Vancouver International Airport (YVR) has once again been named Best Airport in North America in the Skytrax World Airport Awards—and it has cracked the top 10 airports worldwide, coming in 10th overall.
YVR’s global ranking is up three spots from #13 last year and seven places from 2024. The airport has earned the North American title 15 times in the last 17 years, making it the only airport ever to receive the award that many times.
Other Canadian airports fared less well.
Montreal Trudeau (YUL) rose to 46th from 51st, while Toronto Pearson (YYZ) remained 55th but topped the world for best airport staff. Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport placed 10th among North America’s regional airports.
Asia dominated the global top 10, with Singapore Changi taking number one for the second year in a row, followed by Seoul Incheon, Tokyo Haneda, Hong Kong, and Tokyo Narita. Paris DeGaulle, Rome Fiumicino, Istanbul, Munich, and Vancouver rounded out the top 10. Istanbul jumped from 14th to 8th following a major renovation.
North America’s top 10 airports were Vancouver, Houston Bush (29th globally), Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky (33rd), LaGuardia (38), Houston Hobby (39), Seattle-Tacoma (44), Montreal (46), Dallas/Fort Worth (48), Los Angeles (49), and Pearson (55).
In other categories, London Heathrow won best airport shopping, Singapore Changi took best airport dining, and the Crowne Plaza at Changi Airport was rated the world’s best airport hotel, followed by the Grand Hyatt at San Francisco International and the Fairmont Vancouver Airport.
That means YVR not only ranks 10th globally for airports, but also houses the third-best airport hotel in the world.
Skytrax, recognized as the premier international airport awards program, bases winners on votes from more than 13 million passengers worldwide.
