# Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport (MKC)

> Kansas City, US · IATA: MKC · ICAO: KMKC · Medium Airport

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `MKC` |
| ICAO | `KMKC` |
| City | Kansas City |
| Country | US |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 231 m |
| Cargo | ❌ |
| GPS | 39.12320, -94.59280 |

## Description

Charles Lindbergh dedicated the field in 1927 and TWA ran its headquarters across the road for decades; today Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport (IATA: MKC, ICAO: KMKC) is a business and general aviation airport that logged 114,975 aircraft movements and 176 based aircraft in 2022, with no scheduled freight service. Run by the Kansas City Aviation Department in a bend of the Missouri River just north of downtown, it offers runway 1/19 at 2,081 metres of concrete with EMAS beds at both ends and runway 3/21 at 1,539 metres of asphalt. MKC is a port of entry for international general aviation: U.S. Customs and Border Protection staffs the airport weekdays 08:00-20:00 and weekends 11:00-20:00, with the national CBP dispatch centre handling arrangements outside those hours. There is no cargo terminal or freighter activity, so regional airfreight is handled at Kansas City International (MCI) about 30 kilometres northwest, where FedEx and UPS operate their facilities, while St. Louis Lambert (STL) some 400 kilometres east adds further freighter capacity. Inland connections are strong on the ground: Interstates 29, 35 and 70 meet here and Kansas City ranks as the second-largest rail centre in the United States after Chicago. An economic study completed in March 2024 put the airport's regional impact above USD 625 million and nearly 2,800 jobs, alongside a master plan launched in 2023 to guide future development. Aviation enthusiasts still come for the National Airline History Museum and its TWA-liveried Super Constellation.

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