Top 10 Regional Airports in the World 2024
By Peter Miller, Skytrax
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).
Top 10 Regional Airports 2024
- Chubu Centrair International Airport
- Fukuoka Airport
- Haikou Meilan Airport
- Houston Hobby Airport
- Paris Orly Airport
- Düsseldorf Airport
- New York LaGuardia Airport
- Quito International Airport
- Hamburg Airport
- Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport
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).
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 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 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 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 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 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 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).
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 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).
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.