Singapore Changi Is 2023 World’s Best Airport

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There are over 41,700 Airports around the world, with the United States having the most with over 13,000 airports listed.

Airports serve a variety of purposes, including commercial service, cargo service, and general aviation. They are also categorized by their size and number of passengers served.

Along with runways and terminals, airports also include control towers, hangars, taxiways, lounges, food service areas, restaurants, emergency services, security, baggage handling, and more.

An airport is a place from which aircraft operate that usually has paved runways and maintenance facilities and often serves as a terminal.

Airports are the authorized spaces for aircraft takeoff and landing. While some airports are small private and commuter hubs, we generally think of more extensive commercial flight operations when referring to airports.

Larger airports may have airport aprons, taxiway bridges, air traffic control centres, passenger facilities such as restaurants and lounges, and emergency services.

In some countries, the US in particular, airports also typically have one or more fixed-base operators, serving general aviation.

Airports are in 3 Categories:

Non–hub primary – airports handling over 10,000 but less than 0.05% of the country’s annual passenger boardings.

Small hub primary – airports with 0.05–0.25% of the country’s annual passenger boardings.

Medium hub primary – airports handling 0.25–1% of the country’s annual passenger boardings.

Nigeria has 32 airports, 26 of which are operated by the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), and five of which are functional international airports. It also has a state-owned airport located in South-south Akwa Ibom State.

Why Is It Called An Airport?

The Word Airport Comes From The Word Aerodrome, Which In Turn Is Derived From Ancient Greek.

‘Aerodrome’ in Ancient Greek translated roughly to ‘air course’. The word aerodrome is still used to describe any areas that carry out flight operation. So, airports are always part of an aerodrome.

Invention of Airports

The history of airports clearly reflects the evolution of transportation and the changing needs of society. From ancient times to today, airports have played a crucial role in facilitating travel and commerce.

The first recorded use of an airport was in 1909, at College Park Airport in Maryland, United States.

This airport was established by the United States Army Signal Corps and was used as a training ground for military pilots.

It became a civilian airport and served as the site of the first scheduled commercial flight in the United States in 1926.

In Nigeria, Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport is the oldest with operations starting in 1936.

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) is responsible for the management of all commercial airports in Nigeria.

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ECONOTES

BIGGEST AIRPORTS IN NIGERIA

SOURCE: worlddata.info

1. *Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos*   

Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) is an international airport located in Ikeja, Lagos State, South-West Nigeria. It is the major airport serving the entire state.  

The airport was initially built during World War II and is named after Murtala Muhammed (1938–1976), the fourth military ruler of Nigeria.

• *Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja*

Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport is an international airport serving Abuja, in the Federal Capital Territory of Nigeria.

It is the main airport serving the Nigerian capital city and was named after Nigeria’s first President, Nnamdi Azikiwe (1904–1996).

The airport is approximately 20 km (12 mi) west of Abuja, and has an international and a domestic terminal that share its single runway.

• *Mallam Aminu International Airport, Kano*     

Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport is an international airport serving Kano, the capital city of Kano State of Nigeria.

It was a Royal Air Force station before the country became independent. It is the main airport serving northern Nigeria and was named after politician Aminu Kano.

The airport has an international and a domestic terminal.

• * Victor Attah International Airport, Uyo*

Victor Attah International Airport, is an airport serving Uyo, the capital of Akwa Ibom State, South-south Nigeria. The airport is 24 kilometres south-east of Uyo, and 16 kilometres north-west of the river port of Oron.

Akwa Ibom Airport’s first scheduled passenger service commenced December 2, 2009.

The airport was renamed after former Governor Obong Victor Attah by Governor Udom Emmanuel.

• *Port Harcourt International Airport, Port Harcourt*

Port Harcourt International Airport is an international airport located in Omagwa, a suburb of Port Harcourt, the capital city of the South-south Rivers State in Nigeria.

The airport has two terminals for both international and domestic flights.

In 2009, the airport served 1,081,587 passengers, making it the third-busiest airport in Nigeria.

• *Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu *

Akanu Ibiam International Airport, also known as Enugu Airport, is an airport serving Enugu, the capital city of Enugu State, south-east Nigeria, and nearby cities, such as Abakaliki, Awka, Onitsha, Nnewi, Afikpo, Okigwe, Nsukka, Ugep, Orlu, Idah, Otukpo and Ogoja.

The airport is named after the late Akanu Ibiam (1906–1995), a medical doctor and statesman who hailed from Afikpo in south-east, Ebonyi State.

• *Benin Airport, Benin*

Benin Airport is an airport serving Benin City, the capital of Edo State, South-south Nigeria. The runway is in the middle of the city.

The Airport was constructed in 1956 by the former Public Works Department (PWD) and upgraded in between 1975 and 1978 before it was finally handed over to the Nigerian Airports Authority (NAA).

Benin Airport is located at Ogba – Oko community about 2km southwest of the ancient Benin Kingdom.

• *Gombe Lawanti International Airport, Gombe*

Gombe Lawanti International Airport got its name because of its nearness to Lawanti which is a small village in Gombe State, Nigeria.

The first International flight was en route Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Since then, the Gombe Lawanti international airport has recorded high air-passengers traffic.

Gombe International airport’s standard runway is paved with asphalt in order to allow commercial operations at night.

• *Margaret Ekpo International Airport, Calabar*

Margaret Ekpo International Airport, also known as Calabar Airport, is an airport serving Calabar, the capital of the Cross River State in South-south Nigeria.

The airport is named after Margaret Ekpo, one of Nigeria’s anti-colonial activists.

It was commissioned in 1983 by Alhaji Shehu Shagari, then president of Nigeria.

1. *Warri Airport, Warri*

Osubi Airstrip is an aviation facility located in Osubi, within Okpe Local Government, serving the city of Effurun, Warri and its environs in Delta State, South-south Nigeria. It is about 10 kilometres, north-east of the city.

Osubi is a town in Okpe Local Government Area of Delta state.

The Delta State government is making plans with the airstrip operator Shell in upgrading and building a longer second runway of 3,700 metres (12,100 ft) due to the increase in air traffic.

So that’s for Nigeria, let’s View the rating of the world’s Top 5 Airports for 2023, voted by air travellers around the world in the 2022/2023 World Airport Survey.

World’s Top 5 Airports For 2023

Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport

Number 5 is Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (charles du goal) which was number 6 in 2022.

Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport also known as Roissy Airport or simply Paris CDG, is the principal airport serving the French capital, Paris (and its metropolitan area), and the largest international airport in France.

Opened in 1974, it is in Roissy-en-France, 23 km northeast of Paris and is named after statesman Charles de Gaulle (1890–1970), whose initials (CDG) are used as its IATA airport code.

In 2022, the airport handled 57,474,033 passengers and 34,657 aircraft movements,[4] thus making it the world’s ninth busiest airport and Europe’s third busiest airport (after Istanbul and Heathrow) in terms of passenger numbers. Charles de Gaulle is also the busiest airport within the European Union.

In terms of cargo traffic, the airport is the eleventh busiest in the world and the busiest in Europe, handling 2,102,268 tonnes of cargo in 2019.

It is also the airport that is served by the greatest number of airlines, with more than 105 airlines operating at the airport.

Incheon International Airport

At number 4 is Seoul Incheon which was number 5 in 2022.

Incheon International Airport (sometimes referred to as Seoul–Incheon International Airport) is the largest airport in South Korea.

It is the primary airport serving the Seoul Capital Area and one of the largest and busiest airports in the world.

As of 2021, the airport has been rated by Skytrax as the fourth-best airport in the world. Skytrax also has rated the airport as the world’s best international transit airport and one of the world’s cleanest airports.

The airport is one of Skytrax’s 5-star airports and also has been awarded for the best airport security in 2021.

The airport has a golf course, spa, private sleeping rooms, an ice skating rink, a casino, indoor gardens, video game center and the Museum of Korean Culture.

The airport’s average departure and arrival takes 19 minutes and 12 minutes, as compared to a worldwide average of 60 minutes and 45 minutes, ranking it among the fastest airports in the world for customs processing.

The airport opened for business on 29 March 2001 to replace the older Gimpo International Airport, which now serves mostly domestic destinations and shuttle flights to several East Asian metropolitan areas.

Tokyo Haneda Airport

At number 3 is Tokyo Haneda, which was number 2 in 2022

Haneda Airport, officially Tokyo International Airport and sometimes called as Tokyo Haneda Airport or Haneda International Airport, is one of two international airports serving the Greater Tokyo Area, the other one being Narita International Airport.

It serves as the primary base of Japan’s two major domestic airlines, Japan Airlines (Terminal 1) and All Nippon Airways (Terminal 2), as well as Air Do, Skymark Airlines, Solaseed Air and StarFlyer.

Haneda was the primary international airport serving Tokyo until 1978; from 1978 to 2010, Haneda handled almost all domestic flights to and from Tokyo as well as “scheduled charter” flights to a small number of major cities in East and Southeast Asia, while Narita International Airport handled the vast majority of international flights from further locations.

In 2020, Haneda was named the second-best airport after Singapore’s Changi Airport and the World’s Best Domestic Airport.

As of 2021, Haneda was rated by Skytrax as the second-Best Airport in-between Qatar’s Hamad International Airport and Singapore’s Changi Airport, and maintaining its best Domestic Airport title from the previous year.

Hamad International Airport

And number 2 is Doha Hamad which was number 1 in 2022

Hamad International Airport is an airport in the State of Qatar, and the home of Qatar’s flag carrier airline, Qatar Airways.

Located east of its capital, Doha, it replaced the nearby Doha International Airport as Qatar’s principal and main national airport.

Formerly known as New Doha International Airport (NDIA), Hamad International Airport was originally scheduled to open in 2008, but after a series of costly delays, the airport finally opened six years overdue on 30 April 2014 with a ceremonial Qatar Airways flight landing from nearby Doha International.

Qatar Airways and all other carriers formally relocated to the new airport on 27 May 2014.

The airport is named after the previous Emir of Qatar, Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani.

Singapore Changi

And number 1 is……. drums rolling….. Singapore Changi coming up from number 3 in 2022

Changi is a planning area located in the geographical region of Tanah Merah in the East Region of Singapore.

Sharing borders with Pasir Ris and Tampines to the west, Changi Bay to the southeast, the South China Sea to the east and the Serangoon Harbour to the north.

Changi, excluding the two water catchments and islands of Singapore, is the largest planning area by land size.

Today, Changi is an aviation hub. It is the location of both the Changi Airport and Changi Air Base.

Also located within Changi is Singapore’s largest prison, Changi Prison. It was used as a Japanese prisoner-of-war camp during the occupation of Singapore in World War II. The prison is Singapore’s oldest operating internment facility.

And In the African category, Cape Town International Airport in South Africa beat Nigeria, Ethiopia, Senegal and Ghana to emerge Best Airport, Best Airport Staff and the Cleanest Airport in Africa.

Sad to say that Nigeria isn’t amongst the top 10! We certainly have work to.

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