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General Info.Airport NameKuwait Intl. AirportCountryKuwaitCodeKWIICAOOKBKOperatorDG of Civil AviationServesKuwait CityGround HandlingNAS & Kuwait AirwaysElevationCo-ordinatesRunwayAirport TypeDirectionLength (ft)Length (m)Surface206 ft / 63m29%u00b013%u201936%u201dN 047%u00b058%u201948%u201dE29.22667%u00b0N 47.98000%u00b0E15R / 33L 15L / 33R11,155 ft 11,483 ft3,400 m 3,500 mConcrete AsphaltPublic / MilitaryKUWAIT INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT is located in Farwaniya, 15.5 Km (9.6 miles) South of Kuwait City, spread over an area of 37.7 square kilometres (14.6 sq. miles) it serves as the primary hub for Kuwait Airways and Jazeera Airways. A portion of the airport complex is designated as Abdullah Al- Mubarak Air Base, which contains the headquarters of the Kuwait Air Force.The airport was first launched in the period of 1927%u20131928. It was originally envisioned as a stop for British planes on their way to British-India. The current main airport structure, designed by Kenzo Tange and opened in 1979, was executed and completed by Al Hani Construction in a joint venture with Ballast Nedam of The Netherlands.On May 9, 2017, the Foster + Partners-designed Terminal 2 formally broke ground and heavy construction work began on site. The terminal is being built by Turkey%u2019s Limak Holding and was originally scheduled for completion in 6.5 years, although the contractors and Kuwaiti government have made claims to deliver the project within four years.On May 22, 2018, Jazeera Airways launched its own dedicated terminal at Kuwait International Airport, to be called Terminal 5. All departing and arriving Jazeera flights handled exclusively at Terminal 5MAJOR PASSENGER CARRIER(S)KUWAIT AIRWAYSIRAQI AIRWAYSJAZEERA AIRWAYSJAZEERA AIRWAYSAIR ARABIAJORDAN AVIATIONAIR INDIAKLMATLAS GLOBALLUFTHANSABRITISH AIRWAYSMAHAN AIREGYPT AIROMAN AIREMIRATESPAKISTAN INTL. AIRLINESETHIOPIAN AIRLINESPEGASUS AIRLINESETIHAD AIRWAYSQATAR AIRWAYSFLY DUBAIROYAL JORANIANFLYNASSALAM AIRGULF AIRSAUDIAINDIGOSRILANKAN AIRLINESIRAN AIRTURKISH AIRLINESMAJOR CARGO CARRIER(S)CARGOLUXLUFTHANSA CARGODHL AVIATIONTURKISH AIRLINESETHIOPIAN AIRLINESQATAR WIRWAYSDetails for Info. subject to change with/without NoticeAl-Rashed International Shipping Co. K.S.C.C33