The Best Airports in Europe

Large hubs

Helsinki Airport lies in Vantaa, about 17 kilometres north of Helsinki city centre, and has a wood-clad building with many shops, restaurants and lounges. Leonardo da Vinci–Rome Fiumicino International Airport has a modern building with wide spaces, and Zurich Airport in Kloten serves as the hub for Swiss International Air Lines. Munich Airport spreads several terminals across a wide site, and Moscow Sheremetyevo lies about 30 km northwest of the city under high glass walls. Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas Airport uses a modern main building with several satellite terminals, and Copenhagen Airport sits on Kastrup in a modern building.

Airports in Ireland

Shannon Airport serves western Ireland from a compact building, and it offers U.S. preclearance for American flights. Cork Airport serves the city of Cork from a newer terminal built beside an older one, with a small duty free area and a few cafés and bars. Ireland West Airport Knock serves the west of Ireland with three gates and a compact terminal.

Regional and city airports

Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport stands on the edge of Tallinn, a short drive or tram ride from the centre. Liverpool John Lennon Airport lies close to Liverpool, and London City Airport sits in a compact terminal near the Docklands in east London. Aarhus Airport is a small regional airport in Tirstrup, out in the countryside, and Billund Airport lies right beside the town of Billund in Denmark. Nicolaus Copernicus Wrocław Airport serves Wrocław, Warsaw Radom Airport serves Radom in the Mazovia region, and Münster Osnabrück International Airport serves Münster and Osnabrück, mainly for holiday flights.