AviatDataKuwait International Airport KWI / OKKK
Kuwait City, Al Farwaniyah · Kuwait · Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) — Kuwait's state aviation regulator and airport operator; no evidence found of a rename to a 'Public Authority for Civil Aviation' (DGCA's own site and the airport's official site both still identify the authority as DGCA as of 2026). Terminal 4 is concession-operated by Incheon International Airport Corporation (South Korea).
15.6Mpax · 2023
H24International · customs & immigrationJet A-1
ICAO / IATAOKKK / KWI
OperatorDirectorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) — Kuwait's state aviation regulator and airport operator; no evidence found of a rename to a 'Public Authority for Civil Aviation' (DGCA's own site and the airport's official site both still identify the authority as DGCA as of 2026). Terminal 4 is concession-operated by Incheon International Airport Corporation (South Korea).
Coordinates29.2266°N, 47.9689°E
Elevation206 ft · 63 m
Time zoneAST (UTC+3, no DST)
Passengers / yr15,616,800 (2023)
CustomsYes
Border controlYes
SchengenNo
FuelJet A-1
Bonded—
AIP referenceOKKK — AIP State of Kuwait (DGCA), AD 2.OKKK Kuwait International Airport
Operating hoursH24 — no scheduled curfew; Terminal 1 has been closed since being re-damaged in a 2-3 Jun 2026 strike, days after reopening from earlier 2026 conflict damage, so all flights currently operate via Terminal 4 and Terminal 5 — confirm status directly with the airline before travel
TerminalsTerminal 1 (1979, Kenzo Tange design) — closed since being re-damaged in a Jun 2026 strike, days after reopening from earlier 2026 conflict damage; Terminal 4 (opened 2018, Incheon International Airport Corp.-operated) — Kuwait Airways' hub and currently the primary international terminal; Terminal 5 (opened 2018) — dedicated Jazeera Airways terminal; Terminal 3 (general aviation) closed during Terminal 2 construction; Terminal 2 (reported Foster + Partners design) under construction, targeted for completion Q4 2026; a third runway (16/34, 4,580 m) is in service alongside the original two runways — reported cost, commissioning date, and control-tower details for the wider modernization program could not be independently verified
Runways (3)
- 15L/33R · 3,500 m / 11,483 ft · 45 m wide · Asphalt
- 15R/33L · 3,400 m / 11,155 ft · 45 m wide · Concrete
- 16/34 · 4,580 m / 15,026 ft · 60 m wide · Asphalt
Airport contact
Home hub for Kuwait Airways and Jazeera Airways and Kuwait's sole international gateway (15.6m passengers in 2023, the latest figure independently confirmed; no verified 2024/2025 total found), run by Kuwait's Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) with Terminal 4 concessioned to Incheon International Airport Corporation. Iran-linked drone/missile strikes triggered a Kuwaiti airspace closure from 28 Feb 2026, producing a roughly 55-day full shutdown before phased reopening of Terminals 4/5 by late April 2026; Terminal 1 reopened 1 Jun 2026 but was struck and re-damaged 2-3 Jun 2026 (reported casualties including at least one fatality) and remains closed with no confirmed reopening date. As of August 2026 all flights operate from Terminal 4 and Terminal 5; conflict-zone advisories affecting Kuwaiti airspace have been in effect during 2026 but a specific EASA advisory end-date could not be independently confirmed — verify current NOTAM/airline guidance before travel.
Services
Available
On request / PPR
Seasonal / ageing
Unconfirmed / not listed
Ground handling
Available · 7 providers
National Aviation Services (NAS)
Kuwait-headquartered handler (founded 2003) DGCA-licensed as the second full-service ground handler at KWI alongside Kuwait Airways; ramp, passenger, and basic turnaround/transit/technical handling for scheduled carriers including Singapore Airlines and United Airlines; IATA ISAGO-accredited (first registered 2008, periodically renewed).
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Kuwait Aviation Services Company (KASCO)
Wholly owned Kuwait Airways subsidiary established 1981 to take over the airline's ground handling functions; own site lists "Ground Handle Services" and "Runway Traffic Services" among its divisions; scope beyond Kuwait Airways flights is unconfirmed.
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Verified 4 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Jazeera Airways
Self-handled, Jazeera Airways: insourced ramp, baggage and marshalling operations at KWI, announced 10 March 2025 (previously outsourced), as part of the airline's cost/turnaround-time transformation.
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Verified 4 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Golden Falcon Aviation
Full civil- and military-side ground handling at Kuwait International Airport for passenger, cargo and military aircraft; part of International Trade Holding Company (ITHC), based at the Sheikh Sa'ad general-aviation terminal. Confirmed via ITHC's own aviation division page; draft's previously listed contact (••• / •••) could not be verified against ITHC's published contact (••• / •••) so contact fields are cleared pending re-check.
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Verified 4 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Royal Aviation Kuwait
Ground handling and corporate handling for business/charter aircraft at the Sheikh Saad Terminal, including baggage control, security checks, immigration and customs clearance.
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Verified 4 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Blue Aviation
Kuwait-headquartered ground-handling supervision for private/charter/AMC/cargo flights (company states it handles over 70% of such movements in/out of Kuwait, confirmed on blue-aviation.com); ramp access, baggage handling and permit coordination at KWI. · 24/7
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Verified 4 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Unique Aviation
Business-aviation ground-handling desk operating at KWI since 2006 (confirmed: Unique Aviation Services established 2006); pushback, marshalling, ground power, air-start, lavatory/water service, baggage handling and towing. · 24/7
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Verified 4 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Aircraft fuel
Available · 2 providers
Kuwait Aviation Fuelling Company (KAFCO)
Sole Jet A-1 into-plane supplier at Kuwait International Airport since 1963; KPC/KNPC subsidiary fuelling all KWI passenger terminals and Cargo City from a large depot with tens of millions of litres of storage capacity, delivering on the order of 1 billion+ litres/year 24/7 (kafco.com); exact current terminal count/numbering not independently re-verified given conflicting public sources on KWI's terminal renumbering. · 24/7
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Verified 4 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Royal Aviation Kuwait
Fuel sales and fuelling listed among Sheikh Saad Terminal services for GA/business jets at KWI; into-plane supply chain back to KAFCO/KPC not independently confirmed.
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Verified 4 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
De-icing
Not listed
Part-145 line maintenance
Available · 3 providers
National Aviation Services (NAS)
EASA Part 145-approved maintenance organisation (approval confirmed publicly since 2006) with scope to certify Airbus A320-family and other types; engineering/line maintenance listed among NAS's Kuwait services.
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Kuwait Airways (in-house Engineering, Cleaning & Limousine)
In-house engineering department stationed at Kuwait Airways' own hangars at KWI performing transit/daily checks and defect rectification for the airline's fleet.
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Verified 4 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Royal Aviation Kuwait
Light repair/maintenance and line engineering services offered at the Sheikh Saad Terminal alongside hangar and tie-down space.
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Verified 4 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Part-145 base maintenance
Unconfirmed
Kuwait Airways (in-house Engineering, Cleaning & Limousine)
KWI hangar capacity is documented for in-house heavy maintenance, but six-year heavy structural checks for the A330 fleet are reported contracted to Lufthansa Technik and performed off-site (e.g. Manila); full heavy-check scope actually performed at KWI is unconfirmed.
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Component shops & overhaul
Not listed
Flight catering
Available · 3 providers
Kuwait Aviation Services Company (KASCO)
In-flight catering ("Flight Kitchen") for airline customers plus D'light healthcare catering and Kasco Gourmet non-flight/banquet catering; operates the Dasman and Dasman Premier First/Business lounges at KWI (kasco.com.kw).
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Blue Aviation
Catering coordination for business aviation via partner Voyager's Kitchen (VIP/VVIP menus) at KWI.
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Verified 4 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Unique Aviation
Hot/cold aircraft catering uplift with dietary and halal/kosher options for business-aviation customers at KWI.
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Verified 4 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Aircraft cleaning
Available · 3 providers
Kuwait Airways (in-house Engineering, Cleaning & Limousine)
Kuwait Airways recruits directly for an "Aircraft Cabin Cleaner" role (careers.kuwaitairways.com), indicating in-house cabin-cleaning capability at KWI; contract scope not published.
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Verified 4 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Royal Aviation Kuwait
Aircraft cleaning listed among Sheikh Saad Terminal services for business-aviation customers.
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Verified 4 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Unique Aviation
Cabin cleaning, lavatory servicing and restocking between sectors as part of Unique Aviation's KWI handling package.
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Ground support equipment
Available
Unique Aviation
Own GSE inventory covering narrow-body and wide-body aircraft at KWI; up to B747/AN-124 class as claimed by the company was not independently verified.
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Cargo handling
Available · 4 providers
National Aviation Services (NAS)
Cargo management services for airline customers at Kuwait International Airport, listed among NAS's Kuwait service lines.
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Verified 4 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Kuwait Aviation Services Company (KASCO)
Company materials describe general ground-handling/ramp services at KWI; specific freighter loading/unloading and dedicated perishables/live-animal/DG cargo-facility scope was not independently located on KASCO's own site during.
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Jazeera Airways
Self-handled, Jazeera Airways: Jazeera Air Cargo books and moves belly-hold freight to/from Kuwait International Airport via the airline's own cargo desk.
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Verified 4 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Unique Aviation
General freight, perishables and dangerous-goods handling through a bonded warehouse at KWI (confirmed on company site).
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Aviation security
Available · 3 providers
National Aviation Services (NAS)
Aviation security screening/guarding; NAS's own service portfolio names Singapore Airlines and United Airlines as customers using NAS as ground handler and security provider in Kuwait.
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Civil Aviation Security Department (Directorate General of Civil Aviation, Kuwait)
DGCA is Kuwait's civil aviation regulator and is generally understood to oversee aviation-security regulation at Kuwait International Airport under ICAO Annex 17/Kuwait Civil Aviation Safety Regulations; the previously stated claim of a specific Smiths Detection CT baggage-screening procurement for a "new Terminal 2" checkpoint could not be verified, and KWI's new-terminal numbering is itself inconsistently reported across sources (Terminal 2 project designation vs Terminal 4 branding), so that specific detail has been removed pending confirmation.
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Brink's Kuwait
Kuwait DGCA-approved aviation-security training/consultancy provider that also states it supplies certified Aviation Security Officers and Cargo Screening Officers; whether these personnel are actively deployed at Kuwait International Airport specifically (versus training/consultancy only) could not be confirmed.
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Passenger & crew transport
Available · 4 providers
National Aviation Services (NAS)
Airside crew transport plus passenger and crew meet & assist services for airline customers at KWI.
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Kuwait Airways (in-house Engineering, Cleaning & Limousine)
Complimentary chauffeur-driven limousine service for Royal/First/Business class passengers to and from the airport, booked via the airline's own site/app.
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Verified 4 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Blue Aviation
Crew and passenger ground transportation arranged as part of Blue Aviation's Kuwait handling package.
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Verified 4 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Unique Aviation
Crew ground transport and meet-and-assist arranged as part of KWI trip support.
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Flight support
Available · 4 providers
National Aviation Services (NAS)
Business-aviation/FBO-style handling and airport technologies/lounge & meet-assist desks listed among NAS's Kuwait service lines.
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Verified 4 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Royal Aviation Kuwait
UPAC-subsidiary FBO managing the 2,060 sqm Sheikh Saad executive-aviation terminal at KWI since 2008 (confirmed via upac.com.kw): flight planning, weather briefing, permits, pilot & crew lounges, business center, 24/7 private-runway access. · 24/7
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Blue Aviation
Flight plan filing, overflight/landing permit coordination, crew administration and a VIP/crew lounge with conference rooms at KWI; HQ at Al-Hamra Tower, Kuwait City (confirmed). · 24/7
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Unique Aviation
Overflight and landing permit coordination directly with DGCA Kuwait for operators using KWI.
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Hotel & travel
Available
Safir Airport Hotel
On-airport transit hotel inside the KWI restricted zone, located between the Main/Amiri terminals and the customs area (confirmed on safirhotels.com); 175 rooms (169 standard + 6 suites, not 200 as previously stated), serving transit passengers and flight crews on 8-24 hour layovers; free shuttle bus arranged via the terminal transit counter. Carrier-paid-room requirement under Kuwaiti air-transport law was not independently confirmed. · 24/7
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Verified 4 weeks ago · unconfirmed source