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title: "Southwest terminal and check-in · ATL Airport Guide"
description: "Departs from Concourse C. Check-in: Domestic Terminal. Southwest's ticket counter opens 120 minutes before the first departing flight, Monday through Sunday."
url: "https://atlairportguide.com/airlines/southwest/"
updated: "2026-11-15"
airport: "ATL"
type: "place"
---

> Independent guide, not the official ATL website. All pages: https://atlairportguide.com/llms.txt

# Southwest

Departs from Concourse C. Check-in: Domestic Terminal. Southwest's ticket counter opens 120 minutes before the first departing flight, Monday through Sunday.

Updated November 15, 2026

- **Departure concourse:** C
- **Gates:** C1-C7, C9, C10, C12-C17, C20-C22
- **Check-in counters:** Domestic Terminal. Southwest's ticket counter opens 120 minutes before the first departing flight, Monday through Sunday

Sources: Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Southwest Airlines

## Where Southwest checks in and departs

Southwest flights leave from Concourse C. Check-in, as the airport prints it: Domestic Terminal. Southwest's ticket counter opens 120 minutes before the first departing flight, Monday through Sunday.

## Contact and baggage help for Southwest at ATL

Southwest Airlines phone: (800) 435-9792. Listed by Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Passenger Airlines at ATL.

## Lounges nearby

### Lounges in Concourse C

This lounge is listed in Concourse C and is not run by Southwest, so check its page for who it admits.

- [Delta Sky Club](https://atlairportguide.com/lounges/delta-sky-club-concourse-c/): Delta · Next to Gate C37 · Daily, 6 a.m. to 11 p.m.

## Food and shops near its gates

### Concourse C

41 places to eat and shop listed in Concourse C, among them:

- [Atlanta Bread Company](https://atlairportguide.com/venues/atlanta-bread-company-concourse-c/)
- [Auntie Anne's](https://atlairportguide.com/venues/auntie-annes-concourse-c/)
- [Baja Fresh](https://atlairportguide.com/venues/baja-fresh/)
- [Bantam & Biddy](https://atlairportguide.com/venues/bantam-biddy/)
- [Burger King](https://atlairportguide.com/venues/burger-king-concourse-c/)
- [Carrabba’s Italian Grill](https://atlairportguide.com/venues/carrabbas-italian-grill/)

[All places in Concourse C](https://atlairportguide.com/dining/?concourse=C)

## Parking and pickup

- [Cell Phone Lot](https://atlairportguide.com/parking/cell-phone-lot/): Anyone waiting for an arriving passenger, for a brief wait. The airport calls it the Park and Wait Lot A hundred and sixty free spaces on the south side where a driver waits for the call to come to the kerb

## Concourse guide

- [Concourse guide](https://atlairportguide.com/terminals/terminal/): Atlanta's own map lists two terminals, the Domestic Terminal and the International Terminal, seven concourses, T and A to F, and the Rental Car Center. The Plane Train runs under them, from the Domestic Terminal to every concourse and the International Terminal.

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