There are a lot of ‘best’ lists for airports.

Some are social media-fueled. But few are as credible, or at least as scientific, as the ASQ Customer Experience Awards, compiled by Airports Council International (ACI) World, the global trade group for airports.

For this competition, departures and arrivals surveys are completed by passengers while they are actually AT a airport, experiencing the good and the bad in real time.

For this year’s awards, more than 700,000 passengers at more than 100 airports were surveyed.

Which airports are the 2025 winners?

There are close to 200 award slots in this global survey.

You can see all the winners here. But let’s take a look at some of the top-rated airports in North America in some key categories.

Some airports, such as Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport and Salt Lake City International Airport, make appearances in multiple categories. While Indianapolis International Airport (IND) landed Best Airport in its size category for the 14th year in a row.

Cleanest Airport

Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) – Grand Rapids, MI

Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport (GSP) – South Carolina

Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC)

Most enjoyable airport

Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport (GSP)

Orlando International Airport (MCO)

Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC)

Easiest airport journey

Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport (GSP)

Indianapolis International Airport (IND)

Portland International Jetport (PWM) – Maine

Most dedicated staff

Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR)

Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport (GSP)

Portland International Jetport (PWM)

Overall recognitions

Here are the “Best Airports at Departures” in North America, by airport size.

For airports serving 2 to 5 million passengers per year, Gerald R. Ford International Airport,

Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport and Portland International Jetport took top honor.

In the 5 to 15 million passenger per year category, Indianapolis International Airport, Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport and Ontario International Airport were honored.

Moving up the ramp, to airports serving 15 to 25 million passengers per year, Austin-Bergstrom Internatinal Airport and Tampa International Airport.

For airports serving 25 to 40 million passengers per year, Laguardia Airport and Salt Lake City International Airport got the nod.

And for the largest airports, those serving over 40 million passengers per year, Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, Orlando International Airport and Toronto Pearson International Airport came out on top.

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