Airports to Dread the Most With a Flight Connection
There are airports where connecting flights become complicated and difficult for various reasons, such as long walks to reach the gate, confusing or erroneous signage, extremely slow security processes, or terminal changes that require a significant amount of time to avoid missing your flight.
Likewise, several airport terminals suffer from weather-related issues or frequently experience delays due to staffing problems or runway conditions.
It's important to keep in mind that connection times should be at least 1 hour, and 2 hours at terminals with very long distances to travel, such as London Heathrow in the UK or Charles de Gaulle (CDG) in Paris, France.
Toronto Pearson (YYZ)
Slow immigration control and constant delays.
São Paulo Guarulhos International Airport
Frequent delays in international flights.
Rome Fiumicino Airport (FCO)
Poor signage and last-minute door changes.
John F. Kennedy International Airport
Frequent weather and air traffic delays.
Miami International Aiport
Long lines at immigration and flight departure delays.
Mexico City International Airport
Constant delays and slow immigration controls.
Manila Ninoy Aquino
Changes in the terminal that require going outside.
Los Angeles (LAX)
An airport where connection times are limited.
London Heathrow
Long distances between terminals and frequent delays.
Johannesburg O.R. Tambo
Long lines at checkpoints and complicated connections.
Istanbul Airport
Strict and lengthy security checks.
Frankfurt Airport
Seemingly endless corridors and little time for connections.
Doha Hamad, Qatar
There are long distances to walk to board at the assigned gate.
Charles de Gaulle (CDG)
Poor signage and last-minute gate changes.
Beijing Capital (PEK)
Complex transfers between terminals and slow immigration control.
Bangkok Suvarnabhumi (BKK)
Confusing signage and overly strict security checks.
Amsterdam Schiphol (AMS)
Delays at security checkpoints and long distances between gates.
Jakarta Soekarno-Hatta International Airport
An airport known for its unpunctuality.
Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi
Complicated terminal changes and strict security controls.
Chicago O’Hare (ORD)
An airport terminal with long distances to cover and congestion during peak hours.
