AirportsKansas City International Airport is a large airport serving Kansas City, in Missouri, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is MCI.
Key facts
- IATA code
- MCI
- ICAO code
- KMCI
- City
- Kansas City
- State or region
- Missouri
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 39.3017° N, 94.7139° W
- Elevation
- 313 m (1,026 ft)
- Runways
- 3
- Longest runway
- 3,292 m (10,801 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, MCI means Kansas City International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: KMCI. ICAO codes that begin with K belong to the mainland United States. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 39.3017° N, 94.7139° W. It stands 313 metres (1,026 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone America/Chicago, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Kansas City International Airport has 3 runways in the data. The longest is 3,292 metres (10,801 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 675 airports of United States on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 66.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01L/19R | 3,292 m 10,801 ft | 46 m | Concrete | Yes |
| 09/27 | 2,896 m 9,501 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 01R/19L | 2,896 m 9,500 ft | 46 m | Concrete | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Manhattan Regional AirportManhattan | MHK | 170 km |
| Kirksville Regional AirportKirksville | IRK | 205 km |
| Columbia Regional AirportColumbia | COU | 222 km |
| Joplin Regional AirportJoplin | JLN | 240 km |
| Eppley AirfieldOmaha | OMA | 244 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 12,422 km | 15 h 30 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 13,395 km | 16 h 40 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 12,194 km | 15 h 10 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,964 km | 8 h 55 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 1,786 km | 2 h 40 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 2,190 km | 3 h 10 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 15,108 km | 18 h 40 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,991 km | 12 h 30 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 14,235 km | 17 h 40 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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