Doha and Riyadh home to world’s best-performing airports

Hamad International Airport in Doha, Qatar and Riyadh King Khaled Airport in Saudi Arabia have been named in the top three airports worldwide for performance.

That’s according to the annual rankings from travel tech company AirHelp, which ranked 250 airports from 68 countries in 2025 based on punctuality, customer opinions (including airport staff, cleanliness, and queue times) and food and retail offerings.

Cape Town Airport in South Africa was named the world’s leading airport with an overall score of 8.57, putting it just ahead of last year’s winner, Doha’s Hamad International Airport with 8.52 points. 

Riyadh King Khaled Airport rose an impressive 33 places to take third spot with 8.47 points. Brasília–Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek Airport in Brazil was fourth and Muscat International Airport in Oman was fifth.