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Atlanta Airport
American Society of Travel Agents’ Family Friendly Airport Rating - Second Place
J.D. Power 2007 Airport Satisfaction Ranking - 5/5

The Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International airport was ranked the second most kid friendly airport in the US by the American Society of Travel Agents (ASTA) in March 2007. It’s easy to see why with five toddler play areas at the airport.

Play Areas

The toddler play areas are located at Gates A32, B23, C7, C10 and T4. If you’re flying Delta, you might end up at Concourses A, B, or T. AirTran, Comair and ASA use the C Concourse. American, United and Delta use Concourse T.

In addition, military personnel and their children have their own USO play area located in the third level, Main Terminal atrium. This area is aimed at children ages 5-13 and has a TV, videos, books, games, toys and a couch. It is open from Monday thru Friday 8 AM - 9 PM, on Saturday from 10 AM - 6 PM and on Sunday from 11 AM - 8 PM.

There are also four areas for unaccompanied minors only, three for Delta and one for Air Tran. Delta Airlines sponsors their three areas on different concourses and calls them Dusty’s Dens. Supervised by a Delta employee, these areas are for unaccompanied children from 5-11 years old and have age appropriate entertainment.

The Air Tran Airways area is for unaccompanied kids ages 5-11. It’s called Tran Land and Air Tran charges $25 for those on direct flights and $45 for those on connecting flights.

Additional Entertainment for Kids

If you’re in the Main Terminal, be sure to stop by the atrium to see the Yangchuanosaurus skeleton, displayed by the airport in partnership with Fernbank Museum of Natural History. There are also many youth art exhibits in the different concourses in the airport.

Fun Facts

The Atlanta Airport web site has some fun facts about the airport, including the fact that it is the world’s busiest airport. Kids might find it amazing that there are more than 1296 toilets at the airport. In addition, you can share that Concourse E is the largest international concourse in the United States and can handle up to 8,000 arriving passengers per hour.

It seems that you can’t go wrong traveling with kids through the Atlanta Airport, given it’s kid friendly nature and the fact that J.D. Power gave it it’s highest rating for overall airport satisfaction.

Traveling with kids is such a big job, and we’re all in it together. If anyone has airport tips, please comment below. And if anyone travels through this airport, feel free to snap me photos of the play areas.

Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
American Society of Travel Agents’ Family Friendly Airport Rating
J.D. Power 2007 Airport Satisfaction Ranking

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