Kansas City Downtown/Wheeler Field
MKC · KMKC · Kansas City, Missouri · Clay County · map
Kansas City Downtown/Wheeler Field is a public-use airport owned by the City of Kansas City in Kansas City, Missouri, 757 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 01/19, is 6,827 feet of concrete. It has a control tower, fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 190 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The receiver network heard 1 different aircraft arrive or depart here in the last seven days. The FAA counts about 100,424 takeoffs and landings a year. About 4,874 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Kansas City Downtown/Wheeler Field?
Its FAA code is MKC, and its ICAO code is KMKC.
Where is Kansas City Downtown/Wheeler Field?
It is in Kansas City, Missouri, 757 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Kansas City Downtown/Wheeler Field?
The longest of its 2 runways, 01/19, is 6,827 feet long.
Does Kansas City Downtown/Wheeler Field have a control tower?
Yes, it has a control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Kansas City Downtown/Wheeler Field?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Where can you fly nonstop from Kansas City Downtown/Wheeler Field?
Airline flights go to 8 airports, the busiest of them Minneapolis-St Paul Intl/Wold-Chamberlain, Los Angeles International, Chicago Midway International, Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International, Kansas City International. Every route
Are there flight schools at Kansas City Downtown/Wheeler Field?
6 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it, including Midwest National Flying Club INC and Atd Pilot Training LLC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Kansas City Downtown/Wheeler Field?
10 pilot examiners and 20 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Kansas City Downtown/Wheeler Field…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA MKC · ICAO KMKC
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Kansas City
- Elevation
- 757 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower · around the clock
- Attended
- around the clock
- Lights
- runway lights sunset to sunrise; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- Notes
- certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Kansas City sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 1E
- In the FAA's files since
- April 1940
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01/19 | 6,827 × 150 ft | Concrete, excellent | High-intensity lights |
| 04/22 | 5,050 × 100 ft | Asphalt, excellent | High-intensity lights |
- Runway 01: VASI, four boxes on the left, runway lead-in lights, threshold displaced 299 ft, 6,528 ft available for landing, tree 38 ft high 747 ft from the end
- Runway 19: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with flashers (MALSF), threshold displaced 301 ft, 6,526 ft available for landing, road 20 ft high 700 ft from the end
- Runway 04: ILS with DME, VASI, four boxes on the left, threshold displaced 500 ft, 4,270 ft available for landing, berm 20 ft high 450 ft from the end
- Runway 22: VASI, four boxes on the left, threshold displaced 699 ft, 4,351 ft available for landing, rr 37 ft high 225 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| ATIS (recorded airport information) · Mkc and automated weather (ASOS) | 120.75 | Downtown |
| Clearance delivery Pre Taxi Clearance · Ground | 121.9 | Downtown |
| Tower | 133.3 | Downtown |
| Approach and departure | 118.4 | Downtown |
| Mkc and vot | 108.6 | |
| Braymer and star · Jhawk and star · Tyger and star | 120.95 | Downtown |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 816-329-2843.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Oxygen
- bottled oxygen (high- and low-pressure), bulk oxygen (high- and low-pressure)
- Also here
- air freight, avionics, cargo handling, charter flights, flight instruction, aircraft rental, aircraft sales, aerial surveying
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Kansas City International (12 nm northwest), Kansas City/Lee'S Summit Regional (14 nm southeast), Johnson County Executive (18 nm south).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Missouri · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Engineered materials arresting sysytem (emas) 263 feet in length by 170 feet in width located at the der 01.
- Engineered materials arresting sysytem (emas) 287 feet in length by 170 feet in width located at the der 19.
- 100LL self service available 24 hours with credit card only on west side near general aviation terminal.
- RY19 malsf augmented with rail.
- Road and fence 0-200' from threshold.
- Road and railroad 0-200' from threshold.
- Unusable beyond 8 degreess left of crs.
- Approach ratio at displaced threshold 47:1.
- Approach ratio at displaced threshold 24:1.
- Wildlife on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Flocks of pigeons in the vicinity of departure eor 04.
- Runway 04/22 VFR east traffic pattern: departing runway 04 right traffic attain traffic pattern altitude prior to turning crosswind. Landing runway 22 mntn traffic pattern altitude until passing north of Missouri river.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
Within ten miles
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Scheduled and charter flights from here the DOT's airline reports · August 2025 to July 2026
Airlines reported 155 departures from MKC in those twelve months, carrying 5,553 passengers in 20,140 seats (28% filled), to 73 destinations (12 abroad) on 23 airlines.
All 73 destinations, the airlines and the aircraft, month by month
From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' T-100 table: every segment an airline reported flying, three months in arrears. Private, business and training flights are not in it; the live picture is in the activity card.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 76 |
| multi-engine | 21 |
| jets | 81 |
| helicopters | 12 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The aircraft heard arriving or departing are the site's own record from the volunteer receiver network, airliners included; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 100,424, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| airline | 308 |
| air taxi and commuter | 21,782 |
| general aviation, travelling | 47,385 |
| general aviation, local | 29,824 |
| military | 1,125 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Kansas City from the FAA register
230 aircraft are registered to owners in Kansas City, Missouri: 132 piston singles, 33 airliners and large jets, 32 business jets, 10 helicopters, 9 piston twins. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Missouri.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Midwest National Flying Club INC 1 aircraft · Gladstone, 6 miles away Midwest National Flying Club is a flying club based in Gladstone, Missouri that operates aircraft for members.
- Atd Pilot Training LLC 14 aircraft · Kansas City, 14 miles away ATD Flight Systems is a full-service flight school located at downtown Kansas City airport in Missouri.
- Rebel Aviation INC 5 aircraft · Liberty, 14 miles away Rebel Aviation is a flight school based at Roosterville Airport (0N0) and Lee's Summit Municipal Airport (KLXT) near Liberty, Missouri.
- Cloud One Flying Club INC 2 aircraft · Kansas City, 14 miles away
- M20 Flying Club LLC 1 aircraft · Kansas City, 14 miles away The Flying Club of Kansas City is a member-owned flying club with a fleet of seven aircraft based at Johnson County Executive and Lee's Summit Municipal airports near Kansas City, Missouri.
- South Platte Flying Club LLC 1 aircraft · Kansas City, 14 miles away The Flying Club of Kansas City is a flying club with over 100 members and a fleet of 7 aircraft based at Johnson County Executive and Lee's Summit Municipal airports in the Kansas City area.
Charter operators and airlines based in Kansas City:
- Tower Aviation Management, LLC 1 aircraft on the certificate
- Kaleidoscope Charter Services Corp. 1 aircraft on the certificate
Repair stations in Kansas City:
- Aero Intelligence LTD. Aero Intelligence is an FAA Part 145 and EASA Part 145 certified repair station based in Kansas City, Missouri, providing aircraft maintenance, disassembly, recycling, asset management, engineering support, and aircraft refurbishment servic
- Alta Aero Technic LLC
- Aviation Technical Services INC Aviation Technical Services is a maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) provider offering airframe services, component repair, engineering solutions, and aircraft asset management.
- Jet Midwest Technik INC
- Kansas Avionics, LLC
- Pas Technologies INC StandardAero is an independent maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) provider for fixed and rotary-wing aircraft.
- Tae Aerospace INC
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
10 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 10 for private pilot, 9 for commercial and instrument, 4 for airline transport pilot, 6 for flight instructor, 2 for sport pilot; 10 for airplanes, 5 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 20 aviation medical examiners, 2 mechanic examiners, 4 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 3 airworthiness representatives (manufacturing), 5 engineering representatives, 1 aircrew program designee, 4 training center examiners, 1 administrative pilot examiner.
- Andrew Waterland private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · ATD Flight Systems · Kansas City, MO (12 nm) · (816) 510-1859 · [email protected]
- Brian Andrew Park private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Kansas City, MO (12 nm) · (816) 507-9103 · [email protected]
- James Harlan Rainen private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Kansas City, MO (12 nm) · (816) 739-9772 · [email protected]
- Joshua Turner Hay private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Atlantic Aviation · Kansas City, MO (12 nm) · (816) 510-5950 · [email protected]
- Richard R Veach private pilot, commercial and instrument, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes · Liberty, MO (12 nm) · (816) 668-2594 · [email protected]
- Todd Eric Nichols private pilot, commercial and instrument, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Kansas City, MO (12 nm) · (816) 694-0958 · [email protected]
- Mark Alan Gaines private pilot, sport pilot, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes · Lawrence Regional Airport · Lawrence, KS (30 nm) · (816) 808-4429 · [email protected]
- Ashley Windsor private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes · Warrensburg, MO (42 nm) · (850) 218-5149 · [email protected]
All 50 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- APD: Aircrew Program Designee: an airline's own check pilot who gives the FAA's tests to the airline's pilots.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
- Admin-PE: Administrative Pilot Examiner: handles certificate paperwork rather than flight tests.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 38 since 1982, 6 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Kansas City 230 aircraft · 132 piston singles, 33 airliners and large jets, 32 business jets
- Eastern 737 Asset Holdings LLC 16 aircraft in town
- Atd Pilot Training LLC 13 aircraft in town
- Brolan Aviation LLC 11 aircraft in town
- Jet Midwest INC 6 aircraft in town
- Tower Aviation Management, LLC 1 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Kaleidoscope Charter Services Corp. 1 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Midwest National Flying Club INC 1 aircraft · flying club
- Atd Pilot Training LLC 14 aircraft · flight school
- Rebel Aviation INC 5 aircraft · flight school
- Aero Intelligence LTD. · repair station
- Alta Aero Technic LLC · repair station
- Aviation Technical Services INC · repair station
- Jet Midwest Technik INC · repair station
- Minneapolis-St Paul Intl/Wold-Chamberlain (MSP) 20 flights in twelve months · Sun Country Airlines d/b/a MN Airlines, Delta Air Lines Inc.
- Los Angeles International (LAX) 6 flights in twelve months · Sun Country Airlines d/b/a MN Airlines, United Air Lines Inc.
- Chicago Midway International (MDW) 6 flights in twelve months · United Air Lines Inc., Delta Air Lines Inc.
- Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International (ATL) 5 flights in twelve months · Delta Air Lines Inc., Global Crossing Airlines, Inc.
- Kansas City International (MCI) 5 flights in twelve months · Sun Country Airlines d/b/a MN Airlines
- Dallas Love Field (DAL) 4 flights in twelve months · Breeze Aviation Group DBA Breeze, United Air Lines Inc.
- Laurence G Hanscom Field (BED) 3 flights in twelve months · Air Hamburg Luftverkehrsgesellschaft mbH, American Airlines Inc.
- Nashville International (BNA) 3 flights in twelve months · International Jet Management GmbH, Global Crossing Airlines, Inc.
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 38 since 1982 · 6 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Missouri 1,637 since 1982 · 217 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Missouri 124 landing places
- Missouri 5,818 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/MKC.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 23, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.