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SFO has a Sensory Room after security in Harvey Milk Terminal 1, near Gate C2, with a quiet area, an active area and a full-size airplane cabin to practice in. It's open 5 am to 11 pm every day.
Sensory supports. A Sensory Room with a practice airplane cabin, after security in Terminal 1.
Hours
Sensory Room open 5 am to 11 pm daily.
Harvey Milk Terminal 1, after security, near Gate C2, San Francisco International Airport
The Sensory Room, in SFO's words
“The Sensory Room is open to all guests, but was designed and created especially for our neurodivergent travelers and their families.”
Three spaces: a quiet area, an active area, and “the Cabin Experience, a realistic, full-scale aircraft interior.”
- The room is after security in Terminal 1, so it fits best when your flight leaves from Terminal 1.
- The practice cabin is a chance to try sitting in an airplane seat before the real flight.
In their own words: flysfo.com. Checked Sun, Nov 1, 2026. Something changed? Tell us
Three things to know
- Harvey Milk Terminal 1, after security, near Gate C2.
- Open 5 am to 11 pm every day.
- Open to everyone, made especially for neurodivergent travelers and their families.
Visual schedule
SFO Airport Day
- Drive to the airport
- Go through security
- Walk to the gate
- Go to the sensory room
- Try the practice cabin
- Bathroom
- Wait at the gate
- Get on the airplane
- All done
Ask before you go
- whether you can reach the room from other terminals after security
- how many people can be inside at once
- whether you need to ask staff to open it
- where the nearest family restroom is
More about San Francisco International Airport (SFO), Sensory Room
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Quieter
- TSA Cares can arrange help at security if you call 72 hours ahead; see the TSA Cares page.
Source: flysfo.com
