Kuwait · Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA)
Kuwait International Airport
KWI · OKBK
Open capex
$5bn
Kuwait's aviation story is a study in delayed gratification. Terminal 2, a soaring Foster + Partners trefoil of concrete and glass designed in 2012 and repeatedly postponed, is finally approaching completion with a 25 mppa capacity target. In the meantime, existing terminals handled 15.7 million passengers in 2024, with Jazeera's Terminal 5 providing low-cost breathing room. The airport is poised to finally match the ambition of its Gulf neighbours.
Current expansion
T2 mega-terminal by Foster + Partners (25 mppa Phase 1, expandable to 50 mppa) scheduled to open 2026/27, plus new third runway.
15.7m
Pax per year
0.2m
Cargo tonnes/yr
3
Runways
3
Terminals
Hub airlines at KWI
Kuwait Airways
Jazeera Airways
Suppliers installed at KWI
5 listed
ground support
TLD Group
The world's largest ground support equipment OEM.
Sorigny, France
ground support
JBT AeroTech
Jetways, deicers and ramp equipment under one roof.
Ogden, Utah, USA
security screening
Smiths Detection
CT hold-baggage and cabin screening at scale.
Watford, United Kingdom
airport it
SITA
The airline industry's own IT co-operative.
Geneva, Switzerland
terminal design
HOK
Aviation architects with deep Gulf experience.
St. Louis, Missouri, USA