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== Airports == {{main|List of airports in Kuwait}} ===Overview=== There are seven airports, the largest of which and solely allocated for civil use is [[Kuwait International Airport]]. Kuwait International Airport recently inaugurated [[Kuwait International Airport#Terminals|two new terminals]] to cater to [[List of airlines of Kuwait|Kuwait-based airlines]]. Moreover, the largest Kuwait International Airport terminal (Terminal 2) is currently under construction and will expand the airport's overall capacity by 25โ50 million passengers per year.<ref name="t2">{{cite web|title=Kuwait International Airport New Terminal|work=Airport Technology|url=https://www.airport-technology.com/projects/kuwait-international-airport-new-terminal/}}</ref> The new terminal is environmentally sustainable.<ref name="t2env">{{cite web|title=Kuwait seeks to list Terminal 2 as environmentally friendly|work=Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)|url=https://www.kuna.net.kw/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2970060&language=en|date=8 April 2021}}</ref><ref name="t2" /><ref name="kuwaitvision2035" /> It is one of the world's largest environment friendly airport projects.<ref name="kuwaitvision2035">{{cite web|url=http://80.241.146.114/gulfconstruction/news/1625946_Eyeing-the-private-sector.html|date=1 June 2021|title=Eyeing the private sector|work=Gulf Construction}}</ref> === Airports - with paved runways === *Total: 4 *over 3,047 m: 1 *2,438 to 3,047 m: 2 *1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 === Airports - with unpaved runways === *Total: 3 *1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 *under 914 m: 2 (2005) === Heliports === *12 (2023) === Kuwait-based Airlines === {{Main|List of airlines of Kuwait}} This is a list of airlines currently operating in Kuwait. {| class="wikitable sortable" |- valign="middle" ! Airline ! Arabic name ! Image ! [[Airline codes#IATA airline designator|IATA]] ! [[Airline codes#ICAO airline designator|ICAO]] ! [[Call sign#Aviation|Callsign]] ! [[Airline hub|Hubs]] ! Notes |- | [[Jazeera Airways]] | ุทูุฑุงู ุงูุฌุฒูุฑุฉ | [[File:Jazeera Airways, 9K-CAJ, Airbus A320-214 (39243847214).jpg|100px]] | J9 | JZR | JAZEERA | Kuwait International Airport | *The airline commenced operations in 2004.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.azernews.az/business/116016.html|title=Kuwaiti airline starts flights to Baku|date=2017-07-11|work=AzerNews.az|access-date=2017-07-29|language=en-US}}</ref> *The airline is Kuwait's second national airline after Kuwait Airways.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.alternativeairlines.com/jazeera-airways|title=Jazeera Airways {{!}} Book Our Flights Online & Save {{!}} Low-Fares, Offers & More|website=alternativeairlines.com|language=en|access-date=2017-07-29}}</ref> *The airline is the [[Middle East|Middle East's]] first fully privately owned airline. |- | [[Kuwait Airways]] | ุงูุฎุทูุท ุงูุฌููุฉ ุงููููุชูุฉ | [[File:Kuwait Airways B777-300ER (9K-AOC) @ FRA, Aug 2017 (03).jpg|100px]] | KU | KAC | KUWAITI | [[Kuwait International Airport]] | *The airline commenced operations on 16 March 1954.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kuwaitairways.com/en/about/corporate-profile|title=About Us|website=kuwaitairways.com|language=en|access-date=2017-07-29}}</ref> *The airline is Kuwait's [[national airline]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://atwonline.com/it-distribution/kuwait-airways-implements-new-ticketing-system|title=Kuwait Airways implements new ticketing system {{!}} IT & Distribution content from ATWOnline|date=2017-05-19|access-date=2017-07-29|url-status=bot: unknown|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170519180007/http://atwonline.com/it-distribution/kuwait-airways-implements-new-ticketing-system|archive-date=2017-05-19}}</ref> |- |}
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