Top 10 Regional Airports in the World 2024

See which airports were voted by customers as the top 10 regional airports in the world in the annual passenger satisfaction survey. See the results of the top 10 regional airports for Asia, North America, Europe, Middle East, China, Australia/Pacific, Africa, Central Asia/CIS, India and South Asia, Central America and the Caribbean, and South America.

For the purposes of the tendering process, a regional airport is one that predominantly handles domestic flights or regional international flights. It may also serve a small number of intercontinental connections, but the 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 time in a row. The five best regional airports in the world 2024 include Fukuoka Airport (2.), Haikou Meilan Airport (3.), Houston Hobby (4.) and Orly Airport (5.)

Top 10 regional airports 2024

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

Chubu Centrair International Airport in Nagoya, Japan was also named Asia’s Best Regional Airport 2024. The top 5 regional airports in Asia 2024 include Fukuoka Airport (2.), Haikou Meilan Airport (3.), New Chitose Airport (4.) and Kempegowda International AirportBengaluru (5th).

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

Orly Airport was voted the best regional airport in Europe 2024. The top 5 regional airports in Europe 2024 include Dusseldorf Airport (2.), Hamburg Airport (3.), Budapest Airport (4.) and Porto Airport (5.)

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 (2.), Salalah International Airport (3.), Amman Airport (4.) and Dubai World Central (5.)

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

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 (2.), Christchurch Airport (3.), Wellington International Airport (4.) and Darwin International Airport (5.)

Durban King Shaka International Airport was named the best regional airport in Africa 2024. The top 5 regional airports in Africa 2024 include Marrakech-Menara Airport (2.), Kigali International Airport (3.), Port Elizabeth Airport (4.) and Bram Fischer International Airport (5.)

Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport won the award for Best Regional Airport in Central Asia/CIS 2024. The top 5 regional airports in Central Asia/CIS 2024 include Almaty International Airport (2.), Zvartnots International Airport (3.), Chisinau International Airport (4.) and Atyrau Airport (5.)

Kempegowda International AirportBangalore has been voted the best regional airport in India and South Asia 2024. The top 5 regional airports in India and South Asia 2024 include Hyderabad International Airport (2.), Manohar International AirportMumbai (3.), Chennai International Airport (4.) and Cochin International Airport (5.)

Juan Santamaría International Airport was named the best regional airport in Central America and the Caribbean 2024. The top 5 regional airports in Central America and the Caribbean 2024 include Punta Cana International Airport (2.), Bermuda LF Wade International Airport (3.), Curacao International Airport (4.) and El Salvador International Airport (5.)

Mariscal Sucre International AirportQuito won the award for Best Regional Airport in South America 2024. The top 5 regional airports in South America 2024 include José Joaquín de Olmedo International AirportGuayaquil (2.), José Maria Cordova International AirportMedellin (3rd), Aeroparque Jorge Newbery Airport (4.) and Recife International Airport (5.)

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The World Airport Awards

The World Airport Awards are prestigious awards for the airport industry, voted for by customers in the largest annual airport customer satisfaction survey worldwide. They are considered the benchmark for the global airport industry and evaluate customer service and facilities at over 550 airports. The survey and awards are independent of any control, influence or involvement of the airports.

No entry fee or other payment by any airport (or other third party) is required to take part in the survey or awards. The survey and awards process are fully funded by Skytrax.