# Kansas City International Airport (MCI / KMCI)

**Kansas City International Airport** (IATA: MCI, ICAO: KMCI) is a large airport in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. It opened in 1951. It has 3 runways; the longest is 10,801 ft (3,292 m). In 2025 it handled 11.3 million passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmci

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: MCI / KMCI
- FAA: MCI
- Type: Large airport
- Owner: Kansas City
- Serves: Kansas City, Missouri, United States
- Opened: 1951
- Elevation: 1,027 ft / 313 m
- Coordinates: 39.3017, -94.7139
- Runways: 3
- Longest runway: 10,801 ft / 3,292 m
- Instrument procedures: 22 approaches, 6 departures, 7 arrivals
- Passengers: 11,340,262 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Website: https://flykc.com/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kansas_City_International_Airport (29 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1431674
- Weather station: KMCI · WMO 72446
- Ident: KMCI

## Timeline

- 1951: Kansas City International Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 01L/19R | 10,801 ft / 3,292 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Concrete | 013° / 193° | yes |
| 09/27 | 9,501 ft / 2,896 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 096° / 276° | yes |
| 01R/19L | 9,500 ft / 2,896 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Concrete | 013° / 193° | yes |

- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/00780AD.PDF

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | 10,166,881 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 10,591,098 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2016 | 11,095,814 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2017 | 11,610,903 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2018 | 11,920,524 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2019 | 11,792,084 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2020 | 4,486,714 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2021 | 7,728,249 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2022 | 9,823,587 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2023 | 11,571,023 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2024 | 12,006,253 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2025 | 11,340,262 | BTS T-100 Segment |

## Routes

33 destinations in 2 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (29)

- [MSP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmsp.md) Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field · United States · 393 mi / 632 km · Delta Connection, Delta Air Lines
- [ORD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kord.md) Chicago O'Hare International Airport · United States · 402 mi / 647 km · United Express, American Eagle, United Airlines, American Airlines
- [DFW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdfw.md) Dallas Fort Worth International Airport · United States · 461 mi / 742 km · American Eagle, American Airlines
- [DEN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kden.md) Denver International Airport · United States · 531 mi / 855 km · Frontier Airlines, United Airlines
- [DTW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdtw.md) Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport · United States · 627 mi / 1,009 km · Delta Air Lines
- [IAH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kiah.md) George Bush Intercontinental Airport · United States · 645 mi / 1,038 km · United Express, United Airlines
- [AUS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kaus.md) Austin Bergstrom International Airport · United States · 651 mi / 1,047 km · Delta Connection
- [ATL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/katl.md) Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport · United States · 692 mi / 1,114 km · Frontier Airlines, Delta Air Lines
- [GUF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kjka.md) Jack Edwards National Airport · United States · 739 mi / 1,190 km · Allegiant Air
- [CLT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kclt.md) Charlotte Douglas International Airport · United States · 807 mi / 1,299 km · American Airlines
- [RDU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/krdu.md) Raleigh-Durham International Airport · United States · 902 mi / 1,452 km · Delta Connection
- [SLC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kslc.md) Salt Lake City International Airport · United States · 918 mi / 1,477 km · Delta Air Lines
- [IAD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kiad.md) Washington Dulles International Airport · United States · 924 mi / 1,487 km · United Express
- [DCA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdca.md) Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport · United States · 947 mi / 1,524 km · American Eagle
- [PHL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kphl.md) Philadelphia International Airport · United States · 1,036 mi / 1,667 km · American Eagle, American Airlines
- [PHX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kphx.md) Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport · United States · 1,042 mi / 1,677 km · American Eagle, American Airlines
- [PIE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpie.md) St. Petersburg Clearwater International Airport · United States · 1,046 mi / 1,683 km · Allegiant Air
- [TPA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ktpa.md) Tampa International Airport · United States · 1,048 mi / 1,687 km · Frontier Airlines
- [MCO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmco.md) Orlando International Airport · United States · 1,072 mi / 1,726 km · Frontier Airlines
- [LGA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klga.md) LaGuardia Airport · United States · 1,105 mi / 1,778 km · Delta Air Lines
- [JFK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kjfk.md) John F. Kennedy International Airport · United States · 1,110 mi / 1,786 km · Delta Connection
- [PGD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpgd.md) Punta Gorda Airport · United States · 1,127 mi / 1,813 km · Allegiant Air
- [LAS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klas.md) Harry Reid International Airport · United States · 1,136 mi / 1,829 km · Frontier Airlines
- [FLL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kfll.md) Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport · United States · 1,243 mi / 2,000 km · Allegiant Air
- [MIA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmia.md) Miami International Airport · United States · 1,252 mi / 2,015 km · American Airlines
- [BOS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbos.md) Boston Logan International Airport · United States · 1,253 mi / 2,016 km · Delta Connection, Delta Air Lines
- [LAX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klax.md) Los Angeles International Airport · United States · 1,361 mi / 2,190 km · United Express, Delta Air Lines
- [SEA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksea.md) Seattle–Tacoma International Airport · United States · 1,486 mi / 2,391 km · Delta Air Lines, Alaska Airlines
- [SFO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksfo.md) San Francisco International Airport · United States · 1,495 mi / 2,406 km · United Airlines

### Seasonal (10)

- [DEN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kden.md) Denver International Airport · United States · 531 mi / 855 km · United Express
- [VPS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kvps.md) Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport · United States · 766 mi / 1,232 km · Allegiant Air
- [CLT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kclt.md) Charlotte Douglas International Airport · United States · 807 mi / 1,299 km · American Eagle
- [DCA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdca.md) Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport · United States · 947 mi / 1,524 km · American Airlines
- [PHX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kphx.md) Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport · United States · 1,042 mi / 1,677 km · Frontier Airlines
- [MCO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmco.md) Orlando International Airport · United States · 1,072 mi / 1,726 km · Delta Connection
- [EWR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kewr.md) Newark Liberty International Airport · United States · 1,089 mi / 1,753 km · United Express, United Airlines
- [MIA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmia.md) Miami International Airport · United States · 1,252 mi / 2,015 km · American Eagle
- [CUN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmun.md) Cancún International Airport · Mexico · 1,345 mi / 2,164 km · Delta Air Lines, American Airlines
- [PDX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpdx.md) Portland International Airport · United States · 1,478 mi / 2,379 km · Alaska Airlines

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from MCI, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (9)

- DL [Delta Air Lines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/delta-air-lines) · 9
- AA [American Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/american-airlines) · 8
- [American Eagle](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/american-eagle) · 7
- [Delta Connection](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/delta-connection) · 6
- F9 [Frontier Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/frontier-airlines) · 6
- UA [United Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/united-express) · 6
- G4 [Allegiant Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/allegiant-air) · 5
- UA [United Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/united-airlines) · 5
- AS [Alaska Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/alaska-airlines) · 2

Former hub of [Air Midwest](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-midwest), [Vanguard Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/vanguard-airlines).

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 11.3M (2025) | #188 of 3,974 | #49 in North America | #39 in US |
| Longest runway | 10,801 ft / 3,292 m | #743 of 29,858 | #172 in North America | #138 in US |
| Elevation | 1,027 ft / 313 m | #17,234 of 43,403 | #7,652 in North America | #6,101 in US |
| Age | Opened 1951 | =3,751 of 15,079 | =2,596 in North America | =2,536 in US |
| Runways | 3 | =151 of 29,978 | =83 in North America | =81 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 120.950 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 126.625 |
| CLD | CLNC DEL | 135.700 |
| DEP | DEP | 124.700 |
| GND | GND | 121.650 |
| RDO | COLUMBIA RDO | 122.650 |
| TWR | INTL TWR | 125.750 |
| UNIC | UNICOM | 122.950 |

## Nearby airports

- [MKC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmkc.md) Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport · 14 mi / 22 km
- [STJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kstj.md) Rosecrans Memorial Airport · 34 mi / 55 km
- [TOP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ktop.md) Philip Billard Municipal Airport · 51 mi / 82 km
- [FOE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kfoe.md) Topeka Regional Airport · 56 mi / 91 km
- [SZL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kszl.md) Whiteman Air Force Base · 74 mi / 119 km

## Sources

- [BTS T-100 Segment](https://www.transtats.bts.gov/Tables.asp?QO_VQ=EEE&QO_anzr=Nv4%20Pn44vr45): US traffic: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (Public Domain (US Government))
- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Kansas City International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kansas_City_International_Airport&oldid=1376612107), revision of 25 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmci/data