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Kuwait International Airport (IATA: KWI, ICAO: OKBK) is located in Farwaniyah, Kuwait, 15.5 kilometers (9.6 miles) south of Kuwait City. It is the hub of Jazeera Airways, Kuwait Airways, United Aviation & Wataniya Airways. A portion of the airport complex is designated as Al Mubarak Air Base, which contains the headquarters of the Kuwait Air Force, as well as the Kuwait Air Force Museum.
[edit] StructureThe airport underwent a massive renovation and expansion project from 1999-2001, in which the former parking lot was cleared and a terminal expansion was built. This incorporated new check-in areas, a new entrance to the airport, the construction of a multi-story parking structure, and an airport mall with brand stores such as Jansport, Debenham's, and a Virgin Megastore. A food court forms an integral part of this expansion, with a Pizza Express and Starbucks Coffee as well as fast-food outlets such as Fuddruckers and KFC. Kuwait International Airport can currently handle more than seven million passengers a year. A new general aviation terminal was completed in 2008 under a BOT scheme and is operated by Royal Aviation. By the end of 2008, however, this terminal was modified to handle the scheduled services of the new Wataniya Airways along with general aviation traffic. The terminal was renamed as Sheikh Saad Terminal. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation has announced that a new terminal will begin construction, and will increase the annual passenger handling amount to twenty million. Terminal 2, essentially an extension of Terminal 1, is due for completion by 2014. The current airport is currently given a rating of three stars by Skytrax's airport grading exercise along with seven other airports.[1] Terminal 2 is under construction, they planned to name it Kuwait Airways Terminal. It will be wholly built for Kuwait Airways waiting for the arrival of their new aircraft in 2011, 2012, 2013. It can handle more than 76 aircraft and more than 5,000,000 of travellers. New check-in areas, with a self-check-in counters special for Kuwait Airways with 2 new runways that are under construction now and a huge airport mall with brand stores such as Carrefour, GAP, Harley Davidson, Starbucks Coffee, Caribou Coffee, Krispy Kreme, McDonald's, Burger King, Hardee's, KFC, Sephora as well as many fast-food and coffee shops outlets. This terminal is due to finish in 2013. [edit] Airlines and destinations  Terminal 1
Sheikh Saad General Aviation Terminal or Terminal 2
[edit] Cargo airlinesCargo Terminal
[edit] Airport Statistics2004-September 2009
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