Airport guides
Comprehensive guides to 43 major airports worldwide. Transfer prices, lounges, layover ideas for 4h/8h/12h, wifi quality, sleep options. Hand-curated from flyer reports + official airport data.
North America
ATL
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta
Atlanta, United States
JFK
New York JFK
New York, United States
LAX
Los Angeles International
Los Angeles, United States
MEX
Mexico City Benito Juárez
Mexico City, Mexico
MIA
Miami International
Miami, United States
ORD
Chicago O'Hare
Chicago, United States
SEA
Seattle-Tacoma
Seattle, United States
SFO
San Francisco International
San Francisco, United States
YVR
Vancouver International
Vancouver, Canada
YYZ
Toronto Pearson
Toronto, Canada
Europe
AMS
Amsterdam Schiphol
Amsterdam, Netherlands
ARN
Stockholm Arlanda
Stockholm, Sweden
ATH
Athens Eleftherios Venizelos
Athens, Greece
BCN
Barcelona-El Prat
Barcelona, Spain
BUD
Budapest Ferenc Liszt
Budapest, Hungary
CDG
Paris Charles de Gaulle
Paris, France
CPH
Copenhagen Kastrup
Copenhagen, Denmark
DUB
Dublin Airport
Dublin, Ireland
FRA
Frankfurt Main
Frankfurt, Germany
HEL
Helsinki-Vantaa
Helsinki, Finland
KEF
Reykjavík Keflavík
Reykjavík, Iceland
LHR
London Heathrow
London, United Kingdom
LIS
Lisbon Humberto Delgado
Lisbon, Portugal
MAD
Madrid Barajas
Madrid, Spain
OSL
Oslo Gardermoen
Oslo, Norway
PRG
Prague Václav Havel
Prague, Czechia
VIE
Vienna
Vienna, Austria
WAW
Warsaw Chopin
Warsaw, Poland
ZRH
Zurich
Zurich, Switzerland
Asia
BKK
Suvarnabhumi (Bangkok)
Bangkok, Thailand
BOM
Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji
Mumbai, India
CGK
Jakarta Soekarno-Hatta
Jakarta, Indonesia
DEL
Indira Gandhi (Delhi)
Delhi, India
HKG
Hong Kong International
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
HND
Tokyo Haneda
Tokyo, Japan
ICN
Seoul Incheon
Seoul, South Korea
KUL
Kuala Lumpur International
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
SIN
Singapore Changi
Singapore, Singapore
Middle East
Oceania
South America
Layover rules of thumb
- Under 90 minutes — never leave the airport, even at a small one. Customs/immigration alone can eat 60 min on a busy day.
- 2-3 hours — stay airside. Find a lounge. Eat. Don't risk transit.
- 4-6 hours — possible to see ONE thing in the city if transit is fast (Heathrow, Schiphol, Hong Kong, Singapore, Copenhagen).
- 8+ hours — comfortable for half-day city visit at major hubs.
- 12+ hours — book a day-use hotel. Most airport hotels offer 6-10h day rates at 50-70% of overnight.
- Always factor in arrival buffer: minimum 2h before international, 1h domestic, +1h for big airports (LHR, CDG, JFK).