Let it be known: it's a pleasure to fly to Asia, and also a pleasure to fly through it.
SkyTrax's World Airport Awards took off at the Passenger Terminal EXPO in Madrid on April 9, where the World's Top 100 Airports for 2025 were revealed. And guess what? Asian airports absolutely dominated the top ten.
Five out of the top ten airports are right here in our region, with Singapore Changi Airport sticking the landing with a No. 1 spot for the 13th time in the award's history. It's a great recovery after sliding to No. 2 in 2024; the airport also snagged the awards for World's Best Airport Dining, World's Best Airport Washrooms, and Best Airport in Asia.
It's truly a brilliant airport, one of the few in the world that locals travel to just to hang out at (or that travellers love to have a layover in). You can easily spend a day exploring its rock climbing facilities, cinemas, art exhibits, giant slides, and gardens across its four terminals. Then there's the world-famous Jewel Changi Airport, with the stunning HSBC Rain Vortex (the largest indoor forest in the world) in a lush forest setting plus tons of dining and shopping options. Here's a handy list of all the amazing things to do at Singapore Changi Airport the next time you find yourself with a couple of hours to spare while waiting for your next flight.
Tokyo Haneda Airport rose one ranking to become the third-best airport in the world and the second-best in Asia. It's also the World's Cleanest Airport and the World's Best Domestic Airport, and was further recognised for its accessible facilities for passengers with reduced mobility.
Looking for excellent service? The staff at Seoul Incheon Airport has your back. Officially the fourth-best airport in the world, it also won the award for World's Best Airport Staff. It's a nice consolation for slipping one spot in the rankings.
Other Asian airports in the top ten are Narita International Airport (No. 4) and Hong Kong International Airport (No. 6), the latter of which is notable for jumping five spots from 11th place in 2024.
Asian airports on Skytrax's World's Top 100 Airports 2025 list, ranked:
- Singapore Changi (#1)
- Tokyo Haneda (#3)
- Seoul Incheon (#4)
- Tokyo Narita (#5)
- Hong Kong (#6)
- Centrair Nagoya (#17)
- Kansai (#21)
- Fukuoka (#23)
- Jakarta (#25)
- Guangzhou (#31)
- Delhi (#32)
- Haikou Meilan (#34)
- Bangkok Suvarnabhumi (#39)
- New Chitose (#42)
- Taiwan Taoyuan (#43)
- Bangalore (#48)
- Shanghai Hongqiao (#53)
- Hyderabad (#56)
- Shenzhen (#59)
- Baku (#61)
- Kuala Lumpur (#65)
- Osaka Itami (#71)
- Denpasar Bali (#72)
- Okinawa (#78)
- Hanoi Noi Bai (#79)
- Goa Manohar (#80)
- Da Nang (#84)
- Seoul Gimpo (#90)
- Chengdu Tianfu (#94)
- Sanya Phoenix (#96)
- Beijing Daxing (#97)
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