--- title: "Flying with children · ATL Airport Guide" description: "Every ATL guide on flying with children: 5 guides, each answering one question." url: "https://atlairportguide.com/guides/flying-with-children/" updated: "2026-11-15" airport: "ATL" type: "guide" --- > Independent guide, not the official ATL website. All pages: https://atlairportguide.com/llms.txt # Flying with children Every ATL guide on flying with children: 5 guides, each answering one question. Published November 15, 2026 Traveling through ATL with children: where to feed and change a baby, what to do with a stroller or car seat at the gate, where children can play, and how an unaccompanied minor is handled. The guides are written from what the airport and airlines publish for families. ![A long gate hall on Concourse F at Atlanta airport with tall pale columns, a band of high windows and a polished floor.](https://atlairportguide.com/images/atl/concourse-a-lactation-pod-a9-v3-800.webp) [Flying with a baby through Atlanta airport: lactation pods, family restrooms, strollers and security](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/flying-with-baby-through-atlanta-airport/) Where ATL's lactation pods and family restrooms are, how TSA screens formula, breast milk and strollers, and what the airport doesn't publish. - [Where are the pods, family restrooms and stroller services?](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/flying-with-baby-through-atlanta-airport/#where-are-the-pods-family-restrooms-and-stroller-services) - [How does security handle formula, breast milk and strollers?](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/flying-with-baby-through-atlanta-airport/#how-does-security-handle-formula-breast-milk-and-strollers) - [What can make the checkpoint easier?](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/flying-with-baby-through-atlanta-airport/#what-can-make-the-checkpoint-easier) ![The tall light well and tiled frieze over a gate seating hall on Concourse E at Atlanta airport, with dark seats on blue carpet.](https://atlairportguide.com/images/atl/concourse-e-gate-16-seating-v13-800.webp) [Strollers at Atlanta airport: stroller and wheelchair help, and how security screens a stroller](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/strollers-at-atlanta-airport/) A stroller goes through the X-ray at ATL and your baby goes through the metal detector in your arms. Where the airport lists stroller and wheelchair help. - [What does ATL publish about stroller services?](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/strollers-at-atlanta-airport/#what-does-atl-publish-about-stroller-services) - [Wheelchair help is arranged through your airline](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/strollers-at-atlanta-airport/#wheelchair-help-is-arranged-through-your-airline) - [What happens to the stroller at the checkpoint?](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/strollers-at-atlanta-airport/#what-happens-to-the-stroller-at-the-checkpoint) - [A child in a wheelchair or scooter stays in it](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/strollers-at-atlanta-airport/#a-child-in-a-wheelchair-or-scooter-stays-in-it) ![A tall brown and tan ice-cream cone statue with a dark brown scoop stands on a pale tiled floor in front of a dark shop counter.](https://atlairportguide.com/images/atl/concourse-a-gate-14-candy-v9-800.webp) [Things for Kids to Do at Atlanta Airport: What ATL Lists and What It Doesn't](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/things-kids-do-at-atlanta-airport/) ATL lists no play area or kids' zone. It does list family restrooms, lactation pods, a Concourse F sensory room and shops that sell toys. Where each is. - [What ATL lists for families](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/things-kids-do-at-atlanta-airport/#what-atl-lists-for-families) - [Strollers and the checkpoint](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/things-kids-do-at-atlanta-airport/#strollers-and-the-checkpoint) - [What ATL doesn’t list](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/things-kids-do-at-atlanta-airport/#what-atl-doesnt-list) - [Quick food for a hungry child](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/things-kids-do-at-atlanta-airport/#quick-food-for-a-hungry-child) - [Where to buy a toy or a sweet](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/things-kids-do-at-atlanta-airport/#where-to-buy-a-toy-or-a-sweet) - [If a long layover lets you leave](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/things-kids-do-at-atlanta-airport/#if-a-long-layover-lets-you-leave) ![An empty gate waiting area near the E gates on Concourse E at Atlanta airport, with long rows of grey seats.](https://atlairportguide.com/images/atl/concourse-e-gate-8-waiting-v7-800.webp) [Unaccompanied minors at Atlanta airport: Delta, American and United rules, and where the adult meets the child](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/unaccompanied-minors-at-atlanta-airport/) Delta, American and United require their minor service at ages 5 to 14. Where the adult checks in, gets a gate pass and meets the child at ATL. - [How do Delta, American and United compare?](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/unaccompanied-minors-at-atlanta-airport/#how-do-delta-american-and-united-compare) - [The adult checks in at the ticket counter and goes to the gate](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/unaccompanied-minors-at-atlanta-airport/#the-adult-checks-in-at-the-ticket-counter-and-goes-to-the-gate) - [Where does the adult meet the child on arrival?](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/unaccompanied-minors-at-atlanta-airport/#where-does-the-adult-meet-the-child-on-arrival) - [What happens if a flight is delayed or canceled?](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/unaccompanied-minors-at-atlanta-airport/#what-happens-if-a-flight-is-delayed-or-canceled) - [A 15 to 17-year-old can opt out](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/unaccompanied-minors-at-atlanta-airport/#a-15-to-17-year-old-can-opt-out) ![The central plaza of Concourse E at Atlanta airport with big round silver columns, white ring ceilings and a row of flight boards in the distance.](https://atlairportguide.com/images/atl/concourse-b-lactation-pod-b25-v12-800.webp) [Where to nurse or change a baby at Atlanta airport: every lactation pod and family restroom](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/where-nurse-or-change-baby-at-atl/) ATL's lactation pods by concourse and gate, how many family restrooms each concourse has, and what the airport doesn't say about changing tables. - [Which concourse has a pod and a family restroom?](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/where-nurse-or-change-baby-at-atl/#which-concourse-has-a-pod-and-a-family-restroom) - [How do the pods work?](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/where-nurse-or-change-baby-at-atl/#how-do-the-pods-work) - [Where can you change a diaper?](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/where-nurse-or-change-baby-at-atl/#where-can-you-change-a-diaper)