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Fly safely with your baby: Baby restraints - Travel safety announcement
Live airport status updates: Click for interactive U.S. map to select major U.S. airport

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Tips about Airports when Flying with Kids

Airport screening process
3-1-1 for carry-ons
Family facilities
Layovers
Safety in airport terminals
Strollers
Transporting car seats
Meals
Potty time
Boarding the plane

Airports are busy places and there are many things that you must do in order to make your flight: check in and get tickets, drop off your checked luggage, go through security, find your departure gate, board your plane.

With children the list of tasks grows to include things such as potty breaks, diaper changes, satisfying hunger in little bellies and keeping your children safe. There are many things to consider.

Airport Information Sources

Real-Time Major U.S. Airport Status Reports - Check for general airport delays at major U.S. airports. Data provided live from the FAA.

FlightView - Travel Tools - Track a flight status or view airport status reports and statistics for major U.S. airports. Live airport data from FlightView.

Airlines Portal - Access a listing of airlines and access their web information from our interactive Airlines Portal. You can quickly and easily check information from multiple airlines using one consistent interface.

Security Checkpoint Wait Times - Worried about how long it will take you to clear security at the airport? Be prepared by checking historical averages for airports by selecting your airport and the time of your flight. Data provided by the Transportation Security Administration.

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Flying Kids Mission

As parents, we are responsible for molding our precious babies into well rounded adults who have an appreciation for the variety of opportunities that they have available to them as they grow and develop as individuals. Exposing children to varying geographical locations and cultures around the world is an important teaching method that many parents have the option to use for developing generations of culturally aware future leaders who have childhood experiences that help them understand and personally relate to global issues. It is the mission of Flying Rugrats to arm parents with information about flying with children, toddlers or infants strategies in an effort to dispel fear or apprehension about family travel so that families may travel freely and better educate our future world citizens through positive travel experiences.