Top 10 Airports by World Region 2023
By Peter Miller, Skytrax
See which airports have been voted the Top 10 Airports by World Region in the annual airport passenger satisfaction survey. View the Top 10 Airport results by global region.
Cape Town International Airport was named Best Airport in Africa 2023, Melbourne Airport was voted Best Airport in Australia/Pacific 2023 and Singapore Changi Airport won the award for Best Airport in Asia 2023. Heydar Aliyev International Airport, Baku was named Best Airport in Central Asia/CIS 2023, Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport won the award for Best Airport in China 2023 and Hamad International Airport, Doha was voted Best Airport in the Middle East 2023. Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport won Best Airport in Europe 2023, whilst Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi was named Best Airport in India/South Asia 2023. Panama Tocumen International Airport was named Best Airport in Central America/Caribbean 2023, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport won the award for Best Airport in North America 2023 and El Dorado International Airport, Bogota was voted Best Airport in South America 2023. Helsinki-Vantaa Airport won the award for Best Airport in Northern Europe 2023, Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport was named Best Airport in Eastern Europe 2023 and Istanbul Airport was voted Best Airport in Southern Europe 2023. Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport was named Best Airport in Western Europe 2023, with Munich International Airport voted Best Airport in Central Europe 2023.
Cape Town International Airport was voted Best Airport in Africa 2023. Africa’s Top 5 Airports include King Shaka International Airport, Durban (2nd), OR Tambo International Airport, Johannesburg (3rd), Mohammed V International Airport, Casablanca (4th) and Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport, Mauritius (5th).
Top 10 Airports in Africa 2023
- Cape Town
- Durban King Shaka
- Johannesburg
- Casablanca
- Mauritius
- Marrakech
- Addis Ababa
- Kigali
- Nairobi
- Bloemfontein
Melbourne Airport was named Best Airport in Australia/Pacific 2023. The Top 5 Airports in Australia/Pacific include Brisbane Airport (2nd), Sydney Airport (3rd), Auckland Airport (4th) and Gold Coast Airport (5th).
Top 10 Airports in Australia/Pacific 2023
- Melbourne
- Brisbane
- Sydney
- Auckland
- Gold Coast
- Perth
- Adelaide
- Christchurch
- Nadi
- Wellington
Singapore Changi Airport was voted Best Airport in Asia 2023. Asia’s Top 5 Airports include Tokyo Haneda Airport (2nd), Incheon International Airport (3rd), Narita International Airport (4th) and Kansai International Airport (5th).
Top 10 Airports in Asia 2023
- Singapore Changi
- Tokyo Haneda
- Seoul Incheon
- Tokyo Narita
- Kansai
- Centrair Nagoya
- Guangzhou
- Haikou Meilan
- Fukuoka
- Shenzhen
Heydar Aliyev International Airport, Baku was named Best Airport in Central Asia/CIS 2023. The Top 5 Airports in Central Asia/CIS include Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (2nd), Almaty International Airport (3rd), Chișinău International Airport (4th) and Zvartnots International Airport, Yerevan (5th).
Top 10 Airports in Central Asia/CIS 2023
- Baku
- Nur-Sultan
- Almaty
- Chisinau
- Yerevan
- Atyrau
- Tashkent
- Nakhchivan
- Ashgabat
- Samarkand
Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport was voted Best Airport in China 2023. China’s Top 5 Airports include Haikou Meilan International Airport (2nd), Shenzhen Bao’an International Airport (3rd), Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (4th) and Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (5th).
Top 10 Airports in China 2023
- Guangzhou
- Haikou Meilan
- Shenzhen
- Shanghai Hongqiao
- Chengdu Tianfu
- Xi’an
- Changsha
- Sanya Phoenix
- Chengdu Shuangliu
- Beijing Daxing
Hamad International Airport, Doha was named Best Airport in the Middle East 2023. The Top 5 Airports in the Middle East include Dubai International Airport (2nd), Bahrain International Airport (3rd), King Khalid International Airport, Riyadh (4th) and King Abdulaziz International Airport, Jeddah (5th).
Engr. Badr Mohammed Al-Meer, Chief Operating Officer at Hamad International Airport, said: “We are delighted to collect these accolades by the prestigious Skytrax World Airport Awards, we will continue to strive to provide our passengers with an exceptional travel experience and provide our partners with the best facility and unmatched service. We stay committed to our growth plans and maintaining highest standards in the global travel industry.”
Top 10 Airports in the Middle East 2023
- Doha Hamad
- Dubai
- Bahrain
- Riyadh
- Jeddah
- Muscat
- Dammam
- Medina
- Abu Dhabi
- Salalah
Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport was voted Best Airport in Europe 2023. Europe’s Top 5 Airports include Istanbul Airport (2nd), Munich Airport (3rd), Zurich Airport (4th) and Adolfo Suárez Madrid Barajas Airport (5th).
Top 10 Airports in Europe 2023
- Paris CDG
- Istanbul
- Munich
- Zurich
- Madrid Barajas
- Vienna
- Helsinki-Vantaa
- Rome Fiumicino
- Copenhagen
- Dusseldorf
Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi was named Best Airport in India/South Asia 2023. The Top 5 Airports in India/South Asia include Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Hyderabad (2nd), Kempegowda International Airport, Bangalore (3rd), Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, Mumbai (4th) and Chennai International Airport (5th).
The CEO of Delhi International Airport, Mr Videh Kumar Jaipuriar said: “It is the hard work and dedication of all the stakeholders which has helped Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) attain this unique feat. This acclamation by Skytrax reinforces DIAL’s commitment to constantly work towards bettering passenger experience, while developing sustainable and environment-friendly infrastructure at Delhi Airport.”
Top 10 Airports in India/South Asia 2023
- Delhi
- Hyderabad
- Bangalore
- Mumbai
- Chennai
- Colombo
- Goa
- Ahmedabad
- Kolkata
- Cochin
Panama Tocumen International Airport was voted Best Airport in Central America/Caribbean 2023. The Top 5 Airports in Central America and the Caribbean include Juan Santamaría International Airport, San José (2nd), Piarco International Airport, Port of Spain (3rd), L.F. Wade International Airport, Bermuda (4th) and Punta Cana International Airport (5th).
Top 10 Airports in Central America and the Caribbean 2023
- Panama Tocumen
- San Jose Juan Santamaría
- Port of Spain
- Bermuda
- Punta Cana
- Bridgetown
- Kingston
- El Salvador
- Montego Bay
- Saint Martin
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport was named Best Airport in North America 2023. North America’s Top 5 Airports include Vancouver International Airport (2nd), William P. Hobby Airport, Houston (3rd), George Bush Intercontinental Airport, Houston (4th) and Montréal-Trudeau International Airport (5th).
Top 10 Airports in North America 2023
- Seattle-Tacoma
- Vancouver
- Houston Hobby
- Houston George Bush
- Montréal
- Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky
- San Francisco
- New York LGA
- Atlanta
- Los Angeles
El Dorado International Airport, Bogotá was voted Best Airport in South America 2023. South America’s Top 5 Airports include Quito International Airport (2nd), Jorge Chavez International Airport, Lima (3rd), José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport, Guayaquil (4th) and Santiago Airport (5th).
Natalí Leal, General Manager of Opain, the operating company of the Bogotá airport, said: “Receiving this recognition is a source of immense pride and satisfaction for all the people, companies and entities that work tirelessly to make the operation of El Dorado possible. With this recognition, for the second consecutive year, we continue to consolidate the airport of all Colombians as a point of reference in the region. We will continue working with excellence and dedication to offer an exceptional service to the more than 36 million passengers that pass through our terminal.”
Top 10 Airports in South America 2023
- Bogotá
- Quito
- Lima
- Guayaquil
- Santiago
- São Paulo GRU
- Rio de Janeiro GIG
- Medellin
- Buenos Aires EZE
- Buenos Aires Airpark
Helsinki-Vantaa Airport was named Best Airport in Northern Europe 2023. The Top 5 Airports in Northern Europe include Copenhagen Airport (2nd), Oslo Airport (3rd), Stockholm Arlanda Airport (4th) and Keflavík Airport (5th).
Ulla Lettijeff, Director of Helsinki Airport at Finavia said: “We are proud that our passengers have once again chosen Helsinki Airport as the best airport in Northern Europe. Our airport continues to have a strong position among the best airports in the world.”
Top 10 Airports in Northern Europe 2023
- Helsinki-Vantaa
- Copenhagen
- Oslo
- Stockholm Arlanda
- Keflavik
- Billund
- Göteborg
- Malmö
- Trondheim
- Aalborg
Budapest Airport was voted Best Airport in Eastern Europe 2023. The Top 5 Airports in Eastern Europe include Tallinn Airport (2nd), Riga International Airport (3rd), Sofia Airport (4th) and Tbilisi International Airport (5th).
Top 10 Airports in Eastern Europe 2023
- Budapest
- Tallinn
- Riga
- Sofia
- Tbilisi
- Bucharest
- Batumi
- Belgrade
- Kutaisi
- Zagreb
Istanbul Airport was named Best Airport in Southern Europe 2023. The Top 5 Airports in Southern Europe include Madrid-Barajas Airport (2nd), Rome-Fiumicino International Airport (3rd), Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport (4th) and Athens International Airport (5th).
Top 10 Airports in Southern Europe 2023
- Istanbul
- Madrid Barajas
- Rome Fiumicino
- Barcelona
- Athens
- Málaga
- Malta
- Porto
- Lisbon
- Milan Malpensa
Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport was voted Best Airport in Western Europe 2023. The Top 5 Airports in Western Europe include Heathrow Airport (2nd), Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (3rd), Paris-Orly Airport (4th) and Gatwick Airport (5th).
Top 10 Airports in Western Europe 2023
- Paris CDG
- London Heathrow
- Amsterdam Schiphol
- Paris Orly
- London Gatwick
- London City
- Lyon
- Dublin
- Birmingham
- Manchester
Munich Airport was named Best Airport in Central Europe 2023. The Top 5 Airports in Western Europe include Zurich Airport (2nd), Vienna Airport (3rd), Düsseldorf Airport (4th) and Frankfurt Airport (5th).
Top 10 Airports in Central Europe 2023
- Munich
- Zurich
- Vienna
- Dusseldorf
- Frankfurt
- Hamburg
- Cologne / Bonn
- Prague
- Berlin Brandenburg
- Stuttgart
View the full World Airport Awards results, at the A-Z Award Winners page.
The World Airport Awards
The World Airport Awards are prestigious accolades for the airport industry, voted by customers in the largest, annual global airport customer satisfaction survey. They are regarded as a quality benchmark for the world airport industry, assessing customer service and facilities across over 550 airports. The survey and awards are independent of any airport control, influence or input.
There is no entry fee or any type of payment by an airport (or other third party) to be included in the survey or awards, with the survey and awards process fully funded by Skytrax.
