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Kuwait City's primary international gateway in the Arabian Gulf.

Opened

1962

Location

Kuwait City, Kuwait

Kuwait International Airport (KWI) is the main civil aviation hub serving Kuwait City and the State of Kuwait. Located approximately 16 kilometers south of the city center, it handles the vast majority of the country's international passenger and cargo traffic. The airport underwent significant expansion with the construction of Terminal 4, a new facility opened in 2018 to increase capacity. A larger Terminal 2 mega-project has been under development to dramatically boost the airport's overall annual passenger capacity to over 25 million. Kuwait Airways, the national carrier, uses the airport as its primary hub. The airport connects Kuwait to destinations across the Middle East, Asia, Europe, and Africa, serving millions of passengers annually.

Terminals

The airport operates multiple terminals including Terminal 4, opened in 2018, with a larger Terminal 2 under long-term development to expand total capacity.

Getting to & from

Ground transport options include taxis, private car hire, and limousine services connecting the airport to Kuwait City, as no metro or rail link currently exists.

Airlines here

Kuwait Airways serves as the primary hub carrier, with major international airlines including flydubai, Air Arabia, Emirates, Qatar Airways, and Turkish Airlines also operating regular services.

Notable facts

›Located approximately 16 km south of Kuwait City center.
›Kuwait Airways has been headquartered at KWI since its founding.
›Terminal 4 opened in 2018 to supplement the older terminal infrastructure.
›A major new Terminal 2 project has been planned to raise capacity to over 25 million passengers per year.
›The airport sits at an elevation of about 67 feet (20 meters) above sea level.

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Route map (57 destinations)

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Airlines serving this airport

Routes

KWI → AUH9W · 73H

KWI → BOM9W · 73H

KWI → LHRAA · 744

KWI → AMSAF · 330

KWI → DMMAF · 332 330

KWI → AMDAI · 320

KWI → GOIAI · 320

KWI → AUHAZ · 320

KWI → FCOAZ · 340

KWI → LHRBA · 744

KWI → CGPBG · D1C

KWI → DACBG · D1C

KWI → AMSDL · 330

KWI → DMMDL · 332 330

KWI → HBEE5 · 320

KWI → DXBEK · 77W 772 332 773

KWI → HBEEO · 320

KWI → AWZEP · 100

KWI → LFMEP · AT7

KWI → MHDEP · 100

KWI → SYZEP · 100

KWI → ADDET · 738

KWI → AUHEY · 320

KWI → JEDFG · 734

KWI → KBLFG · 734

KWI → DWCFZ · 73H

KWI → DXBFZ · 73H

KWI → SHJG9 · 320

KWI → BAHGF · 320 321

KWI → AWZIR · 100

KWI → IFNIR · 100 320

KWI → LRRIR · 100

KWI → MHDIR · 320

KWI → SYZIR · 320 100

KWI → CCJIX · 738

KWI → DOHIY · 320

KWI → RIYIY · 320

KWI → AMMJ9 · 320

KWI → ATZJ9 · 320

KWI → BAHJ9 · 320

KWI → BEYJ9 · 320

KWI → CAIJ9 · 320

KWI → DWCJ9 · 320

KWI → DXBJ9 · 320

KWI → HBEJ9 · 320

KWI → HMBJ9 · 320

KWI → JEDJ9 · 320

KWI → LXRJ9 · 320

KWI → MHDJ9 · 320

KWI → NJFJ9 · 320

KWI → RUHJ9 · 320

KWI → SAWJ9 · 320

KWI → AMSKL · 330

KWI → DMMKL · 330

KWI → ADDKU · 73W

KWI → AMMKU · AB6 310 320

KWI → AUHKU · 320

KWI → BAHKU · 320

KWI → BEYKU · AB6 320

KWI → BKKKU · 340

Aircraft operating here

Airbus A32060 routes Airbus A300-60012 routes Boeing 737-8009 routes Airbus A3109 routes Airbus A3408 routes Airbus A330-2007 routes Fokker 1007 routes 73H6 routes Airbus A3306 routes Boeing 7776 routes Airbus A3215 routes Airbus A340-3005 routes

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Encyclopaedia

Kuwait International Airport 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). As of 2025 it is the 12th busiest airport in the Middle East. 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.

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