Being stuck in an airport is bad enough. Being stuck with no Wi-Fi is just this side of intolerable. The good news is, you can connect in most of the world’s busiest airports without paying a dime. Check first to see if there’s a free airport network, which we’ve listed for some of the busiest hubs. No password is necessary, but you may have to sit through a video before getting online, and must watch out for fake networks set up by identity thieves. For more secure surfing, or if there’s no airport network? With the right passwords, usernames, and other logon credentials, that shouldn’t be a problem. These were crowdsourced passwords available at the time of writing.
HARTSFIELD-JACKSON ATLANTA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (ATL)
Network
Location
Password
Delta Sky Club
(nine locations in seven concourses)
happy
Admirals Club
North Terminal, Concourse T
Prague2018
The CLUB
Concourse F
Georgia2013*
United_club
United Lounge, Concourse T
CLUB6683
Free network: ATL Free Wi-Fi
BEIJING CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (PEK)
Free network: AIRPORT-FREE-WiFi
Note: If you don't have a Chinese phone number to receive a mobile SMS password, find an information desk. A worker with scan your passport and give you one. There are also several internet-ready workstations in the Terminal 3 Business Center.
DUBAI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (DXB)
Network
Location
Password
DubaiIntHotel
Concourse D lounge, near Boots store
wifi@dih
Marhaba
Marhaba Lounge, Terminal 3, Concourse A
Summer!17
TOKYO HANEDA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
Free network: HANEDA-FREE-WIFI
LOS ANGELES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (LAX)
Network
Location
Password
Delta Sky Club
Terminal 2
happy
KAL Lounge
International Terminal
skyteam123
EK-Lounge (service) (username: ek)
International Terminal
emirates380 (username: ek)
laxsul
Star Alliance Lounge, International Terminal
ABC12345
CHICAGO O'HARE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (ORD)
Network
Location
Password
DeltaSkyClub
Delta Sky Club (four locations by Gate E6; Gate M12; Gate M7; and Air France gates)
happy
Admirals Club
Terminal 3, Concourse H
Prague2018
British Airways Lounge
Terminal 5, Concourse M
lasvegas
Swiss Chicago
Terminal 5, Concourse M
swissord
Saswipoint
SAS Lounge, Terminal 5, Concourse M
sashome
AirFranceKLMLounge
Terminal 5, Concourse M
afklm16ord
LONDON HEATHROW AIRPORT (LHR)
Network
Location
Password
PPLLHR
Plaza Premium Lounge (arrivals hall) Terminal
2plazalhr
Admirals Club
Terminal 3, Zone H
Prague2018
EYLHRLG
Etihad Lounge, Terminal 4
asdfg12345
BALoungeWiFi
British Airways Galleries Club Lounge, Terminal 5
vancouver
EK LOUNGES
Emirates Lounge, Terminal 3
FLYEKA380
Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse
Virgin Atlantic Lounge, Terminal 3, Zone H
oasis
HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (HKG)
Network
Location
Password
Cathay Wing Lounge
Terminal 1
cathay1234
Plaza Premium Lounge
Terminal 1
plaza2016
Sky Team Lounge
Terminal 1
skyteam2016
TheCenturionLounge
Terminal 1
MemberSince
Free network: #HKAirport
SHANGHAI PUDONG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (PVG)
Network
Location
Password
Lounge77
Terminal 2, International
Lounge77
Free network: #AirportPVG-WIFI, using the username: 576518 and password 3852
PARIS CHARLES DE GAULLE AIRPORT (CDG)
Network
Location
Password
Admirals Club
Terminal 2A - 2C
Prague2018
ESPACE_BUSINESS
Terminal 2E
ADP2065
SAS WiPoint
SAS Lounge, Terminal 1
SASHOME
AMSTERDAM AIRPORT SCHIPHOL (AMS)
Network
Location
Password
British Airways Lounge
Main Terminal
singapore
KLM-Lounge
Crown Lounge 52, Main Terminal, Concourse D
(required for phones only: [your name]#KLM)
Free network: Airport_Free_WiFi (there's a one-hour time limit)
DALLAS-FORT WORTH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (DFW)
Free network: DFW Airport Complimentary WiFi
GUANGZHOU BAIYUN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (CAN)
Network
Location
Password
Gbdya
Terminal A
020itcbytj
FRANKFURT AIRPORT (FRA)
Free network: Frankfurt-Airport: Internet (name and email required)
ISTANBUL ATATURK AIRPORT (IST)
Network
Location
Password
PrimeClass_Lounge
Upstairs near the food court
haveagoodday
Eat&Go 500BG
The Eat & Go by Gates 501-504
istanbul10
Eatandgo
In front of Skyteam Lounge, Int’l Terminal
istanbul1
eatandGo2
istanbul2
TKLounge
VISITISTANBUL (username: TK)
TAVAIRPORTHOTELS
Tav Airport Hotel (inside airport)
airporthotel2018
BTA_HSBC
HSBC Premier Lounge, International Terminal
CANAKKALE (on the landing page, enter username: BTA9 and password: BODRUM)
Little Italy 1
In front of Gate 228B
istanbul1
DELHI INDIRA GANDHI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (DEL)
Network
Location
Password
LOUNGE A and LOUNGE B
Emirates Lounge Terminal 3
6660055500
Premium Wi-Fi
Plaza Premium Lounge
s7k62c
JAKARTA SOEKARNO-HATTA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (CGK)
Andrew Lisa has been writing professionally since 2001. He was one of the youngest nationally distributed columnists at the largest newspaper syndicate in the country, the Gannett News Service, and later worked as the Money section editor at AMNewYork, the most widely distributed newspaper in Manhattan. He currently works as a full-time freelance writer.
