The World’s 100 Best Airports · 2026

The Best Airports in North America

39 of the 100 airports in The World’s 100 Best Airports 2026 are in North America, in 3 countries. The highest placed is Tampa International Airport in Tampa, United States, at number 7 in the world. Portland International Airport in Portland, United States (number 17) and Indianapolis International Airport in Indianapolis, United States (number 19) follow.

Large hub airports

Tampa International Airport serves Tampa, Florida, and Portland International Airport serves Portland, Oregon, in a renovated terminal with exposed wood, live plants and skylights. Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport is a large hub with Delta as the main carrier, and Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport is a large hub with concourses stretching long distances between gates. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport is a Delta hub with parallel runways and concourses linked by a plane train. Vancouver International Airport sits on Sea Island in Richmond, with a terminal decorated in Indigenous art, and San Francisco International Airport is a large international hub whose walkways hold art displays. Guadalajara International Airport in Mexico has a renovated building and expanded terminal space.

Airports in mountain and desert settings

Jackson Hole Airport lies 25 minutes north of Jackson, Wyoming, inside Grand Teton National Park, with a lodge-style wood terminal that has Teton views. Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport in Bozeman, Montana, has a timber-frame terminal and fireplaces, with mountain views from the gates. Albuquerque International Sunport sits in New Mexico's high desert with a Southwestern-style building. Palm Springs International Airport serves the Coachella Valley, with mountains around it, and its walkways are outdoors.

Regional and small airports

Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport serves Greenville and Spartanburg from a single building in Upstate South Carolina. Paine Field in Everett sits about 25 miles north of Seattle beside the Boeing assembly campus, and John Wayne Airport serves Orange County from a terminal close to Newport Beach. Gerald R. Ford International Airport serves Grand Rapids, Michigan, with two concourses. Rhode Island T.F. Green International Airport in Warwick serves Providence while its building is under renovation. Long Beach Airport keeps its 1930s Art Deco terminal buildings, and Santa Barbara Airport has a Spanish Colonial Revival terminal near the ocean. Tucson International Airport lies a short drive from the city of Tucson, and Colorado Springs Airport has 12 gates.