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Kansas City
International Airport (IATA: MCI, ICAO: KMCI, FAA
LID: MCI), originally named Mid-Continent International
Airport, is a public airport located 15 miles (24 km) northwest
of the central business district of Kansas City, in Platte County,
Missouri, United States. In 2008, 10,469,892 passengers used the
airport. Currently the airport serves 49 nonstop destinations.
Kansas City
International has consistently ranked in the top 5 airports in J.D.
Power and Associates North America Airport Satisfaction Study. In
February 2010 it was the highest rated medium sized airports
receiving five stars in all categories In February 2008,
U.S. News & World Report ranked the airport the "3rd least
miserable airport" in the United States, based on the 47 busiest
airports in the country.
The airport's largest
carrier is Southwest Airlines which operates a large number of daily
flights and serves as a small airline hub and crew base for Frontier
Airlines (Now operated by Republic Airways Holdings.)
The airport has
always been a civilian airport and has never had an Air National
Guard unit assigned to it unlike many major comparably sized
airports.
In 2009 the
airport was reported as having the highest number of wildlife
strikes of any airport in the United States based on take offs and
landings (57 per 100,000).
FAA records show there
were 146 strikes in 2008 -- up from 37 in 2000.
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RUNWAYS |
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Direction |
Length |
Surface |
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1L / 19R |
10,801 |
Concrete |
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1R / 19L |
9,500 |
Concrete |
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9 / 27 |
9,500 |
Asphalt |
Kansas City
International Schedule
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