The former 13-time winner of the World’s Best Airport award, Singapore Changi Airport has been named as the Airport of the Year 2026.

Changi Airport Group CEO, Yam Kum Weng, received the award, along with four other major awards, for the World’s Best Airport Dining, the World’s Best Airport in the 60-70 million passenger category, the World’s Best Airport Immigration Service and as the Best Airport in Asia.

The Top 20 airports in the world:

Singapore Changi Airport

Incheon International Airport

Tokyo International Airport (Haneda)

Hong Kong International Airport

Narita International Airport

Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport

Rome Fiumicino Airport

Istanbul Airport

Munich Airport

Vancouver International Airport

Helsinki-Vantaa Airport

Chubu Centrair International Airport

Dubai International Airport

Riyadh Airport

Vienna International Airport

London Heathrow Airport

Amsterdam Schiphol Airport

Fukuoka Airport

Zurich Airport

Bahrain Airport

The 2026 World Airport Awards ceremony started with the latest SKYTRAX Airport Star Rating presentations:

Rome Ciampino Airport: awarded the 4-Star Regional Airport Rating

Punta Cana International Airport: awarded the 4-Star Airport Rating

Fukuoka International Airport: awarded the 5-Star Regional Airport Rating

Haikou Meilan International Airport: awarded the 5-Star Airport Rating

Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport: awarded the 5-Star Airport Rating

Seoul Incheon Airport is ranked at No 2 globally in 2026, and won a coveted title as the World’s Most Family Friendly Airport.

Tokyo Haneda Airport ranks No 3 globally and received three major awards as the World’s Cleanest Airport (Major Airport), the World’s Best Domestic Airport and for having the World’s Best Airport PRM & Accessible Facilities.

Hong Kong International Airport moved up to No 4 globally, and received the much coveted award for the World’s Best Airport Washrooms and also collected the award for the World’s Best Airport Security Processing.

London’s Heathrow Airport received a major award for the Worlds ‘s Best Airport Shopping.

Chubu Centrair International Airport, Nagoya, was a repeat winner of the World’s Best Regional Airport award, and the Best Regional Airport in Asia title.

Another success in Japan was for Aso Kumamoto Airport that received the award as the World’s Best New Airport Terminal.

Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport collected the award as the World’s Most Improved Airport with an impressive global rating improvement on previous years, and reflecting the recent opening of their newly upgraded international Terminal 2.

Paris CDG Airport enjoyed success winning the awards as the Best Airport in Europe for a fourth successive year, and their sister airport Paris Orly Airport took the top award as the Best Regional Airport in Europe.

Japan’s New Chitose Airport in Hokkaido won a major award as the World’s Cleanest Airport (for up to 30 million passengers).

Terminal 2 at Kansai International Airport replicated some earlier year success, winning the award for the World’s Best Low-Cost Terminal.

Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport enjoyed a repeat success in the 2026 event, by winning a top award for the World’s Best Airport Baggage Delivery.

Houston Airport System remains a dominant force by winning the award for the World’s Best Airport Art for the fourth successive year.

Rome Fiumicino Airport is named the Best Airport in Southern Europe, Helsinki Vantaa Airport the Best Airport in Northern Europe, and Budapest Airport again wins the Best Airport in Eastern Europe title.

Munich Airport was successful at the awards, winning the Awards for the Best Airport Staff in Europe, and as the Best Airport in Central Europe.

Cape Town Airport is the major award winner in Africa, receiving two awards – as the Best Airport in Africa and Best Airport Staff Service in Africa.

Delhi International Airport wins the award as the Best Airport in India & South Asia, and Hyderabad Airport received the award for Best Airport Staff Service in India & South Asia. Bangalore Airport collected the award for the Best Regional Airport in India & South Asia.

In the Best Airport Hotel categories, Crowne Plaza Changi Airport collected the award as the World’s Best Airport Hotel and the Best Airport Hotel in Asia.

Grand Hyatt at SFO received the award as the Best Airport Hotel in North America for the second time, and Hilton Munich Airport received the Best Airport Hotel in Europe award.

The Pullman Brisbane Airport won the award as the Best Airport Hotel in Australia & Pacific region, and the Taj Bangalore was a repeat winner of the award as the Best Airport Hotel in India & South Asia.

Hyatt Regency Shenzhen was named the Best Airport Hotel in China, Le Méridien Cairo Airport the Best Airport Hotel in Africa, with the Movenpick Bahrain collecting the award as the Best Airport Hotel in the Middle East.