Kigali Worldwide Airport has been ranked the third greatest airport in Africa within the 2026 SKYTRAX World Airport Awards.
The popularity provides to Rwanda’s broader efforts to place itself as a regional aviation hub, supported by ongoing investments in infrastructure and repair supply.
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The awards ceremony came about on March 18 in London, bringing collectively key gamers within the world aviation trade to recognise excellence in airport companies and buyer expertise.
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In Africa, Marrakech Airport ranked first, adopted by Durban’s King Shaka Airport in South Africa, after which Kigali. Different airports within the high 10 embrace Port Elizabeth, Bloemfontein, East London (all three positioned in South Africa), Uganda’s Entebbe airport, Antananarivo airport in Madagascar, Rabat in Morocco, and Luanda in Angola.
Globally, Singapore Changi Airport, a 13-time winner of the World’s Finest Airport award, has been named Airport of the 12 months 2026. It additionally scooped a number of different accolades, together with the World’s Finest Airport Eating, the World’s Finest Airport within the 60-70 million passenger class, the World’s Finest Airport Immigration Service, and Finest Airport in Asia.
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The Skytrax World Airport Awards are essentially the most prestigious accolades within the airport trade, primarily based on the most important annual world buyer satisfaction survey.
The rankings are decided by travellers themselves, making them a key benchmark for high quality and efficiency throughout greater than 570 airports worldwide.
In keeping with Skytrax, the survey for this 12 months’s awards was carried out between August 2025 and February 2026, gathering suggestions from passengers of over 100 nationalities. The analysis lined the whole airport expertise, from check-in, safety, and immigration to buying, transfers, and departure on the gate.
The World Airport Awards, established in 1999, stay unbiased and neutral, with airports neither taking part nor influencing the outcomes. As a substitute, passengers make their very own selections primarily based on private journey experiences.