North America's Best Airports Have Been Revealed & Vancouver Showed Everyone Who's Boss

Only two other Canadian airports made the cut!

Contributor

A new ranking has revealed the best airports in North America and Vancouver International Airport earned the top spot.

The list was made by Skytrax, who broke the rankings up by region as well as one big list for the entire world. The title of the best airport in the world was awarded to Hamad International Airport, which is the airport for Doha, Qatar.

As for the North American rating, the second spot was given to Huston George Bush followed by Toronto Pearson in third.

Next up was Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky, Denver, Atlanta, Huston Hobby, Seattle-Tacoma, San Fransisco, and finally the third Canadian airport in the 10th spot, Montreal.

Airports in Calgary, Ottawa, Edmonton, Regina, and more did not make the cut. So, if you're looking to fly into Canada, now you know which airports are considered the best in the country.

  • Britanny Burr was a Staff Writer at Narcity Canada, who drove growth within Narcity's Western coverage and readership. Having lived between her hometown, Canmore, Alberta and Calgary, Montreal, Vancouver, and NYC over the past 10 years, she is obsessed with finding the best local hot spots. She holds a B.A. in English and has over six years of professional writing experience as Head Writer and Editor for YUL.Buzz in Montreal, and Creative Copywriter at JAKT in NYC. News by day, poetry by night — the written word is Britanny's nearest and dearest.

I ranked Canada's major airports by letter grades — one deserves detention

We don't catch flights or feelings at this one... ✈️

I ranked these 4 Canadian airlines by school grades and only one got an A+

There's never a non-refundable ticket I didn't regret booking.

A Canadian airline just ranked #1 in the world for leisure travel and it's not who you'd expect

It's been named the World's Best Leisure Airline for the eighth time. ✈️

I moved to Canada from Ukraine 4 years ago — These 7 things still completely surprise me

I've made Canada my home, but there are some Canadian habits I may never understand! 🫣

Turkey gravy sold in Canada is being urgently recalled on Thanksgiving weekend

Officials say it could cause a "serious or life-threatening reaction."