Kuwait International Airport guide

Kuwait International Airport is Kuwait's sole civil airport, sitting in Farwaniya Governorate about 15.5 kilometres south of central Kuwait City. Its origins trace to 1927-1928, when the site began handling early flights; the current main building, Terminal 1, was designed by Japanese architect Kenzo Tange and opened in 1979. A renovation and expansion project ran from 1999 to 2001, clearing the former car park to add terminal space.

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), the government body responsible for Kuwait's civil aviation, owns and operates the airport; Terminal 4, built to serve national carrier Kuwait Airways exclusively, was developed with technical assistance from South Korea's Incheon International Airport Corporation. Jazeera Airways, Kuwait's other home carrier, flies from its own dedicated Terminal 5, opened in May 2018.

Three runways serve the airport: two around 3,400-3,500 metres long, plus a third at 4,580 metres. The airport recorded 15,616,800 passengers and 210,010 aircraft movements in 2023. A fourth passenger facility, Terminal 2, designed by Foster + Partners, is under construction to add further capacity.