The World’s Best Airports 2009

“The World’s Best Airports 2009”. This annual survey of airport service quality is held by Geneva-based Airports Council International (ACI). The First time I look to the title, I thought there will be European Airports or American Airports. The answer is nope. Four of the five top airports are in Asia. There are Seoul, Singapore, Hongkong, and Nagoya Japan. The one and only non-Asia Airport that include in top five is Nova Scotia’s Halifax, Canada.

More than 200,000 passengers at 126 airports from around the world took part in the quarterly airport surveys, measuring more than 30 elements of passenger experience and how well each element satisfies expectations.

ACI Ranking : 1

Seoul, South Korea

Incheon International Airport

Incheon International Airport is South Korea’s largest airport. The airport has been rated as the top performing airport in the world for the fourth consecutive year.

ACI Ranking : 2

Singapore

Changi International Airport

Singapore’s Changi Airport is the most popular airport in Southeast Asia. Since its opening in 1981, Changi has served as a benchmark for airport service excellence.

ACI Ranking : 3

Hong Kong

Hong Kong International Airport

Hong Kong International Airport, also known as Chek Lap Kok Airport, has been constantly rated as one of the best operated airports in Asia and the world.

ACI Ranking : 4

Nagoya, Japan

Central Japan International Airport

After much lobbying by Toyota and other local business groups for an airport facilitating 24-hour cargo flights, it opened in 2005 and took over almost all of existing Nagoya Airport’s commercial flights. Shaped like the rounded letter “D,” its shores were sloped to let sea currents flow freely.

ACI Ranking : 5

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Halifax Stanfield International Airport

Halifax Stanfield International Airport has been selected as the world’s best airport for traveler satisfaction among airports used by less than 5 million passengers for the third straight year. Halifax Airport is one of a handful of sites along eastern North America where the Space Shuttle could land if something went wrong during liftoff.

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