Kansas City International Airport
Kansas City International Airport | |||||||||||||||||||
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Satellite view of the airport in 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||||||
| Owner/Operator | Kansas City Aviation Department | ||||||||||||||||||
| Serves | Kansas City metropolitan area | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | November 11, 1972 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hub for | Eastern Airlines, LLC | ||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,026 ft / 313 m | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39°17′51″N 94°42′50″W / 39.29750°N 94.71389°W | ||||||||||||||||||
| Website | flykc | ||||||||||||||||||
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FAA airport diagram | |||||||||||||||||||
Interactive map of Kansas City International Airport | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: KCI Traffic Statistics | |||||||||||||||||||
Kansas City International Airport (IATA: MCI, ICAO: KMCI, FAA LID: MCI) — originally Mid-Continent International Airport and often referred to by locals as KCI — is an international airport in Kansas City, Missouri, located 15 miles (24 km) northwest of Downtown Kansas City in Platte County, Missouri. The airport was opened in 1972 and a new complex in the airport was completed in 2023, replacing the old one. MCI replaced Kansas City Municipal Airport (MKC) in 1972, with all scheduled passenger airline flights moved from MKC to MCI. It serves the Kansas City Metropolitan Area and is the primary passenger airport for much of western Missouri and eastern Kansas.
The airport covers 10,680 acres (16.7 sq mi; 43.2 km2) and has three runways. The airport has always been a civilian airport and has never been assigned an Air National Guard unit. Since the 2020 pandemic shutdown, the number of peak-day scheduled aircraft departures has been steadily recovering. As of October 2022, there were 303 daily arrivals and departures. Nonstop service was offered to 47 airports, including Cancún, Montego Bay, San José del Cabo, and Toronto.
MCI is also a former hub for Braniff, Eastern, Midwest, TWA, and Vanguard.