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American Admirals Clubs®
American Airlines operates 48 Admirals Club® lounges across the United States, Argentina, Brazil, Canada, France, Mexico, and the United Kingdom. Access is granted to passengers with memberships (purchased annually), one-time pass holders (earned from various credit cards or purchased for $79), Citi®/AAdvantage® Executive credit cardholders, customers in First or Business on a qualifying departing or arriving international, transcontinental or other domestic flight marketed and operated by American, a oneworld® airline or Aer Lingus, those with non-AAdvantage® oneworld® Emerald℠ and Sapphire℠ status, ConciergeKey® members, those ticketed in a premium cabin designated as Flagship® between the United States and Asia, Australia, Europe, the Middle East, New Zealand, South America (excluding Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela), select transcontinental flights also on a Flagship® designated ticket, select flights to Hawaii, and US military in unifrom. AAdvantage Executive Platinum®, AAdvantage Platinum Pro®, AAdvantage Platinum®, Alaska Atmos™ Titanium, Atmos™ Platinum, and Atmos™ Gold members traveling internationally in any class of service are also granted admission.
A same-day boarding pass is required to enter the American Admirals Club®.
Admirals Clubs® can be found in many cities, including:
- Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL): T Concourse, Across from gate T11
- Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS): Across from Gate 22
- Boston Logan International Airport (BOS): Terminal B, Upper Level by Gate B4
- Buenos Aires’ Ezeiza International Airport (EZE): Terminal B Across from Gate 9
- Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT): Concourse B, Between Gates 3 and 5 | Concourse D, Intersection of Concourse C and D, After Security | Provisions by Admirals Club℠: Concourse A Next to Gate A1
- Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD): Terminal 3, Concourse G, Across from Gate G8 | Terminal 3, Concourse H/K, Between Gates H6 and K6 | Terminal 3, Concourse L, Before Gate L1
- Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW): Terminal A, Across from Gate A24 | Terminal B, Between Gates B3 and B4 | Terminal C, Between Gates C19 and C20 | Terminal D, Near Gate D24 | Terminal E, Mezzanine Level
- Denver International Airport (DEN): Concourse C, Mezzanine Level, Near Gate 32 (Above Great Divide)
- Honolulu’s Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL): Shared Lounge with Japan Airlines (JAL), Located on the Third Level of Terminal 2 Above The Local @HNL Restaurant
- Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH): Terminal A, Near Gates A25 and A26
- London Heathrow Airport (LHR): Terminal 3, Departure Level, Beyond Passport Control in Lounge Area H
- Los Angeles International Airport (LAX): Terminal 4, Near Gate 41 | Terminal 5, Near Duty Free | American Eagle Regional Terminal, Across from Gates 52D and 52E
- Mexico City International Airport (MEX): International Departures, Terminal 1, Concourse H, Near Gate 19
- Miami International Airport (MIA): North Terminal, Concourse D, Across from Gate D30 | North Terminal, Concourse D, on the 3rd Floor Above Gate D15
- Nashville International Airport (BNA): Concourse C, Mezzanine Level Between Gates C14 and C16
- New York John F Kennedy International Airport (JFK): Terminal 8, Concourse C, Across from Gate 42
- New York LaGuardia Airport (LGA): Terminal B, Concourse A, Near Gates 30 and 31
- Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR): Terminal A, Mezzanine Level, Across from Gate A8
- Orange County’s John Wayne Airport (SNA): Mezzanine Level, Adjacent to Gate 8
- Orlando International Airport (MCO): Terminal B, Near Gate 55
- Paris Charles de Gaulle International Airport (CDG): Connector building between Terminals 2A and 2C
- Philadelphia International Airport (PHL): Terminal A, Mezzanine Level Between Gates A15 and A16 | Terminal B/C, Third Floor Between Terminals B and C | Terminal f, Level 2 Above the Food Court
- Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX): Concourse A, Above Gates A7 to A9 | Concourse A, Between Gates A19 and A21 | Concourse B, Above Gates B5 and B7
- Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT): Main Lobby, Mezzanine Level
- Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU): Terminal 2, Across from Gates C1 and C3
- Rio de Janeiro/Galeão-Antonio Carlos Jobim International Airport (GIG): South Pier, Third Floor
- San Francisco International Airport (SFO): Terminal 1, Near Gate B13
- São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport (GRU): Terminal 3, Mezzanine Level (3rd Floor) Above Duty Free
- St. Louis Lambert International Airport (STL): Concourse C, Beyond Security Checkpoint
- Tampa International Airport (TPA): Airside F, Adjacent to Gate 85
- Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ): Terminal 3 Transfer Level Near the Duty Free
- Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA): Terminal 2, Concourse C, Mezzanine Level, Near Gate C24 | Terminal 2, Concourse D, Mezzanine Level, Near Gate D36 | Terminal 2, Concourse E, Mezzanine Level, Near Gate E46
American Flagship® Lounges
American Airlines opened its first Flagship® Lounge at New York John F Kennedy International Airport (JFK) back in 2017 (this has since been replaced by the Greenwich Lounge that is shared with British Airways). These are American’s lounges to compete with the Delta One® Lounges and United Polaris Lounges.
- Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT): (Opening Soon)
- Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD): Terminal 3, Concourse H/K
- Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW): Terminal D, Near Gate D23
- Los Angeles International Airport (LAX): Terminal 4, Near Gate 41
- Miami International Airport (MIA): North Terminal, Concourse D, Across from Gate D30
- Philadelphia International Airport (PHL): Terminal A, Mezzanine Level Between Gates A15 and A16
Access to this lounge is exclusive. The following passengers have access to the American Flagship® Lounge before departure:
- First or Business Class passengers traveling on a qualifying same-day international, transcontinental, or other domestic flight marketed and operated by American, a oneworld® airline, or Aer Lingus
- AAdvantage Executive Platinum®, Platinum Pro®, Platinum® members as well as Alaska Airlines Atmos™ Rewards Titanium, Platinum, or Gold members departing, arriving, or connecting on a qualifying same-day international flight marketed and operated by American, a oneworld® airline, or Aer Lingus.
- oneworld® Emerald℠ and Sapphire℠ members departing, arriving, or connecting to any same-day flight marketed and operated by American or a oneworld® airline (regardless of cabin).
- Single Visit Passes ($150 each)
- ConciergeKey® members traveling on any same-day flight marketed and operated by American, a oneworld® airline, or Aer Lingus.
