Favourite Airport?

Question

Ok, which airport in the world is your favourite and why?

Consider
1. Is it easy to navigate?
2. Amenities
3. Shopping and Dining

I'll start by saying I am in love with Vienna International (VIE), mainly because of the open views of the runways and operation areas from the awesome cafes.

Answer 1

SINGAPORE CHANGI AIRPORT
no reasons needed

Answer 2

LAX only because so many foreign carriers fly there. If you go to the top of the Imaginarium building, you can watch airplanes take-off and land.

LAX is not the easiest airport to navigate through since it is a busy airport and to change terminals means a lot of walking. They are trying to improve the airport and update it so it can handle more aircraft.

Answer 3

Savounibhumi (is that how you spell it???)
The brand new Bangkok hub airport is the jewel of the Eastern hemisphere, and it is much better than any US port. You cannot complete the fine dining and upscale shopping even if you have a whole day as a layover. The security is TIGHT as a DRUM...they took the lid off of my lipgloss tube! They filtered through every single microscopic item in every single bag for every single passenger. Of course, Southern Thailand does have some of those radical Islamists, so they have to be careful.

Answer 4

Atlanta. I really like it because it is SUPER easy to navigate. A train takes you between all the terminals. It is the busiest airport so chances are you can get where you want to go pretty quick. I also really love the Kahului airport in Maui it is really pretty and open. Anchorage airport is nice too, lots of rustic decoration. Cape Town airport is really nice too. The worst (in terms of navigation) in my opinion are JFK and Miami.

Answer 5

Mc Carren in Las Vegas.
Great parking and for such a busy town, cheap to park here.
Also, good bars, friendly sales people. It is clean and the restrooms are clean. The seats are comfortable. And the best part, only slight delays. Never long long ones. At most 12-15 minutes sometimes.
I love it.

Answer 6

Kona, Hawaii comes to mind... as does Honolulu and Maui for that matter. Nice, open-air airports in (of course) Hawaii! The best of tropics combined with modern development.

If you're going to get stranded, LAX, O'Hare, Denver, and Atlanta come to mind in the US because of the large amount of shopping... and Denver is "built" for delays so it's comfortable.

For departure and arrival, I really like Kansas City because the gate is about forty feet from the curb--it's a hop-skip-and-jump to the plane. However, Kansas City is horrible for changing planes and especially changing airlines (you may have to exit and re-enter security, and may even have to change terminals).

For ease of getting to rental cars, I'd go with Providence RI or Little Rock. For ease of getting a cab, LaGuardia hands down (cabs are everywhere). Want lots of exercise? St. Louis (Lambert) has plenty of places to walk and so does Chicago Midway (and O'Hare for that matter). Ease of getting luggage my awards go to Little Rock and Indianapolis, followed by O'Hare (those union workers at O'Hare are special!).

Best dining and shopping: D Terminal at DFW. A, B, and C terminals, not so much...

Pittsburgh, Atlanta, LAX, and Denver have good shopping. O'Hare has great food in a couple of places, so does Denver.

Answer 7

MCO...Orlando Int'l Airport...DUH...the happiest place on the earth...sure there are lines notwithstanding that is rather powerful...in assessment to Washington Dulles that's a bad airport and Atlanta being the busiest interior the international is rather nerve-racking and you cant get your bags effectively.

Answer 8

I love London Heathrow: I once had to wait 4 hours for my connecting flight and time there passed very quickly. Lots of nice shops!
The easiest one to find your way is Frankfurt, IMO.