# 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

Locals never stopped calling it "Downtown Airport": Charles B. Wheeler Downtown (IATA: MKC, ICAO: KMKC) sits in a bend of the Missouri River barely ten minutes from the center of Kansas City. Dedicated by Charles Lindbergh in 1927 and once the front yard of TWA's headquarters, the field now works as a corporate and general aviation reliever with its own 24-hour U.S. Customs service for charter and business traffic. No scheduled freight operates here; the region's air cargo moves through Kansas City International (MCI), about 19 miles (30 km) northwest, where FedEx and UPS keep their facilities. Aviation buffs still make the pilgrimage for the National Airline History Museum and its TWA-liveried Super Constellation.

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