Amenities, from 14 metrics
Terminal 1 at Adelaide Airport (ADL) has 6 lounges. Served by Qantas Airways, Virgin Australia.
- Lounges
- 6 open
- Best rated
- Plaza Premium Lounge (International)
- Airlines
- 2
- Details checked
Lounges
Details checked as recently as .
Best-rated lounge in Terminal 1
Plaza Premium Lounge (International)4.7
Amenity ratings
Security speed, bag delivery, the walk to your gate, and the rest of terminal life, each scored 1–5.
What a 5 means for each metric
- Security speed
- through the checkpoint in minutes, even at peak
- Check-in & bag drop
- short lines, plenty of kiosks, quick bag drop
- Baggage delivery
- bags on the belt by the time you reach it
- Walk to gates
- short walks, moving walkways where it's long
- Signage & wayfinding
- clear signs, easy to find your gate
- Cleanliness
- spotless floors, restrooms, and seating
- Food & drink
- real restaurants and good coffee, not just kiosks
- Shopping
- useful shops, not only duty-free perfume
- Wi-Fi
- free, fast, no captive-portal hassle
- Gate seating
- comfortable seats with power at every gate
- Power outlets
- outlets and USB at most seats
- Quiet
- no blaring announcements or gate-area chaos
- Restrooms
- clean, plentiful, never a queue
- Accessibility
- step-free routes, help easy to find
Airlines served
Quick answers
How many lounges are in Terminal 1 at Adelaide Airport?
Lounge Frog lists 6 lounges in Terminal 1 at Adelaide Airport (ADL): Plaza Premium Lounge (Domestic), Plaza Premium Lounge (International), Qantas Club, Qantas Domestic Business Lounge, Rex Lounge and Virgin Australia Lounge.
Which airlines fly from Terminal 1 at Adelaide Airport?
Qantas Airways and Virgin Australia fly from Terminal 1 at Adelaide Airport (ADL).
What is the best lounge in Terminal 1?
The highest-rated lounge in Terminal 1 at Adelaide Airport (ADL) on Lounge Frog is Plaza Premium Lounge (International), at 4.7 out of 5.
Is Terminal 1 a good terminal?
Lounge Frog rates Terminal 1 at ADL 3.1 out of 5 overall, the average of 14 editorial metrics such as security speed and bag delivery.
Traveller reviews
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News
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