re: DFW is top 3 American Airport

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Austin is clean, new, and small and the clientele are primarily the better sort of people, but the security lines suuuuuuuuck

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Eh, if you walk right into the middle security line with the rest of the sheep you deserve to wait for being lazy.

In any event, I never take more than 5 minutes with Precheck there.

Memphis on a sunday morning resembles a morgue... it's depressing AF

I have been in nearly every airport mentioned in this thread at one time or another but mostly for short layovers, so I don’t have a whole lot to say about them and I’m blurry on specifics.

I fly out of PNS (Pensacola), ATL and MSY. Price being equal I prefer PNS because it’s the closest and smallest. Sometimes I get a good deal out west from MSY and fly from there. But nowadays I fly internationally the vast majority of the time and it’s a lot cheaper just to drive to ATL. But since that’s a four hour drive I leave pretty early to give myself time to deal with any delays that may arise. They usually don’t, so I often spend a lot of time there before my flights. I know it’s busy as hell, but I like ATL. Never had a bad experience there.

Heard a lot of good things about Detroit - not just here but elsewhere. Haven’t been there yet but have a layover there next Monday.

Can’t remember if Denver has been mentioned, but I like their airport. And like everyone else I hate LaGuardia.

DTW - both terminals are really nice

MCI airport in KC sucked dick when I went in 2014.

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You drive four hours instead of hopping on a plane in Pensacola?

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For the money I save, yes. But even the P'cola airport is an hour away, so it's more like a three hour difference.

I rank airports on the full experience. Until recently, I had never been on a flight that originated in Denver. The airport was good for a connecting flight, but once I had to drive to it, park, go through security, and get to my gate, my opinion changed.

My most important factors are:

Access - how easy is it to get to, with traffic, distance to go, parking etc... This includes how long does it take you to get into the terminal from the parking lot. Bonus points for being able to park my car in a reasonably priced lot and walk to the terminal.

Security - How easy is it to through security. Is the security line a consistent bottleneck to get to the gate

Amenities on the concourse. This is a distant third to me, as I rarely eat in the airport. I will stop for a beer if I have time, but I'm not going to stop and have a sit down meal at a French restaurant in the airport. An assortment of shops and a place to have a fine craft beer are pluses, though.

Having said that, PDX, JAX, CVC, BDL, and IND were some that I felt were the best, IMO.

DET, DFW, ORL, TPA, MSP, and ORD are next level.

I hated LGA, JFK, EWR, LAX, and MIA.

Phoenix is awful with their inane rental car center being 2 miles away

Yeah those were the closest major airports my way

OKC and ABQ were 4 hrs each but didn't do too much otherwise.

DFW is a very good airport -- convenient transportation, gates are close to restaurants and bars, and easy security.

Top 3 US international airports:

1. ATL
2. DFW
3. SFO

Bottom 3 US international airports:

1. LAX
2. LGA
3. IAH

Top airports around the world:

1. Singapore Changi
2. Amsterdam Schiphol
3. Seoul Incheon