New Orleans Airport Lounges
Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport · New Orleans, United States
Louis Armstrong New Orleans International (MSY) keeps its lounge scene small and airline-focused. Both of the lounges we track sit airside on Concourse C: the Delta Sky Club, reachable on SkyTeam status or a Delta Sky Club membership, and the United Club, for Star Alliance Gold and United Club members. There are no independent pay-in lounges here.
Content updated June 25, 2026
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This guide is compiled from airline, alliance and lounge-operator sources plus published access rules from Priority Pass and DragonPass — we haven't independently visited every Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport lounge yet. Nothing here is a paid placement, and the guide is updated as lounges open, close, renovate or change access policies. Read more about how we verify lounge data.
Last updated June 25, 2026
Where we'd actually go.
Delta Sky Club
The Delta Sky Club on Concourse C is the SkyTeam option at MSY, open to Delta Sky Club members, SkyTeam Elite Plus passengers and eligible Delta premium-cabin flyers. With a cold spread, a bar and Wi-Fi, it's the natural choice if you're flying Delta out of New Orleans.
United Club
The United Club at Gate C7 serves United Club members, Star Alliance Gold passengers and eligible United premium-cabin flyers. It offers a hot and cold buffet and a full bar with complimentary beer, wine and spirits — the better-fed of the two MSY lounges.
United Club
If you want to eat before boarding, the United Club is the only MSY lounge with a hot buffet, not just a cold spread, plus complimentary beer, house wine and spirits. With Star Alliance or United access, it's the spot to grab a proper plate before a flight.
Every lounge, compared.
Delta Sky Club
★4.1The Delta Sky Club at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International (MSY) sits airside on Concourse C, near Gate C-1. It's one of just two lounges at the airport and the SkyTeam option: Delta…
United Club
★3.8The United Club at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International (MSY) sits airside on Concourse C at Gate C7. It's one of just two lounges at the airport and the Star Alliance option: United…
Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport lounges by terminal.
Concourse C
New Orleans operates from a single unified terminal building, opened in 2019, with concourses A, B and C branching off one central hall. Both of the airport's lounges sit airside on Concourse C: the Delta Sky Club near Gate C-1 and the United Club at Gate C7. Both are airline lounges reached after security, so check that your departure gate is on Concourse C.
- —Both MSY lounges are airside on Concourse C
- —Delta Sky Club sits near Gate C-1 (SkyTeam / Delta Sky Club)
- —United Club is at Gate C7 (Star Alliance / United Club)
- —Single security checkpoint feeds all concourses at the new terminal
How to get into lounges at MSY.
New Orleans is an airline-lounge airport — there are no independent pay-in lounges here, so access runs through Delta and United and their alliances. The Delta Sky Club takes SkyTeam Elite Plus and Delta Sky Club members; the United Club takes Star Alliance Gold and United Club members. Premium-cabin tickets on either airline also get you in, and both lounges sit airside on Concourse C.
Airline & alliance lounges
The Delta Sky Club admits SkyTeam Elite Plus passengers travelling on a SkyTeam flight, and the United Club admits Star Alliance Gold passengers on a Star Alliance flight. Your frequent-flyer tier and the airline you're flying decide which lounge you can use.
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Star AllianceClub membership
A paid Delta Sky Club membership opens the Delta lounge, and a United Club membership opens the United lounge, subject to each program's own guest and same-day-travel rules. These memberships are the main way in if you don't hold alliance status.
Delta Sky Club
United ClubBusiness & First class ticket
A premium-cabin ticket can get you into your airline's lounge directly — Delta First or Business into the Delta Sky Club, and United business-class on an eligible international itinerary into the United Club. Check each airline's current same-day premium-cabin access rules before relying on this.
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Match the lounge to your airline
- —MSY's two lounges are both airline lounges — the Delta Sky Club for SkyTeam and Delta flyers, the United Club for Star Alliance and United flyers.
- —There's no independent or Priority Pass lounge here, so if you're flying another carrier you may not have lounge access at all.
- —Both lounges are on Concourse C, so check your gate before counting on one.
Mind the hours
- —Both lounges keep daytime hours and close in the evening — the Delta Sky Club runs roughly 04:30 to 19:30 and the United Club about 04:00 to 19:15.
- —On late-evening departures the lounges may already be closed, so don't plan a pre-flight stop after about 19:30.
- —Early-morning departures are well covered — both open before 05:00 for the first banks.
Know what's inside
- —The United Club offers a hot and cold buffet plus complimentary beer, wine and spirits, so it's the better bet if you want a meal.
- —The Delta Sky Club leans to a cold spread with a bar and Wi-Fi — comfortable, but lighter on hot food.
- —Both have TVs, flight-information screens and step-free access.
One terminal, one security line
- —The 2019 terminal funnels every passenger through one central checkpoint before the concourses split — there's no separate Delta or United security.
- —Once airside you can walk between concourses, but both lounges are on Concourse C anyway.
- —Allow time at peak — MSY's single checkpoint can back up during morning and afternoon rushes.
Frequently asked, frequently answered.
We track two lounges at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International (MSY), both airside on Concourse C: the Delta Sky Club near Gate C-1 and the United Club at Gate C7. Both are airline lounges rather than independent pay-in lounges.
No. New Orleans (MSY) has no Priority Pass or independent pay-in lounge. The only two lounges are the Delta Sky Club and the United Club, which are reached through airline status, a club membership, or a premium-cabin ticket on Delta or United.
Yes. The Delta Sky Club is airside on Concourse C near Gate C-1. It admits Delta Sky Club members, SkyTeam Elite Plus passengers on a SkyTeam flight, and eligible Delta premium-cabin travellers. It typically opens around 04:30 and closes around 19:30.
Yes. The United Club is on Concourse C at Gate C7. It admits United Club members, Star Alliance Gold passengers and eligible United premium-cabin flyers, and offers a hot and cold buffet plus a complimentary bar. It runs roughly 04:00 to 19:15 daily.
Not on a walk-in basis. MSY has no pay-at-the-door lounge. Without SkyTeam or Star Alliance status, your routes in are a Delta Sky Club or United Club membership, or a premium-cabin ticket on Delta or United — each subject to that program's rules.
Both lounges are airside on Concourse C of the single 2019 terminal. The Delta Sky Club is near Gate C-1 and the United Club is at Gate C7. Clear the central security checkpoint, then follow signs toward Concourse C.
The Delta Sky Club is open daily roughly 04:30 to 19:30, and the United Club daily about 04:00 to 19:15. Both close in the evening, so a late-night departure may fall outside lounge hours.
It depends on your airline. If you're flying United or a Star Alliance partner, the United Club has a hot and cold buffet and a full complimentary bar. If you're flying Delta or hold SkyTeam status, the Delta Sky Club is your option, with a cold spread, bar and Wi-Fi.