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Battle of Kuwait International Airport

Battle of Kuwait International Airport was a battle fought in 1991 at Kuwait International Airport, in what is now Kuwait. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Kuwait International Airport. It was part of the Gulf War, which ran from 1990 to 1991. The recorded result: American victory.

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Fought1991
WhereKuwait International Airport, Kuwait29.227N, 47.980E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeAmerican victory
BelligerentsUnited StatesagainstBa'athist Iraq
Part ofGulf War1990 to 1991

Where it sits in the Gulf War

Iraqi invasion of Kuwait, 1990Battle of Dasman Palace, 1990Battle of the Bridges, 1990Battle of Failaka, 1990Battle of Qurah and Umm al Maradim, 1991Battle of Khafji, 1991Battle of Bubiyan, 1991Samurra Air Battle, 1991Battle of Wadi Al-Batin, 1991Battle of 73 Easting, 1991Battle of Al Busayyah, 1991Battle of Phase Line Bullet, 1991Battle of Norfolk, 1991Battle of Medina Ridge, 1991Battle of Kuwait International Airport, 1991Battle for Jalibah Airfield, 1991Safwan Airfield Standoff, 1991Battle of Rumaila, 199119901991Battle of Kuwait International Airport, 1991
18 placed engagements of the Gulf War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1991 (year precision)
PlaceKuwait International Airport, Kuwait
29.227N, 47.980E
KindBattle, Cold War
Casualties and losses19 killed; 48 wounded; 1 M1A1 tank damaged; 10 M60A1 tanks destroyed/damagedHeavy casualties; Thousands captured; Hundreds of Iraqi tanks and armored personnel carriers destroyed or captured; 1 British Airways Boeing 747-100 destroyed
Commanders
  • Salah Aboud Mahmoud
  • Ra'ad al-Hamdani
Battle of Kuwait International AirportBattle of Kuwait International AirportBattle of Dasman PalaceBattle of FailakaBattle of the BridgesFao LandingFirst Battle of al-FawBattle of Dasman PalaceBattle of the BridgesFao LandingFirst Battle of al-FawAbadanAz Aubayr100 km29.227N, 47.980E
Placed at Kuwait International Airport; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Elsewhere in 1991

Battle of Kuwait International Airport is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 8 in present-day Kuwait.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q19428991, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Kuwait International Airport, revision 1370267586, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.