Best airports for a long layover

Every airport here is scored 1–5 on how comfortable a long layover is — airside connectivity, lounges, Wi-Fi, and somewhere to sleep. Higher is better.

#	Airport	Layover comfort
1	🌷 Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)	5 / 5
2	🇶🇦 Hamad International Airport (DOH)	5 / 5
3	🕌 Dubai International Airport (DXB)	5 / 5
4	🇰🇷 Incheon International Airport (ICN)	5 / 5
5	🥨 Munich Airport (MUC)	5 / 5
6	🦁 Singapore Changi Airport (SIN)	5 / 5
7	🍑 Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL)	4 / 5
8	🇹🇭 Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK)	4 / 5
9	🇮🇳 Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (BOM)	4 / 5
10	🇫🇷 Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG)	4 / 5
11	🐝 Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT)	4 / 5
12	🏔️ Denver International Airport (DEN)	4 / 5
13	🤠 Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW)	4 / 5
14	🇩🇪 Frankfurt Airport (FRA)	4 / 5
15	🇭🇰 Hong Kong International Airport (HKG)	4 / 5
16	🗼 Tokyo Haneda Airport (HND)	4 / 5
17	🇹🇷 Istanbul Airport (IST)	4 / 5
18	🇯🇵 Kansai International Airport (KIX)	4 / 5
19	🇲🇾 Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL)	4 / 5
20	❄️ Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP)	4 / 5
21	🇯🇵 Narita International Airport (NRT)	4 / 5
22	🔔 Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)	4 / 5
23	🌵 Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX)	4 / 5
24	🏔️ Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)	4 / 5
25	🌉 San Francisco International Airport (SFO)	4 / 5
26	🇹🇼 Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE)	4 / 5
27	🇦🇹 Vienna International Airport (VIE)	4 / 5
28	🍁 Vancouver International Airport (YVR)	4 / 5
29	🍁 Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ)	4 / 5
30	🇨🇭 Zurich Airport (ZRH)	4 / 5
31	🇪🇸 Barcelona-El Prat Airport (BCN)	3 / 5
32	🇩🇪 Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)	3 / 5
33	🦞 Boston Logan International Airport (BOS)	3 / 5
34	🇮🇳 Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL)	3 / 5
35	🍀 Dublin Airport (DUB)	3 / 5
36	🗽 Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)	3 / 5
37	🇮🇹 Rome Fiumicino Airport (Leonardo da Vinci) (FCO)	3 / 5
38	🤠 George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH)	3 / 5
39	🗽 John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)	3 / 5
40	🛫 LaGuardia Airport (LGA)	3 / 5
41	🇬🇧 Gatwick Airport (LGW)	3 / 5
42	🇬🇧 London Heathrow Airport (LHR)	3 / 5
43	🇪🇸 Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas Airport (MAD)	3 / 5
44	🇬🇧 Manchester Airport (MAN)	3 / 5
45	🎢 Orlando International Airport (MCO)	3 / 5
46	🇦🇺 Melbourne Airport (MEL)	3 / 5
47	🇲🇽 Mexico City International Airport (Benito Juárez) (MEX)	3 / 5
48	🌴 Miami International Airport (MIA)	3 / 5
49	🌆 Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)	3 / 5
50	🇫🇷 Paris Orly Airport (ORY)	3 / 5
51	🎰 Harry Reid International Airport (LAS)	2 / 5
52	🌴 Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)	2 / 5
53	🇦🇺 Sydney Airport (SYD)	2 / 5

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Generated from the verified data on each airport guide. Rates and transit change often — always confirm on the airport's official site before you travel.