Great American Bagel & Bakery
- Daily: 5:00am to 6:15pm
Minneapolis/St. Paul Intl (MSP)
- Delta Sky Club, F/G Concourse – entrance located at the beginning of Concourse F
- Daily: 4:15am to 10:15pm
- Delta Sky Club, Concourse C, next to Gate C12
- Daily: 6:00am to 10:15pm
Nashville Intl (BNA)
- Delta Sky Club, Adjacent to Gate B3
- Sunday – Friday: 4:15am to 7:30pm
- Saturday: 4:15am to 7:00pm
Louis Armstrong New Orleans Intl (MSY)
- Delta Sky Club, Concourse C – Gate 1
- Daily: 5:45am to 7:30pm
New York John F. Kennedy Intl (JFK)
- Delta Sky Club, Terminal 2 (Mezzanine Level)
- Daily: 5:00am to 9:00pm
- Delta Sky Club, Terminal 4 – Concourse B near Gate 31
- Daily: 5:00am to 11:30pm
New York La Guardia (LGA)
- Delta Sky Club, Terminal D – Concourse level, inside security before Gate 81
- Sunday – Friday: 5:00am to 9:15pm
- Saturday: 5:00am to 8:15pm
- Delta Sky Club – Sky Way
- Sunday – Friday: 5:00am to 9:30pm
- Saturday: 5:00am – 8:30pm
Newark Liberty Intl (EWR)
- Delta Sky Club, Terminal B – Satellite B1 after security check point, near Gates 40 to 47
- Sunday – Friday: 5:00am to 8:00pm
- Saturday: 5:00am to 5:15pm
Orlando Intl (MCO)
- Delta Sky Club, Airside 4 – Center Atrium, near Gate 71
- Sunday – Friday: 4:30am to 9:00pm
- Saturday: 4:30am – 8:30pm
Philadelphia Intl (PHL)
- Delta Sky Club, Near Terminal D/E Connector
- Sunday – Friday: 4:30am to 6:15pm
- Saturday: 4:30am to 6:00pm
Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX)
- Delta Sky Club, Terminal 3, near Gate F8
- Daily: 4:45am to 12:30am
- Review
Portland Intl (PDX)
- Delta Sky Club, Concourse D between Gate D5 and D7
- Daily: 4:15am to 12:15am
Raleigh–Durham Intl (RDU)
- Delta Sky Club, Terminal 2, 2nd level, across from Gate C3
- Daily: 4:15am to 7:15pm
Salt Lake City Intl (SLC)
- Delta Sky Club, Concourse A, Level 2 east of the new Airport Plaza
- Daily: 4:45am to 12:30am
San Diego Intl (SAN)
- Delta Sky Club, Across Security Check-Point, Mezzanine Level, above Sunset Cove
- Daily: 5:00am to 10:30pm
San Francisco Intl (SFO)
- Delta Sky Club, Terminal 1 near gate C3
- Monday – Tuesday: 4:30am to 11:30pm
- Wednesday – Sunday: 4:30am – 12:00am
Seattle–Tacoma Intl (SEA)
- Delta Sky Club, Concourse A near Gate 1
- Daily: 4:15am to 12:00am
Tampa Intl (TPA)
- Delta Sky Club, Concourse E Gate 68
- Daily: 4:00am to 8:00pm
Ronald Reagan Washington Natl (DCA)
- Delta Sky Club, Concourse B, above Gate 15
- Sunday – Friday: 5:00am to 9:15pm
- Saturday: 5:00am to 8:00pm
Palm Beach Intl (PBI)
- Delta Sky Club, Concourse C, opposite Gate 4
- Daily: 4:45am to 7:30pm
Like anything related to air travel, you might have more questions. I made an FAQ section answering questions that you might have about Delta Sky Clubs that weren’t answered above. (If you have any other questions, please drop them down in the comments below.)
Delta Sky Club FAQ
As of November 15, 2018, the sale of the $59/5,000 Single Visit Passes has been discontinued. However, if you hold an American Express co-branded Delta card, you can buy day passes for $39 per visit.
Unforutally active or veteran military personnel cannot get complimentary Delta Sky Club access.
However, if you’re an active military officer, you can access other airline lounges. You can read more about the benefits you receive from Delta and other airlines for serving our country here.
Must be 21 years of age to access Clubs with a self-service bar, unless accompanied by a responsible, supervising adult who is also a Club member. Local age restrictions apply in non-US locations. For locations with a full-service bar, you only have to be 18 years of age.
A range of alcoholic beverages is free in Delta Sky Clubs. There will be your selection of wine, sparkling wine, liquor, beer, and at full-service bars, there are cocktails available too.
If you don’t like alcohol, there is still a range of other drinks like Coca-Cola branded soft drinks, juices, teas, coffee, milk, and water.
Yes, you can access the Delta Sky Club after your flight flying Delta. I have done it personally and works great when I am connecting onto a non-Delta flight.
A 750ml bottle of Dom Perignon Brut Champagne is $250 or 12,500 SkyMiles. Which in my eyes is a good valuation as it makes your miles worth 2 cents per mile.
(Sometimes, you can get a bottle of Dom for $200 or 10,000 SkyMiles.)
Final word
The Delta Sky Club is one of my favorite domestic lounges that are currently being updated throughout the system. While Delta has no flagship lounge, like the United Polaris Lounge or American Airlines Flagship Lounge, Delta makes a more consistent decent domestic lounge that isn’t bad and better than other membership lounges like Admiral Clubs and United Clubs.
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Have Delta One ticket on return from OGG but 1st class outbound, assume will have to use Delta/Amex for visit pass on outbound flights?
You are correct, you will have to use the benefit from your Delta co-branded Amex cards to access the lounge when flying a marketed first class flight.
I should also note when flying a Delta One seat marketed as a first class seat, you won’t get Sky Club access as well. It’s not very consumer-friendly.
What’s the story with Heathrow now that Sky Club now that Delta has moved back to Terminal 3?
I have 4 hour layover between JNB and ATL and would like to get a day pass (I have a Platinum AMEX). I’ve heard that Heathrow is a joint club with Virgin and doesn’t have day passes.
You forgot one membership type in your article. The missing type is LIFE MEMBERS. There are still a lot of life members out there. Some go as far back as the Western Airlines and more recently Northwest Airlines mergers with Delta. I don’t know all of the rules but I do know they are different/better than the current Delta’s Individual Membership.