Review of Delta Sky Club at Atlanta Concourse B: What You Need To Know Before Visiting

Delta has an impressive 8 Sky Club locations at its Atlanta megahub. These lounges range from brand new to old, massive to small, and from easy to visit to a constant line.

While some concourses have more than 1 Sky Club, Concourse B has just 1 location near gate B18, and its central location makes it popular. During a recent connection in Atlanta, I visited this lounge, and here are 6 things you should know about it.

1. Its Location Is Easy To Find

While this Delta Sky Club location is advertised as being near gate B18, which it is, it is more accurately described as being near the central hall where travelers come up from the ATL SkyTrain. That means it’s convenient even for guests departing from other terminals at Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL).

Plus, a sign on the wall makes the lounge easy to find.

2. Waiting Lines Are a Regular Occurrence

With a capacity for 500 passengers and a size of 25,000 square feet, you’d think this large lounge would be able to accommodate everyone who wants to come in. Unfortunately, lines are common here — especially during morning hours.

Luckily, Delta’s mobile app shows live information about lounge capacity. Details include the lounge’s location, hours, and how busy each location is, giving you an idea of whether it’s worth your effort to head to the lounge.

3. Getting in Doesn’t Require Elite Status

You don’t need elite status with Delta SkyMiles or a SkyTeam partner to get into a Sky Club. Access methods range from what ticket you hold to what’s in your wallet.

Many Sky Club locations now have digital kiosks for check-in, which scan your boarding pass to confirm access eligibility. If you have a membership, are flying in an eligible premium cabin, or have an eligible credit card listed in your SkyMiles account, you’ll be granted entry.

If the machine doesn’t automatically detect that you’re eligible to get in, the Sky Club in Concourse B has a reception desk where employees can help. You can pay $50 for a day pass to visit the lounge, but there are other options.

With these premium Amex cards, passengers get a fixed number of visits annually, calculated on a 24-hour period (so you can visit more than 1 lounge in a day):

• Delta SkyMiles^® Reserve American Express Card: 15 days annually
• Delta SkyMiles^® Reserve Business American Express Card: 15 days annually
• The Platinum Card^® from American Express: 10 days annually
• The Business Platinum Card^® from American Express: 10 days annually

Delta Reserve card and Delta Reserve Business cardholders can invite 2 guests or immediate family members by paying $50 per guest per visit. Additionally, Delta Reserve cardholders get 4 one-time free passes for guests (issued after account opening and after account renewal each year), but they can only redeem 2 per visit.

You can even access Sky Clubs on arrival with some cards.

You can unlock unlimited visits by spending $75,000 in a calendar year on the cards above. For example, if you spend $75,000 in 2026 on the Amex Platinum card, you’ll have Sky Club access through the rest of 2026, all of 2027, and through January 31, 2028.

You can also buy a Sky Club membership. It costs $695 for an individual membership or $1,495 for an executive membership, which includes 2 complimentary guests per visit. Both types of membership offer access to Sky Clubs any time you fly Delta without limits. If you want to pay miles, instead of cash, the cost is 69,500 miles for the basic level or 149,500 for the executive.

Those with Diamond Medallion status can choose Sky Club membership for 1 year as part of the 4 Choice Benefits allotted yearly. Additionally, if you’re flying in an eligible premium cabin with Delta or its partners, you can visit the lounge — even without any elite status.

4. Seating Is Abundant

The Concourse B Sky Club at ATL has an open layout. Rather than separate rooms, you’ll only find partial walls here to break up the lounge, which means more of the lounge is allocated to seating. This lounge can hold 500 guests, and seating types are numerous.

You’ll find chairs with and without arms alongside small tables with charging outlets.

The lounge also has high-back privacy booths and cubicle-style seats facing large windows, providing space to get work done with a nice view. These cubicles have rolling computer chairs.

Long tables are great for those who have several dishes or who want to eat and work simultaneously.

5. Food and Drinks Are Spread Around the Lounge

Rather than a single central bar, this lounge has multiple small bars spread around the facility, though it still has a large bar near the buffet. That means guests are never far from a bar, no matter where they sit. Moreover, several drink stations are spread around the lounge, offering options like tea, lemonade, coffee, and sodas.

This Sky Club does have a central buffet for most of its food, though. There are 2 sides to the buffet, and they had nearly the same items on both sides — save for 1 side having grits while the other had oatmeal.

The buffet offers both cold and hot dishes, and items vary by time of day. During this breakfast-time visit, I found numerous salads. Items included a Caesar salad, hard-boiled eggs, hummus, sausages, potatoes, and more.

However, the central buffet isn’t the only place to get a bite in this lounge. At the far ends of the lounge, moving in either direction, there were snack stands with a handful of pastries, such as coffee cakes and croissants.

There’s also a grab-and-go area immediately inside the doors from the concourse, found on the lower level. You can use this area without going upstairs to the lounge itself. Here, guests could grab prepackaged salads and sandwiches, yogurt, fruit, or get a coffee from an employee.

Dishes were clearly labeled with allergens, though this was the first Delta lounge I’ve been to in a long time without any good vegan options.

6. Amenities Are Light

The more space a lounge has, the more it can offer. That’s true for both seating and amenities. While Delta did well in this area for seating, it didn’t pack in many amenities you’ll find at other lounges.

There are departure boards in the main upstairs hallway where visitors check in. The lounge also has bathrooms and a printer near the cubicles (free for guests to use), but there aren’t any showers. There aren’t any family rooms, children’s play rooms, or dedicated nap rooms.

Final Thoughts

The Delta Sky Club in Atlanta’s Concourse B is interesting. While it can hold many guests, it still gets full quickly and often has a wait. I’ve passed this lounge without getting in line several times in the past.

While the lounge has good views, a printer for those who need it, and food and beverages on offer, it does lack some of the modern touches you’ll find at other lounges — from both Delta and its competitors — like showers, family rooms, and the like.

The grab-and-go station downstairs is interesting for guests in a rush. However, you’ll still need to wait in line to check in before you can grab takeaway items.