# Kuwait International Airport (KWI / OKKK)

**Kuwait International Airport** (IATA: KWI, ICAO: OKKK) is a large airport in Kuwait City, Al Farwaniyah Governorate, Kuwait. It has 3 runways; the longest is 4,580 m (15,026 ft). In 2019 it handled 15.4 million passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/okkk

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: KWI / OKKK
- Type: Large airport
- Serves: Kuwait City, Al Farwaniyah Governorate, Kuwait
- Elevation: 63 m / 206 ft
- Coordinates: 29.2245, 47.9698
- Runways: 3
- Longest runway: 4,580 m / 15,026 ft
- Passengers: 15,448,909 (2019)
- Time zone: UTC+3 · Asia/Kuwait
- Website: http://www.kuwait-airport.com.kw/Index_e.htm
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuwait_International_Airport (41 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q527157
- Weather station: OKKK · WMO 40582
- Ident: OKKK

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 16/34 | 4,580 m / 15,026 ft | 60 m / 197 ft | Asphalt | 155° / 335° | yes |
| 15L/33R | 3,500 m / 11,483 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 155° / 335° | yes |
| 15R/33L | 3,400 m / 11,155 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Concrete | 155° / 335° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2007 | 6,910,309 | Wikidata |
| 2008 | 7,226,345 | Wikidata |
| 2009 | 8,125,747 | Wikidata |
| 2010 | 8,332,857 | Wikidata |
| 2011 | 8,466,737 | Wikidata |
| 2012 | 10,198,933 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 11,163,279 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 11,762,241 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 13,735,580 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 14,813,527 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 15,448,909 | Wikidata |

## Routes

107 destinations in 48 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (89)

- [AQI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oepa.md) Qaisumah–Hafar Al-Batin International Airport · Saudi Arabia · 205 km / 127 mi · Jazeera Airways
- [AWZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oiaw.md) Qasem Soleimani International Airport · Iran · 247 km / 153 mi · ATA Airlines (Iran), Iran Air
- [DMM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oedf.md) King Fahd International Airport · Saudi Arabia · 355 km / 221 mi · Kuwait Airways
- [BAH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/obbi.md) Bahrain International Airport · Bahrain · 421 km / 262 mi · Jazeera Airways, Gulf Air, Kuwait Airways
- [SYZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oiss.md) Shiraz Shahid Dastghaib International Airport · Iran · 449 km / 279 mi · Iran Air
- [RUH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oerk.md) King Khalid International Airport · Saudi Arabia · 491 km / 305 mi · Jazeera Airways, Saudia
- [IFN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oifm.md) Isfahan Shahid Beheshti International Airport · Iran · 542 km / 337 mi · Iran Air
- [LFM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oisr.md) Lamerd Airport · Iran · 551 km / 342 mi · ATA Airlines (Iran)
- [DIA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/otbd.md) Doha International Airport · Qatar · 566 km / 352 mi · Jazeera Airways
- [DOH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/othh.md) Hamad International Airport · Qatar · 568 km / 353 mi · Qatar Airways, Kuwait Airways
- [HAS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oehl.md) Hail International Airport · Saudi Arabia · 646 km / 401 mi · Jazeera Airways
- [LRR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oisl.md) Lar Airport · Iran · 650 km / 404 mi · Iran Air
- [IKA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oiie.md) Imam Khomeini International Airport · Iran · 750 km / 466 mi · Jazeera Airways, ATA Airlines (Iran)
- [AUH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omaa.md) Zayed International Airport · United Arab Emirates · 849 km / 528 mi · Jazeera Airways, Etihad Airways, Air Arabia
- [DXB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omdb.md) Dubai International Airport · United Arab Emirates · 855 km / 531 mi · flydubai, Jazeera Airways, Emirates, Kuwait Airways
- [SHJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omsj.md) Sharjah International Airport · United Arab Emirates · 862 km / 536 mi · Air Arabia
- [AAN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omal.md) Al Ain International Airport · United Arab Emirates · 938 km / 583 mi · Jazeera Airways
- [MED](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oema.md) Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport · Saudi Arabia · 970 km / 603 mi · Jazeera Airways, Kuwait Airways
- [TIF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oetf.md) Taif International Airport · Saudi Arabia · 1,138 km / 707 mi · Jazeera Airways
- [AMM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ojai.md) Queen Alia International Airport · Jordan · 1,180 km / 733 mi · Jazeera Airways, Royal Jordanian, Kuwait Airways
- [DAM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/osdi.md) Damascus International Airport · Syria · 1,183 km / 735 mi · Jazeera Airways, Fly Cham, Syrian Air
- [ADJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ojam.md) Marka International (Amman Civil) Airport · Jordan · 1,186 km / 737 mi · Jazeera Airways
- [MCT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ooms.md) Muscat International Airport · Oman · 1,202 km / 747 mi · Oman Air
- [JED](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oejn.md) King Abdulaziz International Airport · Saudi Arabia · 1,218 km / 757 mi · Jazeera Airways, Kuwait Airways
- [GYD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ubbb.md) Heydar Aliyev International Airport · Azerbaijan · 1,265 km / 786 mi · Jazeera Airways
- [ALP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/osap.md) Aleppo International Airport · Syria · 1,267 km / 787 mi · Jazeera Airways, Syrian Air
- [BEY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/olba.md) Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport · Lebanon · 1,288 km / 800 mi · Jazeera Airways, Middle East Airlines - Air Liban, Kuwait Airways
- [AHB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oeab.md) Abha International Airport · Saudi Arabia · 1,335 km / 830 mi · Jazeera Airways, Flynas
- [MHD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oimm.md) Mashhad International Airport · Iran · 1,340 km / 833 mi · Sepehran Airlines, Varesh Airlines, ATA Airlines (Iran), Iran Air, Kuwait Airways
- [TBS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ugtb.md) Tbilisi International Airport · Georgia · 1,410 km / 876 mi · Jazeera Airways, Kuwait Airways
- [BUS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ugsb.md) Alexander Kartveli Batumi International Airport · Georgia · 1,492 km / 927 mi · Jazeera Airways
- [PZU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hspn.md) Port Sudan New International Airport · Sudan · 1,537 km / 955 mi · Tarco Aviation
- [LXR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/helx.md) Luxor International Airport · Egypt · 1,556 km / 967 mi · Jazeera Airways
- [CAI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/heca.md) Cairo International Airport · Egypt · 1,603 km / 996 mi · Jazeera Airways, Air Cairo, Nesma Airlines, EgyptAir, Air Arabia, Nile Air, Kuwait Airways
- [HMB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hesg.md) Suhaj International Airport · Egypt · 1,627 km / 1,011 mi · Jazeera Airways, Air Cairo, Kuwait Airways
- [SPX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hesx.md) Sphinx International Airport · Egypt · 1,651 km / 1,026 mi · Jazeera Airways, Kuwait Airways
- [ATZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/heat.md) Asyut International Airport · Egypt · 1,679 km / 1,043 mi · Jazeera Airways, Air Cairo
- [HBE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/heba.md) Alexandria International Airport · Egypt · 1,767 km / 1,098 mi · Jazeera Airways, Air Cairo, EgyptAir, Kuwait Airways
- [ADE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oyaa.md) Aden International Airport · Yemen · 1,848 km / 1,148 mi · Yemenia
- [KHI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/opkc.md) Jinnah International Airport · Pakistan · 1,957 km / 1,216 mi · Jazeera Airways
- [KBL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oakb.md) Kabul International Airport · Afghanistan · 2,087 km / 1,297 mi · Kam Air
- [KHT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oaks.md) Khost International Airport · Afghanistan · 2,120 km / 1,317 mi · Kam Air
- [DYU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/utdd.md) Dushanbe International Airport · Tajikistan · 2,179 km / 1,354 mi · Jazeera Airways
- [IST](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfm.md) İstanbul Airport · Türkiye · 2,193 km / 1,363 mi · Jazeera Airways, Turkish Airlines, Kuwait Airways
- [JMK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgmk.md) Mykonos Island National Airport · Greece · 2,284 km / 1,419 mi · Kuwait Airways
- [ISB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/opis.md) Islamabad International Airport · Pakistan · 2,402 km / 1,493 mi · Jazeera Airways, Kuwait Airways
- [ADD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/haab.md) Addis Ababa Bole International Airport · Ethiopia · 2,446 km / 1,520 mi · Jazeera Airways, Ethiopian Airlines
- [FEG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/utkf.md) Fergana International Airport · Uzbekistan · 2,488 km / 1,546 mi · Jazeera Airways
- [LHE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/opla.md) Allama Iqbal International Airport · Pakistan · 2,543 km / 1,580 mi · Jazeera Airways, Kuwait Airways
- [AMD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vaah.md) Sardar Vallabh Patel International Airport · India · 2,549 km / 1,584 mi · Jazeera Airways, Kuwait Airways
- [BOM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vabb.md) Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport · India · 2,758 km / 1,714 mi · Jazeera Airways, Akasa Air, Kuwait Airways
- [DEL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vidp.md) Indira Gandhi International Airport · India · 2,829 km / 1,758 mi · Jazeera Airways, Kuwait Airways
- [ALA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uaaa.md) Almaty International Airport · Kazakhstan · 3,019 km / 1,876 mi · Jazeera Airways
- [DME](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uudd.md) Domodedovo International Airport · Russia · 3,020 km / 1,877 mi · Jazeera Airways, Kuwait Airways
- [GOX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/voga.md) Manohar International Airport · India · 3,042 km / 1,890 mi · Air India Express
- [SJJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lqsa.md) Sarajevo International Airport · Bosnia & Herzegovina · 3,081 km / 1,914 mi · Jazeera Airways
- [IXE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/voml.md) Mangaluru International Airport · India · 3,313 km / 2,059 mi · Air India Express
- [HYD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vohs.md) Rajiv Gandhi International Airport · India · 3,373 km / 2,096 mi · IndiGo, Jazeera Airways, Kuwait Airways
- [VIE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/loww.md) Vienna International Airport · Austria · 3,401 km / 2,113 mi · Kuwait Airways
- [CNN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vokn.md) Kannur International Airport · India · 3,440 km / 2,138 mi · Air India Express
- [BWA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vnbw.md) Gautam Buddha International Airport · Nepal · 3,460 km / 2,150 mi · Jazeera Airways
- [FCO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lirf.md) Rome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport · Italy · 3,491 km / 2,169 mi · Kuwait Airways
- [CCJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vocl.md) Calicut International Airport · India · 3,529 km / 2,193 mi · Air India Express
- [BLR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vobl.md) Kempegowda International Airport Bengaluru · India · 3,544 km / 2,202 mi · Jazeera Airways, Air India Express, Kuwait Airways
- [COK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/voci.md) Cochin International Airport · India · 3,636 km / 2,259 mi · Jazeera Airways, Air India Express, Kuwait Airways
- [KTM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vnkt.md) Tribhuvan International Airport · Nepal · 3,644 km / 2,264 mi · Jazeera Airways, Himalaya Airlines, Kuwait Airways
- [MUC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddm.md) Munich Airport · Germany · 3,736 km / 2,321 mi · Kuwait Airways
- [MAA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vomm.md) Chennai International Airport · India · 3,777 km / 2,347 mi · Jazeera Airways, Air India Express, Kuwait Airways
- [BGY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lime.md) Il Caravaggio International Airport · Italy · 3,791 km / 2,356 mi · Jazeera Airways
- [TRZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/votr.md) Tiruchirappalli International Airport · India · 3,792 km / 2,356 mi · Air India Express
- [TRV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/votv.md) Thiruvananthapuram International Airport · India · 3,800 km / 2,361 mi · Jazeera Airways, Kuwait Airways
- [MXP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/limc.md) Milan Malpensa International Airport · Italy · 3,864 km / 2,401 mi · Kuwait Airways
- [ZRH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lszh.md) Zürich Airport · Switzerland · 3,932 km / 2,443 mi · Kuwait Airways
- [FRA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddf.md) Frankfurt Main Airport · Germany · 4,021 km / 2,499 mi · Kuwait Airways
- [GVA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lsgg.md) Geneva International Airport · Switzerland · 4,077 km / 2,533 mi · Kuwait Airways
- [CMB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vcbi.md) Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport · Sri Lanka · 4,142 km / 2,574 mi · Jazeera Airways, SriLankan Airlines, Kuwait Airways
- [DAC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vghs.md) Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport · Bangladesh · 4,240 km / 2,635 mi · Jazeera Airways, Kuwait Airways, Biman Bangladesh Airlines
- [BCN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lebl.md) Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport · Spain · 4,322 km / 2,686 mi · Kuwait Airways
- [AMS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eham.md) Amsterdam Airport Schiphol · Netherlands · 4,356 km / 2,707 mi · Kuwait Airways
- [CDG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfpg.md) Charles de Gaulle International Airport · France · 4,405 km / 2,737 mi · Kuwait Airways
- [CGP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vgeg.md) Shah Amanat International Airport · Bangladesh · 4,434 km / 2,755 mi · Jazeera Airways
- [LHR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egll.md) London Heathrow Airport · United Kingdom · 4,675 km / 2,905 mi · Kuwait Airways
- [MAD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lemd.md) Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport · Spain · 4,796 km / 2,980 mi · Kuwait Airways
- [MAN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egcc.md) Manchester Airport · United Kingdom · 4,842 km / 3,009 mi · Kuwait Airways
- [CMN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gmmn.md) Mohammed V International Airport · Morocco · 5,237 km / 3,254 mi · Kuwait Airways
- [BKK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vtbs.md) Suvarnabhumi Airport · Thailand · 5,678 km / 3,528 mi · Kuwait Airways
- [CAN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zggg.md) Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport · China · 6,462 km / 4,015 mi · Kuwait Airways
- [MNL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rpll.md) Ninoy Aquino International Airport · Philippines · 7,602 km / 4,724 mi · Kuwait Airways
- [JFK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kjfk.md) John F. Kennedy International Airport · United States · 10,202 km / 6,339 mi · Kuwait Airways

### Seasonal (22)

- [RUH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oerk.md) King Khalid International Airport · Saudi Arabia · 491 km / 305 mi · Kuwait Airways
- [TIF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oetf.md) Taif International Airport · Saudi Arabia · 1,138 km / 707 mi · Kuwait Airways
- [EVN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/udyz.md) Zvartnots International Airport · Armenia · 1,258 km / 782 mi · Jazeera Airways
- [SSH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hesh.md) Sharm El Sheikh International Airport · Egypt · 1,332 km / 828 mi · Jazeera Airways, Kuwait Airways
- [HRG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hegn.md) Hurghada International Airport · Egypt · 1,407 km / 874 mi · Jazeera Airways
- [RZV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfo.md) Rize–Artvin Airport · Türkiye · 1,477 km / 918 mi · Jazeera Airways
- [LCA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lclk.md) Larnaca International Airport · Cyprus · 1,489 km / 925 mi · Jazeera Airways
- [SLL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oosa.md) Salalah International Airport · Oman · 1,492 km / 927 mi · Jazeera Airways, Kuwait Airways
- [BUS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ugsb.md) Alexander Kartveli Batumi International Airport · Georgia · 1,492 km / 927 mi · Jazeera Airways
- [TZX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltcg.md) Trabzon International Airport · Türkiye · 1,504 km / 935 mi · Jazeera Airways, Pegasus Airlines, Kuwait Airways
- [LXR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/helx.md) Luxor International Airport · Egypt · 1,556 km / 967 mi · Air Cairo, Kuwait Airways
- [AER](https://dromopedia.com/airports/urss.md) Sochi International Airport · Russia · 1,735 km / 1,078 mi · Jazeera Airways
- [AYT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltai.md) Antalya International Airport · Türkiye · 1,809 km / 1,124 mi · Jazeera Airways, Kuwait Airways
- [BJV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfe.md) Milas Bodrum International Airport · Türkiye · 2,083 km / 1,294 mi · Kuwait Airways
- [TAS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uttt.md) Tashkent International Airport · Uzbekistan · 2,342 km / 1,455 mi · Jazeera Airways
- [TIA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lati.md) Tirana International Airport Mother Teresa · Albania · 2,881 km / 1,790 mi · Jazeera Airways
- [SJJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lqsa.md) Sarajevo International Airport · Bosnia & Herzegovina · 3,081 km / 1,914 mi · Kuwait Airways
- [BUD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lhbp.md) Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport · Hungary · 3,188 km / 1,981 mi · Jazeera Airways
- [KRK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/epkk.md) Kraków John Paul II International Airport · Poland · 3,309 km / 2,056 mi · Jazeera Airways
- [PRG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lkpr.md) Václav Havel Airport Prague · Czechia · 3,651 km / 2,269 mi · Jazeera Airways
- [NCE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfmn.md) Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport · France · 3,934 km / 2,444 mi · Kuwait Airways
- [AGP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lemg.md) Málaga-Costa del Sol Airport · Spain · 4,905 km / 3,048 mi · Kuwait Airways

### Cargo (7)

- [BAH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/obbi.md) Bahrain International Airport · Bahrain · 421 km / 262 mi · DHL Aviation
- [RUH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oerk.md) King Khalid International Airport · Saudi Arabia · 491 km / 305 mi · Ethiopian Airlines
- [DOH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/othh.md) Hamad International Airport · Qatar · 568 km / 353 mi · Qatar Airways
- [IST](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfm.md) İstanbul Airport · Türkiye · 2,193 km / 1,363 mi · Turkish Cargo
- [ADD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/haab.md) Addis Ababa Bole International Airport · Ethiopia · 2,446 km / 1,520 mi · Ethiopian Airlines
- [MXP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/limc.md) Milan Malpensa International Airport · Italy · 3,864 km / 2,401 mi · Cargolux Italia
- [LUX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ellx.md) Luxembourg-Findel International Airport · Luxembourg · 4,167 km / 2,589 mi · Cargolux

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from KWI, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Hub airlines (3)

- J9 [Jazeera Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jazeera-airways) · 65
- KU [Kuwait Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/kuwait-airways) · 59
- KW [Wataniya Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/wataniya-airways)

### Passenger (33)

- IX [Air India Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-india-express) · 8
- SM [Air Cairo](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-cairo) · 5
- IR [Iran Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/iran-air) · 5
- I3 [ATA Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ata-airlines) · 4
- G9 [Air Arabia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-arabia) · 3
- MS [EgyptAir](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/egyptair) · 2
- ET [Ethiopian Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ethiopian-airlines) · 2
- RQ [Kam Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/kam-air) · 2
- RB [Syrian Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/syrian-air) · 2
- QP [Akasa Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/akasa-air) · 1
- BG [Biman Bangladesh Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/biman-bangladesh-airlines) · 1
- EK [Emirates](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/emirates) · 1
- EY [Etihad Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/etihad-airways) · 1
- [Fly Cham](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/fly-cham) · 1
- FZ [flydubai](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/flydubai) · 1
- XY [Flynas](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/flynas) · 1
- GF [Gulf Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/gulf-air) · 1
- H9 [Himalaya Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/himalaya-airlines) · 1
- 6E [IndiGo](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/indigo) · 1
- ME [Middle East Airlines - Air Liban](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/middle-east-airlines-air-liban) · 1
- NE [Nesma Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/nesma-airlines) · 1
- NP [Nile Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/nile-air) · 1
- WY [Oman Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/oman-air) · 1
- [Pars Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/pars-air) · 1
- PC [Pegasus Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/pegasus-airlines) · 1 · seasonal
- QR [Qatar Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/qatar-airways) · 1
- RJ [Royal Jordanian](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/royal-jordanian) · 1
- SV [Saudia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/saudia) · 1
- IS [Sepehran Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/sepehran-airlines) · 1
- UL [SriLankan Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/srilankan-airlines) · 1
- 3T [Tarco Aviation](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/tarco-aviation) · 1
- TK [Turkish Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/turkish-airlines) · 1
- IY [Yemenia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/yemenia) · 1

### Cargo (4)

- CV [Cargolux](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/cargolux) · 1
- C8 [Cargolux Italia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/cargolux-italia) · 1
- [DHL Aviation](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/dhl-aviation) · 1
- [Turkish Cargo](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/turkish-cargo) · 1

Former hub of [Gryphon Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/gryphon-airlines).

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 15.4M (2019) | #146 of 3,974 | #6 in Middle East |  |
| Longest runway | 4,580 m / 15,026 ft | #14 of 29,858 | #3 in Middle East | #1 in KW |
| Elevation | 63 m / 206 ft | =33,768 of 43,403 | #313 in Middle East | #5 in KW |
| Runways | 3 | =151 of 29,978 | =2 in Middle East | #1 in KW |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 121.300 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 126.225 |
| GND | GND | 121.700 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.300 |

## Nearby airports

- [XIJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/okaj.md) Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base · 37 km / 23 mi
- [OKAS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/okas.md) Ali Al Salem Air Base · 46 km / 28 mi
- [ABD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oiaa.md) Abadan Ayatollah Jami International Airport · 130 km / 81 mi
- [OERM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oerm.md) Ras Mishab Airport · 142 km / 88 mi

## In collections

- [Longest runways](https://dromopedia.com/collections/longest-runways) #14

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Kuwait International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kuwait_International_Airport&oldid=1375850418), revision of 20 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/okkk/data