Rhode Island’s T.F. Green remains America’s best airport in national ranking

For the second consecutive year, Rhode Island T.F. Green International Airport has landed Travel + Leisure magazine’s top honor as the nation’s best airport — scoring higher than its first stop at No. 1 spot.

T.F. Green earned a score of 85.16 in the annual rankings, based on reader surveys evaluating airport access, check-in and security, dining, shopping, and design. The New York-based publication’s website highlighted the Warwick airport’s small footprint and easy navigation among its reasons for making the top spot.

Last year, the Warwick airport received a score of 84.9 in its top ranking — before the terminal started to undergo massive renovations that led to the relocation of the replica sailboat near the baggage claim and the decommissioning of public sculpture that had been inside since 2002.

“It may not be the biggest, but perhaps that’s precisely why T. F. Green continues to win praise from voters, beating out big-city rivals with its two well-appointed concourses,” Travel + Leisure’s website states.

The airport has also undergone major modernization updates in recent years funded by federal grants, passenger fees and airport funds. That includes the installation of automated coffee machines, new restaurants, colossal welcome signs off Interstate 95, and $10 million toward marble bathrooms with vases of flowers.

In second place for 2026 is Portland International Airport in Oregon, which achieved a score of 83.09. Manchester-Boston Regional in New Hampshire was the only other New England airport to capture one of the 10 spots on the list, landing at the No. 8 spot with a score of 79.38.

Iftikhar Ahmad, president and CEO of Rhode Island Airport Corporation, called the latest Travel + Leisure ranking an incredible honor for the state.

“To be named the No. 1 Domestic Airport in back-to-back years is a testament to the dedicated work of all employees at PVD, the countless vendors we rely upon, and our airline partners,” Ahmad said in a statement.