Cape Town International Airport (CPT) crowned Best in Africa for 10th year at 2025 SKYTRAX Awards!

Cape Town International Airport (CPT) in Cape Town has once again soared to the top, being named the Best Airport in Africa for the tenth consecutive year at the 2025 SKYTRAX World Airport Awards™. This prestigious recognition highlights the airport's ongoing commitment to world-class service, cleanliness, and efficiency.
Coming in at second and third place in Africa were OR Tambo International Airport (JNB) in Johannesburg and King Shaka International Airport (DUR) in Durban, respectively.

Cape Town International Airport (CPT) didn’t just top the overall list—it also took home two more coveted awards:

• Best Airport Staff in Africa 2025
• Cleanest Airport in Africa 2025

Meanwhile, King Shaka International Airport (DUR) shined as the Best Regional Airport in Africa 2025 and secured second place for Best Airport Staff in Africa 2025.

Johannesburg's Intercontinental Johannesburg O.R. Tambo Airport Hotel was awarded Best Airport Hotel in Africa 2025, proving that travellers passing through OR Tambo International Airport (JNB) can expect exceptional service on the ground and at their stay.

Best Airport in Africa 2025:

1. Cape Town International Airport (CPT) – Cape Town
2. OR Tambo International Airport (JNB) –  Johannesburg
3. King Shaka International Airport (DUR) – Durban

Best Airport Staff in Africa 2025:

1. Cape Town International Airport (CPT) – Cape Town
2. King Shaka International Airport (DUR) – Durban
4. OR Tambo International Airport (JNB) – Johannesburg

Cleanest Airport in Africa 2025:

1. Cape Town International Airport (CPT) – Cape Town

Best Airport Hotel in Africa 2025:

1. Intercontinental Johannesburg O.R. Tambo Airport Hotel  – Johannesburg

Best Regional Airports in Africa:

1. King Shaka International Airport (DUR) – Durban
5. Dawie Stuurman International Airport (PLZ) – Gqeberha / Port Elizabeth
7. Bram Fischer International Airport (BFN) – Bloemfontein
8. King Phalo Airport (ELS) – East London

The SKYTRAX World Airport Awards™ are considered the most prestigious accolades in the airport industry. These awards are based on the world’s largest annual global airport customer satisfaction survey, conducted independently and free from any airport influence. The 2025 survey collected feedback from over 100 nationalities between August 2024 and February 2025, covering more than 575 airports worldwide.

Congratulations to all the winners and especially to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) in Cape Town for setting the gold standard for African aviation!

Survey: Cape Town International Airport in Cape Town named Best Airport in Africa for the nineth consecutive year!

Cape Town International Airport (CPT) in Cape Town was named Best Airport in Africa for the nineth consecutive year at the 2024 SKYTRAX World Airport Awards™. Durban's King Shaka International Airport (DUR) came in second in the continental category, followed by OR Tambo International Airport (JNB) in Johannesburg.
Cape Town International Airport (CPT) also won the Best Airport Staff in Africa 2024 award and the Africa: The Cleanest Airports 2024 award, while King Shaka International Airport (DUR) won the Best Regional Airport in Africa 2024 award and its staff was named second best in Africa 2024.
The Intercontinental Johannesburg O.R Tambo Airport in Johannesburg scooped the Best Airport Hotel in Africa 2024 award. Congratulations!

SKYTRAX' annual World Airport Awards™ are prestigious accolades for the airport industry, voted by customers in the largest, annual global airport customer satisfaction survey. They are regarded as the quality benchmark for the world airport industry, assessing customer service and facilities across over 500 airports. The survey and awards are independent of any airport control, influence or input. The survey, which evaluates traveller experiences across different airport service and product key performance indicators, was conducted from  August 2023 until March 2024. Over 100 customer nationalities participated in it.

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Survey: Cape Town International Airport in Cape Town named Best Airport in Africa for the eighth consecutive year!

Cape Town International Airport (CPT) in Cape Town was named Best Airport in Africa for the eighth consecutive year at the 2023 SKYTRAX World Airport Awards™. Durban's King Shaka International Airport (DUR) came in second in the continental category, followed by OR Tambo International Airport (JNB) in Johannesburg. Bram Fischer International Airport (BFN) in Bloemfontein was named tenth Best Airport in Africa.
Cape Town International Airport (CPT) also won the Best Airport Staff in Africa Award and the Africa: The Cleanest Airports 2022 Award, while King Shaka International Airport (DUR) won the Best Regional Airport in Africa Award. Intercontinental Johannesburg O.R Tambo Airport in Johannesburg was named Best Airport Hotel in Africa 2023.

SKYTRAX' annual World Airport Awards™ are prestigious accolades for the airport industry, voted by customers in the largest, annual global airport customer satisfaction survey. They are regarded as the quality benchmark for the world airport industry, assessing customer service and facilities across over 550 airports. The survey and awards are independent of any airport control, influence or input. The survey, which evaluates traveller experiences across different airport service and product key performance indicators, was conducted from August 2022 until February 2023. Over 100 customer nationalities participated in it.

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Survey: Cape Town International Airport in Cape Town named Best Airport in Africa for the seventh consecutive year!

Cape Town International Airport (CPT) in Cape Town was named Best Airport in Africa for the seventh consecutive year at the 2022 SKYTRAX World Airport Awards™. Durban's King Shaka International Airport (DUR) came in second in the continental category, followed by OR Tambo International Airport (JNB) in Johannesburg. Bram Fischer International Airport (BFN) in Bloemfontein was named tenth Best Airport in Africa. Kigali International Airport (KGL) in Rwanda's capital Kigali was voted seventh Best Airport in Africa 2022.
Cape Town International Airport (CPT) also won the Best Airport Staff in Africa Award and the Africa: The Cleanest Airports 2022 Award, while King Shaka International Airport (DUR) won the Best Regional Airport in Africa Award.  The Intercontinental Johannesburg O.R Tambo Airport in Johannesburg was named Best Airport Hotel in Africa 2022.

SKYTRAX' annual World Airport Awards™ are the most prestigious accolades for the airport industry, voted by customers in the largest, annual global airport customer satisfaction survey. They are regarded as the quality benchmark for the world airport industry, assessing customer service and facilities across over 550 airports. The survey and awards are independent of any airport control, influence or input. Analysis of the results shows a close correlation to customer numbers using the airports during 2021, a time when varying travel conditions remained in place across many global regions, and with air travel quickly returning across most of the world, more normal times are coming back.

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Survey: Cape Town International Airport in Cape Town named Best Airport in Africa for the sixth consecutive year!

Cape Town International Airport (CPT) in Cape Town was named Best Airport in Africa for the sixth consecutive year at the 2021 SKYTRAX World Airport Awards™. Durban's King Shaka International Airport (DUR) came in second in the continental category, followed by OR Tambo International Airport (JNB) in Johannesburg. Chief Dawid Stuurman International Airport (PLZ) in Port Elizabeth, which used to be named Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) until February 2021, was named 9th Best Airport in Africa, while Bram Fischer International Airport (BFN) in Bloemfontein was ranked on 10th position. Kigali International Airport (KGL) in Rwanda's capital Kigali was voted 8th Best Airport in Africa 2021.
Cape Town International Airport (CPT) also won the Best Airport Staff in Africa Award and the Best Airport Cleanliness in Africa Award, while King Shaka International Airport (DUR) won the Best Regional Airport in Africa Award.
SKYTRAX' annual airport customer survey for the Passenger’s Choice Awards operated from August 2020 until July 2021, with many travellers voting for their favourite / best airport based on pre-pandemic travel experiences, whilst other customers voted after their Covid-19 Airport Experience during the past 12 months. The SKYTRAX World Airport Awards™ began in 1999, when SKYTRAX launched its first global, airport customer satisfaction survey. They are regarded as a quality benchmark for the world airport industry, assessing customer service and facilities across over 500 airports.

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Survey: Cape Town International Airport in Cape Town named Best Airport in Africa for the fifth consecutive year!

Cape Town International Airport (CPT) in Cape Town was named Best Airport in Africa for the fifth consecutive year at the 2020 SKYTRAX World Airport Awards™. Durban's King Shaka International Airport (DUR) came in second in the continental category, followed by OR Tambo International Airport (JNB) in Johannesburg. East London Airport (ELS) in East London was voted 6th Best Airport in Africa 2020, Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) in Port Elizabeth was named 7th best and and Kigali's Kigali International Airport (KGL) 9th Best Airport in Africa 2020. King Shaka International Airport (DUR) won the award for Best Regional Airport in Africa 2020 (4th in global ranking!). East London Airport (ELS) came in 3rd in this category, followed by Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), Kigali International Airport (KGL), Bram Fischer International Airport (BFN) in Bloemfontein and Windhoek's Hosea Kutako International Airport (WDH). King Shaka International Airport (DUR) was also awarded for having the Best Airport Staff in Africa in 2020. Cape Town International Airport (CPT) came in second, followed by OR Tambo International Airport (JNB), while Kigali International Airport (KGL) was awarded fifth best, Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) 9th best and East London Airport (ELS) 10th best in the category Best Airport Staff in Africa in 2020. King Shaka International Airport (DUR) also scooped the award for being the world's Best Airport 2020 (5-10 million passengers). Cape Town International Airport (CPT) was voted second Best Airport 2020 (10 - 20 million passengers) and OR Tambo International Airprt (JNB) 6th Best Airport 2020 (20 - 30 million passengers). Congratulations!

Best Airports in Africa 2020:

1. Cape Town International Airport (CPT) in Cape Town, South Africa
2. King Shaka International Airport (DUR) in Durban, South Africa
3. OR Tambo International Airport (JNB) in Johannesburg, South Africa
4. Mauritius
5. Marrakech
6. East London Airport (ELS) in East London, South Africa
7. Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) in Port Elizabeth, South Africa
8. Seychelles
9. Kigali International Airport (KGL) in Kigali
10. Casablanca
    

Best Regional Airports in Africa 2020:

1. King Shaka International Airport (DUR) in Durban, South Africa
2. Marrakech
3. East London Airport (ELS) in East London, South Africa
4. Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) in Port Elizabeth, South Africa
5. Kigali International Airport (KGL) in Kigali, Rwanda
6. Bram Fischer International Airport (BFN) in Bloemfontein, South Africa
7. Hosea Kutako International Airport (WDH) in Windhoek, Namibia
8. Hurghada
9. Dakar
10. Luxor
    

Best Airport Staff in Africa 2020:

1. King Shaka International Airport (DUR) in Durban, South Africa
2. Cape Town International Airport (CPT) in Cape Town, South Africa
3. OR Tambo International Airport (JNB) in Johannesburg, South Africa
4. Mauritius
5. Kigali International Airport (KGL) in Kigali, Rwanda
6. Seychelles
7. Marrakech
8. Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) in Port Elizabeth, South Africa
9. La Réunion
10. East London Airport (ELS) in East London, South Africa

The 2020 Skytrax World Airports Awards are a measurement of customer satisfaction across over 550 airports globally. The awards are administered independently and based on surveys of passenger opinion. They are regarded as a quality benchmark for the world airport industry.

Survey: Cape Town International Airport in Cape Town named Best Airport in Africa!

Cape Town International Airport (CPT) in Cape Town was named Best Airport in Africa for the fourth consecutive year at the 2019 SKYTRAX World Airport Awards™. Durban's King Shaka International Airport (DUR) came in second in the continental category, followed by OR Tambo International Airport (JNB) in Johannesburg. East London Airport (ELS) in East London was voted 6th best airport in Africa 2019, Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) in Port Elizabeth was named 7th and Bram Fischer International Airport (BFN) in Bloomfontein 9th best Airport in Africa 2019. King Shaka International Airport (DUR) won the award for Best Regional Airport in Africa 2019 (5th in global ranking!). East London Airport (ELS) came in 3rd in this category, followed by Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) and Bram Fischer International Airport (BFN). Kigali International Airport (KGL) in Rwanda's capital Kigali was voted 5th Best Regional Airport in Africa and Windhoek's Hosea Kutako International Airport (WDH) was voted 6th best African regional airport. King Shaka International Airport (DUR) was also awarded for having the Best Airport Staff in Africa in 2019. Cape Town International Airport (CPT) came in second, OR Tambo International Airport (JNB) was ranked 5th best in this category, followed by Hosea Kutako International Airport (WDH), Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), Entebbe International Airport (EBB) in Entebbe and Kigali International Airport (KGL).

Best Airports in Africa 2019:

1. Cape Town International Airport (CPT) in Cape Town, South Africa
2. King Shaka International Airport (DUR) in Durban, South Africa
3. OR Tambo International Airport (JNB) in Johannesburg, South Africa
4. Mauritius
5. Marrakech
6. East London Airport (ELS) in East London, South Africa
7. Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) in Port Elizabeth, South Africa
8. Seychelles
9. Bram Fischer International Airport (BFN) in Bloomfontein, South Africa
10. Cairo

Best Regional Airports in Africa 2019:

1. King Shaka International Airport (DUR) in Durban, South Africa
2. Marrakech
3. East London Airport (ELS) in East London, South Africa
4. Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) in Port Elizabeth, South Africa
5. Bram Fischer International Airport (BFN) in Bloomfontein, South Africa
6. Kigali International Airport (KGL) in Kigali, Rwanda
7. Hosea Kutako International Airport (WDH) in Windhoek, Namibia
8. Dakar
9. Hurghada
10. Luxor

Best Airport Staff in Africa 2019:

1. King Shaka International Airport (DUR) in Durban, South Africa
2. Cape Town International Airport (CPT) in Cape Town, South Africa
3. Mauritius
4. Seychelles
5. OR Tambo International Airport (JNB) in Johannesburg, South Africa
6. Hosea Kutako International Airport (WDH) in Windhoek, Namibia
7. Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) in Port Elizabeth, South Africa
8. Entebbe International Airport (EBB) in Entebbe, Uganda
9. Kigali International Airport (KGL) in Kigali, Rwanda
10. La Réunion

Best Airport Hotels in Africa 2019:

1. InterContinental Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport in Johannesburg, South Africa
2. Le Méridien Cairo Airport in Cairo, Egypt
3. Radisson Blu Addis Ababa in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
4. Crowne Plaza Nairobi Airport in Nairobi, Kenya
5. Novotel Cairo Airport in Cairo, Egypt

The 2019 Skytrax World Airports Awards are a measurement of customer satisfaction across over 550 airports globally. The awards are administered independently and based on surveys of passenger opinion. They are regarded as a quality benchmark for the world airport industry.

Cape Town International Airport named Best Airport in Africa!

Cape Town International Airport (CPT) in Cape Town  was named Best Airport in Africa at the 2018 SKYTRAX World Airport Awards™. Durban's King Shaka International Airport (DUR) came in second in the continental category, followed by OR Tambo International Airport (JNB) in Johannesburg. East London Airport (ELS) in East London was voted 6th best airport in Africa, Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) in Port Elizabeth was named 8th and Bram Fischer International Airport (BFN) in Bloomfontein 9th best Airport in Africa.King Shaka International Airport (DUR) in Durban won the award for Best Regional Airport in Africa (3rd in global ranking!), followed by East London Airport (ELS), Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) and Bram Fischer International Airport (BFN). Kigali International Airport (KGL) in Rwanda's capital Kigali was voted 5th Best Regional Airport in Africa and Windhoek's Hosea Kutako International Airport (WDH) was voted 6th best African regional airport.

Best Airports in Africa

1. Cape Town International Airport (CPT) in Cape Town
2. King Shaka International Airport (DUR) in Durban
3. OR Tambo International Airport (JNB) in Johannesburg 
4. Mauritius
5. Marrakech 
6. East London Airport (ELS) in East London 
7. Seychelles 
8. Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) in Port Elizabeth  
9. Bram Fischer International Airport (BFN) in Bloomfontein 
10. Cairo

Best Regional Airports in Africa

1. King Shaka International Airport (DUR) in Durban
2. East London Airport (ELS) in East London  
3. Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) in Port Elizabeth   
4. Bram Fischer International Airport (BFN) in Bloomfontein 
5. Kigali International Airport (KGL) in Kigali 
6. Hosea Kutako International Airport (WDH) in Windhoek 
7. Tunis
8. Dakar
9. Luxor
10. Abidjan
    

Best Airport Hotels in Africa

1. InterContinental Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport, Johannesburg 
2. Le Méridien Cairo Airport, Cairo 
3. Novotel Cairo Airport, Cairo
4. Radisson Blu Hotel Addis Ababa, Addis Ababa 
5. Hotel Verde Cape Tow, Cape Town

 
The 2018 SKYTRAX World Airport Awards™ are based on 13.73 million airport survey questionnaires completed by over 100 different nationalities of airline customers during the survey period. The survey operated from August 2017 to February 2018, covering 550 airports worldwide and evaluating traveller experiences across different airport service and product key performance indicators - from check-in, arrivals, transfers, shopping, security and immigration through to departure at the gate.

Cape Town International Airport named Best Airport in Africa!

Cape Town International Airport (CPT) in Cape Town was named Best Airport in Africa at the 2017 SKYTRAX World Airport Awards™. Durban's King Shaka International Airport (DUR) came in second in the continental category, followed by OR Tambo International Airport (JNB) in Johannesburg. East London Airport (ELS) in East London was voted 6th best airport in Africa, Bole International Airport (ADD) in Addis Ababa was named 7th and Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) in Port Elizabeth 10th best on the continent. King Shaka International Airport (DUR) in Durban won the award for Best Regional Airport in Africa (6th in global ranking!), followed by East London Airport (ELS), Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) and Bram Fischer International Airport (BFN) in Bloomfontein. Kigali International Airport (KGL) in Rwanda's capital Kigali was voted 5th best regional Airport in Africa and Windhoek's Hosea Kutako International Airport (WDH) was voted 6th best African regional airport. King Shaka International Airport (DUR) not only scooped the award for Best Regional Airport in Africa, but also for Best Airport Staff in Africa. Cape Town International Airport (CPT) was named second best, OR Tambo International Airport (JNB) came in on 4th and East London Airport (ELS) on 5th. Hosea Kutako International Airport (7th), Port Elizabeth International Airport (9th) and Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (10th) in Nairobi also made it into the Top 10 of the airports with the best staff in Africa 2017. Congtratulation!

Best Airports in Africa:

1. Cape Town International Airport (CPT), Cape Town
2. King Shaka International Airport (DUR), Durban
3. OR Tambo International Airport (JNB), Johannesburg
4. Mauritius
5. Marrakech
6. East London Airport (ELS), East London
7. Bole International Airport (ADD), Addis Ababa
8. Cairo
9. Seychelles
10. Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), Port Elizabeth

Best Regional Airports in Africa:

1. King Shaka International Airport (DUR), Durban
2. East London Airport (ELS), East London
3. Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), Port Elizabeth
4. Bram Fischer International Airport (BFN), Bloomfontein
5. Kigali International Airport (KGL), Kigali
6. Hosea Kutako International Airport (WDH), Windhoek
7. Luxor
8. Hurghada
9. Dakar 
10. Abidjan

Best Airport Staff in Africa:

1. King Shaka International Airport (DUR), Durban
2. Cape Town International Airport (CPT), Cape Town
3. Seychelles
4. OR Tambo International Airport (JNB), Johannesburg
5. East London Airport (ELS), East London
6. Mauritius
7. Hosea Kutako International Airport (WDH), Windhoek
8. La Réunion
9. Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), Port Elizabeth
10. Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO), Nairobi

Best Airport Hotels in Africa:

1. InterContinental Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport, Johannesburg
2. Novotel Cairo Airport, Cairo
3. Radisson Blu Hotel Addis Ababa, Addis Ababa
4. Southern Sun O.R. Tambo International Airport, Johannesburg
5. Hotel Verde Cape Tow, Cape Town

The 2017 SKYTRAX World Airport Awards™ are based on 13.82 million survey questionnaires completed by 105 different nationalities of airline customers during the survey period which operated from July 2016 to February 2017. The survey covers 550 airports worldwide and evaluates traveller experiences across different airport service and product key performance indicators - from check-in, arrivals, transfers, shopping, security and immigration through to departure at the gate.

Cape Town International Airport named Best Airport in Africa!

Cape Town International Airport (CPT) in Cape Town was named Best Airport in Africa at the SKYTRAX World Airport Awards™. Johannesburg's OR Tambo International Airport (JNB) came in second in the continental category, followed by King Shaka International Airport (DUR) in Durban. East London Airport in East London was voted 5th, followed by Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) in Port Elizabeth. Bram Fischer International Airport (BFN) in Bloemfontein was named 8th best airport in Africa. Cape Town International Airport (CPT) also won Best Airport Staff in Africa. Durban's King Shaka International Airport was named world's Best Airport (under 5 million pax per year) as well as Best Regional Airport in Africa. Congrats ACSA!

Best Airports in Africa
 
1. Cape Town International Airport (CPT) in Cape Town
2. OR Tambo International Airport (JNB) in Johannesburg
3. King Shaka International Airport (DUR) in Durban
4. Mauritius
5. East London Airport (ELS) in East London
6. Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) in Port Elizabeth
7. Cairo
8. Bram Fischer International Airport (BFN) in Bloemfontein
9. Seychelles
10. Marrakech

Best Regional Airports in Africa
   
1. King Shaka International Airport (DUR) in Durban
2. East London Airport (ELS) in East London
3. Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) in Port Elizabeth
4. Bram Fischer International Airport (BFN) in Bloemfontein
9. Hosea Kutako International Airport (WDH) in Windhoek

Best Airport Staff in Africa
   
1. Cape Town International Airport (CPT) in Cape Town
2. King Shaka International Airport (DUR) in Durban
3. OR Tambo International Airport (JNB) in Johannesburg
6. East London Airport (ELS) in East London
7. Hosea Kutako International Airport (WDH) in Windhoek
8. Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) in Port Elizabeth
9. Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO) in Nairobi

Best Airport Hotels in Africa
   
1. InterContinental OR Tambo in Johannesburg
2. Hotel Verde Cape Town in Cape Town
3. Southern Sun OR Tambo in Johannesburg

Best Airports (under 5 million pax per year)

1. King Shaka International Airport (DUR) in Durban
2. London City
3. Halifax Stanfield

The SKYTRAX World Airport Awards™ are based on 13.25 million survey questionnaires completed by 106 different nationalities of airline customers during the survey period which operated from June 2015 to February 2016. The survey evaluates traveller experiences across different airport service and product key performance indicators - from check-in, arrivals, transfers, shopping, security and immigration through to departure at the gate.