Kansas City International Airport - Revision history

David: /* Regular Traffic */

2016-01-16T19:54:29Z

Regular Traffic

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	===Airlines===		===Airlines===
	~~Southwest has by far the biggest presence with Frontier coming in second.~~

	~~Because KCI is relatively small expect the regional counterparts of~~ Delta, United, American, and Air Canada. Great Lakes serves KCI as well. Great Lakes is somewhat unique in that they generally serve extremely small airports. KCI and Denver are the two largest airports they serve. Great Lakes primarily operates Beechcraft 1900D turboprops.		*Aeromexico
			*Air Canada
			*Alaska
			*Allegiant
			*American/American Eagle
			*Delta/Delta Connection
			*Frontier
			*Southwest
			*Spirit
			*United Express

	===Common planes===		===Common planes===

David: /* Airlines */

2016-01-16T19:50:47Z

Airlines

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	===Airlines===		===Airlines===
	Southwest has by far the biggest presence with ~~Republic/~~Frontier~~/Midwest~~ coming in second.		Southwest has by far the biggest presence with Frontier coming in second.

	Because KCI is relatively small expect the regional counterparts of Delta, United, ~~Continental~~, Air Canada ~~and US Airways~~. ~~AirTran and~~ Great Lakes ~~serve~~ KCI as well. Great Lakes is somewhat unique in that they generally serve extremely small airports. KCI and Denver are the two largest airports they serve. Great Lakes primarily operates Beechcraft 1900D turboprops.		Because KCI is relatively small expect the regional counterparts of Delta, United, American, and Air Canada. Great Lakes serves KCI as well. Great Lakes is somewhat unique in that they generally serve extremely small airports. KCI and Denver are the two largest airports they serve. Great Lakes primarily operates Beechcraft 1900D turboprops.

	===Common planes===		===Common planes===

David-bot: moved Kansas City International Airport (MCI/KMCI) to Kansas City International Airport: Bot: Moved page

2010-10-09T01:56:43Z

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David: /* Common planes */

2010-09-01T16:02:26Z

Common planes

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	===Common planes===		===Common planes===
	KCI is dominated by Boeing 737s, Airbus ~~319s~~, McDonnell Douglas twin-jets and various Embraer and Canadair regional jets.		KCI is dominated by Boeing 737s, Airbus A319s, McDonnell Douglas twin-jets and various Embraer and Canadair regional jets.

	==Facilities and Transportation==		==Facilities and Transportation==

David: /* Regular Traffic */

2010-09-01T16:02:17Z

Regular Traffic

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	Southwest has by far the biggest presence with Republic/Frontier/Midwest coming in second.		Southwest has by far the biggest presence with Republic/Frontier/Midwest coming in second.

	Because KCI is relatively small expect the regional counterparts of Delta, United, Continental, Air Canada and US Airways. AirTran and Great Lakes serve KCI as well. Great ~~lakes~~ is somewhat unique in that they generally serve extremely small airports. KCI and Denver are the two largest airports they serve. Great Lakes primarily operates Beechcraft 1900D turboprops.		Because KCI is relatively small expect the regional counterparts of Delta, United, Continental, Air Canada and US Airways. AirTran and Great Lakes serve KCI as well. Great Lakes is somewhat unique in that they generally serve extremely small airports. KCI and Denver are the two largest airports they serve. Great Lakes primarily operates Beechcraft 1900D turboprops.

	===Common planes===		===Common planes===

David: /* Official Spotting Locations */

2010-09-01T16:00:26Z

Official Spotting Locations

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	==Official Spotting Locations==		==Official Spotting Locations==

	~~===Location===~~		None.
	None ~~exist~~.

	==Other Spotting Locations==		==Other Spotting Locations==

Jlj4774: /* Corn Fields */

2010-09-01T04:47:55Z

Corn Fields

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	===Corn Fields===		===Corn Fields===
	A secondary location is only good on days when planes are landing on 1L from the south or 9 from the west (rare), there is a small gravel lot at the corner of 104th street and NW Hampton road. This spot is ~~very~~ far off the beaten path, it's miles out of the way regardless of where you are coming from. Bear in mind that KCI owns most of the farmland surrounding the airport, including this area. Just because you are outside of the perimeter fence does not mean you aren't on airport property. I've never been asked to leave this location, likely because it is so remote.		A secondary location is only good on days when planes are landing on 1L from the south or 9 from the west (rare), there is a small gravel lot at the corner of 104th street and NW Hampton road to the south west of the airport. This spot is far off the beaten path, it's miles out of the way regardless of where you are coming from. Bear in mind that KCI owns most of the farmland surrounding the airport, including this area. Just because you are outside of the perimeter fence does not mean you aren't on airport property. I've never been asked to leave this location, likely because it is so remote.

	==Locations to Avoid==		==Locations to Avoid==

Jlj4774: /* Regular Traffic */

2010-09-01T04:47:01Z

Regular Traffic

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	==Regular Traffic==		==Regular Traffic==

			===Airlines===
	Southwest has by far the biggest presence with Republic/Frontier/Midwest coming in second.		Southwest has by far the biggest presence with Republic/Frontier/Midwest coming in second.

	Because KCI is relatively small expect the regional counterparts of Delta, United, Continental, Air Canada and US Airways. AirTran and Great Lakes serve KCI as well. Great lakes is somewhat unique in that they generally serve extremely small airports. KCI and Denver are the two largest airports they serve. Great Lakes primarily operates Beechcraft 1900D turboprops.		Because KCI is relatively small expect the regional counterparts of Delta, United, Continental, Air Canada and US Airways. AirTran and Great Lakes serve KCI as well. Great lakes is somewhat unique in that they generally serve extremely small airports. KCI and Denver are the two largest airports they serve. Great Lakes primarily operates Beechcraft 1900D turboprops.

			===Common planes===
	KCI is dominated by Boeing 737s, Airbus 319s, McDonnell Douglas twin-jets and various Embraer and Canadair regional jets.		KCI is dominated by Boeing 737s, Airbus 319s, McDonnell Douglas twin-jets and various Embraer and Canadair regional jets.

	==Facilities and Transportation==		==Facilities and Transportation==

Jlj4774: /* Locations to Avoid */

2010-09-01T04:46:08Z

Locations to Avoid

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	==Locations to Avoid==		==Locations to Avoid==

	===~~Location~~===		===High-traffic side roads===
	There are no known decent spotting locations for arrivals on 1R. Spotting on runways 19R and 27 is easy, however, there are no parking spots and local police will arrive within minutes of a car parking on the shoulder of I29 or an access road.		There are no known decent spotting locations for arrivals on 1R. Spotting on runways 19R and 27 is easy, however, there are no parking spots and local police will arrive within minutes of a car parking on the shoulder of I29 or an access road.

			===Short-term parking===
	Spotters may be tempted to park in the short term parking called the "circle lots". Photography from these lots will quickly attract unwanted attention. Recent "enhancements" to the perimeter fences have made it nearly impossible to get quality shots of taxiing planes anyway.		Spotters may be tempted to park in the short term parking called the "circle lots". Photography from these lots will quickly attract unwanted attention. Recent "enhancements" to the perimeter fences have made it nearly impossible to get quality shots of taxiing planes anyway.

Jlj4774: /* Location */

2010-09-01T04:44:59Z

Location

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	==Other Spotting Locations==		==Other Spotting Locations==

	===~~Location~~===		===Terminals===
	Spotting from the KCI terminals is generally poor and various security folks are not keen on cameras. As with any other airport, the degree of enforcement is sporadic at best. Some days photographers are asked to put their cameras away as soon as they get them out, other days you can shoot for hours with no interruption.		Spotting from the KCI terminals is generally poor and various security folks are not keen on cameras. As with any other airport, the degree of enforcement is sporadic at best. Some days photographers are asked to put their cameras away as soon as they get them out, other days you can shoot for hours with no interruption.

			===Economy Parking===
	Perhaps the best spotting areas are at the far south side of economy parking lots A and B. Here you are less than 200 feet from the northern end of 19L. On a day with wind from the south you can catch planes flying low directly overhead. Spotters have been known to catch planes taxiing to the northern end for a southbound departure. The only problem here is that 19L is the lesser used of the two primary runways. Economy parking is free for the first 30 minutes, after that it's $4 for a partial day. Security patrols very often, if they see you acting suspicious you will be asked to leave. At KCI it's best not to be seen.		Perhaps the best spotting areas are at the far south side of economy parking lots A and B. Here you are less than 200 feet from the northern end of 19L. On a day with wind from the south you can catch planes flying low directly overhead. Spotters have been known to catch planes taxiing to the northern end for a southbound departure. The only problem here is that 19L is the lesser used of the two primary runways. Economy parking is free for the first 30 minutes, after that it's $4 for a partial day. Security patrols very often, if they see you acting suspicious you will be asked to leave. At KCI it's best not to be seen.

			===Corn Fields===
	A secondary location is only good on days when planes are landing on 1L from the south or 9 from the west (rare), there is a small gravel lot at the corner of 104th street and NW Hampton road. This spot is very far off the beaten path, it's miles out of the way regardless of where you are coming from. Bear in mind that KCI owns most of the farmland surrounding the airport, including this area. Just because you are outside of the perimeter fence does not mean you aren't on airport property. I've never been asked to leave this location, likely because it is so remote.		A secondary location is only good on days when planes are landing on 1L from the south or 9 from the west (rare), there is a small gravel lot at the corner of 104th street and NW Hampton road. This spot is very far off the beaten path, it's miles out of the way regardless of where you are coming from. Bear in mind that KCI owns most of the farmland surrounding the airport, including this area. Just because you are outside of the perimeter fence does not mean you aren't on airport property. I've never been asked to leave this location, likely because it is so remote.