Cape Town tops Africa in airport rankings

Skytrax has announced its list of the World’s Best Airports for 2026, with three South African airports placing in the Top 10 Best Airports in Africa.

Cape Town International Airport took first place, having also claimed awards for Best Airport Staff Service and Cleanest Airport in Africa. OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg placed second and Durban’s King Shaka International Airport placed fourth.

The Top 10 Best Airports in Africa are as follows:

1. Cape Town
2. Johannesburg
3. Marrakech
4. Durban King Shaka
5. Casablanca
6. Cairo
7. Mauritius
8. Kigali
9. Addis Ababa
10. Antananarivo

Global airports

Globally, Singapore’s Changi Airport was named the World’s Best Airport for the 14^th time. It also won awards for the World’s Best Airport Dining, the World’s Best Airport in the 60-70 million passenger category, the World’s Best Airport Immigration Service and the Best Airport in Asia.

The Top 20 World’s Best Airports are as follows:

1. Singapore Changi Airport
2. Incheon International Airport
3. Tokyo International Airport (Haneda)
4. Hong Kong International Airport
5. Narita International Airport
6. Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport
7. Rome Fiumicino Airport
8. Istanbul Airport
9. Munich Airport
10. Vancouver International Airport
11. Helsinki-Vantaa Airport
12. Chubu Centrair International Airport
13. Dubai International Airport
14. Riyadh Airport
15. Vienna International Airport
16. London Heathrow Airport
17. Amsterdam Schiphol Airport
18. Fukuoka Airport
19. Zurich Airport
20. Bahrain Airport

Click here to view the best airports in each region.