Travel doesn't stop for nursing moms on the go as families and women traverse the globe for fun or work. US airports in general are among the busiest in the world and women flying with kids need to know where to go when they arrive in a new location, to express milk or breastfeed their babies. When scoping out a baby care room or nursing pod make sure there is privacy, a source of water near by, a place to sit, a location to rest your personal items and enough space for you and baby.
Most major US airports will have everything you need, however they vary in terms of quality and location in the airport. You are welcome to rate and add locations on Moms Pump Here, like the ones below, that happen to be the three busiest airports accessed by moms in North America.
1. Hartsfield Jackson - ATL, Atlanta, GA
Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport in College Park, Georgia is not just consistently the busiest airport in the United States, but also the world. Because the airport is so large in square footage, there's much to say about many points of interest for traveling moms on the go here, but we'll cover the most critical points where you can stop and decompress, or stop and go with your kids.
Endless streams of traveling nursing moms come through here with and without their babies. This airport has a lot of lactation spaces. Nine spaces and counting in their six concourses: It includes one new nursing mother's Room, two Minute Suites (the first 30 minutes of use are free, then you pay by the hour after that.), and seven Mamava lactation pods with more amenities like breast pads and wipes. These mobile lactation suites, are sometimes relocated at the airport managements discretion and feedback from traveling moms, but they also strategically add additional units around parts of the airport where moms tend to be more. Since ATL airport is so large, lets hope they opt to add more of these convenient portable pods instead of changing location of existing ones.
The locations for moms to stop in are very spaced out though, and our popular airport mothers room locator receive reviews from some moms who feel there need to be many more portable baby care spaces to accommodate their specific traveling and parenting needs. We do make the airport aware of every mom travelers' need as they're submitted, but have to wait and see if they respond in kind.
Because of the long walking distances from terminal to terminal, there's a lot of moving sidewalks to help our mamas with strollers, luggage and kids. Plenty of other nice built in entertaining distractions along those sidewalks too. As you move along the sidewalk, you'll see exhibits between terminals showing nice photography, 3d sculptures, and short stories about the history of Atlanta.
Locations of Seven lactation pods:
Atlanta International's Mamava lactation stations are situated at the Domestic Terminal West Crossover (pre-security), near gates B5, D34, T7, F5, E Centerpoint (post-security) and F arrivals (International). These lactation suites are a welcome stop for traveling moms who need a moment to decompress and nurse their babies or express milk to feed later.
We don't know of any other airport that has held the top spot as number 1 busiest for so many years. Hartsfield-Jackson just keeps on setting that record and probably will for the foreseeable future of flying moms and other passengers.
2. Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) - Dallas, Texas
Dallas Fort Worth International Airport come in as the number 2 busiest airport in 2024 for both regular passengers and traveling moms who either travel by themselves and express milk or fly with infants and siblings accompanying them.
Terminal E14 has spacious child care rooms where moms can feed their babies or express milk in comfort before or after a flight. The baby care amenities here include the following items, There is a comfy chair, large enough sink, changing table, and even diapers and a log to leave notes! There is a door code and you just used the provided phone to get the code from the operator.
Terminal A near gate A18 has another great baby feeding room for all nursing moms who are flying through or is their final destination. The baby care amenities here include the following items. There's a kids area with a rocker & ottoman for moms to sit and relax comfortably while expressing milk for later feeding or nursing the accompanying baby. Lots of space here with sink, spacey counter top, disposal bin, sanitary wipes, good lighting and sockets to plug in your electronics.
3. Denver International Airport (DEN) - Denver, Colorado
From the hot American southwest desert plains of DFW airport to the high elevations of the Rocky Mountains, Denver International Airport is ranked number 3 in 2024 busiest airports accommodating traveling mothers with their babies. The mile high city airport is very busy year round even during winter when there's a spike in tourists visiting for family winter trips to ski and enjoy the snowy mountain slopes.
It's a very busy spot for moms traveling, offering three clean and spacious dedicated nursing rooms. Moms can comfortably breastfeed or express milk for their infants in quiet, private, and cleaner spaces before or after flights.
The rooms are conveniently situated in the centers of concourses A, B and C.
- Center of Concourse A located near the women's restroom closest to Denver Duty Free
- Center of Concourse B located near the women's restroom closest to Tuleh Ruche
- Center of Concourse C located near the women's restroom closest to Eisenstein's A, B and C.
AMENITIES: - The rooms all feature spa-inspired designs with muted colors, lighting and artwork. Furnishings include comfortable seating for nursing and family-friendly seating and space for siblings and companions. Convenient countertops offer baby changing stations, sinks and mirrors.
Denver International definitely is traveling nursing mom friendly while being one of the busiest in the United States. We'll continue to update this airport ranking each year the busy factors and numbers change
