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27.07.2023 - 18:12 / smartertravel.com
“Best airport” rankings aren’t typically the most helpful in terms of travel planning: If I want to go to Boston, I’m not going to head for Las Vegas instead because its airport is better. But those best airport lists do come in handy in two cases—when you have a choice of airport for your connecting flight, and when you can choose between multiple airports within a single metro area.
J.D. Power’s latest North American Airport Satisfaction Study has some useful guidance about both. The rankings, which depend on both airport size and amenities, include some notable alternative airports to consider if you want to avoid a tight connection, or minimize the airport madness you usually see at massive air hubs around the holidays. For example, why put yourself through the insanity of LAX traffic when you can opt for Burbank’s airport instead?
Related:The Worst Cities for an Airport Connection The Best Alternative AirportsNine large U.S. metro areas are included on J.D. Power’s list as having alternative airport options. Other than the major airport, most secondary fields are not hubs; they can be well located for at least some origin and destination travelers, but they provide nonstops to/from far fewer other areas.
The study covers 61 air hubs in the U.S. and Canada, divided into three groups depending on total number of passengers: mega (the biggest), large, and medium. Ratings are on a scale of 0 to 1,000 points, awarded on the basis of aggregate scores for six factors: terminal facilities, airport accessibility, security check, baggage claim, check-in/baggage check, and food/beverage and retail. Here are the alternative airports to consider in nine U.S. cities, what they scored, and which notable ones didn’t make the rankings.
Chicago
Midway: 763 O’Hare: 735Dallas
Dallas Love: 810 Dallas Fort Worth: 770Houston
Bush: 769 Hobby: 768Los Angeles
Orange County: 815 Burbank: 788 Ontario: 783 Los Angeles: 735 Long Beach: unscoredNew York City/Newark
JFK: 752 Newark: 701 La Guardia: 678 Islip, Stewart, and White Plains: unscoredOrlando
Orlando: 781 Sanford: unscoredPhoenix
Sky Harbor: 765 Mesa: unscoredSan Francisco Bay Area
San Jose: 767 San Francisco: 763 Oakland: 749 Sonoma County Airport: unscoredWashington
Baltimore: 759 Reagan National: 759 Dulles: 751Some more remote airports sometimes try to attach themselves to a somewhat nearby hub: Boston via Manchester (New Hampshire), Miami via Fort Lauderdale, and Toronto via Hamilton come to mind. Some low-fare lines like Allegiant do focus on airports near, rather than inside, big metro areas, but the obvious requirement is that you stay aware of the geography: If a remote airfield works for where your final destination is, then use it—but don’t bet
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