The best and worst airports of 2019

The best and worst airports of 2019

The best and worst airports of 2019

The best and worst airports of 2019

The best and worst airports of 2019

The best and worst airports of 2019

The best and worst airports of 2019

The best and worst airports of 2019

The best and worst airports of 2019

The best and worst airports of 2019

The best and worst airports of 2019

The best and worst airports of 2019

The best and worst airports of 2019

The best and worst airports of 2019

The best and worst airports of 2019

The best and worst airports of 2019

The best and worst airports of 2019

The best and worst airports of 2019

The best and worst airports of 2019

The best and worst airports of 2019

The best and worst airports of 2019

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BEST: 15. Tancredo Neves International Airport, Brazil -

Location: Belo Horizonte

On-time performance: 8.1

Service Quality: 8.3

Food and shops: 7.9

Score: 8.12/10

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BEST: 14. Brussels South Charleroi Airport, Belgium -

Location: Charleroi

On-time performance: 8.6

Service Quality: 7.6

Food and shops: 7.2

Score: 8.12/10

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BEST: 13. Brasília International Airport, Brazil -

Location: Brasilia

On-time performance: 8.2

Service Quality: 8.2

Food and shops: 7.9

Score: 8.14/10

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BEST: 12. Mariscal Sucre International Airport, Ecuador -

Location: Quito

On-time performance: 7.8

Service Quality: 8.8

Food and shops: 8.7

Score: 8.16/10

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BEST: 11. Recife International Airport, Brazil -

Location: Recife

On-time performance: 8.1

Service Quality: 8.4

Food and shops: 8.1

Score: 8.19/10

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BEST: 10. Viracopos/Campinas International Airport, Brazil -

Location: Campinas

On-time performance: 8.4

Service Quality: 8.2

Food and shops: 7.9

Score: 8.25/10

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BEST: 9. Tenerife North Airport, Spain -

Location: Canary Islands

On-time performance: 8.2

Service Quality: 8.4

Food and shops: 8.2

Score: 8.26/10

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BEST: 8. Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, India -

Location: Hyderabad

On-time performance: 7.8

Service Quality: 9.0

Food and shops: 8.8

Score: 8.27/10

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BEST: 7. Changi Airport Singapore, Singapore -

Location: Singapore

On-time performance: 7.8

Service Quality: 9.2

Food and shops: 8.7

Score: 8.27/10

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BEST: 6. Sheremetyevo International Airport, Russia -

Location: Moscow

On-time performance: 8.5

Service Quality: 8.1

Food and shops: 8.0

Score: 8.35/10

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BEST: 5. Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport, Poland -

Location: Gdansk

On-time performance: 8.2

Service Quality: 8.7

Food and shops: 8.5

Score: 8.35/10

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BEST: 4. Afonso Pena International Airport, Brazil -

Location: Curitiba

On-time performance: 8.4

Service Quality: 8.4

Food and shops: 8.3

Score: 8.37/10

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BEST: 3. Athens International Airport, Greece -

Location: Athens

On-time performance: 8.1

Service Quality: 9.0

Food and shops: 8.7

Score: 8.38/10

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BEST: 2. Tokyo International Airport, Japan -

Location: Tokyo

On-time performance: 8.4

Service Quality: 8.4

Food and shops: 8.4

Score: 8.39/10

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BEST: 1. Hamad International Airport, Qatar -

Location: Doha

On-time performance: 8.3

Service Quality: 8.5

Food and shops: 8.5

Score: 8.39/10

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WORST: 118. Düsseldorf International Airport, Germany -

Location: Dusseldorf

On-time performance: 6.1

Service Quality: 7.7

Food and shops: 7.9

Score: 6.79/10

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WORST: 119. Lyon–Saint-Exupéry Airport, France -

Location: Lyon

On-time performance: 6.0

Service Quality: 8.2

Food and shops: 7.8

Score: 6.79/10

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WORST: 120. Kuala Lumpur International Airport, Malaysia -

Location: Kuala Lumpur

On-time performance: 6.5

Service Quality: 7.0

Food and shops: 7.4

Score: 6.75/10

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WORST: 121. Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport, France -

Location: Paris

On-time performance: 5.8

Service Quality: 7.9

Food and shops: 8.1

Score: 6.70/10

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WORST: 122. Edinburgh Airport, Scotland -

Location: Edinburgh

On-time performance: 5.9

Service Quality: 8.1

Food and shops: 7.6

Score: 6.67/10

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WORST: 123. London Gatwick Airport, United Kingdom -

Location: London

On-time performance: 5.7

Service Quality: 8.0

Food and shops: 7.9

Score: 6.62/10

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WORST: 124. Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport, Canada -

Location: Toronto

On-time performance: 5.8

Service Quality: 8.1

Food and shops: 7.0

Score: 6.50/10

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WORST: 125. Porto Airport, Portugal -

Location: Porto

On-time performance: 5.6

Service Quality: 7.9

Food and shops: 7.6

Score: 6.37/10

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WORST: 126. Paris Orly Airport, France -

Location: Paris

On-time performance: 5.4

Service Quality: 7.9

Food and shops: 7.8

Score: 6.37/10

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WORST: 127. Manchester Airport, United Kingdom -

Location: Manchester

On-time performance: 5.2

Service Quality: 7.8

Food and shops: 8.0

Score: 6.26/10

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WORST: 128. Malta International Airport, Malta Gudja -

Location: Gudja (Valletta)

On-time performance: 5.0

Service Quality: 7.7

Food and shops: 7.5

Score: 6.05/10

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WORST: 129. Henri Coandă International Airport, Romania -

Location: Bucharest

On-time performance: 6.0

Service Quality: 6.1

Food and shops: 6.0

Score: 6.03/10

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WORST: 130. Eindhoven Airport, Netherlands -

Location: Eindhoven

On-time performance: 4.9

Service Quality: 7.8

Food and shops: 7.1

Score: 5.92/10

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WORST: 131. Kuwait International Airport, Kuwait -

Location: Kuwait

On-time performance: 4.3

Service Quality: 8.0

Food and shops: 8.0

Score: 5.78/10

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WORST: 132. Lisbon Portela Airport, Portugal -

Location: Lisbon

On-time performance: 4.7

Service Quality: 7.3

Food and shops: 7.4

Score: 5.77/10

See also: Take flight for a brief history of aviation.

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BEST: 15. Tancredo Neves International Airport, Brazil -

Location: Belo Horizonte

On-time performance: 8.1

Service Quality: 8.3

Food and shops: 7.9

Score: 8.12/10

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BEST: 14. Brussels South Charleroi Airport, Belgium -

Location: Charleroi

On-time performance: 8.6

Service Quality: 7.6

Food and shops: 7.2

Score: 8.12/10

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BEST: 13. Brasília International Airport, Brazil -

Location: Brasilia

On-time performance: 8.2

Service Quality: 8.2

Food and shops: 7.9

Score: 8.14/10

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BEST: 12. Mariscal Sucre International Airport, Ecuador -

Location: Quito

On-time performance: 7.8

Service Quality: 8.8

Food and shops: 8.7

Score: 8.16/10

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BEST: 11. Recife International Airport, Brazil -

Location: Recife

On-time performance: 8.1

Service Quality: 8.4

Food and shops: 8.1

Score: 8.19/10

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BEST: 10. Viracopos/Campinas International Airport, Brazil -

Location: Campinas

On-time performance: 8.4

Service Quality: 8.2

Food and shops: 7.9

Score: 8.25/10

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BEST: 9. Tenerife North Airport, Spain -

Location: Canary Islands

On-time performance: 8.2

Service Quality: 8.4

Food and shops: 8.2

Score: 8.26/10

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BEST: 8. Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, India -

Location: Hyderabad

On-time performance: 7.8

Service Quality: 9.0

Food and shops: 8.8

Score: 8.27/10

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BEST: 7. Changi Airport Singapore, Singapore -

Location: Singapore

On-time performance: 7.8

Service Quality: 9.2

Food and shops: 8.7

Score: 8.27/10

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BEST: 6. Sheremetyevo International Airport, Russia -

Location: Moscow

On-time performance: 8.5

Service Quality: 8.1

Food and shops: 8.0

Score: 8.35/10

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BEST: 5. Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport, Poland -

Location: Gdansk

On-time performance: 8.2

Service Quality: 8.7

Food and shops: 8.5

Score: 8.35/10

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BEST: 4. Afonso Pena International Airport, Brazil -

Location: Curitiba

On-time performance: 8.4

Service Quality: 8.4

Food and shops: 8.3

Score: 8.37/10

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BEST: 3. Athens International Airport, Greece -

Location: Athens

On-time performance: 8.1

Service Quality: 9.0

Food and shops: 8.7

Score: 8.38/10

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BEST: 2. Tokyo International Airport, Japan -

Location: Tokyo

On-time performance: 8.4

Service Quality: 8.4

Food and shops: 8.4

Score: 8.39/10

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BEST: 1. Hamad International Airport, Qatar -

Location: Doha

On-time performance: 8.3

Service Quality: 8.5

Food and shops: 8.5

Score: 8.39/10

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WORST: 118. Düsseldorf International Airport, Germany -

Location: Dusseldorf

On-time performance: 6.1

Service Quality: 7.7

Food and shops: 7.9

Score: 6.79/10

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WORST: 119. Lyon–Saint-Exupéry Airport, France -

Location: Lyon

On-time performance: 6.0

Service Quality: 8.2

Food and shops: 7.8

Score: 6.79/10

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WORST: 120. Kuala Lumpur International Airport, Malaysia -

Location: Kuala Lumpur

On-time performance: 6.5

Service Quality: 7.0

Food and shops: 7.4

Score: 6.75/10

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WORST: 121. Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport, France -

Location: Paris

On-time performance: 5.8

Service Quality: 7.9

Food and shops: 8.1

Score: 6.70/10

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WORST: 122. Edinburgh Airport, Scotland -

Location: Edinburgh

On-time performance: 5.9

Service Quality: 8.1

Food and shops: 7.6

Score: 6.67/10

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WORST: 123. London Gatwick Airport, United Kingdom -

Location: London

On-time performance: 5.7

Service Quality: 8.0

Food and shops: 7.9

Score: 6.62/10

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WORST: 124. Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport, Canada -

Location: Toronto

On-time performance: 5.8

Service Quality: 8.1

Food and shops: 7.0

Score: 6.50/10

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WORST: 125. Porto Airport, Portugal -

Location: Porto

On-time performance: 5.6

Service Quality: 7.9

Food and shops: 7.6

Score: 6.37/10

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WORST: 126. Paris Orly Airport, France -

Location: Paris

On-time performance: 5.4

Service Quality: 7.9

Food and shops: 7.8

Score: 6.37/10

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WORST: 127. Manchester Airport, United Kingdom -

Location: Manchester

On-time performance: 5.2

Service Quality: 7.8

Food and shops: 8.0

Score: 6.26/10

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WORST: 128. Malta International Airport, Malta Gudja -

Location: Gudja (Valletta)

On-time performance: 5.0

Service Quality: 7.7

Food and shops: 7.5

Score: 6.05/10

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WORST: 129. Henri Coandă International Airport, Romania -

Location: Bucharest

On-time performance: 6.0

Service Quality: 6.1

Food and shops: 6.0

Score: 6.03/10

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WORST: 130. Eindhoven Airport, Netherlands -

Location: Eindhoven

On-time performance: 4.9

Service Quality: 7.8

Food and shops: 7.1

Score: 5.92/10

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WORST: 131. Kuwait International Airport, Kuwait -

Location: Kuwait

On-time performance: 4.3

Service Quality: 8.0

Food and shops: 8.0

Score: 5.78/10

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WORST: 132. Lisbon Portela Airport, Portugal -

Location: Lisbon

On-time performance: 4.7

Service Quality: 7.3

Food and shops: 7.4

Score: 5.77/10

See also: Take flight for a brief history of aviation.

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The best and worst airports of 2019

These are the airports to use... and to avoid (if at all possible)

The best and worst airports of 2019

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TRAVEL Airports

If you're an avid traveler, you likely spend quite a bit of time in new locations around the world. However, that also means you spend an obnoxious amount of time in airports. Whether it's a layover or just waiting for your boarding time after check-in, airports can really make or break your travel experience, be it through flight delays or restaurant variety. AirHelp is here to help you plan your optimal travel experience, ranking 132 airports globally.

So before your next vacation, browse the gallery for an overview and find out the 15 best airports in the world... and the 15 worst!

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