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The 10 best airports in America right now

Only one is a top 10 airport worldwide, but these are the best the U.S. has to offer

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Deciding the quality of an airport can be a qualitative judgement, but the travel website Association of Passenger Rights Advocates makes a go of formalizing the process. Once a year it puts out a ranking of airports worldwide. Though Bloomberg reports that in this year’s edition only one American airport made the top 10 globally, there were 10 U.S. airports among the top 50. They were assigned a score out of 10 that was determined by a combination of how often their flights were on-time, what the people who fly through them thought of them, and how good their shops and restaurants are.

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10. Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS)

10. Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS)

Austin-Bergstrom International Airport
Austin-Bergstrom International Airport
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Global Rank: 44

The Austin, Texas airport had an overall score of 7.95 out of 10. Its on-time-performance score was a 7.7. Its customer opinion score was an 8.2. Its food-and-shops score was an 8.5.

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9. Daniel K. Inouye International Airport, Honolulu (HNL)

9. Daniel K. Inouye International Airport, Honolulu (HNL)

Daniel K. Inouye International Airport
Daniel K. Inouye International Airport
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Global Rank: 37

The Honolulu, Hawai’i airport had an overall score of 7.99 out of 10. Its on-time-performance score was an 8.1. Its customer opinion score was an 8. Its food-and-shops score was a 7.6.

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8. Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT)

8. Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT)

Charlotte Douglas International Airport
Charlotte Douglas International Airport
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Global Rank: 30

The Charlotte, North Carolina airport had an overall score of 8.03 out of 10. Its on-time-performance score was a 7.9. Its customer opinion score was an 8.2. Its food-and-shops score was an 8.4.

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7. Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX)

7. Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX)

Sky Harbor International Airport
Sky Harbor International Airport
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Global Rank: 21

The Phoenix, Arizona airport had an overall score of 8.1 out of 10. Its on-time-performance score was an 8. Its customer opinion score was an 8. Its food-and-shops score was a 7.6.

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6. Nashville International Airport (BNA)

6. Nashville International Airport (BNA)

Nashville international Airport
Nashville international Airport
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Global Rank: 18

The Nashville, Tennessee airport had an overall score of 8.17 out of 10. Its on-time-performance score was a 7.8. Its customer opinion score was an 8.9. Its food-and-shops score was an 8.5.

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5. Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP)

5. Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP)

Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport
Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport
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Global Rank: 17

The Minneapolis, Minnesota airport had an overall score of 8.18 out of 10. Its on-time-performance score was an 8.4. Its customer opinion score was an 8. Its food-and-shops score was a 7.7.

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4. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL)

4. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL)

Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
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Global Rank: 16

The Atlanta, Georgia airport had an overall score of 8.2 out of 10. Its on-time-performance score was an 8.1. Its customer opinion score was an 8.1. Its food-and-shops score was an 8.5.

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3. Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW)

3. Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW)

Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport
Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport
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Global Rank: 15

The Detroit, Michigan airport had an overall score of 8.2 out of 10. Its on-time-performance score was an 8.2. Its customer opinion score was a 7.9. Its food-and-shops score was an 8.4.

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2. Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)

2. Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)

Dulles International Airport
Dulles International Airport
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Global Rank: 11

The Washington, D.C. airport had an overall score of 8.22 out of 10. Its on-time-performance score was an 8. Its customer opinion score was an 8.6. Its food-and-shops score was an 8.6.

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1. Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC)

1. Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC)

Salt Lake City International Airport
Salt Lake City International Airport
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Global Rank: 8

The Salt Lake City, Utah airport had an overall score of 8.28 out of 10. Its on-time-performance score was an 8.4. Its customer opinion score was an 8. Its food-and-shops score was an 8.2.

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