TF Green was so close to being named the best US airport by Travel + Leisure. See ranking

Flying anytime soon? Well, according to Travel + Leisure, you might consider Rhode Island T.F. Green International Airport instead of heading north to a larger New England airport.

As part of its annual World’s Best Awards survey, the readers for the online travel magazine voted T.F. Green in Warwick as the second-best airport in the country. It’s the latest accolade, and a step up, for the airport that won third-place in Conde Nast Traveler’s Readers Choice Award for best domestic airport last year.

The results of each World’s Best list are based on reader surveys, in which candidates receive ratings in a set of categories. In the case of airports, readers judged access, check-in and security, restaurants and bars, shopping and design of the airport overall.

The average of the criteria ratings is used for an airport’s final score and ranking. T.F. Green received a score of 82.31.

What did readers love?

There are all the things an airport needs to make a good experience – lack of crowds and lines, very clean, and easy parking – but what really appealed to voters was: the bathrooms.

“The bathrooms are magnificent! This seems like a small thing, but when you travel a lot, large stalls with privacy doors and sinks with built-in faucet/dryer combinations are such a gift. And the live plants and fresh flowers by each sink really made me feel like someone cares about my well-being,” wrote a voter. “Likely the best experience of my 30 years as a traveling consultant.”