Kansas City International Airport
| Kansas City International Airport | |
|---|---|
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| Characteristics | |
| ICAO code | KMCI |
| IATA code | MCI |
| Coordinates | |
| Height above MSL | 313 m (1027 ft ) |
| Transport links | |
| Distance from the city center | 15 miles northwest of Kansas City |
| Street |
  
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| Local transport |
Bus : RideKC Route 229 |
| Basic data | |
| opening | 1956 |
| operator | Kansas City Aviation Department |
| surface | 4128 ha |
| Terminals | 2 |
| Passengers | 11,795,635 (2019) |
| Air freight | 96,175 t (2019) |
| Flight movements |
123,395 (2019) |
| Employees | 5,374 (2015) |
| Runways | |
| 01R / 19L | 2896 m × 46 m concrete |
| 01L / 19R | 3292 m × 46 m concrete |
| 09/27 | 2896 m × 46 m asphalt |
Kansas City International Airport is the international airport of Kansas City in the US state of Missouri .
Location and transport links
Kansas City International Airport is 16 miles northwest of downtown Kansas City. It has several junctions on Interstates 29 and 435 and on US Highway 71 , which shares the route with Interstate 29 at the airport level.
The Kansas City International Airport is by buses in the public transport involved. RideKC's route 229 regularly travels to both of the airport's operating passenger terminals .
history
The airport was built after a flood damaged facilities at Fairfax Airport in 1951 . Construction began in September 1954 and in 1956 the first runway was inaugurated. Mid-Continent International Airport was chosen as the official name for the airport after the airline Mid-Continent Airlines , which at the time of inauguration had already been taken over by competitor Braniff International Airways .
After the inauguration, there were no regular scheduled flights at the airport, the main user was Trans World Airlines (TWA), who set up a maintenance operation at the airport. After the Federal Aviation Agency declared downtown Kansas City (now Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport ) insufficient for large jets in 1963 , the residents of Kansas City decided in 1966 to buy Mid-Continent International Airport and make it the main airport To expand the city. In 1972 the work was completed and the new Kansas City International Airport was inaugurated by US Vice President Spiro Agnew . TWA planned to build a hub at the airport to connect the Midwest with international destinations with the help of the then new Boeing 747 .
A layout similar to that of Berlin-Tegel Airport was chosen for the construction , in which passengers could drive almost to their gate . The large number of passengers on the Boeing 747 presented this layout with major problems, and the advent of security checks made these problems even worse. TWA requested a major overhaul from the city council and eventually, when refused, moved the hub to St. Louis Airport .
After that, Midwest Airlines built a hub at the airport. However, the airline was taken over by Republic Airways Holdings in 2009 and merged with Frontier Airlines a year later . This no longer maintains a hub in Kansas City.
The groundbreaking ceremony for a new passenger terminal took place on March 25, 2019. Contrary to previous plans, which provided for the construction of the new terminal on a new apron, the terminal is now to be built on the site of the closed Terminal A, the demolition of which began at the same time. After the opening of the new terminal, which is planned for 2023, Terminals B and C will also be closed.
Airlines and Destinations
In terms of passenger numbers, Southwest Airlines is by far the largest airline today , followed by Delta Air Lines , American Airlines and United Airlines . Kansas City Airport is connected to their respective hubs by the major American airlines, and there are also direct connections to American and Canadian destinations.
Incidents
- On 16 February 1995, a crashed Douglas DC-8-63F of Air Transport International ( air vehicle registration N782AL ) on the Kansas City International Airport. An attempt was made to take off with only three engines running and all three crew members were killed. A loss of control of the aircraft due to insufficient experience of the crew with this type of take-off was found to be the cause. Contributory negligence was attributed to the airline, as it would have failed to deploy an adequately trained crew (see also Air Transport International flight 782 ) .
Traffic figures
| year | Passenger numbers | Air freight ( tons ) (with airmail) |
Aircraft movements (with military) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 11,795,635 | 96.175 | 123.395 |
| 2018 | 11,850,825 | 96,369 | 127,449 |
| 2017 | 11,503,936 | 94.186 | 123,335 |
| 2016 | 11,041,750 | 95,457 | 127,682 |
| 2015 | 10,472,461 | 86,362 | 122,657 |
| 2014 | 10,166,879 | 87,437 | 129,824 |
| 2013 | 9,644,264 | 90.132 | 129,243 |
| 2012 | 9,749,507 | 87,741 | 136.080 |
| 2011 | 10.158.452 | 86.015 | 144,548 |
| 2010 | 9.912.203 | 87.111 | 148.606 |
| 2009 | 9,774,972 | 88,691 | 153,339 |
| 2008 | 10,469,892 | 113,939 | 181,787 |
| 2007 | 11,275,951 | 127,793 | 201.009 |
| 2006 | 10,553,313 | 134.975 | 178,466 |
| 2005 | 9.730.909 | 135,000 | 155.985 |
| 2004 | - | - | 169,335 |
| 2003 | - | - | 170,758 |
| 2002 | - | - | 191,325 |
| 2001 | - | - | 209.697 |
| 2000 | - | - | 218.312 |
| 1999 | - | - | 219.816 |
| 1998 | - | - | 212.505 |
| 1997 | - | - | 211,564 |
| 1996 | - | - | 197.184 |
| 1995 | - | - | 204.353 |
| 1994 | - | - | 203.070 |
| 1993 | - | - | 188,815 |
| 1992 | - | - | 177,519 |
| 1991 | - | - | 176,828 |
Busiest routes
| rank | city | Passengers | airline |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlanta , Georgia | 527,540 | Delta , Southwest |
| 2 | Denver , Colorado | 466.630 | Frontier , Southwest, United |
| 3 | Chicago-O'Hare , Illinois | 328.050 | American , United |
| 4th | Dallas / Fort Worth , Texas | 279.710 | American |
| 5 | Chicago – Midway , Illinois | 261.970 | Southwest |
| 6th | Los Angeles , California | 252,300 | Delta, Southwest, Spirit |
| 7th | Phoenix – Sky Harbor , Arizona | 237.710 | American, Southwest |
| 8th | Las Vegas , Nevada | 221.020 | Southwest, Spirit |
| 9 | Dallas – Love , Texas | 219.180 | Southwest |
| 10 | Minneapolis / Saint Paul , Minnesota | 217.820 | Delta, Southwest |
Web links
- Official website (English)
- Airport data on World Aero Data ( 2006 )
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e f g Traffic Statistics. FlyKCI.com, accessed April 6, 2020 .
- ↑ a b Financial Information. FlyKCI.com, accessed April 14, 2019 .
- ↑ Driving Directions. FlyKCI.com, accessed January 19, 2018 .
- ↑ Metro Bus Service. FlyKCI.com, accessed January 19, 2018 .
- ^ Maps & Schedules - 229 Boardwalk-KCI. RideKC.org , accessed January 19, 2018 .
- ↑ Terminal / Master Plan. FlyKCI.com, accessed April 14, 2019 .
- ↑ Let's Build KCI! Hundreds Celebrate Historic Groundbreaking for New Terminal at Kansas City International Airport. FlyKCI.com, March 25, 2019, accessed February 24, 2019 .
- ↑ Frequently Asked Questions. FlyKCI.com, accessed April 14, 2019 .
- ↑ a b Nonstop Destinations. FlyKCI.com, accessed April 6, 2020 .
- ↑ accident report DC-8-63 N782AL , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on September 20 of 2019.
- ↑ a b Traffic Statistics. FlyKCI.com, accessed April 14, 2019 .
- ^ Kansas City, MO: Kansas City International (MCI). Transtats.BTS.gov , accessed April 6, 2020 .
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