The 2026 World Airport Awards will take place at PTE World in London on 18th March 2026

The 2026 World Airport Awards event will take place at 5.45 pm on the 18th March 2026 at PTE World, at Excel London, UK. PTE World is the world’s leading international airport exhibition and conference.

The World Airport Awards are regarded as a quality benchmark for the world airport industry, assessing customer service and facilities across more than 550 airports. There is no entry fee or any type of payment by an airport to participate in the survey or awards, with the entire survey and awards process funded by Skytrax.

Edward Plaisted of Skytrax said: “We are excited to be staging the 2026 World Airport Awards event in our ‘home’ city of London at PTE World, and we look forward to welcoming back many familiar faces from the world airport industry, as well all the new award winning airports attending. The awards represent the customers’ choice of the best airports, and this event offers an opportunity when winning airports can be rewarded and celebrate their success.”

Over 80 awards are to be announced at the 2026 World Airport Awards event in London, which is staged in the exhibition hall of PTE World. Airport winners from across the world will be there to receive their accolades.

The online Airport Customer Satisfaction Survey operates from late August 2025 until February 2026.

Who will win this year’s title?

The World Airport Awards

The World Airport Awards began in 1999, and have been referred to as the Oscars of the airport industry. Known as the Passengers Choice Awards, the awards are based on customer evaluations of airport service and facility quality standards across more than 550 airports.

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A quality benchmark for the world airport industry.