From snaking security lines to missing luggage, the airport experience can sometimes be the worst way to book-end an otherwise fantastic vacation. Fortunately there are those airports that break the mold and have impressed passengers polled during a survey conducted by the British-based consultancy group, Skytrax. The results determined airport rankings for the 2009 World Airport Awards. According to the survey the world's top 10 Best Airports are:

1. Incheon International Airport (Seoul)
2. Hong Kong International Aiport
3. Singapore Changi
4. Zurich
5. Munich
6. Kansai
7. Kuala Lumpur
8. Amsterdam
9. Centrair Nagoya (Central Japan)
10. Auckland