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Kansas City International Airport

MCI · Kansas City, MO

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IATA Code
MCI
ICAO Code
KMCI
City
Kansas City
Country
United States
Website
www.flykci.com

Kansas City International Airport is a major airport serving Kansas City, MO. Its IATA code is MCI and its ICAO code is KMCI.

The airfield sits 1,026 feet above sea level.

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MCI by the numbers

IATA MCI · ICAO KMCI · 1,026 ft elevation · Map

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Official departure punctuality

Ranks #233 of 358 U.S. airports for on-time departures

On-time departures
78.6%
Less than 15 minutes late
Cancelled
1.5%
Of scheduled flights
Average delay when late
77 min
Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
Flights tracked
49,614
Scheduled flights in the period

What caused the delays

  • Late-arriving aircraft 43%
  • Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 31%
  • Air traffic control & airport 22%
  • Extreme weather 4%
  • Security 0%

Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).

Source: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time data, September 2025 – August 2026. Covers flights operated by reporting U.S. carriers. About our data

Busiest routes from MCI

RouteFlightsOn time
Denver (DEN) 4,370 78%
Chicago (ORD) 4,280 75%
Atlanta (ATL) 3,246 86%
Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) 2,523 79%
Phoenix (PHX) 2,479 79%
Chicago (MDW) 2,112 80%
Las Vegas (LAS) 2,033 80%
Dallas (DAL) 2,025 81%
Washington (DCA) 1,950 75%
New York (LGA) 1,850 76%
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Airlines departing MCI

AirlineFlightsOn-time departures
Southwest Airlines 23,435 74%
Delta Air Lines 8,118 87%
American Airlines 5,019 80%
United Airlines 3,744 84%
SkyWest Airlines 2,584 79%
Republic Airways 1,592 83%
Envoy Air 1,586 82%
Alaska Airlines 1,078 88%
OH 993 74%
NK 594 80%

Terminals, parking & amenities

Terminals (1)

Parking (25)

Food & drink (22)

  • Auntie Anne's
  • BBQ To Go
  • Big Chicken
  • Brown & Loe
  • Cinnabon
  • City Market Coffee Roasters
  • Delta Sky Club
  • Dunkin'
  • Grapes & Groves
  • Guy's Deli & Pub
  • Hearth Locavore Kitchen
  • Martin City Brewing Company

Shops (25)

  • &GO
  • 18th and Vine Travel Essentials
  • Alaska
  • Allegiant
  • American
  • Brookside Local
  • City Market MCI
  • Delta
  • Director's Cut Take 2
  • Everything Travel
  • Frontier
  • InMotion

Gates (40)

A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6, A8, A10, A12, A14, A16, A18, A20, B40, B41, B42, B43, B44, B45, B46, B47, B48, B49, B51, B52, B54, B56, B57, B58, B59, B60, B61, B62, B63, B64, B65, B66, B67, B68, B69

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Runways

Runway Length Surface
01L/19R 10,801 ft CON, lighted
09/27 9,501 ft ASP, lighted
01R/19L 9,500 ft CON, lighted

Listen to the tower

Air traffic control frequencies, for scanners and airband radios.

  • Recorded airport information (ATIS) 126.625 MHz
  • Tower 125.750 MHz
  • Ground 121.650 MHz
  • Clearance delivery 135.700 MHz
  • Departure 124.700 MHz
  • Approach 120.950 MHz

Runways and frequencies: OurAirports (public domain). Not for navigation.

Tags: MCI, KMCI, Kansas City airport, Kansas City International Airport

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