This airport just took the crown from Singapore as the world’s best

Airports – some are ridiculously busy, others are surprisingly luxurious, and some are downright stressful, but if you’re travelling abroad, they often just can’t be avoided. Thankfully, we’ve got some insight into which hubs are the best overall, so you know what to expect if you’re headed to one of them sometime soon. 

Based on customer satisfaction surveys of 550 of the world’s airports, the Skytrax World Airport Awards 2024 just named Doha Hamad Airport the best airport on the planet!

It knocked last year’s winner Singapore Changi off the top spot, which was relegated to second place but has won 12 times in the past – pretty impressive from Hamad. About the win, Qatar Airways group chief executive offer Badr Al Meer said they were ‘truly honoured that passengers have voted us Best Airport in the world for a third time,’ according to the Sydney Morning Herald. 

Eight European hubs made the top 20 – Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport claimed sixth place, while Munich, Zurich and Istanbul airports also made the top ten. 

Though Singapore Changi moved down a place, Asia also performed well, claiming seven of the top 20 spots, four of which are in Japan. Tokyo Haneda and Tokyo Narita are both in the top five, but Centrair Nagoya and Kansai airport also make the top 20 list, too. 

The world’s top 20 airports for 2024

1. Doha Hamad
2. Singapore Changi
3. Seoul Incheon
4. Tokyo Haneda
5. Tokyo Narita
6. Paris CDG
7. Dubai
8. Munich
9. Zurich
10. Istanbul
11. Hong Kong
12. Rome Fiumicino
13. Vienna
14. Helsinki-Vantaa
15. Madrid-Barajas
16. Centrair Nagoya
17. Vancouver
18. Kansai
19. Melbourne
20. Copenhagen

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