Singapore Chang Airport (SIN) has been crowned the world’s best airport at the Skytrax awards in London as Hamad International Airport (DOH) announced it was withdrawing from the competition.
The award was presented to Singapore Changi Airport CEO Yam Kum Weng on March 18, 2026, in front of industry stakeholders at Passenger Terminal EXPO (PTE World) in London.
Singapore Changi beat off stiff competition from South Korea’s Incheon International Airport (ICN) which came second and Tokyo Haneda Airport (HND) which claimed the third spot.
Singapore Changi had previously been named the world’s best airline 13 times including in 2025.
The 2024 winner Hamad Airport announced on March 17, 2026, that it was withdrawing from the event in response to the conflict in the Middle East and Gulf region.
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“Hamad International Airport confirms that it is withdrawing from all external exhibitions, conferences, industry events, activations, and awards programmes during this period, and this includes a formal withdrawal from the PTE World 2026 in London and the World Airport Awards 2026,” said a spokesperson for the airport.
They added: “The safety and wellbeing of our passengers, our staff, and their families is, and remains, our absolute priority. We thank the aviation community for its understanding.”
Singapore Changi also won best airport dining, the best airport in the 60-70 million passenger category, best airport immigration service and best airport in Asia.
Seoul Incheon Airport also won most family friendly airport while Tokyo Haneda Airport received three awards including cleanest airport, best domestic airport and for having the best airport PRM and accessible facilities.
Top 20 Airports 2026:
- 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