Top 10 Regional Airports in the World 2024

By Peter Miller, Skytrax

centrair nagoya airport world's best regional airport 2024
Centrair Nagoya Airport is named World’s Best Regional Airport for 2024

 

See which airports have been voted the World’s Top 10 Regional Airports by customers, in the annual airport passenger satisfaction survey. View the top 10 regional airport results for Asia, North America, Europe, the Middle East, China, Australia/Pacific, Africa, Central Asia/CIS, India & South Asia, Central America & Caribbean and South America.

 

For the awards process, a regional airport is one that predominantly serves domestic or regional international flights. It may also serve a small number of intercontinental routes, but the primary focus is on the short haul and regional market.

 

Chubu Centrair International Airport in Nagoya, Japan is named the World’s Best Regional Airport 2024, for the tenth consecutive year. The World’s Top 5 Regional Airports 2024 include Fukuoka Airport (2nd), Haikou Meilan Airport (3rd), Houston Hobby (4th) and Paris Orly Airport (5th).

chubu centrair sky deck
Chubu Centrair Sky Deck

 

Top 10 Regional Airports 2024

 

  1. Chubu Centrair International Airport
  2. Fukuoka Airport
  3. Haikou Meilan Airport
  4. Houston Hobby Airport
  5. Paris Orly Airport
  6. Düsseldorf Airport
  7. New York LaGuardia Airport
  8. Quito International Airport
  9. Hamburg Airport
  10. Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport

 


 

chubu centrair international airport wins award as best regional airport in asia
Chubu Centrair International Airport wins top award as the Best Regional Airport in Asia

Chubu Centrair International Airport in Nagoya, Japan was also named Best Regional Airport in Asia 2024. The Top 5 Regional Airports in Asia 2024 include Fukuoka Airport (2nd), Haikou Meilan Airport (3rd), New Chitose Airport (4th) and Kempegowda International Airport, Bangalore (5th).

 

william p. hobby airport awarded best regional airport north america
William P. Hobby Airport is awarded as the Best Regional Airport in North America

Houston Hobby won the award for the Best Regional Airport in North America 2024. The Top 5 Regional Airports in North America 2024 include New York LaGuardia Airport (2nd), Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (3rd), Denver International Airport (4th) and Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (5th).

 

paris orly airport wins award as best regional airport in europe
Paris Orly Airport wins award as the Best Regional Airport in Europe

Paris Orly Airport was voted the Best Regional Airport in Europe 2024. The Top 5 Regional Airports in Europe 2024 include Düsseldorf Airport (2nd), Hamburg Airport (3rd), Budapest Airport (4th) and Porto Airport (5th).

 

medina airport awarded best regional airport in middle east
Medina Airport is awarded as the Best Regional Airport in Middle East

Medina Airport was named the Best Regional Airport in the Middle East 2024. The Top 5 Regional Airports in the Middle East 2024 include Dammam Airport (2nd), Salalah International Airport (3rd), Amman Airport (4th) and Dubai World Central (5th).

 

haikou meilan airport wins award as best regional airport in china
Haikou Meilan Airport wins award as the Best Regional Airport in China

Haikou Meilan International Airport won the award for the Best Regional Airport in China 2024. The Top 5 Regional Airports in China 2024 include Changsha Huanghua International Airport (2nd), Sanya Phoenix International Airport (3rd), Xi’an Xianyang International Airport (4th) and Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (5th).

 

adelaide airport wins award as best regional airport in australia and pacific
Adelaide Airport wins award as the Best Regional Airport in Australia & Pacific

Adelaide Airport was voted the Best Regional Airport in Australia/Pacific 2024. The Top 5 Regional Airports in Australia/Pacific 2024 include Gold Coast Airport (2nd), Christchurch Airport (3rd), Wellington International Airport (4th) and Darwin International Airport (5th).

 

durban king shaka airport named best regional airport in africa
Durban King Shaka Airport is named the Best Regional Airport in Africa

Durban King Shaka International Airport was named the Best Regional Airport in Africa 2024. The Top 5 Regional Airports in Africa 2024 include Marrakesh Menara Airport (2nd), Kigali International Airport (3rd), Port Elizabeth Airport (4th) and Bram Fischer International Airport (5th).

 

nursultan nazarbayev airport wins award as the best regional airport in central asia and cis
Nursultan Nazarbayev Airport wins award as the Best Regional Airport in Central Asia / CIS

Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport won the award for the Best Regional Airport in Central Asia/CIS 2024. The Top 5 Regional Airports in Central Asia/CIS 2024 include Almaty International Airport (2nd), Zvartnots International Airport (3rd), Chișinău International Airport (4th) and Atyrau Airport (5th).

 

bangalore airport wins award as best regional airport in india and south asia
Bangalore Airport wins award as the Best Regional Airport in India & South Asia

Kempegowda International Airport, Bangalore was voted the Best Regional Airport in India & South Asia 2024. The Top 5 Regional Airports in India & South Asia 2024 include Hyderabad International Airport (2nd), Manohar International Airport, Goa (3rd), Chennai International Airport (4th) and Cochin International Airport (5th).

 

juan santamaría airport wins best regional airport in central america and caribbean award
Juan Santamaría Intl Airport wins the Best Regional Airport in C America & Caribbean award

Juan Santamaría International Airport was named the Best Regional Airport in Central America & Caribbean 2024. The Top 5 Regional Airports in Central America & Caribbean 2024 include Punta Cana International Airport (2nd), Bermuda L. F. Wade International Airport (3rd), Curaçao International Airport (4th) and El Salvador International Airport (5th).

 

quito mariscal sucre airport wins award as best regional airport south america
Quito Mariscal Sucre Airport wins award as the Best Regional Airport in South America

Mariscal Sucre International Airport, Quito won the award for the Best Regional Airport in South America 2024. The Top 5 Regional Airports in South America 2024 include José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport, Guayaquil (2nd), José María Córdova International Airport, Medellin (3rd), Aeroparque Jorge Newbery Airport (4th) and Recife International Airport (5th).

 

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.

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