The best airport I have experience with is, well, mine. Phoenix is known for having a great airport. The worst? Well, it's been said before, but LAX really does suck. Awful airport.
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Best Istambul 100%. Their lounge is just the most amazing thing I've seen when it comes to airports.
They have chefs scattered on several stations where you can have amazing food.
Showers. You can get a massage...
The worst has to be Brussels airport.
I went there a couple of weeks after the terrorist attack and, understandably so, the experience was bad.
They have chefs scattered on several stations where you can have amazing food.
Showers. You can get a massage...
The worst has to be Brussels airport.
I went there a couple of weeks after the terrorist attack and, understandably so, the experience was bad.
Have said it before but also it is only a one time experience there but Boston Logan was great, at least to land at. I was at the hotel like less than an hour after i landed. Probably lucky with barely any people passing through immigration and then a short uber drive to the hotel.
Worst is always Berlin Tegel. It is old and crummy and if you don't have a flight outside the main building its even worst.
Worst is always Berlin Tegel. It is old and crummy and if you don't have a flight outside the main building its even worst.
Best: Kona International (KOA) on the Big Island of Hawaii. Super charming, largely outdoor airport with a unique Hawaiian feel.
Worst: Atlanta International (ATL). Was stranded thanks to a delay there once and I'm still affected by the experience. It's a massive, chaotic place. Honorable mentions to Chicago O'Hare (ORD) and JFK which are old, and it shows.
Worst: Atlanta International (ATL). Was stranded thanks to a delay there once and I'm still affected by the experience. It's a massive, chaotic place. Honorable mentions to Chicago O'Hare (ORD) and JFK which are old, and it shows.
I haven't dealt with a lot but worst was LAX, dealing with getting out of there took so much time to the point where it would have just taken the same amount of time to just drive down there (from the bay area).
The best is probably the Oakland Airport for being straightforward and mostly chill.
This is one of the few I've been to and while it is massive, I found it straightforward enough to know where to go, though luggage claim is a bit confusing. The food options are god-tier though.
The best is probably the Oakland Airport for being straightforward and mostly chill.
This is one of the few I've been to and while it is massive, I found it straightforward enough to know where to go, though luggage claim is a bit confusing. The food options are god-tier though.
Atlanta is too crowded. But it generally functions.
I didn't care that I had to check my bag at a different terminal than my gate at LAX.
I didn't care that I had to check my bag at a different terminal than my gate at LAX.
Best experience, Liverpool. I tried to get something from the vending machine and 3 things dropped out. Fuck ME, what a time to be alive.
Worst experience, Florida. Some kid shit on the floor and it remained on the floor for quite an amount of time. Just sat there in my peripheral vision, winking at me. I had to move.
Worst experience, Florida. Some kid shit on the floor and it remained on the floor for quite an amount of time. Just sat there in my peripheral vision, winking at me. I had to move.
Austin's airport is incredible, and that new pickup system they've aped from SFO and LGA is definitely cherry on top.
LaGuardia is a nightmare.
Berlin Schonefeld easily. Imagine the ugliest, drabbest airport you've ever been to, make all the corridors narrower and take away about 90% of the seating.
Now imagine all that but full of people due to bad weather causing delays. It might literally be the worst airport in the first world.
Now imagine all that but full of people due to bad weather causing delays. It might literally be the worst airport in the first world.
Worst, Newark New Jersey- not just the meanest tsa staff in the nation but also a death trap. If there's ever a fire both exit and enter lanes from/to the terminals which are one person wide are going to be carnage. And the food. Oh my god.
Best? St. George, Utah is like private jets for regular people. I am also fond of any outdoor tropical island airport that smells of plumerias and the ocean.
Shoutout to San Diego for being walking distance to downtown.
Reverse shoutout to "Reykjavik" for being in a different part of Iceland from actual Reykjavik.
Best? St. George, Utah is like private jets for regular people. I am also fond of any outdoor tropical island airport that smells of plumerias and the ocean.
Shoutout to San Diego for being walking distance to downtown.
Reverse shoutout to "Reykjavik" for being in a different part of Iceland from actual Reykjavik.
Yup, PDX is great.
Meanwhile, SeaTac has to be my least favorite airport.
Besides just being a very chill airport, I think the real glowing thing about it is the no uptick in food and beverage pricing.
I like DFW since it has some good fast food options that I haven't seen at a lot of other airports I've been to domestically. I'll usually get some Shack Shake over there since I don't have one near my actual home, and I got to try out Whataburger for the first time over there. Plus I think the airport overall is pretty well designed. Good amount of seating and charging options, and the rail shuttle makes it pretty easy to get to all the terminals.
LAX is terrible, and I really don't like Las Vegas more due to how shitty I found people to be there. Not the biggest fan of ATL mostly how long it takes to get your luggage and the rude TSAs
I'm biased, but I love Denver International, PDX, and New Mexico's airport
I'm biased, but I love Denver International, PDX, and New Mexico's airport
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I travel to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport fairly often, and it's usually a good experience, but I was blindsided when I landed at the South Terminal one day, which is a glorified bus stop. Had to disembark the plane outside, bathrooms don't have separators between urinals, had to take a bus that comes every 40 minutes to get to the rental car place, and there's no shade at the bus stop itself. I waited at the building proper, but there were a bunch of people just standing out in the sun.
Worst BHX, it's shit and falling apart. There was a bag on the carousel and each time it went past it got more and more damaged. I have multiple suit cases ruined by them.
Best HKG, nice airport, never had any issues there.
Notable mentions.
HND, the terminal I arrived in was pretty old and run down, but they was renovating it. The departure one was nice.
DBX, it stunk like sewage last time I went through, but the times before it was ok. Going out there was a lot of rain and the ceiling was leaking water all over the place.
Best HKG, nice airport, never had any issues there.
Notable mentions.
HND, the terminal I arrived in was pretty old and run down, but they was renovating it. The departure one was nice.
DBX, it stunk like sewage last time I went through, but the times before it was ok. Going out there was a lot of rain and the ceiling was leaking water all over the place.
I don't travel much, but;
Best: Detroit. Nice terminal, clean and well decorated. The monorail is especially nice.
Worst: O'Hare. It always seems to be under construction.
Best: Detroit. Nice terminal, clean and well decorated. The monorail is especially nice.
Worst: O'Hare. It always seems to be under construction.
Within the US, PDX is great. Even the carpeting;) And I've generally had good experiences connecting through DTW.
My personal least favorite is EWR. There's probably worse, but I've never had anything resembling a good experience the times I've had fly through Newark...
My personal least favorite is EWR. There's probably worse, but I've never had anything resembling a good experience the times I've had fly through Newark...
ICN for sure, it's a wonderful airport. I've never been to a North American airport that comes close.
Logan in Boston sucks. The one in new Jersey also sucks, Newark. I've never connected at Newark and had it *not* been pure chaos.
Vancouver was nice. Denver was fine. Don't really like Frankfurt. Took forever to get from one side of the U to another there for w connecting flight.
Vancouver was nice. Denver was fine. Don't really like Frankfurt. Took forever to get from one side of the U to another there for w connecting flight.
Vegas always seems to be packed with terrible insufferable people. Idk just get a bad vibe there and it's really small if your waiting at a gate. Quite a few nice vendors though. Seattle and Hong Kong are really nice, may just be nostalgic but very clean and big open spaces. A lot of vendors and just a really chill vibe. SFO the same but once again that may just be nostalgic.
Kolkata was colorful but pretty rough. That's probably the most third world place I've been though but just dirty and pretty tense with the luggage checks. I was pretty easy to spot as a foreigner though so totally get the thorough check. Osaka was pretty nice. Mailed a wifi mobile router to their post office and it was a very smooth process.
Kolkata was colorful but pretty rough. That's probably the most third world place I've been though but just dirty and pretty tense with the luggage checks. I was pretty easy to spot as a foreigner though so totally get the thorough check. Osaka was pretty nice. Mailed a wifi mobile router to their post office and it was a very smooth process.
I can only speak on US airports I've been to since I haven't travelled internationally yet.
The best airports in the US I've been to that are coming to mind are PDX and Houston Hobby. PDX I've flown into and out of a few times, I have to echo all the good sentiments about it in the thread so far. It's nice, compact and extremely easy to get around! It's basically one middle ish sized Terminal, kind of a middle sized hall. Everything you need is all in that hall pretty much. Food, toilets and gates are all organized really well Had nothing but enormously positive experiences both times I've been there! Even the road going up to the airport itself is really nice, with nice well kept up hotels and food all well laid out along that road. Very easy to get to Downtown Portland from there too. If you have to make a connecting flight on the West coast and PDX is a viable option for that, take it. You'll be glad you did. The one only small downside for PDX is that it's not really a hub airport so flying into it will cost a lot. After my great experiences there though I was happy to pay the extra.
Houston Hobby I was just at in October. I was going to Tulsa and a layover in Houston was the most viable and cheapest way to get me there since there's no direct Southwest Tulsa flights out of Chicago Midway. When my flights were booked the first thing out of my mouth was "Which one of the Houston airports do I gotta go through? "Hobby.". I was relieved because all I've heard about Bush Intercontinental is that it's big, laid out, confusing and a pain in the ass to get around. I was still nervous though since I've never been to Houston. Looked at the layout of Hobby online, when I saw how simple it is I was shocked. Hobby was a pleasure to use. Like PDX it's well laid out and very easy to get around. I had a 1.5 hour layover there...landed 10 mins early and got to my connecting gate in under 10 minutes, no problems at all. The folks working there, as well as the guy sitting next to me on the way down made me feel welcome and at home in Houston. I can easily recommend Hobby airport.
So my vote is for PDX and Houston Hobby.
The best airports in the US I've been to that are coming to mind are PDX and Houston Hobby. PDX I've flown into and out of a few times, I have to echo all the good sentiments about it in the thread so far. It's nice, compact and extremely easy to get around! It's basically one middle ish sized Terminal, kind of a middle sized hall. Everything you need is all in that hall pretty much. Food, toilets and gates are all organized really well Had nothing but enormously positive experiences both times I've been there! Even the road going up to the airport itself is really nice, with nice well kept up hotels and food all well laid out along that road. Very easy to get to Downtown Portland from there too. If you have to make a connecting flight on the West coast and PDX is a viable option for that, take it. You'll be glad you did. The one only small downside for PDX is that it's not really a hub airport so flying into it will cost a lot. After my great experiences there though I was happy to pay the extra.
Houston Hobby I was just at in October. I was going to Tulsa and a layover in Houston was the most viable and cheapest way to get me there since there's no direct Southwest Tulsa flights out of Chicago Midway. When my flights were booked the first thing out of my mouth was "Which one of the Houston airports do I gotta go through? "Hobby.". I was relieved because all I've heard about Bush Intercontinental is that it's big, laid out, confusing and a pain in the ass to get around. I was still nervous though since I've never been to Houston. Looked at the layout of Hobby online, when I saw how simple it is I was shocked. Hobby was a pleasure to use. Like PDX it's well laid out and very easy to get around. I had a 1.5 hour layover there...landed 10 mins early and got to my connecting gate in under 10 minutes, no problems at all. The folks working there, as well as the guy sitting next to me on the way down made me feel welcome and at home in Houston. I can easily recommend Hobby airport.
So my vote is for PDX and Houston Hobby.
This is my answer as well. LAX is horrible, and has been every time I've been through there, which has been a lot. Phoenix airport is pretty good. Though I also want to say that Haneda airport in Tokyo is pretty good as well.
Hong Kong.
Amazing 5 minutes, check-in, security, passport.
Worst was Shanghai old airport. Security took hours.
Amazing 5 minutes, check-in, security, passport.
Worst was Shanghai old airport. Security took hours.
San Diego International Airport was complete ass the last time I was there.
The best for me still has been Denver, and Tampa since they've renovated.
The best for me still has been Denver, and Tampa since they've renovated.
Singapore stands out for me. Quick customs process and highly efficient taxi stand. Was a breeze going in and out as an international visitor.
I'm a fan of Dallas Love - just so quick and easy. MCO has one of the most shameful security setups I've ever seen. DFW is fine enough I guess - except for TSA PreCheck points being randomly strewn about.
I'm a fan of Dallas Love - just so quick and easy. MCO has one of the most shameful security setups I've ever seen. DFW is fine enough I guess - except for TSA PreCheck points being randomly strewn about.
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