Kuwait International Airport

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Kuwait International Airport مطار الكويت الدولي‎
Inside of the airport's terminal 1
IATA: KWI ICAO: OKKK (previously OKBK) WMO: 40582[1]
Summary
Airport type	Public / military
Operator	Directorate General of Civil Aviation (Terminal 1) Incheon Korea Airport (Terminal 4)
Serves	Kuwait City, Kuwait
Location	Farwaniya Governorate, Kuwait
Hub for	Kuwait Airways Jazeera Airways
Elevation AMSL	206 ft / 63 m
Coordinates	29°13′36″N 047°58′48″E / 29.22667°N 47.98000°E / 29.22667; 47.98000
Website	kuwaitairport.gov.kw
Maps
KWI/OKKK Location of airport in Kuwait Show map of Kuwait KWI/OKKK KWI/OKKK (Persian Gulf) Show map of Persian Gulf KWI/OKKK KWI/OKKK (Indian Ocean) Show map of Indian Ocean KWI/OKKK KWI/OKKK (Middle East) Show map of Middle East KWI/OKKK KWI/OKKK (West and Central Asia) Show map of West and Central Asia KWI/OKKK KWI/OKKK (Asia) Show map of Asia KWI/OKKK KWI/OKKK (Eurasia) Show map of Eurasia KWI/OKKK KWI/OKKK (Afro-Eurasia) Show map of Afro-Eurasia
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 15R/33L 3,400 11,155 Concrete 15L/33R 3,500 11,483 Asphalt
Statistics (2023)
Passengers 15,616,800
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]