Traveling with children can be challenging, but it doesn’t have to be a nightmare. Many of the busiest US airports have recognized the needs of families and have introduced fantastic kid-friendly amenities. From nursing rooms for new moms to exciting play areas for young kids and free Wi-Fi for tweens and teens, these airports have made family travel more enjoyable. In this guide, we’ve rounded up the best US airports with kid-friendly zones to help you plan your trip and keep your little travelers happy and entertained.
For New Moms/Infants: Two nursing stations are available before security with electric outlets and chairs within the entrance to the women's restrooms on Concourse C's upper and lower levels.
For Young Kids: A children's play area is located in the Observation Gallery with parts of a real plane they explore.
For Tweens & Teens: Free Wi-Fi is available for 45 minutes after watching a brief ad; it can be renewed.
For New Moms/Infants: The Kidsport has a separate play area for infants. Rocking chairs are found throughout the airport, and private nursing rooms are located in Terminals A, C and E. (Terminal A is a nursery; Terminal C and E have Mamava Suites.) All men's and women's rooms have changing tables.
For Young Kids: Two play areas including Kidport designed by the Children's Museum of Boston, featuring a baggage-claim slide, a climb-worthy airplane, and a window display area.
3 play area :
Terminal A- post-security in the Satellite building by Gate 18
Terminal B- post-security near Gate B29.
Terminal C- post-security in the area prior to Gate 25.
For Tweens & Teens: Free Wi-Fi throughout the airport with charging stations in seating areas.
For New Moms/Infants: There are no designated nursing rooms at the airport. Companion Care Restrooms are best-suited for families and are near Gate A-11 and B-13.
For Young Kids: Play Areas are available with climbing structures at both the Food Court in Concourse B and near Gate A-10 in Concourse A.
For Tweens & Teens: Free Wi-Fi throughout the airport.
Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT)
For New Moms/Infants: Mother’s Rooms located in all concourses with comfortable seating, electrical outlets, and changing tables.
For Young Kids: Play zones with climbing structures and interactive games in Concourse A and Concourse E.
For Tweens & Teens: Free Wi-Fi throughout the airport and dedicated charging stations in each concourse.
For New Moms/Infants: Mother's Rooms are available in all terminals with a place to nurse, pump and care for small children. A sink, diaper changing area, electrical outlets and comfortable seating is available. Open 24/7, you will find them at Terminal 1, Gate B10; Terminal 2, Crossover Between Gates E5 and F8; Terminal 3, Rotunda; and Terminal 5, M14
For Young Kids: The Children's Museum of Chicago has designed a plane that needs fueling, a cockpit in a fantasy helicopter, a luggage station and an air-control tower. The play area, which also has LEGO, is fully accessible to all children and is located at Terminal 2, Gate F1.
For Tweens & Teens: 30 minutes of complimentary Wi-Fi and 18 power stations across Terminals 1, 2, 3 and 5.
For New Moms/Infants: Three nursing rooms are located in the airport: A18, B40 and E14.
For Young Kids: A Junior Flyer Club in A13 is an aviation-themed, padded playground with an indoor runway, an airplane, a car and a traffic control tower for kids to climb.
There are FIVE, yes I said that right, play areas in this airport! There is one in each terminal except for Terminal E. Non-American Airlines affiliates fly through Terminal E (the only one without a play area).
Terminal A – Gate A13,Terminal B – Gate B12,Terminal C – Gate C14
Terminal D– McDonald’s Play area near Gate D33
For Tweens & Teens: Free Wi-Fi with email registration.
Dallas Love Field Airport (DAL) - Dallas, Texas
For New Moms/Infants: Nursing rooms available in the main terminal with comfortable seating and changing stations.
For Young Kids: Indoor play area with interactive elements near the main terminal.
For Tweens & Teens: Free Wi-Fi throughout the airport and numerous charging stations
For New Moms/Infants: Large Family restrooms are located on each concourse and throughout the Jeppesen Terminal. The airport is finalizing the addition of specified nursing rooms in 2017.
For Young Kids: A play zone is available for little kids to get out their energy in Concourse B.
For Tweens & Teens: Free Wi-Fi is available across the airport.
For New Moms/Infants: Family Restrooms with a changing table, diaper dispenser, bench and toilet are located in each terminal and gate area.
7 Play Areas : 4 in concourse A, 2 in concourse B and 1 in concourse C.
For Young Kids: It will be difficult to keep the kids away from the water feature at the airport, but this cool fountain in the McNamara terminal, Concourse A, has 45 "leap frog" water shoots made by the same creators at the Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas.
McNamara Terminal: by Gates A18, B20 and C4
For Tweens & Teens: Complimentary Wi-Fi is available across the airport.
For New Moms/Infants: Nursing rooms are located in four pre-security locations and four post-security locations: A20, B70, C11 and D1. The B location includes a private bathroom and the C location includes a sink.
For Young Kids: Concourse B is home to a kids' play area that was developed by NASA. Interactive games, slides and aviation-themed play is available, and parents can enjoy comfortable seats and charging stations.
For Tweens & Teens: Free Wi-Fi is available throughout the airport, and free charging stations are located in many gate areas in each terminal.
For New Moms/Infants: Family restrooms are located in Terminals 1, 3 and 4 and the Rental Car Center. A nursing room is located outside of the Delta Sky Club in Terminal 2.
For Young Kids: Although the airport does not offer a playground as of May, 2017, a cloud-themed playground is in the works. The Terminal 1 modernization program will finish with a 2,000-square-foot art installation and playground.
For Tweens & Teens: Complimentary Wi-Fi is available throughout the airport.
Harry Reid International Airport (LAS) - Las Vegas, Nevada
For New Moms/Infants: Nursing rooms are available in Terminal 1 and Terminal 3, equipped with comfortable seating, electrical outlets, and changing stations.
For Young Kids: An aviation-themed play area with interactive elements located in the D Gates, Level 2.
For Tweens & Teens: Free Wi-Fi throughout the airport and numerous charging stations
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL)
For New Moms/Infants: Nursing stations in every concourse with comfortable seating, electrical outlets, and changing stations.
For Young Kids: Play areas in Concourse T near Gate T6, Concourse B, and Concourse C, featuring educational toys and climbing structures.
For Tweens & Teens: Free Wi-Fi throughout the airport and numerous charging kiosks.
Honolulu International Airport (HNL)
For New Moms/Infants: Nursing rooms in each terminal with comfortable seating, electrical outlets, and changing stations.
For Young Kids: Outdoor play area with climbing structures and slides near the central concourse.
For Tweens & Teens: Free Wi-Fi throughout the airport and multiple charging stations in all terminals.
For New Moms/Infants: Nurseries are available at Terminal B and D.
For Young Kids: There is no play area available at this Houston airport.
For Tweens & Teens: Wi-Fi is free throughout the airport, with charging stations at each terminal.
For All: Music and art performances are offered daily at the airport in Terminal A's Southside Connector and the North Atrium.
Indianapolis International Airport (IND) - Indianapolis, Indiana
For New Moms/Infants: Nursing rooms available in both pre-security and post-security areas with comfortable seating, electrical outlets, and changing stations.
For Young Kids: No dedicated play areas .
For Tweens & Teens: Free Wi-Fi throughout the airport and numerous charging stations
For New Moms/Infants: Nursing stations are located in Terminal 4's West Retail Hall, Terminal 5's Gate 12 and Terminal 8's Gate 14. Family restrooms can be found near Gates A in Terminal 4 and 5, and four post-security gates in Terminal 8. There are no nursing rooms or family restrooms in Terminal 1 or 2. There are no nursing rooms in Terminal 7, and the terminal's family restrooms are all pre-security.
For Young Kids: A play area with soft climbing structures is available at the JetBlue terminal.
For Tweens & Teens: Complimentary Wi-Fi is located throughout the airport. Charging stations are located across the airport.
For New Moms/Infants: A freestanding nursing suite is available for moms with a fold-down table, bench, electrical outer and room for luggage or a stroller. It is offered in Terminal B, Concourse A.
For Young Kids: There is no play area available at LGA.
For Tweens & Teens: Free Wi-Fi is only available for 30 minutes. Additional Wi-Fi will need to be purchased. Charging stations are located across the terminals.
For New Moms/Infants: Nursing Rooms are located in each terminal, with eight rooms in total.
For Young Kids: At the International Terminal, the airport offers a beach-themed play area with soft climbing structures like surfboards and waves.
For Tweens & Teens: Free Wi-Fi is available for 45 minutes before an interruption with an ad before unlimited access begins.
For New Moms/Infants: Family Restrooms are located throughout the airport, but there is no dedicated space for nursing mothers.
For Young Kids: Kids will find an aviation-themed playground with a miniature control tower and mock jet engine at the D Gates,level 2 above rotunda in Terminal 1.
For Tweens & Teens: Free Wi-Fi is available across the airport and free Recharge Zone workstations are available in the gate areas.
For New Moms/Infants: MIAmamas suites provide a private place to nurse and are located on each concourse. Unisex bathrooms for families are located through the terminal.
For Young Kids: Plane Fun interactive children's play area is located on Concourse E near Gate E5. (It is accessible via Concourse D, too.)
For Tweens & Teens: Complimentary Wi-Fi is only available to access airlines, hotels, rental cars and visitors' bureaus in the area. Your teen will have to pay per 30 minutes of service or purchase a 24-hour plan. The play area has a toddler space, a control tower, a fake hot air balloon with video screen floor that simulates taking off above Miami, remote controlled airplanes and touch screens with photo ops.
For New Moms/Infants: There are two lactation centers at Terminal 1 and one at Terminal 2 with a sink, electrical outlets and comfortable seating. Quiet searing areas are located in Terminal 1-Lindbergh on the Mezzanine Level.
For Young Kids: Two children's play areas are available with a mock airplane, control tower, slides, and electrical outlets near adult seating area. These are found at Terminal 1-Lindbergh and terminal 2-Humphrey.
The play area is conveniently located right next to the Concourse Tram entrance/exit in Concourse C, Terminal 1-Lindbergh, Gate C12.
For Tweens & Teens: Free Wi-Fi is available throughout the airport for two hours, and are welcome to reenroll in more sessions as the end. Non-interrupted use is a very minimal fee for 24 hours.
For New Moms/Infants: Only one nursing room is available at the airport, featuring changing stations, a sink, electrical outlets and a comfy chair. It is at the A/B Food Court.
For Young Kids: Three padded play areas with LEGO, tunnels, slides and climbing walls are available at the far end of all three concourses. The aviation theme can be found at A and B, while a Nashville Zoo partnership is found at C.
For Tweens & Teens: Free Wi-Fi is accessible across the airport.
Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)
For New Moms/Infants: Nursing Suites are located in Terminal A, B and C. Family restrooms are located in Terminal B and C. A pre-security quiet room is located near the British Airways Ticket Counter.
For Young Kids: There are no play areas for small children.
For Tweens & Teens: Free Wi-Fi is available across the airport. Charging stations are located in Terminal A, B and C.
Orlando International Airport (MCO)
For New Moms/Infants: Family-care restrooms in each gate area and on Levels 1 and 3.
For Young Kids: Surprisingly, the land of Disney doesn't offer any play spaces for small children. For Tweens & Teens: Free Wi-Fi throughout the airport.
For Education: Families interested in space travel can visit the Kennedy Space Center stores in Terminals B and G to touch an asteroid from Mars and see a life-size astronaut model.
For New Moms/Infants: Lactation rooms, to be used without children, are equipped with counter space, electrical outlets, a sink and a chair. Find the rooms in ABC and DE checkpoints.
For Young Kids: A vibrantly colored, padded jungle gym in Concourse C near Gate 18, presents slides and a lookout telescope where kids can see planes on the tarmac. Concourse Connector. LEGO tables, bead mazes, play cars and children's channels on TV also available.
There are two play areas in this airport: one prior to security, near Concourses D/E security checkpoint and one beyond security in Concourse C near Gate C17.
For Tweens & Teens: Free Wi-Fi is found throughout the airport.
For New Moms/Infants: Mother's Nursing Lounge in Concourse C for privacy and quiet when nursing, near the play area.
For Young Kids: Kidsport play area in Concourse C with interactive fun and play areas.
For Tweens & Teens: Free Wi-Fi throughout the airport.
Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)
For New Moms/Infants: Nursing and pumping rooms, including Mamava suites, are located post-security in Terminals A-West, B, C, D, E, and F. Family restrooms are also available throughout the airport.
For Young Kids: Two aviation-themed play areas with hands-on equipment that kids can climb and crawl in to mimic piloting. Located in Terminals A and D.
For Tweens & Teens: Free Wi-Fi is available throughout the airport, along with multiple interactive exhibits and a Virtual Library HotSpot offering access to digital content
Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX)
For New Moms/Infants: Nursing stations in every terminal with sinks, countertops, baby changing stations, comfortable seating, and electrical outlets. Quiet room inside the Airport Chapel with child-sized table and chairs.
For Young Kids: Small play structures in Terminal 3, but no full playground.
For Tweens & Teens: Free Wi-Fi throughout the airport with 36 sets of chairs and tables in all terminal lobbies for charging equipment. 28 charging kiosks throughout the terminals and Get Plugged In charging kiosks with multiple ports.
Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) - Raleigh, North Carolina
For New Moms/Infants: Nursing rooms with comfortable seating, electrical outlets, and changing stations in each terminal.
For Young Kids: Play areas with educational and interactive elements near the main concourse.
For Tweens & Teens: Free Wi-Fi throughout the airport and multiple charging stations
Reagan National Airport (DCA)
For New Moms/Infants: Three nursing rooms with rocking chairs, electrical outlets, and baby changing tables in Terminals A, B, and C. Unisex bathrooms at each pier.
For Young Kids: There is no play area for small children at Reagan.
For Tweens & Teens: Free Wi-Fi throughout the airport with free charging stations.
San Antonio International Airport (SAT) - San Antonio, Texas
For New Moms/Infants: Nursing rooms with comfortable seating, electrical outlets, and changing stations in each terminal.
For Young Kids: Play areas with educational and interactive elements near the main concourse.
For Tweens & Teens: Free Wi-Fi throughout the airport and multiple charging stations
For New Moms/Infants: Nurseries in Terminals 1, 2, and 3
For Young Kids: The SFO Kids' Spots features The Exploratorium of San Francisco's weather-themed play area with crawling equipment and the Plasma Wall, a display of colorful arcs that jump around when activated by sound in the airport; an exploration area featuring "Spirogyate" art; and a play area in three different playgrounds. Find the play areas in Terminal 2, post-security in Boarding area D, near Gates 54A and 58B ; and Terminal 3, post-security in Boarding Level F near Gate 87A, Gate 62.
For Tweens & Teens: Free Wi-Fi throughout the airport.
San Jose International Airport (SJC) - San Jose, California
For New Moms/Infants: Nursing rooms in each terminal with comfortable seating and changing stations.
For Young Kids: Play area with educational and interactive elements near the central terminal.
For Tweens & Teens: Free Wi-Fi throughout the airport and multiple charging stations
Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC)
For New Moms/Infants: Infant Care rooms for private nursing on Concourses B, C, and D. Special Needs rooms with restrooms on Concourses B, C, D, and E. Most restrooms have changing stations. For Young Kids: Small play areas are found in Concourse A, B and E.
For Tweens & Teens: Free Wi-Fi throughout the airport with power outlets in the terminals.
For New Moms/Infants: Mother's Room inside the kids' playroom with rocking chairs, soft lighting, electrical outlets, and a place to nurse. Nursing pods on Concourse A and outside Concourse D.
For Young Kids: : 1,400-square-foot play area with aviation-themed equipment, including a landing airplane, control tower, baggage cart, and a smiling ladybug. Padded walls with educational games. Located across from Seattle Tap Room between Central Terminal and A Gates.
For Tweens & Teens: Free Wi-Fi throughout the airport
San Diego International Airport (SAN)
For New Moms/Infants: Three lactation rooms with electrical outlets, comfortable seating, lighting, a children's chair, and a sink. Located in the West and East Rotunda of Terminal 1 and Terminal 2 West.
For Young Kids: No children's play areas, but online games available on the airport's Explorers' page.
For Tweens & Teens: Free Wi-Fi for two-hour sessions, with the option to log back on.
For All: If you know you will have a long layover, San Diego offers two-hour behind-the-scenes tours of the airport that includes the art exhibits, the runway and endangered species area. Must reserve in advance on the airport's website.
For New Moms/Infants: Companion Care restrooms are located throughout the airport, although none specifically for nursing.
For Young Kids: The Magic House St. Louis Children's Museum created the Play Port for kids with a kid-sized plane, air traffic control tower and a kids-version of the MetroLink rail train. It's located in the C gate near gate C3.
For Tweens & Teens: Only 20 minutes of Internet is free at the airport; after that, you'll have to pay a daily fee.
Traveling with children doesn't have to be a hassle if you choose the right airport. These busy US airports offer fantastic kid-friendly amenities to keep your little ones entertained and comfortable, whether it's a nursing room for new moms, exciting play areas for young kids, or free Wi-Fi and charging stations for tweens and teens. Next time you plan a trip, consider these family-friendly airports to make your journey smoother and more enjoyable. Safe travels and happy flying!
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