Kuwait Aviation Fuelling Company

Kuwait Aviation Fuelling Company (KAFCO) supplies jet fuel at Kuwait International Airport. It was established on 1 July 1963 and describes itself as the sole supplier of jet fuel at the airport, handling fuel from receipt from the KNPC refineries through to fuelling aircraft.

Operations

• Over one billion litres of Jet A-1 and JP-8 supplied each year, according to the company
• Fuelling at Terminals 1, 3, 4 and 5 and Cargo City; Terminal 2 is described as due to launch
• JP-8 fuelling at all Kuwaiti military airbases
• Fuelling available 24 hours a day, supported by a fuel management system
• A 140,000 square metre depot with a total Jet A-1 capacity of 54 million litres, handling Jet A-1, JP-8, AVGAS and mobile jet oil

Global fuel supply

Since 2015 KAFCO has arranged fuel for its customers at airports abroad, working with local suppliers. It says it has provided fuel at over 200 airports and can support fuelling at over 3,000.

Company facts

• Founded 1963 as a Kuwaiti company owned 51% by Kuwait National Petroleum Company and 49% by BP; KNPC took 100% in 1973
• Became a subsidiary of Kuwait Petroleum Corporation in 1987, and returned to KNPC ownership in 2017
• Since 2021 a single person company fully owned by KNPC
• Standards listed on the site: IATA, JIG and ISO