Kuwait International Airport

Kuwait International Airport

مطار الكويت الدولي
Summary
Airport typePublic / military
OperatorDirectorate General of Civil Aviation (Terminal 1)
Incheon Korea Airport (Terminal 4)
ServesKuwait City, Kuwait
LocationFarwaniya Governorate, Kuwait
Hub for
Elevation AMSL206 ft / 63 m
Coordinates29°13′36″N 047°58′48″E / 29.22667°N 47.98000°E / 29.22667; 47.98000
Websitekuwaitairport.gov.kw
Maps
KWI/OKKK is located in Kuwait
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Location of airport in Kuwait
KWI/OKKK is located in Persian Gulf
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KWI/OKKK (Persian Gulf)
KWI/OKKK is located in Indian Ocean
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KWI/OKKK (Indian Ocean)
KWI/OKKK is located in Middle East
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KWI/OKKK (Middle East)
KWI/OKKK is located in West and Central Asia
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KWI/OKKK (West and Central Asia)
KWI/OKKK is located in Asia
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KWI/OKKK (Asia)
KWI/OKKK is located in Eurasia
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KWI/OKKK (Eurasia)
KWI/OKKK is located in Afro-Eurasia
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KWI/OKKK (Afro-Eurasia)
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
15R/33L 3,400 11,155 Concrete
15L/33R 3,500 11,483 Asphalt
16/34 4,810 15,780 Asphalt
Statistics (2023)
Passengers15,616,800
Sources:[2][3]

Kuwait International Airport (Arabic: مطار الكويت الدولي, IATA: KWI, ICAO: OKKK) is an international airport located in the Farwaniya Governorate, Kuwait, 15.5 kilometers (9.6 mi) south of the centre of Kuwait City, spread over an area of 37.7 square kilometres (14.6 sq mi). It serves as the primary hub for Kuwait Airways and Jazeera Airways. A portion of the airport complex is designated as Abdullah Al-Mubarak Air Base, which contains the headquarters of the Kuwait Air Force, as well as the Kuwait Air Force Museum.[4]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference WMO was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Airport information for OKBK[usurped] from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
  3. ^ Airport information for KWI at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
  4. ^ "From nothing to something – Cargo City takes shape". Af.mil. 5 July 2018. Retrieved 2018-11-06.