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I'd be interested in ratings for layover airports. The flight experience is pretty similar. But layover airports with a little playground for the kids are a huge bonus for me.

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This is somewhat available on TripAdvisor if you search for the airport itself by name, e.g. https://www.tripadvisor.ca/Airport-g187337-qFRA-Frankfurt_He...

The airport itself is not gathering ratings, but the restaurants and activities inside it are, and if there's a significant children's playground, it should show up as a rateable attraction under "Things to Do".

Agree completely, especially since it's not always readily obvious which airports are better than others if you're not already familiar with them. For example, in Chicago O'Hare is much larger and busier than Midway, but O'Hare hasn't seen any updates in almost 30 years. Though smaller, the facilities at Midway are much nicer.

Also, airports with family restrooms and/or nursing rooms. Nothing is more fun than enduring stares while I try to provide some semblance of privacy for my wife at the gate.

Yes, I traveled alone with a 1 year old and 2 year old once, and at one airport it was logistically impossible for me to go to the bathroom.

I guess in that position, I'd take them with me to the handicapped stall and ask them to inspect the wall for a few minutes. :/

sleepinginairports.net focuses on, well, sleeping in airports but it also has guides and amenity/facility lists for most airports world wide

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