Kansas City International Airport
Kansas City International Airport | |||||||||||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||||||
Owner/Operator | Kansas City Aviation Department | ||||||||||||||||||
Serves | Kansas City metropolitan area (Kansas City, Missouri / Kansas City, Kansas) | ||||||||||||||||||
Location | Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 1,026 ft / 312.7 m | ||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 39°17′51″N 94°42′50″W / 39.29750°N 94.71389°WCoordinates: 39°17′51″N 94°42′50″W / 39.29750°N 94.71389°W | ||||||||||||||||||
Website | flykc.com | ||||||||||||||||||
Maps | |||||||||||||||||||
![]() FAA airport diagram | |||||||||||||||||||
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Statistics (2018) | |||||||||||||||||||
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Source: KCI Traffic Statistics[1] |

Kansas City Overhaul Base in 2007
Kansas City International Airport (IATA: MCI, ICAO: KMCI, FAA LID: MCI) (originally Mid-Continent International Airport) is a public airport. It is 15 miles (24 km) northwest of downtown Kansas City in Platte County, Missouri.[2] In 2018, 11,850,825 people used the airport. 2018 was the second busiest year in its history.[3] Its largest carriers are Southwest Airlines and Delta Air Lines. In 2019, a new airport terminal was built in the place of where the former A terminal used to be. This project finished in February of 2023.
Airlines and places to go[change | change source]
Passenger[change | change source]
Domestic destinations map |
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International Destinations map |
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All international destinations from Kansas City International Airport (MCI). |
Cargo[change | change source]
Airlines | Destinations |
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FedEx Express | Fort Worth, Indianapolis, Memphis |
DHL Aviation | Cedar Rapids, Cincinnati |
UPS Airlines | Louisville, Ontario, Orlando, Rockford |
Statistics[change | change source]
Top destinations[change | change source]
Rank | Airport | Passengers | Carriers |
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1 | ![]() |
526,600 | Delta, Southwest |
2 | ![]() |
457,620 | Frontier, Southwest, United |
3 | ![]() |
309,890 | American, United |
4 | ![]() |
273,410 | Southwest |
5 | ![]() |
261,070 | American |
6 | ![]() |
254,260 | Delta, Southwest, Spirit |
7 | ![]() |
234,300 | American, Southwest |
8 | ![]() |
234,110 | Southwest |
9 | ![]() |
223,960 | Delta, Southwest |
10 | ![]() |
223,740 | Southwest, Spirit |
Annual Traffic[change | change source]
Passenger volume | Change over previous year | Aircraft operations | Cargo tonnage | |
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2006 | 10,569,590 | ![]() |
178,466 | ![]() |
2007 | 11,275,951 | ![]() |
194,969 | ![]() |
2008 | 10,469,892 | ![]() |
176,717 | ![]() |
2009 | 9,774,972 | ![]() |
150,323 | ![]() |
2010 | 9,912,203 | ![]() |
145,752 | ![]() |
2011 | 10,158,452 | ![]() |
141,664 | 184,495.8 |
2012 | 9,749,507 | ![]() |
133,196 | 189,872.0 |
2013 | 9,644,264 | ![]() |
129,243 | 193,848.8 |
2014 | 10,166,879 | ![]() |
126,460 | 182,844.9 |
2015 | 10,472,461 | ![]() |
119,061 | 182,892.6 |
2016 | 11,041,750 | ![]() |
122,844 | 203,860.0 |
2017 | 11,503,936 | ![]() |
123,335 | 198,491.9 |
2018 | 11,850,825 | ![]() |
116,963 | 205,505.0 |
2019 | 3,581,105 (through April) | ![]() |
39,690 | 66,244.8 |
Source: KCI Traffic Statistics[1] |
Transportation[change | change source]

President Barack Obama walks with Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon and U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver II at the Kansas City International Airport on July 8, 2010.
Road[change | change source]
The airport is near major highways Interstate 29 and Interstate 435.
References[change | change source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "KCI Traffic Statistics Dec 2018" (PDF). Kansas City Aviation Department. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 January 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
- ↑ FAA Airport Master Record for MCI (Form 5010 PDF), effective October 25, 2007.
- ↑ "Traffic Statistics @ flykci.com". Kansas City International Airport. Archived from the original on March 2, 2019. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
- ↑ "Flight Schedules". Air Canada. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
- ↑ "Alaska Airlines announces 13 new nonstop routes from the Bay Area" (Press release). Alaska Air. March 9, 2017.
- ↑ "Route Map". Allegiant Air. Retrieved February 5, 2019.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Flight schedules and notifications". American Airlines. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Flight Schedules". Delta Airlines. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
- ↑ "Route Map". Frontier Airlines. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
- ↑ "Flight Schedule". Icelandair. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
- ↑ "Check Flight Schedules". Southwest Airlines. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
- ↑ "Myrtle Beach, SC's Top Airline Expands with More Nonstop Routes". Spirit Airlines. Dec 12, 2018. Retrieved December 12, 2018.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "Where We Fly". Spirit Airlines. Retrieved January 29, 2017.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 "Timetable". United Airlines. Archived from the original on January 28, 2017. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
- ↑ "Kansas City, MO: Kansas City International (MCI)". Bureau of Transportation Statistics. March 2019. Retrieved June 19, 2019.