Programme
Kuwait International Airport Terminal 2
KuwaitAirport Infrastructure
A new 700,000m² passenger terminal designed by Foster + Partners and built by Turkey's Limak İnşaat under a design-build contract exceeding $4.3 billion, adding capacity for 25 million passengers annually (expandable to 50 million). Construction began May 2017 and was ~78.8% complete as of January 2025, with a CAPT-mandated completion deadline of 30 November 2026. A reported closure of Kuwaiti airspace and suspension of flights from 28 February 2026 introduces genuine uncertainty as to whether this completion timeline still holds; treated here as a flagged status caveat, not a settled fact.
Status
Under ConstructionStatus
Construction started May 2017; ~78.8% complete as of January 2025; CAPT-mandated completion deadline 30 November 2026; a reported airspace closure/security disruption from 28 February 2026 introduces uncertainty as to whether this timeline still holds as of the research cut-offProcurement Status
Value
USD 4.3 billionContract Value
Scale & Capacity
700,000 m²Terminal area
25 (expandable to 50) million/yearPassenger capacity
Overview
- Location
- Kuwait International Airport
- Delivery Model
- Design-build, public infrastructure
Participants & Roles
Technical Adviser / Consultant
Procuring Authority
Main Contractor
Sources
- enr.com / arabtimesonline.com / airport-technology.com / limak.com.trIndustry / Trade Source