World's Best Airports

The Airports Council International recently released its annual lists of the world's best airports, based on customer satisfaction surveys conducted on-site. Some 200,000 such surveys are regularly conducted throughout the year. Asia took the top four spots, with Halifax, Nova Scotia, finishing the top five list:

THE WORLD'S TOP FIVE

1) Incheon, South Korea (ICN)
2) Singapore (SIN)
3) Hong Kong (HKG)
4) Central Japan (NGO)
5) Halifax (YHZ)

BEST AIRPORT BY REGION

Africa
1) George (GRJ)
2) Port Elizabeth (PLZ)
3) Cape Town (CPT)
4) Johannesburg (JNB)
5) Durban (DUR)

Asia-Pacific
1) Incheon (ICN)
2) Singapore (SIN)
3) Hong Kong (HKG)
4) Central Japan (NGO)
5) Taipei (TPE)

Europe
1) Zurich (ZRH)
2) Southampton (SOU)
3) Porto, Portugal (OPO)
4) Keflavik, Iceland (KEF)
5) Moscow Domodedovo (DME)

Latin America & Caribbean
1) Guayaquil, Ecuador (GYE)
2) Cancun (CUN)
3) San José, Costa Rica (SJO)
4) Mexico City (MEX)
5) Lima (LIM)

Middle East
1) Tel Aviv (TLV)
2) Abu Dhabi (AUH)
3) Doha, Qatar (DOH)

North America
1) Halifax (YHZ)
2) Ottawa (YOW)
3) Austin (AUS)
4) Houston Hobby (HOU)
5) Jacksonville (JAX)

BEST AIRPORT BY SIZE

fewer than 5 million passengers
1) Halifax (YHZ)
2) Ottawa (YOW)
3) Guayaquil, Ecuador (GYE)
4) George, South Africa (GRJ)
5) Southampton (SOU)

5 – 15 million passengers
1) Central Japan (NGO)
2) Tel Aviv (TLV)
3) Austin (AUS)
4) Houston Hobby (HOU)
5) Jacksonville (JAX)

15 – 25 million passengers
1) Taipei (TPE)
2) Zurich (ZRH)
3) San Diego (SAN)
4) Moscow Domodedovo (DME)
5) Vancouver (YVR)

25 – 40 million passengers
1) Incheon (ICN)
2) Singapore (SIN)
3) Minneapolis St. Paul (MSP)
4) Detroit Metropolitan (DTW)
5) Shanghai Pudong (PVG)

more than 40 million passengers
1) Hong Kong (HKG)
2) Dallas Fort Worth (DFW)
3) Beijing (PEK)
4) Denver (DEN)
5) Bangkok Suvarnabhumi (BKK)