Originally Posted by
Fredrik74
Or ARN
There's plenty of bad or dated airports on this side of the pond but I think the relevant question is which US airports (or terminals) compete with the best airports in the World. And by which metric do you consider the airport world class?
I've heard about and seen pictures from the Star Alliance terminal at LAX that looked good but I haven't been there. Is that the best the US airport [terminal}? I was through ORD T3 a couple of times recently and I'm not impressed. Yes, everything works but it just feels old and is lacking something. It's just big. The bathrooms feel old too. I have the same experience with other airports such as MIA.
for US airports, if you can connect between terminals without exiting to landside, that's already a blessing. asking for any other thing is too demanding or impractical.
there are some nice airports in US but they are not true international. foreigners will rarely fly through them.
examples:
LGB is a nice airport - near to Newport Beach, Huntington Beach, wealthy enclaves
PSP is not bad too. snowbirds and golfers destination.