Admirals Club

Three cards get you in: AAdvantage Globe and Strata Elite with limited access, and Citi AAdvantage Executive.

Card rules checked Sep 4, 2026; locations and hours Oct 1, 2026.

Admirals Club says “nearly 50 Admirals Club lounges worldwide” (the operator's list).

Cards and Guests

  • AAdvantage Globe

    Not stated by Citi on the card page.

    The issuer's wording for AAdvantage Globe

    Every calendar year, receive 4 Admirals Club® Globe™ Passes and enjoy access to nearly 50 Admirals Club® lounges. Relax and unwind with complimentary drinks and snacks, stay connected with free Wi-Fi and much more. To access the Admirals Club® lounge, present one of your digital lounge passes located in your AAdvantage® wallet.

    Issuer terms

  • Strata Elite

    No guest rule recorded

    The issuer's wording for Strata Elite

    Every calendar year, receive 4 Admirals Club® Citi Strata Elite® Passes for access to nearly 50 Admirals Club® lounges (over $300 in value). Inside each of the nearly 50 lounges, you can enjoy a selection of snacks, complimentary cocktails, personal travel assistance and more.

    Issuer terms

  • Citi AAdvantage Executive

    Immediate family (spouse, domestic partner and / or children under 18) or up to 2 guests, accompanied, with a same-day American or oneworld boarding pass.

    The issuer's wording for Citi AAdvantage Executive

    Primary Citi® / AAdvantage® Executive World Legend Mastercard® cardmembers can enjoy access to Admirals Club® lounges worldwide, earn 125,000 bonus miles and get a Global Entry® or TSA PreCheck® application fee credit. Terms apply.

    Issuer terms

Guests, network-wide: Annual and Household memberships admit immediate family (spouse, domestic partner and / or children under 18) or up to 2 guests, accompanied by the member and presenting a boarding pass for same-day travel on American or any oneworld airline. The Annual Single Membership admits no guests, and Day Passes do not include any guest access. You must be at least eighteen (18) years old to access an Admirals Club lounge, or at least twenty-one (21) at a lounge with a self-service bar unless accompanied by an adult who is at least twenty-one (21).

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Getting into Admirals Club on status

Quoted from each program's or alliance's own page. Status access usually comes with conditions a card does not have — cabin, route, or who you are flying.

  • American Airlines AAdvantage

    Executive Platinum, Platinum Pro and Platinum
    The program's wording
    Includes customers on qualifying departing or arriving international flights marketed and operated by American, a oneworld® airline or Aer Lingus.

    Program terms

  • oneworld

    Emerald and Sapphire (non-AAdvantage programs)
    The program's wording
    Includes customers on all departing or arriving flights marketed and operated by American or a oneworld® airline (regardless of cabin). For AAdvantage® members, please see qualifying AAdvantage Executive Platinum®, AAdvantage Platinum Pro® and AAdvantage Platinum®.

    Program terms

Open at 32 Airports

United States 25 Airports

  • ATL Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport Past security on the left, across from gate T11 Sunday to Friday: 5 AM to 8 PM; Saturday: 5 AM to 7:45 PM
  • AUS Austin-Bergstrom International Airport Inside security, across from Gate 22 4:15 AM to 9:15 PM
  • BNA Nashville International Airport Concourse C, after security, mezzanine level between gates C14 and C16 4 AM to 8 PM
  • BOS Boston Logan International Airport Terminal B, upper level past security by gate B4 4 AM to 8:30 PM
  • CLT Charlotte Douglas International Airport Three locations: Concourse A next to Gate A1; Through security, between gates 3 and 5; Intersection of concourse C and D, after security 4:15 AM to 9:15 PM; 5:15 AM to 10:45 PM
  • DCA Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport Two locations: Mezzanine level, near gate E46; Mezzanine level, near gate C24 Sunday - Friday: 4:15 AM to 10:15 PM Saturday: 4:15 AM to 8:45 PM; Sunday - Friday: 4:45 AM to 10:15 PM Saturday: 4:45 AM to 9:15 PM
  • DEN Denver International Airport After security, mezzanine level, near gate 32 (above Great Divide) 4:30 AM to 11:30 PM
  • DFW Dallas Fort Worth International Airport Five locations: After security, between gates B3 and B4; After security, across from gate A24; After security, between gates C19 and C20; After security, near gate D24; DFW E Satellite Terminal, Mezzanine Level 5:30 AM to 10:15 PM; 4 AM to 10:15 PM; 5 AM to 10:15 PM; 6 AM to 10:15 PM
  • EWR Newark Liberty International Airport After security, mezzanine level, across from gate A8 Sunday - Monday: 4 AM to 7:15 PM Tuesday - Wednesday:4 AM to 5:30 PM Thursday - Friday:4 AM to 7:15 PM Saturday: 4 AM to 6 PM
  • HNL Daniel K. Inouye International Airport Located on the third level of Terminal 2 above The Local @HNL restaurant, in the central lobby of the Overseas Terminal, across from Central Security Checkpoint #3. 10:45 AM to 9:30 PM
  • IAH George Bush Intercontinental Airport After security, near gates A25 and A26 4:15 AM to 7:45 PM
  • JFK John F. Kennedy International Airport Third floor after security checkpoint across from Gate 42 4:15 AM to 10:30 PM
  • LAX Los Angeles Airport Three locations: Concourse level, near gate 41; Across from gates 52D and 52E in the Regional Terminal; Concourse level, between gates 151 and 153 4:30 AM to 1 AM; 6:15 AM to 9:15 PM* (*Hours may vary based on flight schedule.); 4:30 AM to 12:15 AM
  • LGA LaGuardia Airport Concourse A, near gates 30 and 31 4:30 AM to 9:30 PM
  • MCO Orlando International Airport Near Gate 55 4:30 AM to 9 PM
  • MIA Miami International Airport Two locations: After security, on the 3rd floor above gate D15; After security, across from gate D30 5:30 AM to 10:30 PM; 5 AM to 10:30 PM
  • ORD O’Hare International Airport Three locations: After security, across from gate G8; After security, before Gate L1; After security, in the crosswalk between gates H6 and K6 6:15 AM to 9:45 PM; 5 AM to 9:45 PM; 4:15 AM to 10:45 PM
  • PHL Philadelphia International Airport Three locations: On level 2 above food court.; In A West terminal, mezzanine level between Gates A15 and A16.; On the third floor between terminals B and C. 6:30 AM to 10 PM; 5 AM to 10 PM; 4:30 AM to 10 PM
  • PHX Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport Three locations: Between gates A19 to A21; Above gates A7 to A9; Above gates B5 and B7 3:30 AM to 9 PM; 5:30 AM to 12 AM; 5:30 AM to 9 PM
  • PIT Pittsburgh International Airport Main lobby past security, mezzanine level 4:30 AM to 9:15 PM
  • RDU Raleigh-Durham International Airport After security, across from gates C1 and C3 4:15 AM to 7:45 PM
  • SFO San Francisco Airport After security, Terminal 1, near Gate B13 Club hours:4:30 AM to 11:30 PM Bar hours Daily:6 AM to 11:30 PM
  • SNA John Wayne Airport Mezzanine level, after security, adjacent to gate 8 Sunday: 6:15 AM to 6:45 PM; Monday to Saturday: 5:15 AM to 6:45 PM
  • STL St. Louis Lambert International Airport Beyond the security checkpoint, to your left at the entrance of Concourse C 4:30 AM to 7 PM
  • TPA Tampa International Airport Airside F, adjacent to Gate 85 4:15 AM to 7:15 PM

Europe 2 Airports

  • CDG Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport Connector building between Terminals 2A and 2C 7:15 AM to 1 PM
  • LHR London Heathrow Airport Departure level, beyond Passport Control in lounge area H 5 AM to 5:30 PM

South America 3 Airports

  • EZE Aeropuerto Internacional Ministro Pistarini Terminal B across from Gate 9 on upper level, inside International departure lounge 7:30 AM to 9:30 PM
  • GIG RIOgaleão — Tom Jobim International Airport South Pier (third floor). Follow signs to the VIP lounges 1 PM to 9:30 PM
  • GRU GRU Airport — Aeroporto Internacional de São Paulo Terminal 3, mezzanine level (3rd floor) above Duty Free shopping area 10:15 AM to 10:45 PM

Canada 1 Airport

  • YYZ Toronto Pearson International Airport Terminal 3 Transfer Level near the duty free stores 5 AM to 7 PM

Mexico 1 Airport

  • MEX Aeropuerto Internacional Benito Juárez Ciudad de México For easier access, use the entrance located on International Check Point G. After security, head towards Gate 19 to enter the corridor leading to Waiting Area H. Take the elevator to the third floor. 3:15 AM to 11:30 PM

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