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Platinum Card vs Strata Elite: lounge access compared

The Platinum Card opens 760 lounges at 275 airports; the Strata Elite opens 690 lounges at 271 airports. Both include Priority Pass.

Page updated September 2026.

760

lounges · Platinum Card

690

lounges · Strata Elite

275

airports · Platinum Card

271

airports · Strata Elite

Counts are our directory's open lounges, not the networks' worldwide totals.

Side by side

Both include Priority Pass.

The Platinum CardThis card

American Express

Annual fee
$895
Networks
5
Lounges
760
Airports
275
Annual fee
$595
Networks
2
Lounges
690
Airports
271

Airport by airport

Lounges each card opens, busiest airports first.

AirportPlatinum CardStrata Elite
PVG · Shanghai Pudong International Airport1616
JFK · John F. Kennedy International1413
GRU · São Paulo/Guarulhos International1313
LHR · London Heathrow1211
DXB · Dubai International1111
ATL · Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International146
ICN · Incheon International1010
DFW · Dallas/Fort Worth International910
SFO · San Francisco International109
CAN · Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport99
SIN · Singapore Changi99
LGW · London Gatwick98
BLR · Kempegowda International86
BOM · Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International77
PEK · Beijing Capital International Airport77
PKX · Beijing Daxing International Airport77
YYZ · Toronto Pearson International77
DEL · Indira Gandhi International76
SHA · Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport76
BOS · Boston Logan International84

And 256 more airports; each card's page lists them all.

Quick answers

Which has more lounge access, the Platinum Card or the Strata Elite?
The Platinum Card: 760 lounges in our directory against 690.
Which lounge networks do they share?
Both include Priority Pass.
Where does only one of them get you in?
The Platinum Card alone reaches 5 airports and the Strata Elite alone 1 airport.
What do they cost?
The Platinum Card is $895 a year and the Strata Elite $595, as last published by each issuer.

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