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All Eyes on KC: The New KCI

Up, Up and Away...

Kansas City checks a big box on its civic to-do list with the next-generation airport up and running.

Transformational. If there’s a word invoked by business leaders, travelers, and city aviation officials, that’s the word that describes the new Kansas City International Airport, which opened a few weeks ahead of schedule in Febru ary, slightly less than three years after its groundbreaking. Half a century of Kansas City aviation history wrapped up at 12:48 a.m. Feb. 28, with the last plane arriving at the former Terminal B. With that, aviation officials began closing both B and C terminals as the city moved into a new air-travel era. Both of those terminals will soon meet the fate of the former Terminal A, which was razed to accommodate the new single-terminal configuration. With at least 39 gates to start, ex pandable as demand warrants, the 1.1 million-square-foot terminal will fea ture 16 dedicated security lanes, with a greatly enhanced experience for travel ers who pass through those checkpoints. Edgemoor Infrastructure and Real Est ate of Bethesda, Md., leading the project;

construction was completed by a joint venture—Clark | Weitz | Clarkson—that included Kansas City’s Clarkson Con struction. “From the outset, we committed to making this project transformational by building the capacity of small, minor ity- and women-owned businesses and training men and women to be part of the workforce of the future,” said Geof Outward Bound With the new KCI terminal in operation, travelers leaving Kansas City have nearly 4,100 flights to reach international and domestic destinations,

frey Stricker, Edgemoor’s senior manag- ing director. “We have exceeded all pro ject goals and are extremely proud of what the team has accomplished.” Kyle O’Neal, an official with South west Airlines, hailed the promise of change at the groundbreaking in 2018. “The new terminal,” he said, “will sup port more efficient airline operations and allow airport users to enjoy the con

with more expected to be added as the summer vacation season approaches.

March 2023 Departures

% of Total

Routes

n Southwest

1,765

43.10% 18.40% 18.20% 12.60% 3.00% 1.50% 1.30% 1.20% 0.60%

26

n Delta

751 746 516 124

9

n American n United n Spirit n JetBlue n Frontier n Alaska n Allegiant

10

6 3 2 3 1 3

62 53 51 23

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