# Nap-Window Flight Planner | TravelWithKids
> Compare a flight departure and duration with general child nap-window ranges by age. Use the result as a planning filter, not a prediction for your child.
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A calmer way to compare flight times

# Find a flight time that works with naps

Check a departure against broad nap windows by age, then decide whether another flight time is worth comparing.

[Check a flight time](https://www.bestplacestotravelwithkids.com/tools/nap-window-flight-planner/#tool-builder) Works right here in your browser

![Airplane window over clouds at dusk with a folded star blanket, sleep mask, and analog clock](https://www.bestplacestotravelwithkids.com/images/tool-pages/nap-window-planner/hero.webp)A little planning goes a long way

A SIMPLE START

## It’s as easy as 1, 2, 3!

1![Watercolor folded sleep blanket, moon pillow, soft cloud toy, and clock](https://www.bestplacestotravelwithkids.com/images/tool-pages/nap-window-planner/step-age.webp)

### Choose an age band

Start with a broad, typical sleep range.

2![Watercolor flight ticket, route map, small airplane, and clock](https://www.bestplacestotravelwithkids.com/images/tool-pages/nap-window-planner/step-flight-time.webp)

### Enter flight timing

Add departure time and flight length.

3![Watercolor airplane crossing clouds near a clock](https://www.bestplacestotravelwithkids.com/images/tool-pages/nap-window-planner/step-compare.webp)

### Compare the window

See whether the trip overlaps a usual nap.

YOUR FLIGHT DETAILS

## Check this departure

Choose an age band, then add the departure time and flight length.

 Updates as you go

Child’s age band0–3 months4–6 months6–9 months9–14 months14 months–3 years3–5 years5+ years (no regular nap)

Departure time (local)

Flight length (hours)

Check this flight window

See the general nap windows used here

These ranges are broad planning references, not a prediction for a specific child. Routines and travel days vary.

|Age band | Typical nap window |

|0–3 months | Frequent naps, often after about 1–2 hours awake; difficult to plan around one fixed window. |

|4–6 months | About 9–10 am, 12–1 pm, and 3–4 pm (often three naps). |

|6–9 months | About 9 am and 1 pm (often two or three naps). |

|9–14 months | About 9–10 am as a morning nap shrinks, and 12:30–2 pm. |

|14 months–3 years | About 12:30–2:30 pm (often one nap). |

|3–5 years | About 1–2 pm quiet time, if any; many children have dropped naps. |

|5+ years | Most children no longer have a regular daytime nap. |

YOUR QUICK GUIDE

## Use this as a filter

Sleep guidance gives a starting range. Your child’s usual routine and the travel day still matter.

- 1 Pick the closest age band; each child’s sleep is different.
- 2 Enter the local departure time shown for the airport.
- 3 Treat an overlap as a comparison point, not a promise of sleep.

![A twilight airplane window, folded blanket, crescent moon, and clock](https://www.bestplacestotravelwithkids.com/images/tool-pages/nap-window-planner/tip-nap-window.webp)

MADE TO BE USEFUL

## What you’ll get

A clearer next step for your family trip

![Watercolor airplane, clouds, clock, sun, and twilight sky](https://www.bestplacestotravelwithkids.com/images/tool-pages/nap-window-planner/outcome-overlap.webp)

### Overlap at a glance

Compare the flight period with broad sleep windows for the selected age band.

![Watercolor sleep journal, folded blanket, and three sleep-symbol blocks](https://www.bestplacestotravelwithkids.com/images/tool-pages/nap-window-planner/outcome-age-context.webp)

### Age-band context

Keep the general nap range in view; children’s own routines can differ.

![Watercolor daytime and nighttime flight passes beside a compass](https://www.bestplacestotravelwithkids.com/images/tool-pages/nap-window-planner/outcome-next-time.webp)

### A time to compare next

If the flight overlaps, use the note to compare an earlier or later departure.

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