KWI Kuwait International Airport
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Kuwait CityKuwait International Airport18:12·28°C·#75/327
OPSMINOR DELAYS WEATHERVFR
+8 min

Kuwait City (KWI) airport average departure delay right now

Departures +8 min, arrivals 24 min early. No cancellations across 47 tracked flights.

Hour by hour
18:00today +8 min on time

Drag. Solid bars are observed. Hatched bars are expected.

Kuwait City (KWI) delays today: 88% of the 108 flights we have timed operated within 15 minutes of schedule. Departures are running +8 min and arrivals 24 min early. No cancellations have been recorded. Source: official airport boards, METAR weather, Pro Flight Search tracking. Updated 4 November 2026 at 14:52 UTC.

Departures45 timed
On time71%32
Delayed29%13
typical now +8 min
Arrivals63 timed
On time97%61
Delayed3%2
typical now 24 min early
On the boardDeparturesfull board ↗
18:05OV228MCT Muscat/Seeb · gate 78on time
18:15G9122SHJ Sharjah · gate 75on time
18:25J9431BLR Bengaluru · gate B2on time
18:30KU343MAA Chennai · gate 54Aon time
18:35GF216BAH Manama · gate 76on time
18:40J9403HYD Hyderabad · gate 135on time
18:40J9405COK Kochi · gate 132on time
18:45KU381DEL New Delhi · gate 64on time
02:15PGT859SAW IstanbulCancelled
02:30MSC406HMB SuhajCancelled
15:25KNE232RUH RiyadhCancelled
Arrivalsfull board ↗
18:10KU564AMM from Ammanon time
18:20KU620DOH from Dohaon time
18:30KU156IST from Istanbulon time
18:50J9178DAM from Damascuson time
19:10KU616BAH from Manamaon time
19:45KU674DXB from Dubaion time
01:10PGT858SAW from IstanbulCancelled
01:30MSC405HMB from SuhajCancelled
14:35KNE231RUH from RiyadhCancelled
In the air to KWIlive positions · 3-min feed
4aircraft inbound · next to land KU674 from Dubai, lands ~19:17
KU674Dubai
lands ~19:17
KU674Dubai
lands ~19:17
KU104London
lands ~19:40
KU162Geneva
~4h+ out

Positions as of 18:10 local · updates every 3 min. Tap any flight to watch it on its own page.

Delayed routes todaymedian · min 3 legs
ISTIstanbul+19m
Why5 kt ESE winds at KWI right now (METAR).
Cancelled 0.0%0 of 47 A typical day here runs ~1.2%. Today is holding at or below normal. Weather window Forecast (TAF) 🌥 18–04 Worse conditions hold through the TAF window. Made up in the air Network figure ~27 min Network-wide median for delayed flights in our tracked sample.

Tomorrow at Kuwait City

Forecast

Thu 5 Nov, local date

High32°Clikely 29°C to 34°C
Low23°Clikely 21°C to 25°C
  • 32% chance of thunder

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

Last 30 days

Today is the 10th worst day of the last 30. Median day: +11 min departures.

Typical week here
+12
MON
+16
TUE
+15
WED
+18
THU
+14
FRI
+17
SAT
+12
SUN

Last 90 days: lightest on Sunday (+12 min), heaviest on Thursday (+18 min).

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Kuwait City airport delays today

KWI has minor delays. A typical departure is currently +8 min. Arrivals are 24 min early. Cancellations: 0 of 47 tracked flights (0.0%). Weather worsens around 18:00 local per the TAF. The calmest upcoming departure hour looks like 19:00 (+2 min expected). The terminal forecast includes thunderstorms and cumulonimbus clouds.

Nearby gateways: RUH DOH AUH DXB MCT JED · Global delay board · Nonstop routes from Kuwait City

Is Kuwait City (KWI) delayed right now?

KWI has minor delays. Departures +8 min, arrivals 24 min early. No cancellations across 47 tracked flights. 88% of the 108 flights we timed here today operated within 15 minutes of schedule.

What is the current weather at Kuwait City (KWI)?

Winds ESE-120 at 5kt, Vis 10km, Temp 28°C, Dew 15°C, Alt 1014 hPa, Sky clear. 28°C. wind 5 kt. visibility >10 km. flight rules VFR.

What is the best day to fly from Kuwait City (KWI)?

Over the last 90 days, Sunday averaged the lightest departure delays (+12 min). Thursday ran heaviest (+18 min).

How often are flights delayed at KWI today?

We tracked 47 flights today: departures +8 min, arrivals 24 min early. No cancellations are recorded in the tracked sample.

What is the TAF forecast for KWI?

The next TAF period (MVFR) forecasts: Winds SSE-150 at 10kt gusting to 22kt, Vis 7km, Few clouds at 4000ft, Broken layer at 8000ft.

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How we measure this →
Technical · METAR, flight rules & indexes
VFRRight now visual (VFR), but the forecast (TAF) below dips to marginal visual ahead: small spacing adjustments are possible.
Wind120° 5 kt
Visibility>10 km
Temp / dew28 / 15 °C
Pressure1014 hPa
OKKK 041500Z 12005KT CAVOK 28/15 Q1014 NOSIG
15:00 to 21:00MVFRWinds SSE-150 at 10kt gusting to 22kt, Vis 7km, Few clouds at 4000ft, Broken layer at 8000ft
Dep index
0.6/5Arr index
0.0/5
METAR 18:00 local · 13m ago · delay window 17:52 local · How these are computed → methodology