Top 10 Airports For Layover, According To New Study

By Dave Simpson
Top 10 Airports For Layover, According To New Study

With summer approaching, many of us are looking forward to packing our bags and embarking on our next adventure, but when your trip requires a stopover on the journey, which airports top the ranks as the best for a layover?

From a seed list of 40 of the world’s busiest airports, Betway has revealed the best airports for a layover by considering factors such as the availability of shops, food and beverage options, hotels within a two-mile proximity to the airport, and passenger ratings of airport facilities, such as lounges, wi-fi, and food and retail services.

Singapore’s Changi Airport Revealed As Best Airport For Layover

Featuring a ‘magical garden’ and the world’s largest indoor waterfall, Singapore’s Changi Airport has been crowned the best airport for stopovers. However, the ranking was due to more than just the airport’s picturesque nature, as it also provides an abundance of shops (240) for retail lovers and around 200 food and beverage options for those looking for refreshments.

Incheon International Airport in South Korea and Hong Kong International Airport follow shortly behind, in second and third place, both boasting significantly high lounge and wi-fi satisfaction scores, for those looking to stay comfy and connected.

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Rank

Airport name

Country

Number of shops

Number of food and beverage facilities

Lounge satisfaction rating

Wi-fi satisfaction rating

1

Singapore Changi Airport

Singapore

243

200

85%

88%

2

Incheon International Airport

South Korea

33

261

88%

92%

3

Hong Kong International Airport

Hong Kong

102

50

83%

87%

4

Dubai International Airport

United Arab Emirates

56

59

83%

82%

5

Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport

United States

86

122

80%

81%

6

Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport

United States

99

159

80%

79%

7

Munich Airport

Germany

150

60

76%

79%

8

Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport

India

83

62

77%

70%

9

Amsterdam Airport Schiphol

Netherlands

67

62

77%

81%

10

Denver International Airport

United States

85

98

72%

80%

The United States seems like a stopover haven, as three airports therein feature in the top-ten rankings. Surprisingly, the UK’s largest airports – Gatwick and Heathrow – not only do not place in the top ten, but rank 15th and 39th in the index.

Best Airports For Foodies And Retail Lovers

Finally, an airport stopover wouldn’t be complete without refreshments and some retail therapy. To reveal the best airports for foodies and retail lovers, Betway ranked the airports based on their number of shops, food and beverage facilities, and food and retail satisfaction scores.

With a food and retail service satisfaction score of 90%, Singapore’s Changi Airport and Incheon International Airport claimed first and second place as the best airport stopovers for foodies and retail lovers, shortly followed by Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and Munich Airport.

Rank

Airport name

Country

Number of shops

Number of food and beverage facilities

Food and retail service satisfaction score

1

Singapore Changi Airport

Singapore

243

200

90%

2

Incheon International Airport

South Korea

33

261

90%

3

Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport

United States

99

159

82%

4

Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport

United States

86

122

83%

5

Munich Airport

Germany

150

60

80

Read More: World's Busiest Airports Revealed

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