Most travelers‘ first impressions of a country or major city are based on what they see at the airport. Terminals are the literal entrances to the world; millions pass through them yearly. As a result, some governments put much effort into building and keeping up-to-date airports to attract tourists and business. Many countries are proud that their national airlines use a well-known airport as a hub.
Some airports are different. Some are sterile, soulless places with bright blueish lighting and endless hallways. They are just buildings you can use to start your next adventure, whether it’s a weekend trip with friends or a big trip by yourself to a new, faraway place.
Others, on the other hand, can make your holiday experience exceptional from the start. Despite the lines and regulations, the best airports are the ones we expect the most. They have appealing food and drink—perhaps a champagne bar or a microbrewery with a taproom—and distinctive spaces that offer more than just a place to charge your electronic devices. Maybe they have indoor gardens, rooftop terraces with runway views, or even complete adventure playgrounds to keep your children entertained while you wait for your flight.
The most important thing to be proud of is having the best airport in the world, as many people say. Since 1999, Skytrax, an international organization that ranks airports, has completed a customer survey for the title. The survey asks about many things, like how comfortable the airport terminal is, how clean the bathrooms are, how to get there, and how long you must wait at security.
According to Skytrax, its results are determined by global customer satisfaction surveys of more than 550 airports, which rank such factors as-
- Website of airport
- Accessible Airport trips
- security
- Terminal Architecture
- Food and retail alternatives
- Family facilities, Comfort & Seating
- Maintenance and keeping things clean
- shopping and dining
- WiFi, leisure, and entertainment
Here is a full list of the 100 best Airports worldwide according to Skytrax 2023:
Rank | Airport Name | Country |
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1 | Singapore Changi Airport | Singapore |
2 | Hamad International Airport | Qatar |
3 | Tokyo Haneda International Airport | Japan |
4 | Incheon International Airport | South Korea |
5 | Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport | France |
6 | Istanbul Airport | Turkiye |
7 | Munich International Airport | Germany |
8 | Zurich Airport | Switzerland |
9 | Narita International Airport | Japan |
10 | Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport | Spain |
11 | Vienna International Airport | Austria |
12 | Helsinki Airport | Finland |
13 | Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport | Italy |
14 | Copenhagen Airport | Denmark |
15 | Kansai International Airport | Japan |
16 | Chubu Centrair International Airport | Japan |
17 | Dubai International Airport | United Arab Emirates |
18 | Seattle-Tacoma International Airport | United States |
19 | Melbourne Airport | Australia |
20 | Vancouver International Airport | Canada |
21 | Düsseldorf Airport | Germany |
22 | London Heathrow Airport | United Kingdom |
23 | Brisbane Airport | Australia |
24 | Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport | China |
25 | Frankfurt Airport | Germany |
26 | Bahrain International Airport | Bahrain |
27 | King Khalid International Airport | Saudi Arabia |
28 | Haikou Meilan International Airport | China |
29 | Amsterdam Airport Schiphol | Netherlands |
30 | Fukuoka Airport | Japan |
31 | Shenzhen Bao’an International Airport | China |
32 | Houston Hobby Airport | United States |
33 | Hong Kong International Airport | Hong Kong SAR |
34 | Barcelona Airport | Spain |
35 | George Bush Intercontinental Airport | United States |
36 | Indira Gandhi International Airport | India |
37 | El Dorado International Airport | Colombia |
38 | Hamburg Airport | Germany |
39 | Paris Orly Airport | France |
40 | Quito International Airport | Ecuador |
41 | King Abdulaziz International Airport | Saudi Arabia |
42 | Muscat International Airport | Oman |
43 | Jakarta Airport | Indonesia |
44 | King Fahd International Airport | Saudi Arabia |
45 | Montréal–Trudeau International Airport | Canada |
46 | Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport | United States |
47 | Cape Town International Airport | South Africa |
48 | San Francisco International Airport | United States |
49 | Sydney Airport | Australia |
50 | Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport | China |
51 | Auckland Airport | New Zealand |
52 | Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport | Saudi Arabia |
53 | Heydar Aliyev International Airport | Azerbaijan |
54 | Gold Coast Airport | Australia |
55 | London Gatwick Airport | United Kingdom |
56 | Cologne Bonn Airport | Germany |
57 | LaGuardia Airport | United States |
58 | Perth Airport | Australia |
59 | Chengdu Tianfu International Airport | China |
60 | Athens International Airport | Greece |
61 | King Shaka International Airport | South Africa |
62 | Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport | United States |
63 | Los Angeles International Airport | United States |
64 | Toronto Pearson International Airport | Canada |
65 | Rajiv Gandhi International Airport | India |
66 | Dallas Fort Worth International Airport | United States |
67 | Kuala Lumpur International Airport | Malaysia |
68 | Suvarnabhumi Airport | Thailand |
69 | Kempegowda International Airport | India |
70 | London City Airport | United Kingdom |
71 | Denver International Airport | United States |
72 | Xi’an Xianyang International Airport | China |
73 | Adelaide International Airport | Australia |
74 | Gimpo International Airport | South Korea |
75 | O. R. Tambo International Airport | South Africa |
76 | Oslo Gardermoen Airport | Norway |
77 | Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport | Hungary |
78 | Málaga–Costa del Sol Airport | Spain |
79 | Malta International Airport | Malta |
80 | Denpasar International Airport | Indonesia |
81 | Porto Airport | Portugal |
82 | Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport | Taiwan |
83 | Lisbon Airport | Portugal |
84 | Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport | India |
85 | Stockholm Arlanda Airport | Sweden |
86 | Milan Malpensa Airport | Italy |
87 | Abu Dhabi International Airport | United Arab Emirates |
88 | John F. Kennedy International Airport | United States |
89 | Jorge Chávez International Airport | Peru |
90 | Alicante–Elche Miguel Hernández Airport | Spain |
91 | Palma de Mallorca Airport | Spain |
92 | Calgary International Airport | Canada |
93 | Keflavík International Airport | Iceland |
94 | Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport | United States |
95 | Osaka International Airport | Japan |
96 | Boston Logan International Airport | United States |
97 | Changsha Huanghua International Airport | China |
98 | Lyon–Saint-Exupéry Airport | France |
99 | Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport | United States |
100 | Christchurch Airport | New Zealand |
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