Everyone hates O'Hare, but I've never had a problem. Fuck Dulles, though. I agree that SFO might be the nicest major airport in the US. Seatac has way too much traffic for its infrastructure (like the rest of Seattle).

Singapore.

Krev wrote: Wed Feb 18, 2026 3:07 pm Everyone hates O'Hare, but I've never had a problem. Fuck Dulles, though. I agree that SFO might be the nicest major airport in the US. Seatac has way too much traffic for its infrastructure (like the rest of Seattle).

I always found O'Hare to be easy to deal with. One of the only cool things about Portland is the Airport is good.

O'Hare is my home airport and is/was the most connected one in the world. It's still way too far to walk from your gate to the immigration/luggage carousel area in Terminal 5 but that might change with the work they're doing at Terminal 2 right now.

Changi in Singapore is the best I've ever been through.

losthighway wrote: Wed Feb 18, 2026 2:10 pm

RyanZ wrote: Wed Feb 18, 2026 12:38 pm LAX is hell.

If you can find a flight to Burbank, do it. Unless you're going down to Long Beach or something.

The only thing that always sucks about LAX is traffic getting in and out. I often walk from the international terminal to the rideshare area.

I live in south-ish/west LA so LAX is way closer than Burbank.

Flying Southwest is super easy at LAX.

There are so many ways to determine “best” airport. I could write a 10-page essay covering many of them that no one would read.

I will say that I have gotten stranded for hours at some of the “easy-in, easy-out” airports and it SUCKS, so I’m not going to mention them.

A super busy airport that somehow manages it well is most impressive to me. My nominee (preparing to duck for cover) is LHR Terminal 5 (particularly if you don’t have to transfer terminals). ORD gets honorable mention.

Kniferide wrote: Wed Feb 18, 2026 4:22 pm

Krev wrote: Wed Feb 18, 2026 3:07 pm Everyone hates O'Hare, but I've never had a problem. Fuck Dulles, though. I agree that SFO might be the nicest major airport in the US. Seatac has way too much traffic for its infrastructure (like the rest of Seattle).

I always found O'Hare to be easy to deal with. One of the only cool things about Portland is the Airport is good.

To be fair, there was a period when O’Hare had major issues with flight delays and long security lines, but it’s been well managed in recent years.

In the US it’s San Diego by a mile. I have a tremendous bias because my flying life is now mostly Toronto Pearson (YYZ) and leaving that level of hectic to land in San Diego feels amazing every time.

Terminal 2 international is big, bright, comfortable, always very clean, amenities everywhere, decent food, and they often have little events going on like dogs to pet at Christmas.

Terminal 1 was awful for awhile but they juuuuuust redid it and brought it up to the level of Terminal 2. (No lounge yet though)

https://youtu.be/6ytlRaMrvXQ?si=kSCyMEmAKYGXxh4B

It’s now across the board the chillest airport and when you step out it’s 75 degrees.

TylerDeadPine wrote: Thu Feb 19, 2026 8:25 am and when you step out it’s 75 degrees.

Geographical location REALLY HELPS this airport, like abnormally so. Which is fine, and I don’t disagree with your assessment.

Put this same airport, with its single runway, into the Midwest.. and it would turn into a shitshow quickly.