Vancouver International Airport ranked North America's "least frustrating"

Just in time for the holiday travel season, Bloomberg Businessweek has released its “Airport Frustration Index” and Vancouver International Airport has been named the least frustrating airport in North America.

The index considered factors such as the commute to the airport, the overall pleasantness of being at the airport (security, restrooms, and shopping), and the timeliness of flight departures. Airports with a score of zero are the least frustrating while a score of 100 indicated the most frustrating.

In total, YVR attained a top overall score of 17.6, but it faltered in categories for commute – ranking 22 out of 36 airports – and shopping options (6.8/10). However, it had some of the highest scores for security (7.6/10), restrooms (8.2/10) and on-time departures (85%).

Four other Canadian airports also made the list: Calgary International Airport (4th), Ottawa International Airport (8th), Montreal-Pierre Elliot Trudeau International Airport (20th) and Toronto Pearson International Airport (30th).

New York’s three airports (LaGuardia, Newark Liberty International, and John F. Kennedy), Chicago O’Hare and Los Angeles International bottomed the list as the continent’s most frustrating airports.

Earlier this year, Skytrax ranked YVR as the North America’s best airport for the fifth year and the world’s ninth best. In another ranking released this fall, Vancouver’s airport was even named the best airport to sleep in.

North America’s Least Frustrating Airports (Bloomberg Businessweek)

Vancouver International Airport
Portland Oregon International Airport
Austin-Bergstrom International Airport
Calgary International Airport
Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport
Tampa International Airport
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
Ottawa International Airport
Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport
San Diego International Airport
Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport
Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Airport
Ronald Regan Washington National Airport
Boston Logan International Airport
Charlotte Douglas International Airport
Denver International Airport
San Francisco International Airport
Lambert-St. Louis International Airport
Baltimore-Washington Thurgood Marshall Airport
Montreal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
Las Vegas McCarran International Airport
Kansas City International Airport
George Bush Intercontinental Airport
Ft. Lauderdale-Hollywood Airport
Orland International Airport
Chicago Midway International Airport
Philadelphia International Airport
Miami International Airport
Dallas-Ft. Worth International Airport
Toronto Pearson International Airport
Los Angeles International Airport
New York John F. Kennedy Airport
Chicago O’Hare International Airport
Washington Dulles International Airport
Newark Liberty Airport
New York LaGuardia International Airport

Feature Image: YVR Airport via Shutterstock