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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kansas City International Airport (MCI), Kansas City, Missouri, United States and Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport (MKC), Kansas City, Missouri, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 14 miles (or 22 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the relatively short distance between Kansas City International Airport and Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MCI / KMCI |
Airport Name: | Kansas City International Airport |
Location: | Kansas City, Missouri, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°17'50"N by 94°42'50"W |
Area Served: | Kansas City, Missouri; Kansas City, Kansas, United States |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1026 feet (313 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from MCI |
More Information: | MCI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MKC / KMKC |
Airport Name: | Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport |
Location: | Kansas City, Missouri, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°7'23"N by 94°35'34"W |
Area Served: | Kansas City, Missouri |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 756 feet (230 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from MKC |
More Information: | MKC Maps & Info |
Facts about Kansas City International Airport (MCI):
- Kansas City International Airport handled 10,148,524 passengers last year.
- Kansas City eventually annexed the airport.
- In 1954 TWA signed an agreement to move its overhaul base to the airport.
- Kansas City International Airport (MCI) has 3 runways.
- MCI passenger terminals have a unique structure comprising three terminals in the shape of rings.
- The airport has always been a civilian airport and has never had an Air National Guard unit assigned to it.
- TWA's vision for the future of flight which had been pioneered by the TWA Flight Center at JFK Airport in New York City proved obsolete almost from the start.
- Kansas City was planning to build an airport with room for 10,000-foot runways and knew the downtown airport wouldn't do.
- After the establishment of the Transportation Security Administration, MCI was one of five airports where the TSA has experimented with using independent contractors to provide all traveler inspector services.
- The furthest airport from Kansas City International Airport (MCI) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,750 miles (17,301 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Kansas City International Airport (MCI) is Sherman Army AirfieldSherman Air Force Base (FLV), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) WNW of MCI.
Facts about Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport (MKC):
- Because of Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport's relatively low elevation of 756 feet, planes can take off or land at Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- The closest airport to Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport (MKC) is Kansas City International Airport (MCI), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) NNW of MKC.
- Taxiway H was at one time part of runway 17/35.
- The furthest airport from Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport (MKC) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,758 miles (17,313 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The downtown airport has been renamed for Charles Wheeler who was mayor when Kansas City International opened.
- Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport (MKC) has 2 runways.
- This airport replaced Richards Field as Kansas City's main airport.