Istanbul Airport has been named the world's best airport for 2026 in the Readers' Choice Awards of Condé Nast Traveler's UK edition. Operator İGA said the airport topped the list with 94.29 points in reader ratings.
The airport, which offers flights to about 350 destinations, beat Singapore's Changi, second with 93.92 points, and Dubai International, third with 93.18 points. Copenhagen came fourth, Zurich fifth and Qatar's Hamad International sixth.

Readers of the magazine's US edition also named Istanbul Airport the world's best in 2024 and 2025. Officially opened in October 2018 and fully operational since April 2019, the airport is the main hub of Turkish Airlines.