---
type: Airport Family Guide
title: "Memphis Airport (MEM) with Kids: Every Family Facility, Mapped"
description: MEM has a play area, 3 nursing rooms and a rare TSA family lane at Checkpoint B. Every restroom has changing facilities. Verified Aug 2026.
resource: https://www.velivolotravel.com/family-airport-guide/memphis-international-airport-mem
tags: [airport, family, travel, MEM, us-south]
timestamp: 2026-08-04
---

# Memphis Airport (MEM) with Kids: Every Family Facility, Mapped

**Short answer:** Memphis International Airport has one children's play area near Gate 7 and three nursing rooms, each paired with a family restroom — and every restroom in the terminal has diaper-changing facilities. MEM is also the only airport in this region with a dedicated family-friendly security lane, at Checkpoint B. There's no sensory room and no confirmed stroller rental.

**Velivolo family score:** 6.5/10 (Decent)

Memphis International's family facilities are compact but well paired: one play area near Gate 7, and three nursing rooms each sitting beside a family restroom along the modernized concourse. Every restroom in the terminal has diaper-changing facilities, MEM states without qualification. Its standout feature is a TSA family-friendly and medical liquids lane at Checkpoint B, the only one of its kind in this region. There's no sensory room, though a hearing loop runs the concourse, and a St. Jude patient lounge exists but only for St. Jude families.

## Quick facts

- MEM runs a TSA family-friendly and medical liquids lane at security checkpoint B — the only one of its kind in this comparison set.
- Every restroom at Memphis International Airport has diaper-changing facilities, the airport states without qualification.
- MEM's three nursing rooms are paired with family restrooms at three points along the concourse — Gates 4–6, 10–12 and 13–15.
- The play area near Gate 7 sits just before the rotunda at the centre of the modernized concourse.
- A hearing loop runs through the whole modernized concourse, giving hearing-aid users clearer access to the paging system.

## Facility matrix

| Facility | Status | Terminals | Security side | Hours | Age limit | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children's play area | available | Concourse B | post-security | Not published | Not published | free |
| Nursing room / lactation pod | available | Concourse B | post-security | Not published | — | free |
| Family / companion care restroom | available | Concourse B, ticket lobbies, baggage claim | both | Terminal hours | — | free |
| Baby changing table | available | All restrooms | both | Terminal hours | — | free |
| Sensory room | none | — | unknown | — | — | n/a |
| Family security lane | available | Checkpoint B | pre-security | Checkpoint hours | — | free |
| Stroller rental | unconfirmed | — | unknown | — | — | unknown |
| Dedicated family lounge | available | Not published | unknown | Not published | — | free |

## Play areas

| Name | Location | Security side | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children's play area | Modernized Concourse B · Concourse B · Near Gate 7, just before the rotunda | post-security | MEM publishes the location only and does not describe the equipment. | https://flymemphis.com/traveling-with-children/ |

## Nursing rooms

| Name | Location | Security side | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mother's nursing room — Gates 4–6 | Modernized Concourse B · Concourse B · Between Gates 4 and 6 | post-security | MEM publishes no access instructions. | https://flymemphis.com/traveling-with-children/ |
| Mother's nursing room — Gates 10–12 | Modernized Concourse B · Concourse B · Between Gates 10 and 12 | post-security | MEM publishes no access instructions. | https://flymemphis.com/traveling-with-children/ |
| Mother's nursing room — Gates 13–15 | Modernized Concourse B · Concourse B · Between Gates 13 and 15 | post-security | MEM publishes no access instructions. | https://flymemphis.com/traveling-with-children/ |

## Family restrooms

| Name | Location | Security side | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concourse B — between Gates 4 and 6 | Modernized Concourse B · Concourse B · Between Gates 4 and 6 | post-security |  | https://flymemphis.com/passenger-services/ |
| Concourse B — rotunda near Gate 9 | Modernized Concourse B · Concourse B · In the rotunda area near Gate 9 | post-security |  | https://flymemphis.com/passenger-services/ |
| Concourse B — between Gates 10 and 12 | Modernized Concourse B · Concourse B · Between Gates 10 and 12 | post-security |  | https://flymemphis.com/passenger-services/ |
| Concourse B — between Gates 13 and 15 | Modernized Concourse B · Concourse B · Between Gates 13 and 15 | post-security |  | https://flymemphis.com/passenger-services/ |
| Beside the B Checkpoint — secure side (two restrooms) | Modernized Concourse B · Concourse B · Beside the B checkpoint, secure side | post-security |  | https://flymemphis.com/passenger-services/ |
| B Baggage Claim (two restrooms) | Modernized Concourse B · Arrivals / Baggage Claim · In B Baggage Claim | pre-security |  | https://flymemphis.com/passenger-services/ |
| Between the A and B Ticket Lobbies | Modernized Concourse B · Ticketing Level · In the connector hallway between the A and B ticket lobbies | pre-security |  | https://flymemphis.com/passenger-services/ |
| Between the B and C Ticket Lobbies | Modernized Concourse B · Ticketing Level · In the connector hallway between the B and C ticket lobbies | pre-security |  | https://flymemphis.com/passenger-services/ |

## Security with children

- **Family lane:** The TSA has established a family-friendly/medical liquids lane at security checkpoint B — a dedicated lane for passengers who need extra assistance getting through screening. MEM states this in plain words on its Traveling With Children page. It is the only airport in this research batch that publishes one. MEM also runs the Hidden Disabilities Sunflower Lanyard programme, requested through a form on its website, and points travellers to TSA Cares 72 hours before departure.
- **Strollers and car seats:** Strollers, umbrella strollers, baby carriers, car seats and booster seats all have to go through the X-ray. Anything too large for the machine gets a visual and physical inspection instead. Take your child out and carry them through the walk-through metal detector — you cannot be screened by the body scanner while holding a child. MEM's own advice is to decide in advance whether to carry the stroller through or check it at the ticketing counter.
- **Formula, milk and baby food:** Formula, breast milk, toddler drinks and baby food including puree pouches are allowed in quantities over 100 ml and do not have to fit inside a quart bag. Your child does not have to be travelling with you to bring breast milk. Declare them at the start of screening and take them out of your bag for separate screening; ice packs, freezer packs and gel packs are allowed too. At MEM you can take them through the family-friendly/medical liquids lane at checkpoint B.
- **Shoes:** Children 12 and under can keep their shoes, light jackets and headwear on during screening.
- **PreCheck:** Children 17 and under use the TSA PreCheck lane free alongside a parent whose boarding pass carries the PreCheck indicator, without needing their own Known Traveler Number.
- Source: https://flymemphis.com/traveling-with-children/

## Getting between terminals

MEM has 134 accessible parking spaces, all covered and nearest to the terminal walkways and lifts. A hearing loop is installed in the floor of the modernized concourse throughout, giving hearing-aid users discreet access to the paging system with lower ambient noise. Aira is available free for blind and low-vision travellers. Free Sunflower lanyards are requested through a form on MEM's site. The airport has 25 AEDs, an onsite fire department and ambulance, and trauma kits throughout.
- Source: https://flymemphis.com/passenger-services/

## Layover plans

### 1–2 hours — Route to Checkpoint B if you can

1. Use security checkpoint B if your gate allows it — it's the only one with the TSA family-friendly and medical liquids lane.
2. Fold the stroller for the X-ray and carry your child through the metal detector.
3. Change or feed at the nearest of the three paired nursing room and family restroom points if needed on the way.

### 3–5 hours — Use the play area and let the concourse layout work for you

1. Head to the play area near Gate 7, just before the rotunda, and let your child move for a while.
2. Feed or change at the nearest paired nursing room and family restroom — Gates 4–6, 10–12 or 13–15.
3. Grab something at Lenny's Grill and Subs by the rotunda, close to the Gate 10–12 facilities.

### Overnight — Plan around unpublished hours

1. MEM publishes no overnight hours for its play area, nursing rooms or family restrooms — confirm your airline's own overnight policy before committing to wait it out at the gate.
2. Every restroom has diaper-changing facilities regardless of the hour, which is at least one constant.
3. If a St. Jude family, ask about accessing the patient lounge, though MEM publishes neither its location nor its hours.

## Your rights

- **Lactation:** Memphis is not confirmed to be a medium or large hub airport by current passenger volume, so the federal FAM Act's lactation-room mandate is not confirmed to apply here the way it does at bigger hubs. MEM nonetheless operates three mother's nursing rooms past security, each paired with a family restroom.
- **Changing tables:** The FAM Act's changing-table requirement is written for medium and large hub airports, so it is not confirmed to apply at MEM. The airport has gone further than most peers regardless, stating that every restroom in the terminal has diaper-changing facilities.
- **Liquids:** TSA's national rule applies everywhere, including at MEM: formula, breast milk, toddler drinks and baby food over 100 ml are allowed and do not need to fit in the quart bag, and your child does not have to be travelling with you. MEM's own Checkpoint B family-friendly and medical liquids lane is built specifically to handle this.
- **Boarding:** Priority boarding for families is set by your airline, not by MEM — check your carrier's policy before you fly.
- **If it is missing:** MEM publishes no dedicated contact for family-facility questions beyond its general Passenger Services page. For help through screening specifically, call TSA Cares on 855-787-2227 at least 72 hours ahead, or use the Checkpoint B family-friendly lane directly.
- Source: https://flymemphis.com/traveling-with-children/

## FAQ

### Does Memphis airport have a kids play area?

Yes. MEM has one children's play area, past security in the modernized concourse near Gate 7, just before the rotunda at the centre of the airport. The airport's own Traveling With Children page confirms the location but gives no further detail — no description of the equipment, no age range, no supervision policy and no opening hours, so what you'll find when you get there isn't something we can describe in advance. It sits close to the Gate 10–12 nursing room and family restroom and to Lenny's Grill and Subs by the rotunda, making that stretch of the concourse a reasonable spot to plan a longer stop. If specific equipment or an age range matters for your child, treat those details as unconfirmed until you see the play area in person.

### Where are the nursing rooms at MEM?

MEM has three mother's nursing rooms, all past security along the modernized concourse: between Gates 4 and 6, between Gates 10 and 12, and between Gates 13 and 15. Each is paired with a family restroom at the same location, and a water bottle refill station sits outside the restrooms at all three points. MEM publishes no further detail about what's inside the rooms themselves — nothing about a sink, power outlet, lock or whether a stroller fits — and gives no access instructions, so you should be able to simply walk in rather than needing a code or app. There's also a fourth family restroom in the rotunda near Gate 9, though that one isn't paired with a nursing room specifically.

### Does Memphis airport have a family security lane?

Yes, and this is genuinely unusual — MEM is the only airport in this comparison set that confirms a dedicated family lane. The TSA has established a family-friendly and medical liquids lane at security checkpoint B, set aside specifically for passengers who need additional assistance getting through screening, including those carrying formula, breast milk or baby food over 100 ml. MEM states this in plain words on its Traveling With Children page, so it's worth routing to Checkpoint B deliberately rather than whichever queue looks shortest. MEM also runs the Hidden Disabilities Sunflower Lanyard programme, requested through a form on its website, and points travellers needing broader support to TSA Cares 72 hours before departure. Standard TSA child procedures apply in this lane just as anywhere else — kids 12 and under keep shoes and jackets on.

### Are there changing tables in every restroom at MEM?

That's what Memphis International Airport states, without qualification: every restroom at the airport is equipped with diaper-changing facilities. No other airport in this comparison batch makes that claim as directly — most either document changing tables only in specific family restrooms or say nothing about men's restrooms at all. MEM does separately itemise eight family and unisex restroom locations by name — four along the concourse at Gates 4–6, the rotunda near Gate 9, Gates 10–12 and Gates 13–15, two beside the B checkpoint on the secure side, two in B Baggage Claim, and one in each ticket-lobby connector hallway — but the changing-facilities statement applies more broadly than just those eight, covering ordinary men's and women's restrooms too. MEM doesn't specify whether every table is adult-sized or standard baby size, so expect the latter unless stated otherwise.

### Does MEM have a sensory room?

No, Memphis International has no sensory room. Its Passenger Services & Accessibility page runs through accessible parking, the family and unisex restrooms, the concourse-wide hearing loop, free Aira visual-interpreting for blind and low-vision travellers, the Sunflower lanyard programme and TSA Cares — and lists no quiet or sensory space among them. What MEM does have that's genuinely useful for some neurodivergent travellers is the hearing loop installed in the floor throughout the entire modernized concourse, which gives hearing-aid users access to the paging system with less background interference, plus 25 AEDs and an onsite fire department and ambulance for medical situations generally. If a dedicated calming or sensory room specifically is what your child needs, MEM doesn't offer one, so plan around its absence rather than expecting to find one on arrival.

### Can I rent a stroller at Memphis airport?

MEM publishes no stroller rental service, but it also never states outright that none exists, so treat this as unconfirmed rather than a hard no. The airport's own advice to families is practical rather than definitive: decide in advance whether you'll carry your stroller through the airport or check it at the ticketing counter before you get to security. That framing, along with the absence of any rental listing on MEM's Traveling With Children or Passenger Services pages, suggests bringing your own stroller is the safer plan rather than expecting to pick one up on arrival. If you do check it at the counter rather than gate-checking, confirm your specific airline's policy, since MEM itself sets no rule for how strollers are handled at the gate.

### How do I get through MEM security with a stroller?

Strollers, umbrella strollers, baby carriers, car seats and booster seats all have to go through the X-ray; anything too large for the machine gets a visual and physical inspection instead. Take your child out and carry them through the walk-through metal detector, since you can't be screened by the body scanner while holding a child. Formula, breast milk, toddler drinks and baby food, including purée pouches, are allowed in quantities over 100 ml and don't need to fit inside your quart bag — declare them at the start of screening and take them out of your bag for separate inspection, and note that at MEM you can route through the family-friendly and medical liquids lane at Checkpoint B specifically for this. Children who appear 12 and under can keep shoes, light jackets and headwear on throughout.

### What is the St. Jude lounge at MEM?

MEM has a St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Patient Lounge, reserved for families travelling in connection with St. Jude Children's Research Hospital rather than open to the general public. The airport describes seating with charging stations, a private restroom, a game area with toys, a television and a kitchenette stocked with complimentary snacks and drinks, staffed by St. Jude personnel. What MEM does not publish is where in the terminal the lounge is located, what hours it keeps, or the exact eligibility rule beyond being a St. Jude family — none of that detail appears on the airport's own page describing it. If you believe you qualify, the more reliable route is to ask St. Jude directly or through your travel coordination with the hospital rather than trying to find the lounge unannounced at the airport.

### How do I get around Memphis airport with kids?

Easily, once you're through security. All airlines now board from the single modernized concourse at MEM, so once you clear Checkpoint B every gate is reachable on foot with no re-screening and no shuttle to catch. The rotunda near Gate 9 sits at the centre of the concourse and is a natural landmark to navigate by — the play area near Gate 7 is just before it, and a family restroom sits inside the rotunda area itself. Landside, the building still has separate A, B and C ticket lobbies and A and B baggage claims, with family restrooms in the connector hallways between the ticket lobbies and at B Baggage Claim. MEM has 134 accessible parking spaces, all covered and closest to the terminal walkways and lifts, which helps if you're travelling with a stroller and heavy bags.

## Related airports

- [Nashville (BNA)](https://www.velivolotravel.com/okf/airports/nashville-international-airport-bna.md) — Three hours east — Nashville has a real, named play area, but no equivalent to MEM's family security lane.
- [Atlanta (ATL)](https://www.velivolotravel.com/okf/airports/hartsfield-jackson-atlanta-international-airport-atl.md) — The region's giant connecting hub — far more lactation pods, but no play area and no family lane.
- [Charlotte (CLT)](https://www.velivolotravel.com/okf/airports/charlotte-douglas-international-airport-clt.md) — Another single-concourse Southeast hub, with universal changing tables confirmed the same way MEM confirms its family lane.
- [Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)](https://www.velivolotravel.com/okf/airports/dallas-fort-worth-international-airport-dfw.md) — A much larger multi-terminal hub, worth comparing if your Memphis trip connects through Texas.

## Sources

- [MEM — Traveling With Children (2026)](https://flymemphis.com/traveling-with-children/) — Play area location, nursing rooms, the Checkpoint B family lane and the universal changing-facilities statement
- [MEM — Passenger Services & Accessibility (2026)](https://flymemphis.com/passenger-services/) — All eight family restroom locations, hearing loop and general accessibility
- [MEM — Dining (2026)](https://flymemphis.com/dining/) — Lenny's Grill and Subs location
- [MEM — St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Patient Lounge (2026)](https://flymemphis.com/st-jude-childrens-research-hospital-patient-lounge/) — The St. Jude family lounge and its contents

**Last checked:** 2026-08-04