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Full List of Airport Lounges at Detroit Metropolitan Airport [DTW]

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Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW) is the busiest airport in Michigan and the 20th busiest in the U.S. It serves 31 million passengers a year on their way to or from over 125 destinations throughout the U.S. and over 20 other countries on over 800 flights a day. It’s also a hub airport for Delta Air Lines.

But before they get on those planes connecting 3 continents, air travelers at DTW often relax and get ready for their flights at one of the several airport lounges and experiences.

Here’s everything you need to know about DTW’s lounges and airport experiences, how to get into them, and more.

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Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport map. Image Credit: Wayne County Airport Authority

DTW Airport Lounges by Terminal

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Terminal

Lounges

Edward H. McNamara Terminal

  • Be Relax Spa
  • Delta Sky Club
  • Freedom Center (armed services lounge)
  • Gameway
  • Minute Suites

Warren C. Evans Terminal

  • Freedom Center (armed services lounge)
  • Lufthansa Business Lounge

Be Relax Spa

DTW Be Relax Spa McNamara Terminal sign
Be Relax Spa at McNamara Terminal. Image Credit: Michael Y. Park

Location: McNamara Terminal, between gates A43 and A45
Opening Hours: Monday through Saturday from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.

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Details

Fees and Policies

Priority Pass

  • Passengers may access the lounge once with a same-day boarding pass.
  • Cardholders can’t register guests.

N/A

Priority Pass members can choose 1 of the following complimentary treatments:

  • Be Back 15-minute lounger massage plus oxygen infusion
  • Be Back 30-minute lounger massage
  • Be Feet 10-minute lounger massage plus oxygen infusion
  • Nail polish change plus hand massage

Other services are available to Priority Pass members and the general public at à la carte rates, with a 20 percent discount for Priority Pass cardholders.

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Delta Sky Club

Delta Sky Club DTW A10 Welcome Desk
Delta Sky Club at gate A18. Image Credit: Nick Ellis

Location: McNamara Terminal, Concourse A, level 2 at Express Tram South Station, across from gate A18
Opening Hours: Sunday through Friday from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Saturday from 6:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Location: McNamara Terminal, gate level at the link, across from gate A38
Opening Hours: Daily from 4:15 a.m. to 10:30 p.m.

Location: McNamara Terminal, Concourse A, gate level, across from gate A43
Opening Hours: Daily from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Location: McNamara Terminal, Concourse A, level 2 at Express Tram North Station, across from gate A68
Opening Hours: Sunday through Friday from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Saturday from 6:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Location: McNamara Terminal, gate level, between gates B2 and C9
Opening Hours: Daily from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Delta Sky Club Facilities

  • Business services
  • Delta Sky Club ambassador for assistance
  • Newspapers and magazines
  • Self-serve bar with soft and alcoholic drinks
  • Self-serve buffet food and snacks
  • Showers (Gate A38 only)
  • TVs
  • Wi-Fi

Delta Sky Club Access

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Access Type

Details

Fees and Policies

Executive Sky Club membership

  • Members have unlimited access to any Delta Sky Club.
  • Members may bring 2 guests.
  • $1,495 (annually) or 149,500 miles
  • Passengers and guests must be traveling with a same-day boarding card with Delta or a Delta partner airline (excludes existing Delta Lifetime members that can access the lounge when traveling on any airline).
  • Individuals must be 18 years old to qualify for membership.

Individual Sky Club membership

  • Individual members have unlimited access to any Delta Sky Club.
  • Members can bring up to 2 guests for $50 per person.
  • $695 (annually) or 69,500 miles
  • Passengers and guests must be traveling with a same-day boarding card with Delta or a Delta partner airline (excludes existing Delta Lifetime members that can access the lounge when traveling on any airline).
  • Individuals must be 18 years old to qualify for membership.

Delta Diamond, Platinum, and Gold Medallion members

Delta elite status passengers can access a Delta Sky Club with a same-day boarding card.

Valid when flying in Delta Premium Select internationally or in Delta One (certain destinations excluded)

SkyTeam Elite Plus members

Elite status passengers can access a Delta Sky Club with a same-day boarding card.

Valid when traveling on a SkyTeam international flight or connecting to/from a same-day international flight in any cabin

Delta One or SkyTeam premium cabin

Passengers can access a Delta Sky Club on the same day of travel.

  • Flying Delta, Delta One passengers can access the lounge when flying domestically or when connecting to/from an international flight (certain destinations excluded).
  • Flying on a SkyTeam flight, premium passengers can access the lounge if confirmed in the first or business cabin for the international segment of the journey (certain destinations excluded).

Delta SkyMiles® Reserve American Express Card

  • Cardmembers receive up to 15 visits each Medallion Year (February 1 to January 31), with additional visits costing $50 or $25 for Grab and Go.
  • Unlimited access for cardholders who make $75,000 in eligible purchases in a calendar year
  • Members can bring up to 2 guests for $50.
  • Annual fee: $650 (rates & fees)
  • Member must hold a same-day ticket for a Delta-marketed or Delta-operated flight.
  • Passengers traveling on Delta partner flight can access the lounge for $50.
  • The credit card must be used for payment.

Platinum Card® from American Express

10 visits to Delta Sky Clubs per Medallion Year, with the ability to unlock unlimited visits through $75,000 in spend per calendar year

  • Annual fee: $895 (rates & fees)
  • Member must hold a same-day ticket for a Delta-marketed or Delta-operated flight.

The Business Platinum Card® from American Express

  • Annual fee: $895 (rates & fees)
  • Member must hold a same-day ticket for a Delta-marketed or Delta-operated flight.

Cardholders of the Japan-based cards Delta SkyMiles® Diners Club Card, Delta SkyMiles® Trust Club Platinum Visa Card, and Delta SkyMiles® Trust Club Gold Visa Card have varying degrees of access to Sky Clubs. See Delta’s international credit card website for specific details, fees, and policies.

Delta Sky Club House Rules

  • Flights must be marketed or operated by Delta Air Lines or a Delta partner airline (see above for applicable rules for access type).
  • Same-day travel on any airline applies to existing Delta Sky Club Lifetime Members. (Membership is no longer open to new applicants.)
  • Members must be 18 years old. Guests under 21 are not permitted into a U.S. lounge with a self-serve bar unless they are traveling with another member over 21.
  • No gate passes are issued for entry, so guests must have access to the required terminal or concourse when visiting a lounge.

Read the full list of house rules on Delta Air Lines’ website.

Freedom Center (Armed Services Lounge)

DTW McNamara Terminal Freedom Center entrance
Freedom Center entrance in McNamara Terminal. Image Credit: Michael Y. Park

Location: McNamara Terminal, near gate A43
Opening Hours: Hours vary according to volunteer staffing levels.

Location: Evans Terminal, near gate D17
Opening Hours: Hours vary according to volunteer staffing levels.

Freedom Center Access

Freedom Centers are open to active-duty, National Guard, reservists, and service academy cadets. They also admit military dependents, military retirees, and veterans.

Freedom Center Facilities

  • Children’s area with books and toys
  • Complimentary food and beverages
  • Computers
  • Seating area
  • Television

Gameway

DTW McNamara Terminal Gameway entrance near A17
Gameway entrance near gate A17. Image Credit: Michael Y. Park

Detroit Metropolitan Airport has 2 Gameways:

Location: McNamara Terminal, near gate A17
Opening Hours: Daily from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Location: McNamara Terminal, between gates A63 and A65
Opening Hours: Daily from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Gameway Facilities

  • 43-inch flat-screen 4K television
  • Bottle of water and 2 snacks
  • Charging station
  • Leather seating
  • Noise-canceling headphones
  • Use of a game station for 2 hours

Gameway Access

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Access Type

Details

Fees and Policies

Day Pass

  • Passengers can access the lounge with a same-day boarding card before a departing flight.
  • Passengers can be traveling in any cabin.
  • Passengers can be accompanied by eligible traveling companions.
  • Passengers can access the lounge 4 hours prior to the flight.
  • 30 minutes: $17.99
  • 60 minutes: $29.99
  • Unlimited: $45.99

Priority Pass

Members have access to:

  • 60-minute stay at 1 game station, including 1 complimentary nonalcoholic drink and 1 free snack
  • Or a 60-minute stay at 1 game station and 1 alcoholic drink

Priority Pass membership fee:

  • Standard: $99
  • Standard Plus: $329
  • Prestige: $469

Members can purchase more hours with a 10 percent discount.

Lufthansa Business Lounge

Location: Evans Terminal, departure level, between gates D6 and D8
Opening Hours: Monday, Wednesday, Friday from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Sunday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Lufthansa Business Class Lounge Facilities

  • Alcoholic drinks
  • Copy machine
  • Foods and snacks
  • Printer
  • Restrooms
  • Tarmac view
  • TV
  • Wireless network

Lufthansa Business Class Lounge Access

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Access Type

Details

Fees and Policies

Day pass

  • Must have a boarding pass for the same day from any airline
  • Free access for children under the age of 2 accompanied by an adult

From $39, must book online

Business class

Passengers can access the lounge with a same-day boarding card.

Valid when flying on a Star Alliance-operated flight

First class

  • Passengers must have a boarding pass in international first class on a Star Alliance member-operated flight.
  • Passengers must have a same-day boarding pass.

Passengers may bring 1 guest traveling on any Star Alliance flight departing from the same airport on the same day; the guest must be traveling on the same flight.

Star Alliance Gold

Passengers must have a same-day boarding pass.

Passengers may bring 1 guest traveling on any Star Alliance flight departing from the same airport on the same day. The guest must be traveling on the same flight.

Miles & More Senator and Frequent Travellers

  • Passengers can access the lounge with a same-day boarding card on departure.
  • Senator members can access the lounge upon arrival.
  • Senator members may take 1 companion free of charge or bring their own children under the age of 18 free of charge.

Valid when flying on a Star Alliance-operated flight

Miles & More HON Circle

  • Passengers can access the lounge with a same-day boarding card on departure or upon arrival.
  • Passengers can bring 1 guest, spouse, and children up to 18 years old.
  • Admission is valid when flying on a Star Alliance-operated flight; the guest must also be traveling on a Star Alliance-operated flight.
  • Additional guest passes may be purchased from $25.

Priority Pass

Passengers can access the lounge with a same-day boarding card.

  • Passengers may access the lounge for a maximum of 3 hours.
  • Cardholders must be 21 years old.
  • Children under 2 are admitted free of charge.
  • Priority Pass membership: Standard $99, Standard Plus $329, Prestige $469

Lufthansa Business Class Lounge House Rules

  • Children 2 and under can enter the lounge free of charge.
  • Travel companions must show a valid Lufthansa boarding card to enter the lounge.

Read the full list of Lufthansa Lounge house rules.

Minute Suites

DTW McNamara Terminal Minute Suites
Minute Suites entrance at DTW. Image Credit: Michael Y. Park

Location: McNamara Terminal, near gate A66
Opening Hours: 24 hours a day

Minute Suites Facilities

  • Amazon Alexa
  • Minibar with drinks and snacks available to purchase
  • Private room with daybed (sleeps 2)
  • Showers are available for an additional fee
  • Wi-Fi

Minute Suites Access

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Access Type

Details

Fees and Policies

Day pass

Passengers can access the lounge with a same-day boarding card.

  • 1 hour: $65
  • Additional 15-minute increments: $16.25 ($13.75 per 15 minutes after 2 hours)
  • Extended 8-hour stay (after 9 p.m.): $215

Priority Pass

Member and up to 3 guests can stay in 1 suite. Admission is not guaranteed and is limited by space.

  • Members may access Minute Suites for up to 1 hour for free, with each subsequent hour charged at $40
  • Priority Pass memberships: Standard $99, Standard Plus $329, Prestige $469

Minute Suites House Rules

  • Priority Pass members may be accompanied by up to 3 guests in the same suite.
  • Members may be asked to present a credit card to cover any incidentals.
  • Showers must be reserved in advance.

Read the full list of house rules on the Priority Pass website.

Connecting Between Terminals for Lounge Access

Terminal-to-terminal shuttles connect McNamara and Evans terminals, stopping at the Westin. Shuttles depart about every 10 minutes from the terminals’ ground transportation centers and the Westin entrance. You must leave and reclear security to use the interterminal shuttle.

Within McNamara Terminal, the ExpressTram (the sci-fi-looking shuttle thing that whooshes overhead in the main hallway) transports passengers back and forth, stopping at 3 stations:

  • Terminal Station, in the center of the concourse near gates A29 to A55, check-in, baggage claim, ground transportation, and the tunnel to concourses B and C
  • South Station, near gates A1 to A28
  • North Station, near gates A56 to A78

Best Credit Cards To Access Priority Pass Lounges

A number of cards include Priority Pass™ membership as part of their benefits. Our favorites include:

For many of these cards, enrollment is required before you can use any Priority Pass lounge access.

Priority Pass members can visit Anita’s Kitchen, Be Relax Spa, Gameway, Lufthansa Business Lounge, and Minute Suites, as permitted by their membership.

Final Thoughts

Though it’s not as chock-full of lounges as many bigger, busier airports in the U.S. or abroad, DTW still offers travelers passing through opportunities to find a quiet place, grab a bite, and relax. With the guidance here, you should be able to make the most of the minutes before your flight instead of simply browsing through Brooks Brothers ties or trying to get the Pokémon card vending machine to work.

Frequently Asked Questions

Are there lounges at Detroit's airport?

DTW isn’t the most lounge-rich airport, but it does have a several lounges and places to pass the time between flights, especially if you’re a Delta flyer.

How many Delta Sky Clubs are there in Detroit's airport?

There are 5, but they are all in McNamara Terminal.

Are there any international lounges at Detroit?

Lufthansa has a business lounge in the Evans Terminal.

How do I get in and around DTW?
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Michael Y. Park is a journalist living in New York City. He’s traveled through Afghanistan disguised as a Hazara Shi’ite, slept with polar bears on the Canadian tundra, picnicked with the king and queen of Malaysia, tramped around organic farms in Cuba, ridden the world’s longest train through the Sahara, and choked down gasoline clams in North Korea.

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