AirportsKuwait International Airport is a large airport serving Kuwait City, in Al Farwaniyah Governorate, Kuwait. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is KWI.
Key facts
- IATA code
- KWI
- ICAO code
- OKKK
- City
- Kuwait City
- State or region
- Al Farwaniyah Governorate
- Country
- Kuwait
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 29.2245° N, 47.9698° E
- Elevation
- 63 m (206 ft)
- Runways
- 3
- Longest runway
- 4,580 m (15,026 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, KWI means Kuwait International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: OKKK. ICAO codes that begin with O belong to the Middle East, Pakistan and Afghanistan. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 29.2245° N, 47.9698° E. It stands 63 metres (206 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Kuwait, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Kuwait International Airport has 3 runways in the data. The longest is 4,580 metres (15,026 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/34 | 4,580 m 15,026 ft | 60 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 15L/33R | 3,500 m 11,483 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 15R/33L | 3,400 m 11,155 ft | 45 m | Concrete | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Abadan Ayatollah Jami International AirportAbadan, Iran | ABD | 130 km |
| Basra International AirportBasra, Iraq | BSR | 150 km |
| Mahshahr AirportMahshahr, Iran | MRX | 187 km |
| Qaisumah–Hafar Al-Batin International AirportQaisumah, Saudi Arabia | AQI | 205 km |
| Khark AirportKhark, Iran | KHK | 228 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 2,829 km | 3 h 55 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 2,758 km | 3 h 50 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 855 km | 1 h 30 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 4,675 km | 6 h 10 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 10,202 km | 12 h 45 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,847 km | 16 h 00 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 6,678 km | 8 h 35 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 8,323 km | 10 h 30 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,896 km | 16 h 00 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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