![LGA Terminal B](https://offloadmedia.feverup.com/secretnyc.co/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/25101030/lga-1024x683.jpg)
Air passenger claim management company, AirHelp, just released its 2024 world’s best airport ranking and LGA, which once ranked as the nation’s worst airport, has now surpassed NYC’s JFK Airport—and by a lot!
Though NYC’s airports are nowhere near the top of the list—in fact, they’re not even at the top of the country’s own ranking—Newark, JFK, and LGA all managed to make the list year. LGA leads the way in 80th place, with Newark following behind in 108th and JFK at 113th. Yes, the airport that in 2019 didn’t even make AirHelp’s best airports in the world has not only landed on this year’s list but surpassed JFK in the ranking by nearly 30 spots. Talk about a major character arc!
The ranking takes into consideration on-time performance, customer opinion, and food and shops to create a final score out of 10. Doha Hamad Airport in Quatar (8.52) took first place as the world’s best airport for 2024, with South Africa’s Cape Town Airport (8.5) in second and Japan’s Nagoya Chubu Airport (8.49) in third.
AirHelp additionally filtered the ranking by country, and America’s top three best airports include Utah’s Salt Lake City Airport (8.28), Virginia’s Washington Dulles Airport (8.22), and Michigan’s Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (8.2).
LGA received an overall score of 7.76, whereas JFK was given a 7.61. What really made a difference when comparing the two airports was the on-time performance. LGA’s on-time performance was scored with an 8, whereas JFK’s was a 7.6. Interestingly enough though, both LGA and JFK had the same customer opinion of 7.4 and JFK actually beat LGA in food and shops by 0.4 points.
The ranking only emphasizes the major impact of LaGuardia’s recent renovation efforts, which even landed LGA as the best mid-size airport in the U.S. in 2023. Meanwhile, JFK continues to make crucial updates to its facilities with construction on its largest terminal and new Terminal 6 still underway.
You can explore the full ranking here.