Asian airports have been ranked in the top 3 in the global ranking published by Skytrax. Showcasing Asia’s dominance, Singapore’s Changi Airport has been named ‘World’s Best Airport’ for the 13th time, as voted by air travelers from around the world in the World Airport Survey 2025/2026.
In addition, it was awarded four other major awards — World’s Best Airport Restaurant, World’s Best Airport in the 60-70 million passenger category, World’s Best Airport Immigration Service and Asia’s Best Airport.
South Korea’s Incheon International Airport, which was rated as the “World’s Most Family-Friendly Airport”, took second place in the list of the world’s best airports, while Japan’s Tokyo Haneda Airport took third place. Tokyo Haneda Airport has also been awarded the World’s Cleanest Airport, World’s Best Domestic Airport and World’s Best Airport for People with Reduced Mobility (PRM) and Accessibility.
The award for the best airport toilets in the world went to Hong Kong International Airport. Where do travelers have the best shopping experience? London’s Heathrow Airport has won the title of World’s Best Airport Shopping. Japan’s Kumamoto Airport World’s has won the Best New Airport Terminal award.
In the Best Airport Baggage Delivery in the World category, Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport retained its place. The Houston Airport System has won the World’s Best Airport Art Award for the fourth year in a row.
Top 10 World Airports 2026
The full list of the world’s top 10 airports for 2026 is below:
- Changi, Singapore
- Seoul Incheon, South Korea
- Tokyo Haneda, Japan
- Hong Kong, China
- Tokyo Narita, Japan
- Paris CDG, France
- Rome Fiumicino, Italy
- Istanbul, Turkey
- Munich, Germany
- Vancouver, Canada
Indian airports have also gained ground in the global ranking, the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGI) in Delhi leads the global ranking among Indian airports. Out of 10, a total of 5 Asian airports secured a spot in the top 10 list, let’s find out where IGI, Bengal’s Kempegowda and Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) stand.
In the 2026 World’s Top 100 Airports list, IGI Airport secured the top spot among Indian airports with a global ranking of 28, followed by Bengaluru Airport, which ranked 41st. Hyderabad’s Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) is next at number 43. Goa’s Manohar International Airport ranked 64th followed by CSMIA at 66th.
Additionally, Delhi International Airport won the Best Airport in India and South Asia award, while Hyderabad Airport won the Best Airport Staff in India and South Asia award. Bangalore Airport won the award for the best regional airport in India and South Asia.
