( CNN ) Airport authorities are clearly doing something right in Singapore . For the third year in a row , Singapore Changi Airport has earned the World 's Best Airport title at the annual SkyTrax World Airport Awards , which were announced Wednesday in Paris . `` It is a great honor to be named World 's Best Airport by SkyTrax for the third year running , '' airport CEO Lee Seow Hiang told SkyTrax . `` This recognition is particularly pleasing for us as it comes at a time of transformation at Changi Airport . '' The airport handles 5,000 arrivals and departures a week by 80 international airlines . This month , Changi awarded a $ 234 million construction contract for the expansion of Terminal 1 . The World Airport Awards , also known as the Passenger 's Choice Awards , were launched by air transport advisory group SkyTrax in 1999 . The 2015 awards are based on more than 13 million surveys completed by 112 nationalities of airline customers between May and January . Incheon International Airport near Seoul is the No . 2 airport in the world , also for the third year running . Germany 's No . 3-ranked Munich Airport retained its 2014 rank , as did No . 4 Hong Kong International . This year 's No . 5-ranked airport , Tokyo International ( Haneda ) , climbed one rung from No . 6 in 2014 . The world 's top 10 airports , according to SkyTrax : . 1 . Singapore Changi Airport . 2 . Incheon International Airport . 3 . Munich Airport . 4 . Hong Kong International Airport . 5 . Tokyo International Airport ( Haneda ) 6 . Zurich Airport . 7 . Central Japan International Airport . 8 . London Heathrow Airport . 9 . Amsterdam Schiphol Airport . 10 . Beijing Capital International Airport . North America did n't have an airport in the top 10 this year . Vancouver International Airport , the No . 1 airport in North America for a record sixth consecutive year , fell in the global rankings from No . 9 in 2014 to No . 11 this year .
Singapore ##T Airport is world 's No # busiest airport for the third year in a row . The SkyTrax awards are based on results of passenger surveys .