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type: Airport Family Guide
title: "Omaha Eppley Airfield (OMA) with Kids: Every Family Facility, Mapped"
description: "Eppley Airfield has a Mother's Room on each level, no play area and a split North/South Terminal — verified against flyoma.com August 2026."
resource: https://www.velivolotravel.com/family-airport-guide/omaha-eppley-airfield-oma
tags: [airport, family, travel, OMA, us-midwest]
timestamp: 2026-08-04
---

# Omaha Eppley Airfield (OMA) with Kids: Every Family Facility, Mapped

**Short answer:** Eppley Airfield in Omaha has no children's play area and no sensory room. Its official terminal maps mark a Mother's Room on both levels and a Family Restroom before security, but publish no count, position or fittings for any of them. The airport is temporarily split into North and South Terminals for construction, each with its own checkpoint.

**Velivolo family score:** 3.2/10 (Poor)

Eppley Airfield publishes almost nothing about its own family facilities beyond symbols on its terminal map legend. There is a Mother's Room before security and another past it in the concourses, plus a Family Restroom before security — but no counts, exact positions or descriptions for any of them. There is no children's play area and no sensory room. Construction has split the terminal into North and South buildings with separate checkpoints, so knowing your airline's terminal matters more here than at most airports.

## Quick facts

- Eppley Airfield's Mother's Room on Level 1 sits among the ticket counters and baggage claim, before security.
- Eppley's second Mother's Room sits on Level 2, in the concourses past security, serving both the North and South Terminals.
- Eppley Airfield has no children's play area anywhere in the terminal.
- During Build OMA, Southwest and United use the North Terminal while Alaska, Allegiant, American, Delta and Frontier use the South Terminal.
- Free Hidden Disabilities Sunflower lanyards are handed out at the mobile information booths across from the North and South baggage claims at Eppley.
- Eppley's Central Terminal, between the North and South buildings, is closed while the Central Pavilion and Unified Concourse are built.

## Facility matrix

| Facility | Status | Terminals | Security side | Hours | Age limit | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children's play area | none | — | unknown | — | — | n/a |
| Nursing room / lactation pod | available | Level 1 and Level 2 | both | Not published | — | free |
| Family / companion care restroom | available | Level 1 | pre-security | Terminal hours | — | free |
| Baby changing table | unconfirmed | Not published | unknown | — | — | unknown |
| Sensory room | none | — | unknown | — | — | n/a |
| Family security lane | none | — | unknown | — | — | n/a |
| Stroller rental | unconfirmed | — | unknown | — | — | unknown |
| Dedicated family lounge | none | — | unknown | — | — | n/a |

## Nursing rooms

| Name | Location | Security side | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mother's Room — Level 1 (landside) | Eppley Airfield terminal · Level 1 — Ticketing and Baggage Claim · Marked in the legend of the official Level 1 terminal map; the exact position is not published in text | pre-security | OMA publishes no access instructions. | https://www.flyoma.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/oaa-maps-260505.pdf |
| Mother's Room — Level 2 (concourses) | Eppley Airfield terminal · North Concourse (B11–B20) / South Concourse (A1–A10) · Level 2 · Marked in the legend of the official Level 2 terminal map; the exact position is not published in text | post-security | OMA publishes no access instructions. | https://www.flyoma.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/oaa-maps-260505.pdf |

## Family restrooms

| Name | Location | Security side | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Family Restroom — Level 1 | Eppley Airfield terminal · Level 1 — Ticketing and Baggage Claim · Marked in the legend of the official Level 1 terminal map; the exact position is not published in text | pre-security |  | https://www.flyoma.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/oaa-maps-260505.pdf |

## Security with children

- **Family lane:** Eppley Airfield is temporarily split into two separate terminals while the Central Pavilion and Unified Concourse are built, so there are two TSA checkpoints — one on Level 2 of the North Terminal and one on Level 2 of the South Terminal — and you must use the one that matches your airline. Neither advertises a family lane. OMA does run the Hidden Disabilities Sunflower programme: adults and children can pick up a lanyard, button or bracelet at the mobile information booths pre-security across from the North and South baggage claims on Level 1, and OMA states plainly that wearing one does not fast-track you through security.
- **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.
- **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. Tell the officer at the start of screening and take the items out of your bag for separate screening; ice packs, freezer packs and gel packs are allowed too.
- **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://www.flyoma.com/passenger-services/faqs/

## Getting between terminals

Both terminals follow the same layout: ticket counters and baggage claim on Level 1, TSA checkpoint and gates on Level 2, connected to the garages by skywalks. Rental car counters are in the Customer Service Building inside the North Garage — three to five minutes' walk from the North Terminal, seven to eight from the South. Seven video relay service kiosks are spread through the terminal and concourses, TTY phones sit at five points including the Level 1 central hallway by Gate 21, and Eppley is an Aira Access Location, so blind and low-vision travellers get the service free on site. The Autism Action Partnership has written a social narrative walking a traveller through the whole airport process, published as a PDF on OMA's accessibility page.
- Source: https://www.flyoma.com/find-your-way-at-oma/

## Layover plans

### 1–2 hours — Confirm your terminal before you leave the house

1. Check whether your airline uses Eppley's North Terminal (Southwest, United) or South Terminal (Alaska, Allegiant, American, Delta, Frontier) — the two are not connected airside.
2. Clear the checkpoint on Level 2 of your terminal; neither advertises a family lane.
3. If you need to feed or change, the Level 2 Mother's Room in the concourses is your only past-security option.

### 3–5 hours — There isn't much to fill the time — bring your own

1. There's no play area or sensory room at Eppley, so pack activities for a toddler before you arrive.
2. Pick up a free Hidden Disabilities Sunflower lanyard at the mobile information booth across from your terminal's baggage claim if it would help.
3. Eat at your concourse's interim bar and grill or OMA Market — Eppley publishes no kids' menu or high-chair information for either.
4. Ask airport staff directly if you need the Level 1 Family Restroom, since Eppley doesn't publish exactly where it sits.

### Overnight — Eppley itself never closes, but its family facilities aren't built for a long wait

1. Eppley Airfield operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, though checkpoints typically open around 4:00 a.m.
2. Neither Mother's Room has published hours, and there's no lounge, play area or sensory room to retreat to overnight.
3. Confirm your airline's own overnight policies before committing to wait it out at the gate with young children.

## Your rights

- **Lactation:** Eppley Airfield is a small hub rather than a medium or large one, so the federal FAM Act's lactation-room mandate is not confirmed to apply here the way it does at bigger airports. Eppley nonetheless marks a Mother's Room on both the Level 1 and Level 2 terminal maps, though it publishes no count, exact position or description of the fittings inside either one.
- **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 Eppley. The airport marks one Family Restroom on its Level 1 map, before security, but does not say whether it has a baby or adult changing table, and no equivalent symbol appears in the Level 2 concourse key.
- **Liquids:** TSA's national rule applies everywhere, including at Eppley: formula, breast milk, toddler drinks and baby food including puree pouches are allowed over 100 ml and do not have to fit inside a quart bag, and your child does not have to be travelling with you. Declare the items at the start of screening and take them out of your bag for separate inspection.
- **Boarding:** Priority boarding for families is set by your airline, not by Eppley Airfield — check your carrier's policy before you fly.
- **If it is missing:** Call the Airport Communications Center on 402-661-8100 for help finding a facility during the terminal split, or ask at either of the mobile information booths across from the North and South baggage claims.
- Source: https://www.tsa.gov/travel/special-procedures/traveling-children

## FAQ

### Does Omaha airport have a kids' play area?

No. Eppley Airfield has no children's play area anywhere in the terminal — its official terminal maps, published in May 2026, enumerate every amenity on both levels and carry no play-area symbol, and no page on flyoma.com mentions one either. This is true across both the North and South Terminals created by the current construction split. If a play area is important to your trip, plan on bringing your own toys or activities, because Eppley has nothing built into the terminal for younger children to burn off energy in. The airport's family accommodations run instead toward the Mother's Rooms and the Hidden Disabilities Sunflower programme, neither of which functions as a play space.

### Where is the nursing room at Omaha airport?

Eppley Airfield marks a Mother's Room on both its Level 1 and Level 2 official terminal maps, so there is one before security among the ticket counters and baggage claim, and another past security in the concourses serving both the North and South Terminal split. Beyond that symbol on the map legend, the airport publishes nothing in writing — no exact position, no opening hours, and no description of whether the room has a sink, a power outlet, or space for a stroller. If you need to find one on arrival, check the map screens in the terminal or ask at an information booth, since Eppley gives no walking directions of its own.

### Does Omaha airport have a sensory room?

No, Eppley Airfield has no sensory room. What it does offer travellers on the autism spectrum is a social narrative written with the Autism Action Partnership, published as a PDF on the airport's accessibility page, which walks through the whole airport process step by step before you travel. Eppley also runs the Hidden Disabilities Sunflower programme, with lanyards, buttons and bracelets available free from the mobile information booths across from the North and South baggage claims — though the airport is explicit that wearing one does not fast-track you through security. If your child needs more support than that, the airport's own contact for help is the Communications Center on 402-661-8100.

### Are there family restrooms at Omaha airport?

Eppley Airfield marks one Family Restroom on its Level 1 terminal map, in the pre-security area among the ticket counters and baggage claim, but the airport publishes no exact position for it and no equivalent symbol appears in the Level 2 concourse key — so a family restroom past security is not evidenced. If you need one before you reach the checkpoint, check the map screens in the terminal or ask at one of the mobile information booths across from baggage claim, since Eppley gives no written directions of its own. Past security, your best documented option is the Level 2 Mother's Room, marked on the concourse map but similarly undescribed.

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

No. Eppley Airfield is currently split into two temporary terminals for construction, with a separate TSA checkpoint on Level 2 of each — North Terminal for Southwest and United, South Terminal for Alaska, Allegiant, American, Delta and Frontier — and neither advertises a family lane. The airport does run the Hidden Disabilities Sunflower programme, with lanyards available from the mobile information booths at each terminal's baggage claim, but Eppley states plainly that wearing one does not guarantee faster screening. Standard TSA rules for children still apply: kids 12 and under keep shoes, jackets and headwear on, and children 17 and under can join an enrolled adult's PreCheck lane for free.

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

Eppley Airfield doesn't say, in either direction. The airport neither offers stroller rental nor states that it has none, which leaves the question genuinely open rather than answered — don't assume one will be available when you land. What the official Level 1 terminal map does confirm is Smarte Carte luggage carts, though Eppley publishes no price or exact location for them. If a stroller matters to your trip, the safest plan is to bring your own and gate-check it with your airline, since Eppley also publishes no gate-check policy of its own for strollers.

### Which terminal do I use at Omaha airport?

It depends on your airline, and getting it wrong during the current construction means a walk outside with a stroller. Southwest and United passengers use the North Terminal; Alaska, Allegiant, American, Delta and Frontier passengers use the South Terminal. Both follow the same basic layout — ticket counters and baggage claim on Level 1, the TSA checkpoint and gates on Level 2 — but the Central Terminal that would normally join them is closed while Eppley builds its new Central Pavilion and Unified Concourse. Passenger pick-up and drop-off has also moved to Level 1 of the South Garage during this period, so confirm your terminal and parking plan together before you arrive.

### How do I get through Omaha airport security with a stroller?

Fold the stroller and put it through the X-ray at whichever checkpoint matches your terminal — Level 2 of the North or South Terminal — the same applies to umbrella strollers, carriers, car seats and booster seats, with anything too large for the machine given 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 puree pouches are allowed over 100 ml and don't have to fit in a quart bag; declare them at the start of screening. You can request private screening at any point if your child finds the process difficult.

### Is Omaha airport easy to navigate with young children?

It's more complicated than usual right now because of construction. Eppley Airfield is temporarily split into North and South Terminals, each with its own ticket counters, baggage claim and checkpoint, and there's no confirmed airside link between the two — going to the wrong one during a connection likely means walking outside and re-screening. Within a single terminal the layout is simple: Level 1 for check-in and bags, Level 2 for security and gates, connected to the garages by skywalks. Once the Central Pavilion and Unified Concourse open, this should simplify significantly, but for now, confirming your airline's terminal before you leave home matters more at Eppley than it does at most airports.

## Related airports

- [Minneapolis (MSP)](https://www.velivolotravel.com/okf/airports/minneapolis-saint-paul-international-airport-msp.md) — A much larger Midwest hub Omaha connects through, with two play areas and 15 nursing locations Eppley can't match.
- [Kansas City (MCI)](https://www.velivolotravel.com/okf/airports/kansas-city-international-airport-mci.md) — A similarly sized Midwest airport, useful for comparing what a rebuilt terminal can offer versus Eppley's ongoing construction.
- [Denver (DEN)](https://www.velivolotravel.com/okf/airports/denver-international-airport-den.md) — A common onward connection from Omaha on United — far bigger, with documented play areas Eppley doesn't have.
- [Indianapolis (IND)](https://www.velivolotravel.com/okf/airports/indianapolis-international-airport-ind.md) — Another Midwest airport with no play area, but with two certified sensory rooms Eppley doesn't offer.

## Sources

- [OMA — Official terminal maps (PDF, May 2026) (2026)](https://www.flyoma.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/oaa-maps-260505.pdf) — Mother's Room and Family Restroom legend symbols, terminal layout, dining
- [OMA — Frequently Asked Questions (2026)](https://www.flyoma.com/passenger-services/faqs/) — Checkpoint hours, Sunflower programme, security lane status
- [OMA — Find Your Way at OMA (2026)](https://www.flyoma.com/find-your-way-at-oma/) — Terminal split, rental car counters, accessibility kiosks
- [OMA — Accessibility (2026)](https://www.flyoma.com/passenger-services/accessibility/) — No sensory room, autism social narrative, changing table gap

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