OKKK · KWI

Kuwait International Airport

Kuwait International Airport (OKKK / KWI) is a large airport with scheduled airline service serving Kuwait City. The field lies at 206 ft (63 m) above sea level and has three parallel runways, the longest 15,026 ft (4,580 m), asphalt and lit. Its nearest neighbour is Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base (XIJ), 20 nm SSW.

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Location

Elevation
206 ft (63 m)
Coordinates
29.2245, 47.9698
Serving
Kuwait City
Time zone
Asia/Kuwait

Runways3 · longest 15,026 ft

Surveyed positions · north up

Drawn from published thresholds — true bearings, separations and lengths. Widths are exaggerated; at true proportion a runway is a hairline. Not a chart to navigate by.

RunwayLengthWidthSurfaceLighting
16/3415,026 ft4,580 m197 ftAsphaltLit
15L/33R11,483 ft3,500 m148 ftAsphaltLit
15R/33L11,155 ft3,400 m148 ftConcreteLit

Nearby airfields

Nearest paved 3,000 ft
OKASAli Al Salem Air Base · 25 nm WNW
Airfields within 25 nm
2

Field data: OurAirports, public domain. Positions: ADS-B, which does not carry every aircraft.