Mamava's 2025 Best Airports for Breastfeeding Parents

Airports are ranked annually on departing seat capacity, on-time arrival rates, and passenger amenities. But for breastfeeding travelers, the best airports are the ones that go the extra mile to ensure that there are plenty of lactation spaces to pump or nurse.

To make Mamava’s list of the breast airports for lactation support, airports must provide at least ten lactation spaces. The 2025 list saw some shake-ups compared to our 2024 list as some airports reduced the number of lactation spaces, a few added spaces, and others made our list for the first time. Airports are frequently under construction—which can change their available amenities—so check the airport’s website before you fly.

Pro travel tip: Use the Mamava app to find lactation spaces (not just Mamava pods) in these airports and wherever you go!

1) Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD)

For the second year in a row, ORD takes the top prize when it comes to providing breastfeeding parents with the highest number of lactation spaces: ORD provides 8 Mother’s Rooms and 12 Mamava lactation pods—all open 24/7—for a total of 20 lactation spaces! If you’re flying with little ones, you’ll find the Family Lounge in Terminal 2 near Gate F1, as well as a number of convenient vending machines that sell diapers, pacifiers, wipes, snacks, activity kits, and more.

2) San Francisco International Airport (SFO)

The city known for the gold rush is also an airport that supports (liquid) gold. Now with 16 lactation spaces —10 rooms called Nurseries (use airport courtesy phones to request access) and six Mamava pods—SFO climbs to #2 in 2025 up from #6 in 2024. Family-friendly activities include interactive “Kids’ Spots” in Terminals 1, 2, and 3 and their SkyTerrace observation deck on top of Terminal 2.

3) Orlando International Airport (MCO)

MCO has long been a welcoming airport for breastfeeding parents with 15 lactation spaces that include 11 Nursing Rooms (including the train station) and four Mamava lactation pods. MCO also offers family-friendly amenities like a downloadable coloring book and the Moment Vault—an immersive digital experience perfect for distracting little ones during long layovers.

4) Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)

Traveling parents will now find 14 lactation spaces—six Nursing Suites and eight Mamava pods—throughout the airport. EWR doesn’t have any additional family-friendly amenities listed on their website, but there are interactive play areas and art exhibits in Terminal A.

5) Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport (ATL)

ATL has 13 lactation spaces—all Mamava pods—throughout six concourses for private spaces to pump or nurse. While ATL doesn’t currently have many family-designated amenities, they are home to over 1,000 works of rotating art exhibits that can provide distraction when traveling with small children.

6) Logan International Airport (BOS)

BOS ties with ATL for supporting breastfeeding parents with 13 lactation spaces across four terminals with nine nursing rooms and four Mamava pods. If you’re traveling with kiddos, you’ll find an interactive Kidport play area in Terminals A, B, and C.

7) Denver International Airport (DEN)

Welcome to the club! DEN has upped their lactation support game and now ranks as a breastfeeding-friendly airport for the first time with 12 lactation spaces, including 11 Nursing Rooms and one Mamava pod. They also have a new play area open 24/7 located on Concourse C near Gate C48.

8) John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)

Like DEN, JFK knows how to support traveling breastfeeding parents with 12 lactation spaces (8 Mamava pods and four Nursing Rooms) across six terminals. JFK is undergoing a huge renovation, so perhaps they’ll include more family-friendly amenities in their new space!

9) Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX)

PHX also has 12 lactation spaces—six Mamava pods and six Mother’s Rooms. If you’re traveling with kiddos, there’s a children’s play area (called Play-viation Park) in Terminal 3 or check out their new Culture Corner for ongoing live performances. PHX also offers family-friendly parking spaces in the East Economy Parking area and garage.

10) Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP)

MSP makes our list for the first time with their 12 lactation spaces (called Lactation Centers and Nursing Mothers Rooms on their website) for pumping or nursing on the go. MSP also provides two play areas if you’re traveling with kiddos—one on Concourse C at Terminal 1 and another inside security at Terminal 2.

11) LaGuardia Airport (LGA)

Traveling breastfeeding parents will be relieved to know that LGA has 12 lactation spaces (11 Nursing Rooms and one Mamava pod) throughout their four terminals. If you’re traveling with little ones, check out the play area in Terminal B.

12) Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)

SEA provides 11 lactation spaces throughout four concourses—four Mother’s Rooms and six Mamava pods. SEA has a helpful website with information for traveling with kiddos, including the location of The Children's Play Area near gates A1 and D25 and the vending machines stocked with wipes, diapers, snacks, and pacifiers by Gate N19 and in Concourse B.

13) Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)

Parents flying through LAX will find 10 nursing rooms across the nine terminals. If you’re traveling with little ones, check out LAX Beach, a beach-themed playground located post-security in the Tom Bradley International Terminal.

14) George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH)

Houston’s IAH knows what breastfeeding travelers need by providing 10 lactation spaces in four out of their five terminals. Breastfeeding parents will find six Mother’s Rooms and four Mamava pods.

*About our ranking methodology: We started with the 20 busiest airports of 2025 to increase the odds of helping the most parents. From there, airports needed to have at least ten lactation spaces to make our list. While a few airports do list Minute Suites as lactation spaces, we chose not to include these as they aren’t designed for lactation and require parents to pay to access them. We triangulated our data using airport websites, interactive maps, and our app listings. We do our best to keep this list as accurate as possible, but construction and renovation can impact the number of lactation spaces.

Download the Mamava app to find all of the airport lactation spaces mentioned in this piece, plus thousands more places to nurse or pump wherever you go.

Mamava designs solutions to empower breastfeeding and pumping parents on the go, like our freestanding lactation pods, Mamava’s lactation space locator app, and other helpful resources.

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