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MCI Airport overview

Kansas City International Airport (IATA: MCI, ICAO: KMCI, FAA LID: MCI) (originally Mid-Continent International Airport) is a public 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. Since opening in 1972, MCI has more than doubled its footprint, from 4,500 acres to 10,680 acres today. Excluding military airfields and general aviation airports, MCI ranks sixth in the United States in terms of overall acreage for a commercial/public airport, after Denver International Airport at 33,531 acres, Dallas Fort Worth International Airport at 17,207 acres, Southwest Florida International Airport at 13,555 acres, Dulles International Airport at 13,000 acres, and Orlando International Airport at 11,605 acres. MCI is also a former hub for Braniff, Eastern, Midwest, Trans World, and Vanguard.

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