CAI → KWICairo to Kuwait City

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Direct flights from Cairo (CAI) to Kuwait City (KWI): 21 nonstop departures observed each week across 3 airlines. 80% of the last 15 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 24 minutes early. 1 of the 15 tracked flights was cancelled. The nonstop covers 1,602 km, an estimated 2 hours 33 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Cairo and Kuwait City. Updated 17 October 2026 at 11:08 UTC.

Today, CAI → KWI

Sat 17 Oct · local times
  1. 03:45 KU544Kuwait Airways Departed Landed 05:48 −37
  2. 04:25 J9736Jazeera Airways Departed Landed 06:42 −18
  3. 08:00 NE200Nesma Sched 08:00Departure not confirmed by the board ·
  4. 09:00 MS610Egypt Air Departed Landed 11:35 −10
  5. 10:50 KU546Kuwait Airways Departed Landed 13:00 −35
  6. 13:45 J9732Jazeera Airways On scheduleT2 KWI 16:20scheduled
  7. 14:00 NP261Nile Air On scheduleT1 ·
  8. · KU542Kuwait Airways On schedule KWI 22:00scheduled
  9. · NIA261Nile Airways On schedule KWI 16:40scheduled
  10. · NMA200Nesma Airlines Departed Landed 10:59 +24

Checked CAI board 10:03 · KWI board 14:08

CAI Cairo tracking
KWI Kuwait City smooth · +0
1,602 km · ~2h 33m est.
dep bank 03:45–23:2021x weekly
Runs reliable · 3 airlines · 21x weekly · nonstop
80% on time

of the last 15 operated CAI → KWI flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −24 min. 1 of 15 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−24 minacross the last 15 operated legs
Flight time~2h 33mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures21x3 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled6.7%recent route rate · 1 of 15

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
EgyptAirJazeera AirwaysKuwait Airways

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
EgyptAirMS

Flights MS610 09:00 daily

Jazeera AirwaysJ980% on time

Flights J9736 04:25 daily · J9732 13:25 daily · J9734 23:20 daily

Kuwait AirwaysKU100% on time

Flights KU544 03:45 daily · KU546 10:50 daily · KU542 19:15 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-17J9736arrived−18
10-17KU544arrived−37
10-17KU546arrived−35
10-17MS610arrived−10
10-17NMA200arrived+24
10-16J9732arrived−24
10-16J9734arrived−21
10-16J9736arrived−27
10-16KU542arrived−37
10-16KU544arrived−30
10-16KU546arrived−28
10-16MS610arrived−15
10-16NIA261arrived−27
10-15J9734arrived+21
10-15LMU510cancelledCNX

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
CAICairo tracking 🌤 scattered clouds · W 9 kt Full CAI delay board →
KWIKuwait City +0 min smooth ⛅ clear · NE 5 kt Full KWI delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at CAI: 17% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +-9 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Cairo to Kuwait City route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop CAI to KWI flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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CAI to KWI questions

Is CAI–KWI running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 100/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on CAI–KWI?

Operators schedule morning departures around 03:45 and evening departures around 19:15 from CAI. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the KWI delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from CAI to KWI?

Great-circle distance is 1,602 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 143–167 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does CAI–KWI fly?

3 carriers operate this route, around 49 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.