Forbes today released its Top Airports in the World for 2004. I was casually reading the report, and to my surprise I have visited all but 2 of the top ten airports worldwide!! I didn’t even realize I was a world traveler

So I thought I’ll write what I felt walking thro these fine airports.

Top 10	Forbes Ranking		My Comments
1	Hong Kong International Airport	Hong Kong	[Visited in 1998,1999,2000,2002,2004] Definitely the best. I visited when it first opened its doors - following the heels of then president Clinton. The old HK airport was scarier, it was right inside the city, so the pilot almost have to ‘navigate’ into the skyscrapers! The new airport is verrry far from the city - might as well be closer to singapore than hongkong    9/10
2	Changi International Airport	Singapore	[1998,1999,2000,2003] Home Airport for sometime. So I knew the ins and outs of beloved Changi. Their dropping golden fountain never ceases to amaze me. On my recent visit, I was pleasantly surprised to find they are going to have a train connection from downtown. Sweet. Old but still Gold.   8/10
3	Incheon International Airport	Korea	[2003] I was dead tired on arrival. I remember they had good lounge chairs for me to sleep. So I remember this airport in a dreamlike state. Or was it Taiwan.. ? hmmm
4	Munich Airport	Germany	[2001] This one is a surprise entry. It was one tiny teeny airport. It reminded me of San Jose airport. I wonder how it made it to the list.   4/10
5	Kansai Airport International	Japan	—Not yet visited—
6	Dubai International Airport	UAE	[2003] All that glitters is gold. The keyword in this airport is duty free shopping. But I hunted twice for a good deal here, without any success. Maybe shopping is made for oil soaked sheiks.   6/10
7	Kuala Lumpur International Airport	Malaysia	[1998,1999,2000,2003] One of my favorites, imho it belongs to the top five. The new airport is a modern bold statement of Mahathirs commitment to Multimedia Collidor. Very nice airport.   8/10
8	Amsterdam Schiphol Airport	Netherlands	[2001] Very efficient airport, had many product placements, parked cars inside the airport!. It was under construction, so didnt explore it in detail.    7/10
9	Copenhagen Airport	Greece	—Not yet visited—
10	Sydney Airport	Australia	[1999] Very cultural airport had works of abroginies and local artists.   7/10

Missing from this list but my favorite is SFO International (Very nice architecture), Hartsfield International (Busiest Airport in the world) and LAX (very crowded, but has character)