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These are the best airports in the world, in the order travelers voted them in the 2026 World Airport Awards, with every airport's passengers, airlines and photos in the finder above.
The finder has 4,008 airports with scheduled flights in 233 countries, each with its photo, passengers, runways, hub airlines and the hotels near it.
I fly a lot, and I wanted one place to size up an airport before I book a route through it.
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What is the best airports finder?
It's a free tool on my site that ranks the world's airports by passengers, airlines, age, height and runway length, and lets you search, filter and open each one.
Each airport opens in its own window, with its overview, the airlines that have a hub there, a map with the airports around it, and what's nearby.
The best airports in the world
These are the 10 best airports of 2026, as travelers voted them in the World Airport Awards.
1. Singapore Changi Airport
Singapore · SIN · WSSS- World Airport Awards 2026
- #1 of 100
- Passengers
- 58.9 million (2023)
- Hub airlines
- 3
- Opened
- 1981
- Longest runway
- 13,123 ft (4,000 m)
Travelers voted Singapore Changi Airport the world's #1 airport in 2026. It handled 58,900,000 passengers in 2023. It's a hub for Singapore Airlines, Scoot and Qantas Airways.
2. Incheon International Airport
Seoul · ICN · RKSI- World Airport Awards 2026
- #2 of 100
- Passengers
- 74.1 million (2025)
- Hub airlines
- 7
- Opened
- 2001
- Longest runway
- 13,123 ft (4,000 m)
Travelers voted Incheon International Airport the world's #2 airport in 2026. It handled 74,071,475 passengers in 2025. It's a hub for Korean Air, Asiana Airlines and Jin Air.
3. Tokyo Haneda International Airport
Tokyo · HND · RJTT- World Airport Awards 2026
- #3 of 100
- Passengers
- 85.9 million (2024)
- Hub airlines
- 4
- Longest runway
- 11,024 ft (3,360 m)
Travelers voted Tokyo Haneda International Airport the world's #3 airport in 2026. It handled 85,900,617 passengers in 2024. It's a hub for Japan Airlines, All Nippon Airways and Air Do.
4. Hong Kong International Airport
Hong Kong · HKG · VHHH- World Airport Awards 2026
- #4 of 100
- Passengers
- 53.1 million (2024)
- Hub airlines
- 4
- Opened
- 1998
- Longest runway
- 12,467 ft (3,800 m)
Travelers voted Hong Kong International Airport the world's #4 airport in 2026. It handled 53,068,000 passengers in 2024. It's a hub for Cathay Pacific, Hong Kong Airlines and HK Express.
5. Narita International Airport
Narita · NRT · RJAA- World Airport Awards 2026
- #5 of 100
- Passengers
- 39.8 million (2024)
- Hub airlines
- 6
- Opened
- 1978
- Longest runway
- 13,123 ft (4,000 m)
Travelers voted Narita International Airport the world's #5 airport in 2026. It handled 39,807,651 passengers in 2024. It's a hub for Japan Airlines, All Nippon Airways and Nippon Cargo Airlines.
6. Charles de Gaulle International Airport
Paris (Roissy-en-France, Val-d'Oise) · CDG · LFPG- World Airport Awards 2026
- #6 of 100
- Passengers
- 67.4 million (2023)
- Hub airlines
- 5
- Opened
- 1974
- Longest runway
- 13,829 ft (4,215 m)
Travelers voted Charles de Gaulle International Airport the world's #6 airport in 2026. It handled 67,421,316 passengers in 2023. It's a hub for Air France, ASL Airlines France and CMA CGM Air Cargo.
7. Rome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport
Rome · FCO · LIRF- World Airport Awards 2026
- #7 of 100
- Passengers
- 51.3 million (2025)
- Hub airlines
- 2
- Opened
- 1960
- Longest runway
- 12,801 ft (3,902 m)
Travelers voted Rome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport the world's #7 airport in 2026. It handled 51,306,744 passengers in 2025. It's a hub for ITA Airways and Aeroitalia.
8. İstanbul Airport
Istanbul · IST · LTFM- World Airport Awards 2026
- #8 of 100
- Passengers
- 84.5 million (2025)
- Hub airlines
- 1
- Opened
- 2018
- Longest runway
- 13,451 ft (4,100 m)
Travelers voted İstanbul Airport the world's #8 airport in 2026. It handled 84,457,421 passengers in 2025. It's a hub for Turkish Airlines.
9. Munich Airport
Munich · MUC · EDDM- World Airport Awards 2026
- #9 of 100
- Passengers
- 41.6 million (2024)
- Hub airlines
- 2
- Opened
- 1992
- Longest runway
- 13,123 ft (4,000 m)
Travelers voted Munich Airport the world's #9 airport in 2026. It handled 41,568,000 passengers in 2024. It's a hub for Lufthansa and MHS Aviation.
10. Vancouver International Airport
Vancouver · YVR · CYVR- World Airport Awards 2026
- #10 of 100
- Passengers
- 26.9 million (2025)
- Hub airlines
- 4
- Opened
- 1929
- Longest runway
- 11,500 ft (3,505 m)
Travelers voted Vancouver International Airport the world's #10 airport in 2026. It handled 26,913,561 passengers in 2025. It's a hub for Air Canada, Air Transat and Pacific Coastal Airlines.
The other 90 in the top 100 are in the finder above, in their order.
The busiest airports in the world
These are the 10 busiest airports by their latest full year of passengers. Size isn't quality, so this list is a different one.
- Code
- ATL
- City
- Atlanta
- Passengers
- 106.3 million
- World rank
- #77
- Code
- DXB
- City
- Dubai
- Passengers
- 95.2 million
- World rank
- #13
- Code
- HND
- City
- Tokyo
- Passengers
- 85.9 million
- World rank
- #3
- Code
- DFW
- City
- Dallas-Fort Worth
- Passengers
- 85.7 million
- World rank
- #48
- Code
- PVG
- City
- Shanghai (Pudong)
- Passengers
- 85.0 million
- World rank
- Not in the top 100
- Code
- ORD
- City
- Chicago
- Passengers
- 84.9 million
- World rank
- Not in the top 100
- Code
- IST
- City
- Istanbul
- Passengers
- 84.5 million
- World rank
- #8
- Code
- LHR
- City
- London
- Passengers
- 83.9 million
- World rank
- #16
- Code
- DEN
- City
- Denver
- Passengers
- 82.4 million
- World rank
- #78
- Code
- DEL
- City
- New Delhi
- Passengers
- 77.8 million
- World rank
- #28
The busiest airports by region
Here are the 5 best airports in each region, in the order travelers voted them, then the busiest where fewer than 5 made the top 100.
The best airports in Europe
- Code
- CDG
- City
- Paris (Roissy-en-France, Val-d'Oise)
- World rank
- #6
- Code
- FCO
- City
- Rome
- World rank
- #7
- Code
- MUC
- City
- Munich
- World rank
- #9
- Code
- HEL
- City
- Helsinki (Vantaa)
- World rank
- #11
- Code
- VIE
- City
- Vienna
- World rank
- #15
The best airports in Asia
- Code
- SIN
- City
- Singapore
- World rank
- #1
- Code
- ICN
- City
- Seoul
- World rank
- #2
- Code
- HND
- City
- Tokyo
- World rank
- #3
- Code
- HKG
- City
- Hong Kong
- World rank
- #4
- Code
- NRT
- City
- Narita
- World rank
- #5
The best airports in Latin America
- Code
- BOG
- City
- Bogota
- World rank
- #37
- Code
- UIO
- City
- Quito
- World rank
- #69
- Code
- SCL
- City
- Santiago
- World rank
- #83
- Code
- PUJ
- City
- Punta Cana
- World rank
- #95
- Code
- SJO
- City
- San José (Alajuela)
- World rank
- #99
The best airports in North America
- Code
- YVR
- City
- Vancouver
- World rank
- #10
- Code
- IAH
- City
- Houston
- World rank
- #29
- Code
- CVG
- City
- Cincinnati / Covington
- World rank
- #33
- Code
- LGA
- City
- New York
- World rank
- #38
- Code
- HOU
- City
- Houston
- World rank
- #39
The best airports in the Middle East
- Code
- IST
- City
- Istanbul
- World rank
- #8
- Code
- DXB
- City
- Dubai
- World rank
- #13
- Code
- RUH
- City
- Riyadh
- World rank
- #14
- Code
- BAH
- City
- Manama
- World rank
- #20
- Code
- AUH
- City
- Abu Dhabi
- World rank
- #23
The best airports in Africa
- Code
- CPT
- City
- Cape Town
- World rank
- #74
- Code
- JNB
- City
- Johannesburg
- World rank
- #84
- Code
- CAI
- City
- Cairo
- World rank
- Not in the top 100
- Code
- LPA
- City
- Gran Canaria Island
- World rank
- Not in the top 100
- Code
- ADD
- City
- Addis Ababa
- World rank
- Not in the top 100
The best airports in Oceania
- Code
- MEL
- City
- Melbourne
- World rank
- #21
- Code
- BNE
- City
- Brisbane
- World rank
- #40
- Code
- SYD
- City
- Sydney (Mascot)
- World rank
- #52
- Code
- AKL
- City
- Auckland
- World rank
- #54
- Code
- PER
- City
- Perth
- World rank
- #58
The best-connected airports
These airports are a hub for the most airlines, so they have the most flights to choose from.
- Code
- CGK
- City
- Jakarta
- Hub airlines
- 11
- Code
- MIA
- City
- Miami
- Hub airlines
- 10
- Code
- CAI
- City
- Cairo
- Hub airlines
- 9
- Code
- AMS
- City
- Amsterdam
- Hub airlines
- 8
- Code
- MAD
- City
- Madrid
- Hub airlines
- 8
- Code
- KTM
- City
- Kathmandu
- Hub airlines
- 8
- Code
- ICN
- City
- Seoul
- Hub airlines
- 7
- Code
- BOG
- City
- Bogota
- Hub airlines
- 7
- Code
- JNB
- City
- Johannesburg
- Hub airlines
- 7
- Code
- LAX
- City
- Los Angeles
- Hub airlines
- 6
Open any of them in the finder to see which airlines have a hub there.
The newest big airports
These large airports opened since 1995, newest first, and they tend to have the most modern terminals.
- Code
- COV
- City
- Tarsus
- Opened
- 2024
- Code
- GHV
- City
- Brașov (Ghimbav)
- Opened
- 2023
- Code
- NLU
- City
- Mexico City
- Opened
- 2022
- Code
- ZHA
- City
- Zhanjiang
- Opened
- 2022
- Code
- TAO
- City
- Qingdao (Jiaozhou)
- Opened
- 2021
- Code
- TFU
- City
- Chengdu (Jianyang)
- Opened
- 2021
- Code
- BER
- City
- Berlin
- Opened
- 2020
- Code
- ETM
- City
- Eilat
- Opened
- 2019
- Code
- GSV
- City
- Saratov
- Opened
- 2019
- Code
- PKX
- City
- Beijing
- Opened
- 2019
The highest airports in the world
These airports with scheduled flights sit the highest above sea level, where thin air can affect how you feel when you land.
- Code
- DCY
- City
- Garzê (Daocheng)
- Elevation
- 14,472 ft (4,411 m)
- Code
- BPX
- City
- Bangda
- Elevation
- 14,219 ft (4,334 m)
- Code
- DDR
- City
- Xigazê (Dingri)
- Elevation
- 14,108 ft (4,300 m)
- Code
- KGT
- City
- Garzê (Kangding)
- Elevation
- 14,042 ft (4,280 m)
- Code
- NGQ
- City
- Shiquanhe
- Elevation
- 14,022 ft (4,274 m)
- Code
- LPB
- City
- La Paz / El Alto
- Elevation
- 13,355 ft (4,071 m)
- Code
- YUS
- City
- Yushu (Batang)
- Elevation
- 12,816 ft (3,906 m)
- Code
- JUL
- City
- Juliaca
- Elevation
- 12,552 ft (3,826 m)
- Code
- GMQ
- City
- Golog (Maqên)
- Elevation
- 12,426 ft (3,787 m)
- Code
- RKZ
- City
- Xigazê (Samzhubzê)
- Elevation
- 12,408 ft (3,782 m)
The airports with the longest runways
These are the longest runways at airports with scheduled flights.
- Code
- RKZ
- City
- Xigazê (Samzhubzê)
- Longest runway
- 16,404 ft (5,000 m)
- Code
- ULY
- City
- Cherdakly
- Longest runway
- 16,404 ft (5,000 m)
- Code
- UTN
- City
- Upington
- Longest runway
- 16,076 ft (4,900 m)
- Code
- DEN
- City
- Denver
- Longest runway
- 16,000 ft (4,877 m)
- Code
- DOH
- City
- Doha
- Longest runway
- 15,912 ft (4,850 m)
- Code
- EBL
- City
- Arbil
- Longest runway
- 15,748 ft (4,800 m)
- Code
- GOQ
- City
- Golmud
- Longest runway
- 15,748 ft (4,800 m)
- Code
- HRE
- City
- Harare
- Longest runway
- 15,502 ft (4,725 m)
- Code
- MBD
- City
- Mafeking
- Longest runway
- 15,157 ft (4,620 m)
- Code
- ZIA
- City
- Moscow
- Longest runway
- 15,092 ft (4,600 m)
How to use the best airports finder
Here's how to find an airport and read what the finder knows about it:
- Type a 3-letter code like DOH, a city or an airport's name in the search.
- Open the filters to pick regions, countries or a size: large, medium or small.
- Sort by the best (the order travelers voted), the busiest, the newest, the oldest, the highest up or the longest runway.
- Switch to the map to see the airports where they are, each pin showing its code.
- Click a card to open the airport, and share its link to send it to someone.
The stage at the top shows the best airports in the world, in your own country when the finder knows where you are, with music while you browse.
Where the data comes from
Every number comes from a public source, and you can check each one there:
- The best order – the 2026 World Airport Awards, voted by travelers.
- Airports, codes and runways – OurAirports, a public domain list kept by pilots and travelers.
- Passengers and the year opened – Wikidata, using full-year totals only, never a single month.
- Hub airlines – the airlines that name the airport as a hub on Wikidata, with each airline's own logo.
- Photos – Wikimedia Commons, each credited with its author and license.
2,988 of the 4,008 airports have a passenger count, and the rest show their other facts.
Who is the best airports finder for?
The finder is for anyone choosing where to fly through, or where to fly into:
- Digital nomads comparing the airports near the places they might move to.
- Points travelers picking the hubs of the airlines they collect miles with.
- Anyone curious about the world's biggest, newest or highest airports.
Once you know your airport, the Nomad Hotel Finder shows the best hotels near it, and the Nomad Flight Finder finds the flights.
More travel finders
The buttons above the finder switch between my travel finders, so you can plan the whole trip:
- The Nomad Hotel Finder for hotels ranked by my score.
- The Nomad Flight Finder for live fares.
- The digital nomad locations guide for the city near the airport.
The best airlines finder shows each airline's routes, fleet and safety record, and airplanes, lounges and lost luggage are coming as their own finders.
Best airports FAQs
Here are the questions people ask about the best airports in the world.
Singapore Changi Airport is the best airport of 2026, voted #1 by travelers in the World Airport Awards.
Incheon International Airport and Tokyo Haneda International Airport come next.
It's a free tool that ranks 4,008 airports in the order travelers voted them, with each one's passengers, airlines and photos.
You can search, filter, sort and open any airport for more.
There are 4,008 airports in 233 countries.
These are the airports with scheduled flights and an IATA code, from OurAirports.
Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport is the busiest in the finder, with 106,302,208 passengers in 2025.
Busiest isn't best: travelers voted it #77 in the world.
Çukurova International Airport is the newest large airport in the finder, opened in 2024.
The newest airports tend to have the most modern terminals.
Daocheng Yading Airport is the highest with scheduled flights, at 14,472 ft (4,411 m).
At that height, the air is thin, so take it easy when you land.
They come from Wikidata, using each airport's latest full-year total.
Monthly figures are left out, and so are years with a missing month.
The Best order is the 2026 World Airport Awards' top 100, voted by travelers.
Airports outside it follow, by the destinations they fly to.
Yes, every airport has its own link.
Open it and copy the link, and it opens straight on that airport.
Yes, it's free with no sign-up.
The data is open, so I can keep it free.
I did. I'm Navid Moazzez, and the Best Airports finder is one of my free tools on navid.me.
Read about me, or see my creator profile.
Navid Moazzez
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Navid Moazzez helps creators and founders master AI and build their own AI Operating System (AI OS) to automate their business and life.
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