# Kuwait International Airport (KWI)

> Kuwait City, KW · IATA: KWI · ICAO: OKKK · Large Airport · Cargo Hub

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `KWI` |
| ICAO | `OKKK` |
| City | Kuwait City |
| Country | KW |
| Type | Large Airport |
| Elevation | 63 m |
| Cargo | ✅ |
| GPS | 29.22660, 47.96890 |

## Description

Kuwait Airways Cargo and low-cost carrier Jazeera Airways — the latter running its own dedicated cargo terminal — anchor freight activity at Kuwait International Airport (KWI), alongside integrators such as DHL and FedEx. The airport's cargo complex is rated for roughly 600,000 tonnes per year and can handle up to seven freighters at once, making it one of the best-equipped facilities in the Gulf. Its warehouses cover bonded storage, a cold chain for pharmaceuticals and perishables, a dangerous-goods room, a radioactive-materials room and a strong room for valuables. Customs clearance runs through Kuwait's General Administration of Customs, while the free-trade zone at Shuwaikh Port allows duty-suspended warehousing nearby. With no railway in the country, onward distribution depends entirely on the motorway network linking the airport to Shuwaikh and Shuaiba seaports and to the Iraqi and Saudi borders. For forwarders this makes KWI primarily a supply point for Kuwait's domestic, oil-sector and construction demand rather than a long-haul transit gateway. One distinctive feature is Cargo City, opened in 2019 on an apron that for over twenty years served as a United States military air base.

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