Airport · Kuwait
Kuwait International Airport
A large airport with scheduled flights, serving Kuwait City.
- Codes
- KWI · OKKK
- Serves
- Kuwait City
- 16 km in a straight line
- Local time
- Asia/Kuwait
- Elevation
- 63 m
- Runways
- 3 runways open
- Longest runway: 4,580 m
- From DXB
- 855 km
- 1 hr 45 mins · Estimate
Facts
KWI at a glance
From OurAirports (public domain), with the time zone of the place it serves.
- Codes
- IATA KWIICAO OKKK
- Size
- Large
- Serves
- Kuwait City
- To the city centre
- 16 km in a straight line
- Elevation
- 63 m (206 ft)
- Runways
- 3 runways open
- Longest runway: 4,580 m
- Time zone
- Asia/Kuwait
- When to go
- Kuwait City, month by month
How far it is from the UAE
KWI from the UAE
From DXBKWI
855 km
1 hr 45 mins · Estimate
From AUHKWI
849 km
1 hr 45 mins · Estimate
The great-circle distance, and a rough flying time: the distance at an average 850 km/h plus 45 minutes for take-off and landing. Real flights follow airways, meet headwinds and wait for traffic, so schedules differ.
Airports
Other airports near KWI
- ABDAbadan Ayatollah Jami International AirportLarge · Ābādān130 km away
- BSRBasra International AirportLarge · Basra150 km away
- MRXMahshahr AirportMedium · Bandar-e Māhshahr187 km away
- AQIQaisumah–Hafar Al-Batin International AirportLarge · Qaisumah205 km away
- KHKKhark AirportMedium · Bandar-e Genāveh228 km away
- AWZQasem Soleimani International AirportLarge · Ahvāz247 km away
Facts
Practical facts
The currency, plugs and emergency numbers of Kuwait, where the airport is, and its clock right now.
- Local time
- Asia/Kuwait
- Country
- Kuwait
- Currency
- Kuwaiti Dinar KWDToday's indicative rate: KWD 1 ≈ USD 3.22Indicative, from the day's reference rates; a bank or card will charge its own.
- Plugs
- Type C and G240 V · 50 HzAs recorded in Wikidata.
- Emergency numbers
- 112general emergency1880888coast guardOfficial source: Ministry of Interior, Kuwait. Check them locally on arrival; they are not the only safety information you need.
- Calling code · Driving
- +965 · On the right
Flights
Flights to or from KWI
Tell us the dates and who is flying, and a person comes back with the options. This page shows no fares or schedules.