Kuwait City Airport (KWI)
Kuwait City Kuwait International Airport averages 167 flights per day to 76 destinations, with 0 domestic and 76 international routes. A total of 34 airlines operate at KWI, led by Jazeera Airways. This airport provides direct service to 38 countries across four continents, with Saudi Arabia representing its largest international market. The longest nonstop route from Kuwait City connects to New York, with a typical flight time of 11 hrs 50 mins.
- Destinations
- 76 (0 domestic · 76 international)
- Flights per day
- 167 (0 domestic · 167 international)
- Busiest Route
- Dubai (19/day)
- Top Country
- Saudi Arabia (30 flights/day)
- Longest Runway
- 11,503 ft / 3,506 m
Weather in Kuwait City
76 Destinations from Kuwait City Airport (KWI)
This week, 76 active routes depart from Kuwait City International Airport. The busiest route connects Kuwait City with Dubai and is operated by 4 airlines. The longest nonstop flight is to New York, and the shortest flight is to Ahwaz.
All Destinations
| Flights | Destination | Route | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Dubai |
KWI → DXB
2 hrs |
Emirates, flydubai, Jazeera Airways, Kuwait Airways4 |
| 15 | Jeddah |
KWI → JED
2 hrs 50 mins |
flynas, Jazeera Airways, Kuwait Airways, Saudi Arabian Airlines4 |
| 13 | Cairo |
KWI → CAI
3 hrs 10 mins |
Air Arabia Egypt, Air Cairo, AlMasria, EgyptAir, Jazeera Airways, Kuwait Airways, Nesma Airlines, Nile Air8 |
| 9 | Riyadh |
KWI → RUH
1 hr 50 mins |
flynas, Jazeera Airways, Kuwait Airways, Saudi Arabian Airlines4 |
| 8 | Doha |
KWI → DOH
2 hrs 5 mins |
Jazeera Airways, Kuwait Airways, Qatar Airways3 |
| 7 | Manama |
KWI → BAH
1 hr 40 mins |
Gulf Air, Jazeera Airways, Kuwait Airways3 |
| 7 | Abu Dhabi |
KWI → AUH
2 hrs 5 mins |
Air Arabia Abu Dhabi, Etihad Airways, Jazeera Airways3 |
| 6 | Medina |
KWI → MED
2 hrs 10 mins |
Jazeera Airways, Kuwait Airways2 |
| 4 | Amman |
KWI → AMM
2 hrs 30 mins |
Jazeera Airways, Kuwait Airways, Royal Jordanian3 |
| 4 | Assiut |
KWI → ATZ
2 hrs 55 mins |
Air Cairo, Jazeera Airways2 |
| 4 | New Delhi |
KWI → DEL
4 hrs 5 mins |
IndiGo, Jazeera Airways, Kuwait Airways3 |
| 4 | Beirut |
KWI → BEY
2 hrs 55 mins |
Jazeera Airways, Kuwait Airways, Middle East Airlines3 |
| 3 | Muscat |
KWI → MCT
2 hrs 30 mins |
Oman Air, SalamAir2 |
| 3 | Kochi |
KWI → COK
4 hrs 45 mins |
Air India Express, IndiGo, Kuwait Airways, Jazeera Airways4 |
| 3 | Mumbai |
KWI → BOM
4 hrs 10 mins |
Kuwait Airways, Starlight Airline, IndiGo, Jazeera Airways4 |
| 3 | Dhaka |
KWI → DAC
5 hrs 20 mins |
Biman Bangladesh Airlines, Jazeera Airways, Kuwait Airways3 |
| 3 | Alexandria |
KWI → HBE
3 hrs 15 mins |
Air Cairo, Jazeera Airways2 |
| 2 | Ahmedabad |
KWI → AMD
3 hrs 45 mins |
IndiGo, Jazeera Airways, Kuwait Airways3 |
| 2 | Hyderabad |
KWI → HYD
4 hrs 25 mins |
IndiGo, Jazeera Airways, Kuwait Airways3 |
| 2 | Kathmandu |
KWI → KTM
4 hrs 30 mins |
Himalaya Airlines, Jazeera Airways, Kuwait Airways3 |
| 2 | Sharjah |
KWI → SHJ
2 hrs 5 mins |
Air Arabia1 |
| 2 | Istanbul (SAW) |
KWI → SAW
3 hrs 40 mins |
Jazeera Airways, Pegasus2 |
| 2 | London |
KWI → LHR
6 hrs 45 mins |
Kuwait Airways1 |
| 2 | Mashhad |
KWI → MHD
2 hrs 30 mins |
Iran Air, Jazeera Airways, Kuwait Airways3 |
| 2 | Istanbul (IST) |
KWI → IST
3 hrs 40 mins |
Turkish Airlines, Kuwait Airways2 |
| 1 | Bangkok |
KWI → BKK
7 hrs 15 mins |
Kuwait Airways1 |
| 1 | Lahore |
KWI → LHE
3 hrs 35 mins |
Jazeera Airways, Kuwait Airways, Pakistan International Airlines3 |
| 1 | Baku |
KWI → GYD
2 hrs 35 mins |
Jazeera Airways, Kuwait Airways2 |
| 1 | Bangalore |
KWI → BLR
4 hrs 35 mins |
Air India Express, Jazeera Airways, Kuwait Airways3 |
| 1 | Chennai |
KWI → MAA
4 hrs 45 mins |
Jazeera Airways, Kuwait Airways2 |
| 1 | Giza |
KWI → SPX
3 hrs 15 mins |
Jazeera Airways, Kuwait Airways2 |
| 1 | Tbilisi |
KWI → TBS
2 hrs 50 mins |
Jazeera Airways, Kuwait Airways2 |
| 1 | Auch | KWI → — | Jazeera Airways1 |
| 1 | Addis Ababa |
KWI → ADD
4 hrs 10 mins |
Ethiopian Airlines1 |
| 1 | Luxor |
KWI → LXR
2 hrs 50 mins |
Jazeera Airways1 |
| 1 | Manila |
KWI → MNL
9 hrs 10 mins |
Kuwait Airways1 |
| 1 | Moscow |
KWI → DME
4 hrs 30 mins |
Jazeera Airways1 |
| 1 | New York |
KWI → JFK
11 hrs 50 mins |
Kuwait Airways1 |
| 1 | Paris |
KWI → CDG
6 hrs |
Kuwait Airways1 |
| 1 | Tehran |
KWI → IKA
2 hrs 5 mins |
Jazeera Airways, Kuwait Airways2 |
| 1 | Damascus |
KWI → DAM
2 hrs 40 mins |
Jazeera Airways1 |
| 1 | Trivandrum |
KWI → TRV
4 hrs 50 mins |
Jazeera Airways, Kuwait Airways2 |
| 1 | Colombo | KWI → — | Jazeera Airways, Kuwait Airways, SriLankan Airlines3 |
| 6/week | Bishkek |
KWI → BSZ
3 hrs 50 mins |
Jazeera Airways1 |
| 6/week | Milan |
KWI → MXP
5 hrs 40 mins |
Kuwait Airways1 |
| 5/week | Ad Dammam |
KWI → DMM
1 hr 40 mins |
Kuwait Airways1 |
| 5/week | Almaty |
KWI → ALA
3 hrs 55 mins |
Jazeera Airways1 |
| 4/week | Islamabad |
KWI → ISB
3 hrs 40 mins |
Kuwait Airways, Jazeera Airways2 |
| 4/week | Amsterdam |
KWI → AMS
5 hrs |
Kuwait Airways1 |
| 4/week | Casablanca |
KWI → CMN
7 hrs 55 mins |
Kuwait Airways1 |
| 4/week | Frankfurt-am-Main |
KWI → FRA
5 hrs 55 mins |
Kuwait Airways1 |
| 4/week | Madrid |
KWI → MAD
6 hrs 50 mins |
Kuwait Airways1 |
| 4/week | Mangalore |
KWI → IXE
4 hrs 35 mins |
Air India Express1 |
| 4/week | Rome |
KWI → FCO
4 hrs 25 mins |
Kuwait Airways1 |
| 3/week | Barcelona |
KWI → BCN
6 hrs |
Kuwait Airways1 |
| 3/week | Dushanbe |
KWI → DYU
3 hrs 15 mins |
Jazeera Airways1 |
| 3/week | Geneva |
KWI → GVA
5 hrs 40 mins |
Kuwait Airways1 |
| 3/week | Guangzhou |
KWI → CAN
8 hrs 15 mins |
Kuwait Airways1 |
| 3/week | Manchester |
KWI → MAN
6 hrs |
Kuwait Airways1 |
| 3/week | Munich |
KWI → MUC
5 hrs 25 mins |
Kuwait Airways1 |
| 3/week | Port Sudan |
KWI → PZU
2 hrs 35 mins |
Euroairlines1 |
| 3/week | Shiraz |
KWI → SYZ
1 hr 35 mins |
Jazeera Airways1 |
| 3/week | Sochi |
KWI → AER
3 hrs |
Jazeera Airways1 |
| 3/week | Tiruvanantapura | KWI → — | Jazeera Airways, Kuwait Airways2 |
| 2/week | Al Ain City |
KWI → AAN
2 hrs |
Jazeera Airways1 |
| 2/week | Karachi |
KWI → KHI
3 hrs 5 mins |
Jazeera Airways1 |
| 2/week | Lar |
KWI → LRR
1 hr 55 mins |
Iran Air1 |
| 2/week | Namangan |
KWI → NMA
3 hrs 35 mins |
Jazeera Airways1 |
| 2/week | Osh |
KWI → OSS
3 hrs 35 mins |
Jazeera Airways1 |
| 2/week | Yerevan |
KWI → EVN
2 hrs 45 mins |
Jazeera Airways1 |
| 2/week | Chennay | KWI → — | Kuwait Airways1 |
| 1/week | Ahwaz |
KWI → AWZ
1 hr 20 mins |
Jazeera Airways1 |
| 1/week | Kabul |
KWI → KBL
3 hrs 25 mins |
Kam Air1 |
| 1/week | Nalchik |
KWI → NAL
3 hrs |
Jazeera Airways1 |
| 1/week | Sialkot |
KWI → SKT
3 hrs 45 mins |
Pakistan International Airlines1 |
| 1/week | Tashkent | KWI → — | Jazeera Airways1 |
Airlines
Kuwait City International Airport is served by 34 airlines, with Jazeera Airways in the lead at 35% of routes. The top three carriers together cover 72% of routes. 25 carriers operate only one route each. A total of 34 airlines operate international routes, compared with 0 serving domestic routes. Kuwait Airways is operating the longest nonstop flight, connecting to New York with a flight time of 11 hrs 50 mins.
- Jazeera Airways49 routes
- Kuwait Airways47 routes
- IndiGo5 routes
- Air Cairo3 routes
- Air India Express3 routes
- flynas2 routes
- Saudi Arabian Airlines2 routes
- Iran Air2 routes
- Pakistan International Airlines2 routes
- Emirates1 route
- flydubai1 route
- Air Arabia Egypt1 route
- AlMasria1 route
- EgyptAir1 route
- Nesma Airlines1 route
- Nile Air1 route
- Qatar Airways1 route
- Gulf Air1 route
- Air Arabia Abu Dhabi1 route
- Etihad Airways1 route
- Royal Jordanian1 route
- Middle East Airlines1 route
- Oman Air1 route
- SalamAir1 route
- Starlight Airline1 route
- Biman Bangladesh Airlines1 route
- Himalaya Airlines1 route
- Air Arabia1 route
- Pegasus1 route
- Turkish Airlines1 route
- Ethiopian Airlines1 route
- SriLankan Airlines1 route
- Euroairlines1 route
- Kam Air1 route
Kuwait City International Airport provides direct service to 38 countries across four continents. The route network is 0% domestic and 100% international, with Dubai, United Arab Emirates serving as the primary international destination.
- Saudi Arabia30/day
- United Arab Emirates28/day
- Egypt23/day
- India19/day
- Qatar8/day
- Bahrain7/day
- Jordan4/day
- Iran4/day
- Turkey4/day
- Lebanon4/day
- Oman3/day
- Bangladesh3/day
- Pakistan2/day
- United Kingdom2/day
- Nepal2/day
- Russia2/day
- Thailand1/day
- Italy1/day
- Azerbaijan1/day
- Georgia1/day
- Kyrgyzstan1/day
- Ethiopia1/day
- Philippines1/day
- United States1/day
- France1/day
- Syria1/day
- Germany1/day
- Spain1/day
- Kazakhstan5/week
- Netherlands4/week
- Morocco4/week
- Tajikistan3/week
- Switzerland3/week
- China3/week
- Sudan3/week
- Uzbekistan2/week
- Armenia2/week
- Afghanistan1/week
Global Rankings of Kuwait City Airport (KWI)
This snapshot shows how Kuwait City Airport (KWI) ranks globally across multiple operational and network dimensions. Rankings reflect relative position worldwide across destination breadth, flight volume, scheduling density, and long-haul reach.
Destinations
Measures how broadly the airport connects distinct endpoints across its route network.
- #214 – Total Destination Count (Network breadth)
- #1,421 – Domestic Destination Count
- #89 – International Destination Count
Flights & Scheduling
Reflects flight volume and how intensively runway infrastructure is scheduled.
- #155 – Total Flight Count (Operational intensity)
- #1,394 – Domestic Flight Count
- #55 – International Flight Count
- #189 – Flights per Runway (Scheduling density)
Distance & Reach
Highlights long-haul connectivity and how distance is distributed across flights and runways.
- #134 – Total Distance Flown (Global reach)
- #206 – Distance per Flight (Route profile)
- #153 – Distance per Runway (Long-haul leverage)
4 Runways at Kuwait City Airport (KWI)
| Name | Length | Width | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15L | 11,503 ft · 3,506 m | 148 ft · 45 m | Asphalt |
| 33R | 11,503 ft · 3,506 m | 148 ft · 45 m | Asphalt |
| 15R | 11,227 ft · 3,422 m | 148 ft · 45 m | Concrete |
| 33L | 11,227 ft · 3,422 m | 148 ft · 45 m | Concrete |
The runways at this airport are long enough to accomodate all aircraft.