Travel + Leisure Readers Pick Indy Airport As One Of The World’s Best

2023 World’s Best Awards, Top 10 Favorite Domestic Airports.

The Indianapolis International Airport has once again made the list of Travel + Leisure’s top airports, with thousands of readers ranking it as a top favorite domestic airport in the magazine’s 2023 World’s Best Awards.

Travel + Leisure readers pick their Top 10 Favorite Domestic Airports based on efficiency and safety, along with convenience and easy-to-navigate terminals – and the Indy airport has been named among that prestigious list for eight years in a row.

“This type of traveler feedback reinforces that we have the best people and the best airport experience in the world,” said Indianapolis Airport Authority Executive Director Mario Rodriguez. “Our commitment to a customer-service driven, people-first culture truly makes the Indy airport a world-class operation.”

The annual World’s Best Awards survey asks Travel + Leisure readers to rate their travel experiences from around the world – helping to identify the top hotels, airports, airlines, and more. Nearly 165,000 Travel + Leisure readers completed the 2023 survey, which the magazine says is an increase of nearly 25 percent over pre-pandemic voting levels.

In the survey, travelers were asked to rate airports based on access, check-in/security, restaurants/bars, shopping and design. For each characteristic, travelers chose a rating of excellent, above average, below average or poor with the final scores representing the averages of these responses.

The Indianapolis International Airport came in second on the list, receiving a reader score of 81.10, an improvement from last year’s ranking when the Indy airport was ranked third.