Top 10 airports in Asia

The list of world's top airports always has some Asia representatives in it. Have you ever wonder which airports in Asia are considered best of the best by both experts and travelers? 

10. Kuala Lumpur International Airport (Malaysia)

Kuala Lumpur International Airport (IATA: KUL) is more than 50km (30 mi) from the Malaysia capital city Kuala Lumpur. KLIA is the primary airport serving Kuala Lumpur and the surrounding Klang Valley region. The airport opened in 1998. KLIA was voted in passenger surveys to have the "World’s Best Immigration Service" in the 2013 Skytrax World Airport Awards.

9. Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (India)

Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (IATA: BOM) is the airport that serves Mumbai, India. As the second busiest airport in India behind Delhi's Indira Gandhi and the secondary hub of Air India, the airport has historically been very crowded yet beautiful. 

8. Suvarnabhumi Airport (Thailand)

Suvarnabhumi Airport (IATA: BKK) is Bangkok's main airport and the busiest airport of Thailand. Thirty kilometres (19 mi) to the east of Bangkok, space-age Suvarnabhumi Airport started operations in September 2006 and is used by almost all airlines. However, several budget airlines (Air Asia, Nok Air, Orient Thai, Scoot and Thai Lion Air) use only Don Mueang Airport.

7. Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (Taiwan)

Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (IATA: TPE) is the primary international airport of Taipei and Taiwan. The airport is a hub for various airlines including EVA Air, UNI Air and Tigerair Taiwan. The airport saw over 44 million passengers in 2017. The airport opened in 1979 as Chiang-Kai Shek International Airport, the name was only changed in 2006, so you may still see some references to the older designation.

6. Chubu Centrair International Airport (Japan)

Chubu Centrair International Airport (IATA: NGO) is located on an artificial island 30 minutes south from Nagoya. Centrair prides itself on offering seamless interchange between international and domestic flights, making this a good option if you are heading elsewhere in Japan. Centrair opened in 2005, and this airport replaces the existing Nagoya airport, also taking over its IATA code NGO. 

5. Narita International Airport (Japan)

Narita International Airport (IATA: NRT) is the primary international airport serving Tokyo, Japan. The airport is in Narita, nearly 70 km northeast of Tokyo. It is Japan's largest international airport. The airport is generally modern and efficient.

4. Hong Kong International Airport (Hong Kong)

Hong Kong International Airport (IATA: HKG) is located just off Lantau Island in the west of Hong Kong. It is the primary hub for Hong Kong's flag carrier Cathay Pacific, Hong Kong Airlines and low-cost carrier Hong Kong Express. Due to the special status of Hong Kong, flights to mainland Chinese cities are treated as international rather than domestic flights. All flights from the airport are international, and there are no domestic flights.

3. Haneda Airport (Japan)

Haneda Airport (IATA: HND), officially known as Tokyo International Airport, is the largest and busiest airport in Japan, and the second busiest airport in all Asia despite the majority of flights being domestic. Haneda Airport serves as the primary hub for All Nippon Airways (ANA) and flag carrier Japan Airlines (JAL).

2. Incheon International Airport (South Korea)

Incheon International Airport (IATA: ICN) is South Korea's largest airport, its main international gateway, and the main airport of Seoul. It was built to the west of Seoul and opened in 2001. It has comprehensive connections to the South Korean capital, and is frequently rated in the top three airports in the world. The airport is beautiful, meticulously clean and well. 

1. Changi Airport (Singapore)

Singapore Changi Airport (IATA: SIN) is the main airport of Singapore situated on the eastern edge of the island with good public transport links to all parts of Singapore. Consistently voted one of the best airports in the world, Changi is no doubt the best airport in Asia and is also a major hub in Southeast Asia and a common stop on the Kangaroo route between Europe and Australia.

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