Tri-Cities Airport in Blountville, Tennessee DOES NOT have a private or quiet dedicated room for breastfeeding mothers who nurse or pump breast milk on the go. The airport must meet federal breastfeeding law guidelines by 2023 to have a lactation room for moms.
Contact the airport info line at (423) 325-6000 for immediate help finding a private area other than a restroom to breastfeed or breast pump.
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State of Tennessee breastfeeding law allow nursing mothers to breastfeed openly in public places.
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Friendly Airports for Mothers (FAM) Improvement Act requires Large, Medium, and Small hub airports to maintain a lactation area for nursing mothers and a baby changing table in at least one men’s and one women’s restroom in each passenger terminal building. Large/Medium hub airports must comply by FY2021. Small hub airports must comply by FY2023.
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