Where is KWI airport?

KWI is a large airport in Kuwait City, Al Farwaniyah Governorate, Kuwait, at 29.2245, 47.9698, 63 m above sea level. It serves Kuwait.

What time zone is KWI in?

KWI is in the Asia/Kuwait time zone, UTC+3.

How many passengers use KWI?

15,448,909 passengers in 2019, according to Wikidata.

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KWI — Kuwait International Airport

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Large airport in Kuwait.

IATA code: KWI
ICAO code: OKKK
Size: large; OurAirports class
Passengers: 15,448,909; 2019 · Wikidata
Nonstop routes: 21; With open traffic data
Time zone: UTC+3; Asia/Kuwait
Elevation: 63 m; 207 ft
Runways: 3; Longest 4,580 m

Local time now: —

More codes: airport codes starting with K

About KWI

Kuwait International Airport is a large airport serving Kuwait. 15,448,909 passengers used it in 2019. Open traffic data shows 21 nonstop routes from KWI.

Wikidata (CC0). Sources

Busiest nonstop routes from KWI

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
KWI → IST	Istanbul, Turkey	2,194 km	504,648
KWI → BOM	Mumbai, India	2,760 km	393,077
KWI → COK	Kochi, India	3,635 km	336,858
KWI → SAW	Istanbul, Turkey	2,131 km	330,300
KWI → DEL	New Delhi, India	2,835 km	297,740
KWI → MAA	Chennai, India	3,778 km	215,876
KWI → HYD	Hyderabad, India	3,375 km	182,171
KWI → AMD	Ahmedabad, India	2,553 km	181,992
KWI → CDG	Paris, France	4,411 km	120,923
KWI → TZX	Trabzon, Turkey	1,502 km	111,454
KWI → FRA	Frankfurt, Germany	4,026 km	90,532
KWI → AMS	Amsterdam, Netherlands	4,361 km	89,908
KWI → JFK	New York, United States	10,223 km	79,410
KWI → BLR	Bengaluru, India	3,544 km	77,976
KWI → TRV	Thiruvananthapuram, India	3,798 km	77,628
KWI → CCJ	Kozhikode, India	3,528 km	49,585
KWI → SJJ	Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina	3,084 km	36,321
KWI → CNN	Kannur, India	3,439 km	21,809
KWI → IXE	Mangaluru, India	3,312 km	19,873
KWI → TRZ	Tiruchirappalli, India	3,792 km	9,131
KWI → GOI	Goa, India	3,063 km	5,841

Passengers on the route, both directions, over the period of each source: US DOT / BTS T-100 (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026) for routes touching the US, Eurostat (2024) for routes reported by European airports, DGCA (domestic Oct 2025 – Sep 2026, international Jan 2025 – Dec 2025, provisional) for routes in and out of India. Routes outside these are not counted.

Airlines at KWI on flights to and from the US

KU Kuwait Airways · 669 flights

Departures and arrivals on scheduled passenger flights, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment. Sources

Nearest airports

Code	Airport	Serves	Distance
ABD	Abadan Ayatollah Jami International Airport	Abadan, Iran	130 km
BSR	Basra International Airport	Basra, Iraq	150 km
MRX	Mahshahr Airport	Mahshahr, Iran	187 km
AQI	Qaisumah–Hafar Al-Batin International Airport	Qaisumah, Saudi Arabia	205 km
KHK	Khark Airport	Kharg, Iran	228 km

Distance from KWI to the major hubs

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
KWI → LHR	London, United Kingdom	4,681 km	—
KWI → DXB	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	855 km	—
KWI → CDG	Paris, France	4,411 km	120,923
KWI → FRA	Frankfurt, Germany	4,026 km	90,532
KWI → IST	Istanbul, Turkey	2,194 km	504,648
KWI → AMS	Amsterdam, Netherlands	4,361 km	89,908
KWI → JFK	New York, United States	10,223 km	79,410
KWI → ATL	Atlanta, United States	11,438 km	—
KWI → LAX	Los Angeles, United States	12,868 km	—
KWI → SIN	Singapore, Singapore	6,679 km	—
KWI → HND	Tokyo, Japan	8,340 km	—
KWI → DOH	Doha, Qatar	567 km	—

Runways

Runway	Length	Width	Surface	Lights
16/34	4,580 m	60 m	Asphalt	Yes
15L/33R	3,500 m	45 m	Asphalt	Yes
15R/33L	3,400 m	45 m	Concrete	Yes

OurAirports (public domain). Sources

Location

Kuwait City, Al Farwaniyah Governorate, Kuwait · 29.2245, 47.9698

Map (OpenStreetMap) Airport website Wikipedia

Questions

Kuwait International Airport has the IATA code KWI and the ICAO code OKKK. Airlines and tickets use the three-letter IATA code; pilots and air traffic control use the four-letter ICAO code.

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