MCI · Kansas City, United States
Kansas City International Airport.
--:--:-- · CDT (UTC-05:00) · 39.3017° N, 94.7139° W
Kansas City International Airport
Major airport serving Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Verification trail
Source-backed facts for MCI
This section separates stable airport identifiers from live operating data. Codes, coordinates, timezone, elevation, source identifiers, and accepted reference links are retained here; live arrivals, departures, gates, delays, NOTAMs, and airline schedule changes must still be checked with the airport or carrier.
Airport catalog
OurAirports ID 3668; ident KMCI; scheduled service listed.
Cached airports.csv snapshot: 2026-04-25; runways.csv snapshot: 2026-05-21.
Official airport source
flykci.com
Used as the preferred live-reference handoff for terminals, gates, alerts, and airport notices.
Open sourceReference summary
Kansas City International Airport
Airport-shaped reference summary from en.wikipedia.org; summary snapshot 2026-05-20.
Open sourceManual / derived signals
20 source-backed signals
Merged from OurAirports cached airports.csv, OurAirports cached runways.csv, Wikidata airport entity snapshot, airport-shaped Wikipedia summary snapshot; facts generated 2026-05-21.
IATA / ICAO
MCI / KMCI
OurAirports ident
KMCI
GPS / local code
KMCI / MCI
ISO region
US-MO
Scheduled service
Listed in source snapshot
Role
international scheduled-service gateway
Official host
flykci.com
Reference host
en.wikipedia.org
Wikidata entity
Q1431674
Snapshot generated
2026-05-21
Airport lookup keys
Stable codes
Regional keys
Nearby airport codes
Route reference codes
Accepted citation URLs
Last updated May 21, 2026. Stable airport identifiers and timezone facts are content-reviewed; clocks render live in the browser, while weather and time-difference notes are page-snapshot aids rather than permanent airport records.
Live values rendered at Nov 5, 7:10 PM UTC.
What you need to know now
Local airport time
--:--:--CDT · UTC-05:00
Time zone
CDT
America/Chicago · UTC-05:00
Airfield conditions
Live airport weather is temporarily unavailable.
Surface access
25 km
Approximate distance to central Kansas City.
Airport Snapshot
Country capital
Washington, D.C.
Languages
English
Currency
USD ($)
Country area
9,525,067 km²
Passenger volume
Source note unavailable
Terminals
Not clearly stated
Runways
3 runways
Longest runway
10,801 ft / 3,292 m
Runway surface
concrete (2), asphalt
Opened / operator
1972
Owner / entity
Kansas City
Hub airlines
Mixed or not clearly stated
Airport role
international scheduled-service gateway
Scheduled service
Listed
Fact coverage
20 source-backed signals
Kansas City International Airport is a international scheduled-service gateway for Kansas City, United States. Kansas City's built-up core sits roughly 25 km from the terminal area. Operations run on America/Chicago (UTC-05:00, CDT). Live weather is temporarily unavailable. With 3 other indexable airports in its surrounding network, it works well as a reference point for regional flight planning and timezone checks.
Kansas City International Airport (MCI / KMCI) is at 39.3017° N, 94.7139° W, elevation 1,026 ft (313 m), serving Kansas City, United States.
The accepted reference summary is used as supporting context for the airport identity and operating notes; the timed facts here still come from the airport catalog, timezone database, country snapshot, and linked source trail.
Kansas City is in United States (capital Washington, D.C.); regulated by Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); on America/Chicago (CDT, UTC-05:00); working languages: English; currency: USD ($).
Distance from central Kansas City: 25 km.
Airport context brief
A compact traveler-facing brief from the airport catalog, country snapshot, route geometry, city anchors, peer airports, and source trail for MCI.
Name and identity cues
Primary airport name
Kansas City International Airport (MCI / KMCI)
Kansas City International Airport · Major airport serving Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Source identifiers
KMCI · KMCI · MCI · US-MO
flykci.com · en.wikipedia.org · scheduled service yes
Source-specific airport notes
Regional role cue
It serves the Kansas City Metropolitan Area and is the primary passenger airport for much of western Missouri and eastern Kansas.
Accepted from the airport reference trail as a role-specific cue for MCI; not treated as a live service guarantee.
Name or history cue
The airport was opened in 1972 and a new complex in the airport was completed in 2023, replacing the old one.
Retained because history, naming, or opening context helps distinguish this airport from same-shaped airport pages.
Closest mapped city anchors
1. Gladstone
gladstone · 17 km from MCI
United States · America/Chicago · +0h · population 26,861 · city coordinates 39.2039, -94.5547
2. Leavenworth
leavenworth · 18 km from MCI
United States · America/Chicago · +0h · population 35,980 · city coordinates 39.3111, -94.9225
3. Kansas City
kansas-city · 22 km from MCI
United States · America/Chicago · +0h · population 152,933 · city coordinates 39.1142, -94.6275
4. Kansas City
kansas-city-4393217 · 25 km from MCI
United States · America/Chicago · +0h · population 475,378 · city coordinates 39.0997, -94.5786
5. Liberty
liberty · 26 km from MCI
United States · America/Chicago · +0h · population 30,450 · city coordinates 39.2461, -94.4191
6. Shawnee
shawnee · 29 km from MCI
United States · America/Chicago · +0h · population 65,046 · city coordinates 39.0417, -94.7202
Airport alternatives in the retained graph
1. OMA KOMA
Eppley Airfield · Omaha
244 km from MCI · America/Chicago · +0h · elevation 984 ft (300 m) · airport coordinates 41.3032, -95.8941
2. DSM KDSM
Des Moines International Airport · Des Moines
264 km from MCI · America/Chicago · +0h · elevation 958 ft (292 m) · airport coordinates 41.5340, -93.6567
3. TUL KTUL
Tulsa International Airport · Tulsa
360 km from MCI · America/Chicago · +0h · elevation 677 ft (206 m) · airport coordinates 36.1971, -95.8862
Route-time reference set
1. MCI-OMA
Omaha · 244 km · 1h 9m
America/Chicago · +0h from MCI; reference route only, not a live schedule.
2. MCI-DSM
Des Moines · 264 km · 1h 10m
America/Chicago · +0h from MCI; reference route only, not a live schedule.
3. MCI-TUL
Tulsa · 360 km · 1h 17m
America/Chicago · +0h from MCI; reference route only, not a live schedule.
Runway source evidence
Published runway count
3 runways
Longest runway 10,801 ft / 3,292 m. 3 lighted runways in the runway snapshot.
Runway surface mix
concrete (2), asphalt
Surface labels are normalized from the OurAirports runway rows for MCI.
Runway identifiers
01L/19R · 01R/19L · 09/27
Identifier pairs are retained as airport-specific runway cues, not live operational availability claims.
Same-country airport context
1. OMA KOMA
Eppley Airfield · Omaha · 244 km from MCI
large airport · America/Chicago · united-states · 984 ft (300 m) · 41.3032, -95.8941
2. DSM KDSM
Des Moines International Airport · Des Moines · 264 km from MCI
large airport · America/Chicago · united-states · 958 ft (292 m) · 41.5340, -93.6567
3. TUL KTUL
Tulsa International Airport · Tulsa · 360 km from MCI
large airport · America/Chicago · united-states · 677 ft (206 m) · 36.1971, -95.8862
4. STL KSTL
St. Louis Lambert International Airport · St Louis · 380 km from MCI
large airport · America/Chicago · united-states · 618 ft (188 m) · 38.7487, -90.3700
5. OKC KOKC
OKC Will Rogers World Airport · Oklahoma City · 504 km from MCI
large airport · America/Chicago · united-states · 1,295 ft (395 m) · 35.3934, -97.5982
6. MEM KMEM
Memphis International Airport · Memphis · 633 km from MCI
large airport · America/Chicago · united-states · 341 ft (104 m) · 35.0438, -89.9763
Accepted operational notes
Source note 1
The airport was opened in 1972 and a new complex in the airport was completed in 2023, replacing the old one.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for MCI.
Country and authority
MCI sits in United States (United States of America), whose capital is Washington, D.C.. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is the national civil-aviation authority we name for regulator context. Country context: Americas, North America.
Traveler context
Common country-language signals: English. Currency context: USD ($). MCI is listed with scheduled service in the airport source snapshot.
Reference description
Major airport serving Kansas City, Missouri, United States. This description is used only as identity context; live flight status, terminal assignment, and airport alerts still belong to the official airport or airline source.
Source-specific cues
Regional role cue: It serves the Kansas City Metropolitan Area and is the primary passenger airport for much of western Missouri and eastern Kansas. Name or history cue: The airport was opened in 1972 and a new complex in the airport was completed in 2023, replacing the old one.
Entity fingerprint
Wikidata airport entity: Q1431674 · Kansas City International Airport. Owner / owning body: Kansas City. Administrative area: Kansas City. Named after: Kansas City
Field and clock profile
Kansas City International Airport is a low-elevation field at 1,026 ft (313 m), positioned at 39.3017° N, 94.7139° W in the Northern mid-latitudes. The runway snapshot lists 3 runways and a longest runway of 10,801 ft / 3,292 m. The airport clock uses America/Chicago (CDT, UTC-05:00), so cross-date arrivals should be checked against this zone rather than the airline origin city.
City and airport alternatives
Gladstone is the closest retained city-time anchor at 17 km. OMA Omaha is the closest retained airport alternative at 244 km.
Country airport peers
MCI is compared with OMA Omaha at 244 km, DSM Des Moines at 264 km, TUL Tulsa at 360 km, STL St Louis at 380 km, OKC Oklahoma City at 504 km inside the retained United States airport set, which is useful when backup airports share the same country context but differ by city, route network, and clock behavior.
Route geometry
MCI-OMA Omaha: 244 km, about 1h 9m, +0h. MCI-DSM Des Moines: 264 km, about 1h 10m, +0h. MCI-TUL Tulsa: 360 km, about 1h 17m, +0h. These are distance and timezone references, not live flight availability claims.
Source trail
OurAirports ident KMCI backs the stable code, coordinate, elevation, and timezone record. flykci.com is attached as the official airport website. en.wikipedia.org is used only as supporting reference context. Snapshot date: 2026-05-21.
Operational Profile
Traffic profile
Reference airport
Airline role
Mixed commercial service
Terminal footprint
See operational notes
Runway footprint
3 runways · longest 10,801 ft / 3,292 m
Runway identifiers
01L/19R, 01R/19L, 09/27
OurAirports classifies MCI as a large airport with scheduled service; the airport name and codes identify it as an international gateway for Kansas City.
MCI (KMCI) is a low-elevation field at 1,026 ft (313 m) in the mid-latitudes, kept in the curated set for its route, timezone, and market-planning value.
MCI sits in a broader regional network with 3 nearby curated alternatives, so airline choice and connection strategy are part of the planning story here.
MCI's runway record lists 3 runways, with the longest runway at 10,801 ft / 3,292 m and source surfaces recorded as concrete (2), asphalt.
Civil aviation oversight for MCI runs through Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); a more specific operator record is not currently in our source set.
- The airport was opened in 1972 and a new complex in the airport was completed in 2023, replacing the old one.
These operational notes prefer the structured airport facts snapshot, then fall back to the accepted airport reference at flykci.com, then blend that with local timezone, route, and city-access data already on this page.
Decision matrix for MCI
These are the specific situations where this airport page earns its keep: time-zone conversion, city transfer planning, nearby airport backup logic, and source-confidence checks before acting.
When the clock matters
MCI uses America/Chicago (CDT, UTC-05:00). Use this before overnight arrivals, cross-date departures, and same-day connections.
When surface access matters
Kansas City International Airport is about 25 km from central Kansas City; build that transfer into arrival and check-in planning.
When alternates matter
OMA Omaha is the closest retained alternate at 244 km, time difference +0h.
When source checks matter
flykci.com is listed as the official airport website in the airport facts snapshot; live schedules, gates, routes, terminals, and NOTAM-sensitive operations still need official airport or airline verification.
How this airport compares nearby
These comparisons place MCI inside the retained airport graph by country, timezone, elevation, and coordinate neighbors. They are deterministic dataset facts, not generated flight claims.
Country-rank position
MCI ranks #45 in the curated United States airport set when large airports are listed before medium airports, then sorted by IATA code. The retained country set has 94 airports.
Same-zone airport cohort
MCI shares America/Chicago with AUS Austin US · BHM Birmingham US · BNA Nashville US · DAL Dallas US · DFW Dallas-Fort Worth US · DSM Des Moines US. This helps separate same-clock airports by city, country, code, and geography.
Elevation-neighbor cohort
MCI is 1,026 ft (313 m). Closest elevation peers in the retained airport set include ATL 1,026 ft (313 m) (0 ft delta) · FIH 1,027 ft (313 m) (1 ft delta) · OUA 1,037 ft (316 m) (11 ft delta) · BZV 1,048 ft (319 m) (22 ft delta) · KTW 995 ft (303 m) (31 ft delta).
Coordinate-neighbor check
MCI's nearest retained coordinate neighbors are OMA 244 km +0h · DSM 264 km +0h · TUL 360 km +0h.
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Arriving From / Departing To
| Destination | Route code | Distance | Estimated window | Time difference | Destination clock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Omaha | OMA | 244 km | 1h 9m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Des Moines | DSM | 264 km | 1h 10m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Tulsa | TUL | 360 km | 1h 17m | +0h | --:--:-- |
MCI to OMA
Omaha
Distance 244 km; estimated travel window 1h 9m; destination zone America/Chicago is +0h from MCI. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
MCI to DSM
Des Moines
Distance 264 km; estimated travel window 1h 10m; destination zone America/Chicago is +0h from MCI. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
MCI to TUL
Tulsa
Distance 360 km; estimated travel window 1h 17m; destination zone America/Chicago is +0h from MCI. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
Airport Details
Timezone
Ground Transport and Nearby Context
The airport sits in the normal outer-ring range for a major metro gateway, so rail, shuttle coach, and ride-hail all matter when you judge the fastest arrival.
Kansas City is the nearest mapped city anchor in the current dataset, which makes it the cleanest companion page when travelers want to switch from airport timing into local city timing.
Kansas City International Airport has 3 nearby indexed airport alternatives, which makes backup departures and diversion logic part of real planning instead of a theoretical edge case.
Nearby city time anchors
Airport pages are most useful when they bridge into real city clocks. These city anchors are ranked by distance from MCI, then shown with their own timezone, local time, and time difference from the airport clock.
Gladstone
gladstone · 17 km · America/Chicago
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Leavenworth
leavenworth · 18 km · America/Chicago
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Kansas City
kansas-city · 22 km · America/Chicago
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Kansas City
kansas-city-4393217 · 25 km · America/Chicago
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Liberty
liberty · 26 km · America/Chicago
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Shawnee
shawnee · 29 km · America/Chicago
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Independence
independence-4391812 · 35 km · America/Chicago
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Prairie Village
prairie-village · 35 km · America/Chicago
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Overland Park
overland-park · 36 km · America/Chicago
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Leawood
leawood · 38 km · America/Chicago
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
East Independence
east-independence · 38 km · America/Chicago
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Lenexa
lenexa · 39 km · America/Chicago
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Airlines and Network Role
Kansas City International Airport does not have a long carrier list in the current source trail, so this page emphasizes the durable pieces travelers can safely use here: local time, field identifiers, nearby airports, and timezone differences.
The route timing references show the first cross-timezone planning burden after this airport: Omaha (OMA), Des Moines (DSM), Tulsa (TUL). Treat them as distance and clock cues, then verify flight availability with the carrier.
Planning checkpoints
- Traffic signal: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Terminal footprint: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Runway footprint: 3 runways; longest runway 10,801 ft / 3,292 m; identifiers 01L/19R, 01R/19L, 09/27.
- Runway surfaces: concrete (2), asphalt; 3 lighted runways in the source snapshot.
- Operator / management: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Opened / inaugurated: 1972.
- Network role: mixed or not clearly stated in the source trail.
Nearby Airports
Nearby airports are ranked by coordinate distance from MCI. The time difference column is computed from IANA zones against the page snapshot, while the local clocks update in the browser.
Eppley AirfieldOMA
Omaha · large airport
- Distance
- 244 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 984 ft (300 m)
Compare against OMA when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Des Moines International AirportDSM
Des Moines · large airport
- Distance
- 264 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 958 ft (292 m)
Compare against DSM when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Tulsa International AirportTUL
Tulsa · large airport
- Distance
- 360 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 677 ft (206 m)
Compare against TUL when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Questions
FAQ
What timezone is Kansas City International Airport (MCI) in?▾
Kansas City International Airport is in the America/Chicago timezone (UTC-05:00, CDT).
What are the codes for Kansas City International Airport?▾
Kansas City International Airport uses IATA code MCI and ICAO code KMCI.
Where is Kansas City International Airport located?▾
Kansas City International Airport is located in Kansas City, United States at coordinates 39.3017° N, 94.7139° W, with an elevation of 1,026 ft (313 m) (low-elevation field in the mid-latitudes).
How far is Kansas City International Airport from central Kansas City?▾
Kansas City International Airport sits roughly 25 km from the nearest mapped city center for Kansas City.
Which route reference is most useful from MCI?▾
Omaha (OMA) is one of the closest route references on this page, with an estimated travel window of 1h 9m, destination timezone America/Chicago, and a +0h difference from MCI.
Which authority regulates MCI?▾
Kansas City International Airport sits inside United States, where civil aviation oversight is led by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
What other airports in United States are close peers to MCI?▾
MCI's curated peers in United States on this site include OMA Omaha, DSM Des Moines, TUL Tulsa, plus 3 more.
How many runways does Kansas City International Airport have?▾
Kansas City International Airport's source-backed operational summary lists 3 runways, with the longest runway recorded at 10,801 ft / 3,292 m; identifiers include 01L/19R, 01R/19L, 09/27.