Best U.S. & Global Airports For Layovers, According To New Study

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Best U.S. & Global Airports For Layovers, According To New Study

A new study from ParkSleepFly.com looked over the dread of every traveler, the layover. The panic of if you are going to make your next flight or how best to maximize the stops when you are trying to get from A to B.

To determine the layover score, the study took their information from the below, with all data being recorded before October 4, 2022.

  • Data (food and beverage, hygiene ratings, staff service, etc.) taken from Skytrax
  • Annual passenger numbers from Wikipedia
  • Common domestic flights in the US from Stacker
  • Number of hotels within 2 miles of each airport from Booking.com

So, whether you are looking to stretch your legs between a long flight, safe costs on a direct flight or just some rest and relaxation, these are the best airports for layovers in the United States. 

  1. Seattle-Tacoma International Airport – 7.22/10
  2. George Bush Intercontinental Airport – 6.11/10
  3. Denver International Airport – 6/10
  4. Miami International Airport – 5.45/10
  5. Los Angeles International Airport – 4.78/10
  6. John F. Kennedy International Airport – 4.56/10
  7. Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport – 4.34/10
  8. Charlotte Douglas International Airport – 4.22/10
  9. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport – 4.11/10
  10. O’Hare International Airport – 3.67/10

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The best global airports for layovers are:

  1. Tokyo Haneda Airport – 8.67/10
  2. Shanghai Honqqiao International Airport – 8.44/10
  3. Istanbul Airport – 7.22/10
  4. Shenzhen Bao’an International Airport – 6.67/10
  5. Xi’an Xianyang International Airport – 5.78/10
  6. Indira Gandhi International Airport – 5.67/10
  7. Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport – 4.11/10
  8. Charles de Gaulle Airport – 4.11/10
  9. Dubai International Airport – 4.11/10
  10. Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport – 3.89/10

For both US and Global rankings, scores are taken from a scale of one to 10 with these factors (food and beverage, hygiene, staff service, shopping facilities, customer satisfaction, hotels within two miles and annual visitor numbers).