---
type: Airport Family Guide
title: "Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood Airport (FLL) with Kids: Every Family Facility, Mapped"
description: Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood has 1 play area and 6 lactation suites — but family restrooms, sensory room and security lane are unconfirmed. Checked Aug 2026.
resource: https://www.velivolotravel.com/family-airport-guide/fort-lauderdale-hollywood-international-airport-fll
tags: [airport, family, travel, FLL, us-south]
timestamp: 2026-08-03
---

# Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood Airport (FLL) with Kids: Every Family Facility, Mapped

**Short answer:** Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport has one play area, Cloudscape, reachable only from Terminal 1, and six Mamava lactation suites, one in every terminal group, all past security. Broward County publishes no confirmed list of family restrooms, no sensory room status and no stroller rental information for any of FLL's four terminals.

**Velivolo family score:** 4/10 (Fair)

Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport documents two things well: one play area, Cloudscape, confined to the Terminal 1 mezzanine, and six Mamava lactation suites, one in every terminal group, all past security and unlockable with the free app. Beyond that, Broward County's own site goes quiet — no confirmed family restroom locations, no verified sensory room status, no family security lane either way, and no stroller rental. FLL's four terminals sit as separate buildings; only Terminals 3 and 4 connect after security.

## Quick facts

- Cloudscape, FLL's only play area, is on the Terminal 1 mezzanine and cannot be confirmed as reachable from the other three terminals.
- All six of FLL's Mamava lactation suites are past security, one in each of the four terminal groups plus the B/C connector and the Terminals 3/4 Connector.
- Lactation suites at FLL unlock with the free Mamava app or by calling 954-359-1201.
- Only Terminals 3 and 4 connect after security, through the Terminals 3 and 4 Connector near the Concourse F checkpoint; every other transfer means leaving and re-screening.
- Broward County's family-restroom directory at FLL loads its results by script and could not be read, so no confirmed count exists.

## Facility matrix

| Facility | Status | Terminals | Security side | Hours | Age limit | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children's play area | available | T1 | unknown | Not published | Not published | free |
| Nursing room / lactation pod | available | All terminals | post-security | Not published | — | free |
| Family / companion care restroom | unconfirmed | Not published | unknown | — | — | unknown |
| Baby changing table | unconfirmed | Not published | unknown | — | — | unknown |
| Sensory room | unconfirmed | — | unknown | — | — | unknown |
| Family security lane | unconfirmed | — | unknown | — | — | unknown |
| Stroller rental | unconfirmed | — | unknown | — | — | unknown |
| Dedicated family lounge | unconfirmed | — | unknown | — | — | unknown |

## Play areas

| Name | Location | Security side | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloudscape | Terminal 1 · Mezzanine | unknown | Broward County describes it as an interactive public art play area by Volkan Alkanoglu: looping white cloud-shaped structures on a sky-blue floor that children climb through and over, and that double as seating for adults. | https://www.broward.org/Arts/Documents/Broward%20Cultural%20Division%20FY2022%20Annual%20Report.pdf |

## Nursing rooms

| Name | Location | Security side | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terminal 1, Concourse A — ADA suite | Terminal 1 · Concourse A · At the end of the moving walkway, near La Familia Tacos & Tequila | post-security | The suites stay locked. Get the access code through the free Mamava app or by calling 954-359-1201. This is one of the two ADA-accessible units, which are larger. | https://www.broward.org/airport/passengers/services/pages/lactationsuites.aspx |
| Terminal 1, B/C Connector | Terminal 1 · B/C Connector · In the connector walkway leading to Concourse B | post-security | The suites stay locked. Get the access code through the free Mamava app or by calling 954-359-1201. | https://www.broward.org/airport/passengers/services/pages/lactationsuites.aspx |
| Terminal 2, Concourse D — Gate D3 | Terminal 2 · Concourse D · Near Gate D3 | post-security | The suites stay locked. Get the access code through the free Mamava app or by calling 954-359-1201. | https://www.broward.org/airport/passengers/services/pages/lactationsuites.aspx |
| Terminal 3, Concourse E — ADA suite | Terminal 3 · Concourse E · Near the Dunkin' coffee shop | post-security | The suites stay locked. Get the access code through the free Mamava app or by calling 954-359-1201. This is the second of the two ADA-accessible units, which are larger. | https://www.broward.org/airport/passengers/services/pages/lactationsuites.aspx |
| Terminals 3 and 4 Connector | Terminal 3 · Terminals 3 and 4 Connector · At the entrance of the connector, near the Concourse F security checkpoint | post-security | The suites stay locked. Get the access code through the free Mamava app or by calling 954-359-1201. | https://www.broward.org/airport/passengers/services/pages/lactationsuites.aspx |
| Terminal 4, Concourse G — Gate G8 | Terminal 4 · Concourse G · Near Gate G8 | post-security | The suites stay locked. Get the access code through the free Mamava app or by calling 954-359-1201. | https://www.broward.org/airport/passengers/services/pages/lactationsuites.aspx |

## Security with children

- **Family lane:** Broward County publishes checkpoint hours for FLL but says nothing about lane types, so neither the presence nor the absence of a family lane can be established from an official source. What it does publish is that each concourse group is screened separately: Terminal 1 has one central checkpoint for Concourses A, B and C, Terminal 2 one for Concourse D, Terminal 3 two — one for Concourse E and one for Concourse F — and Terminal 4 one for Concourse G.
- **Strollers and car seats:** TSA rules apply: strollers, umbrella strollers, carriers, car seats and booster seats go through the X-ray, and anything too large for the belt is inspected by hand. Take your child out and carry them through the metal detector.
- **Formula, milk and baby food:** Formula, breast milk, toddler drinks and baby food are allowed over 3.4 oz (100 ml) and do not have to fit in a quart bag. Your child does not have to be travelling with you to carry breast milk. Declare them at the start of screening and take them out of your bag.
- **Shoes:** Children 12 and under can leave their shoes, light jackets and headwear on during screening.
- **PreCheck:** Children 17 and under can use the TSA PreCheck lane free with an enrolled adult whose boarding pass carries the PreCheck indicator. FLL directs travellers to tsa.gov for PreCheck opening hours rather than publishing them itself.
- Source: https://www.tsa.gov/travel/special-procedures/traveling-children

## Getting between terminals

FLL is four separate terminal buildings arranged around a horseshoe, holding seven concourses — A, B and C in Terminal 1, D in Terminal 2, E and F in Terminal 3, G in Terminal 4 — plus a Rental Car Center. The only airside link Broward County documents is the Terminals 3 and 4 Connector. Between the other terminals you walk the frontage or use the landside shuttle; Broward County publishes no hours, frequency or accessibility details for it. Within Terminal 1 there is a moving walkway along Concourse A and a B/C connector walkway, both of which carry lactation suites.
- Source: https://www.broward.org/airport/passengers/services/pages/lactationsuites.aspx

## Layover plans

### 1-2 hours — Stay in your own terminal — Cloudscape is a special trip, not a given

1. Clear your terminal's own checkpoint; FLL runs a separate checkpoint for each terminal group.
2. If you're in Terminal 1, Cloudscape is on the mezzanine — the only play area at FLL.
3. Use the nearest Mamava lactation suite for feeding or changing; every terminal group has one past security.

### 3-5 hours — Plan around Terminal 1 if a play break matters

1. If your connection allows it, route through or toward Terminal 1 for Cloudscape — no other terminal has a play area.
2. Use the Terminals 3 and 4 Connector if you're moving between those two only; every other terminal pair requires leaving security.
3. Feed or change in the nearest of the six lactation suites, unlocked with the Mamava app.
4. Broward County names no specific family-friendly restaurant, so bring snacks if a picky eater is part of your layover.

### Overnight — FLL publishes nothing for an overnight wait with kids

1. The lactation suites and Cloudscape keep no published hours, so treat both as unavailable outside typical terminal activity.
2. Broward County confirms no family restroom locations and no sensory room status, so don't plan around either being open.
3. Check your airline's own overnight policies — FLL's own accessibility page addresses only the Sunflower lanyard programme.

## Your rights

- **Lactation:** FLL is a large US hub, so the federal FAM Act's lactation-room mandate is expected to apply. The airport's own six Mamava suites, one in every terminal group, already meet and exceed a single-room minimum, and each unlocks with the free Mamava app or a call to 954-359-1201.
- **Changing tables:** The FAM Act also covers changing tables at medium and large hub airports. Broward County publishes no confirmed list of which FLL restrooms carry one, so treat this as unconfirmed until you're on site.
- **Liquids:** TSA's national rule applies at every FLL checkpoint: formula, breast milk, toddler drinks and baby food over 3.4 oz (100 ml) are allowed and don't need to fit in the quart bag, and your child does not have to be travelling with you to carry breast milk. Declare them at the start of screening.
- **Boarding:** Priority boarding for families is set by your airline, not by Broward County — check your carrier's own policy before you fly.
- **If it is missing:** Broward County publishes no dedicated contact for family-facility questions specifically. For screening support, TSA's own guidance applies at every checkpoint; ask any FLL staff member for the nearest lactation suite if you can't find one.
- Source: https://www.tsa.gov/travel/special-procedures/traveling-children

## FAQ

### Does Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood Airport have a kids' play area?

Yes, but only one, and it's confined to a single terminal. Cloudscape is an interactive public art installation on the Terminal 1 mezzanine, described by Broward County as looping white cloud-shaped structures on a sky-blue floor that children climb through and over, and that also work as seating for adults. If you're flying out of Terminal 2, 3 or 4, Cloudscape is not reachable without leaving security and re-screening at Terminal 1, so it effectively does not exist for your layover. Broward County publishes no opening hours, age range or supervision policy for Cloudscape, and it is the only play area named anywhere on the county's FLL pages — there is nothing equivalent in the other three terminals.

### Where are the nursing rooms at FLL?

FLL has six Mamava lactation suites, and Broward County places one in every terminal group so a family never has to leave their own concourse to use one: Terminal 1 has two, at the end of the Concourse A moving walkway near La Familia Tacos & Tequila and in the B/C Connector walkway; Terminal 2 has one near Gate D3; Terminal 3 has two, one in Concourse E near the Dunkin' coffee shop and one at the entrance to the Terminals 3 and 4 Connector; and Terminal 4 has one near Gate G8. All six are past security. Every suite unlocks the same way, through the free Mamava app or by calling 954-359-1201, and each has a fold-down table for a pump, two benches with room for luggage or a stroller, and power outlets — though Broward County never states whether any of them has a sink.

### Are there family restrooms at Fort Lauderdale Airport?

We cannot confirm this from an official source, and that gap is itself the honest answer. Broward County's only listing tool is its Dine & Shop 'Services' directory, which is supposed to filter amenities by terminal and side of security, but the results load through a script postback that returns nothing when the page is fetched directly, so no location, count or terminal breakdown can be verified. Third-party travel sites claim family restrooms 'throughout all terminals', but that claim traces back to non-official sources rather than to broward.org itself, so it is not treated as fact here. If a family restroom matters to your layover, ask airport staff directly rather than relying on any published FLL list, since none currently exists that we could verify.

### Does FLL have a sensory room?

This is genuinely unconfirmed rather than a simple yes or no. Broward County's accessibility services page describes only the Hidden Disabilities Sunflower Program, launched in December 2021, with free lanyards and pins available by emailing contactfll@broward.org and either collecting them by appointment or having them posted out. Separately, Broward County's Public Art division hosts a page titled 'Terminal 3 Sensory Room, Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood', which suggests one may exist or be planned, but the page's content is rendered entirely by script and returned nothing readable, so its actual status — commissioned, under construction, or open — cannot be established. Until that page becomes readable or Broward County confirms it directly, treat a Terminal 3 sensory room as unverified rather than available.

### Can I rent a stroller at FLL?

Broward County never mentions stroller rental at FLL in either direction, so this is recorded as unconfirmed rather than a firm no. The county's passenger-services index for FLL lists cruise passenger information, the six lactation suites, lost and found, public baggage storage, rideshare pick-up and services for travellers with disabilities — no rental of any kind appears among them. If you need a stroller inside the terminal, the safest plan is to bring your own and gate-check it with your airline, since Broward County also publishes no gate-check policy of its own. Do not assume a rental counter exists at any of FLL's four terminals purely because other large Florida airports offer one — nothing on broward.org supports that at FLL.

### Does FLL have a family security lane?

Broward County's FLL security pages publish checkpoint hours for each terminal but never describe lane types, so a family lane can be neither confirmed nor ruled out from an official source. What is documented is that FLL screens each terminal group separately: Terminal 1 has one central checkpoint for Concourses A, B and C, Terminal 2 has one for Concourse D, Terminal 3 has two — one for Concourse E and one for Concourse F — and Terminal 4 has one for Concourse G. Standard TSA child procedures apply regardless of lane type: children 12 and under can keep shoes, light jackets and headwear on, and children 17 and under can use the PreCheck lane free alongside an enrolled adult whose boarding pass carries the indicator.

### What restaurants at FLL are good for young kids?

We cannot point you to a specific one, and that is a real gap in what Broward County publishes. The county maintains a Dine & Shop directory listing restaurants by terminal, but no page names a restaurant as family-friendly, and no kids' menu, high-chair or bottle-warming information is published for any outlet across FLL's four terminals. This is different from an airport that confirms it has no family dining options — FLL likely has ordinary quick-service and sit-down restaurants in every terminal, as most large airports do, but Broward County simply doesn't publish the child-specific attributes that would let us recommend one over another. If a specific restaurant matters, check directly with the terminal directory once you're through security.

### Is Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood Airport easy to navigate with young children?

It depends heavily on which terminal you're in. FLL is four separate terminal buildings arranged around a horseshoe, each with its own checkpoint, and Broward County documents only one airside link between any of them: the Terminals 3 and 4 Connector, whose entrance sits near the Concourse F checkpoint. Every other terminal change means leaving security and going back through a checkpoint, which is a real burden with a stroller, bags and a tired child. Within Terminal 1 there is at least a moving walkway along Concourse A and a B/C connector walkway, both of which happen to carry lactation suites. If your itinerary keeps you in one terminal, or specifically in Terminals 3 and 4 together, FLL is manageable; if it spans Terminal 1 and Terminal 4, budget extra time and expect to re-screen.

### Does FLL have adult changing tables?

Broward County publishes nothing on this either way, so it is recorded as unconfirmed rather than absent. None of the county's FLL pages — the lactation suite listing, the accessibility services page or the Dine & Shop directory — mentions adult-sized changing tables in any restroom or family facility. This sits alongside a broader pattern at FLL: the airport documents its six lactation suites in real detail, down to the fold-down table and Corian interior surfaces, but says comparatively little about restrooms more generally. If you need an adult changing table specifically, contact Broward County Aviation Department directly before you fly rather than relying on anything published on broward.org.

## Related airports

- [Miami (MIA)](https://www.velivolotravel.com/okf/airports/miami-international-airport-mia.md) — South Florida's other major hub, an hour south — useful to compare before picking your Florida connection.
- [Tampa (TPA)](https://www.velivolotravel.com/okf/airports/tampa-international-airport-tpa.md) — A Florida peer airport with a reputation for better-documented family facilities than FLL.
- [Orlando (MCO)](https://www.velivolotravel.com/okf/airports/orlando-international-airport-mco.md) — The Florida airport most families connect through en route to theme parks — worth comparing terminal layouts.
- [Jacksonville (JAX)](https://www.velivolotravel.com/okf/airports/jacksonville-international-airport-jax.md) — A much smaller Florida airport in this same guide — see how a single-terminal layout changes the calculus.

## Sources

- [Broward Cultural Division — FY2022 Annual Report (2022)](https://www.broward.org/Arts/Documents/Broward%20Cultural%20Division%20FY2022%20Annual%20Report.pdf) — Cloudscape play area description and location
- [Broward County Aviation Department — FLL Lactation Suites (2026)](https://www.broward.org/airport/passengers/services/pages/lactationsuites.aspx) — All six lactation suite locations and access instructions
- [Broward County — FLL Dine & Shop / Services directory (2026)](https://www.broward.org/airport/Passengers/Pages/terminals.aspx) — Family restroom directory (results not readable)
- [Broward County — FLL Guest Services Assistance (2026)](https://www.broward.org/Airport/passengers/Services/Pages/Assistance.aspx) — Hidden Disabilities Sunflower Program, sensory room gap
- [Broward County — FLL TSA Checkpoint Hours (2026)](https://www.broward.org/airport/Passengers/Services/Pages/Security.aspx) — Checkpoint hours per terminal, family lane gap
- [Broward County — FLL Airport (2026)](https://www.broward.org/Airport/Pages/default.aspx) — Passenger services index, stroller rental and family lounge gap
- [TSA — Traveling with Children (2026)](https://www.tsa.gov/travel/special-procedures/traveling-children) — National screening rules for children and liquids

**Last checked:** 2026-08-03