Kansas City Intl (MCI) Airport Guide

Airport Name

Kansas City International Airport

Airport Location

The airport is located 32km (20 miles) northwest of Kansas City.

Terminals

3

IATA Code

MCI

Telephone

+1 816 243 5237

Airport Overview

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One of the best origin-and-destination airports in the US, Kansas City International’s three-terminal, semi-circular layout allows travellers to get to departure gates quickly. Kansas City International, with 12 airlines, handled almost 11 million passengers in 2008. Southwest Airlines and Midwest Airlines are the two busiest airlines at MCI.

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Terminal Transfer

<div class="rxbodyfield">Red shuttle buses provide transportation between terminals and to/from the circle car parks.</div>

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Getting into Town

Road: Taxi: Taxis are available via courtesy telephones located both inside and outside the terminal at each baggage reclaim area. Limousine: Airport Luxury (tel: +1 816 454 3332) provides a limousine service to destinations within 50 miles (80km) of the airport. Bus: KCI Shuttle buses (tel: +1 816 243 5000) serve Kansas City and local areas; desks are located in all terminals. A number of other shuttle service providers are also available. The Metro Bus provides services to central Kansas City from the stands located outside the terminals.

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Car Parking

Short- and long-term garage parking is available in each terminal, connected to the terminals via walkways; circle parking is located between terminals and there is a new economy car park with 15,000 spaces. The car park is divided into three sections corresponding to a terminal (car park A for Terminal A etc.) and each section is served by a separate shuttle route (blue bus) to the specific terminal. There are also free shuttles (red bus) between the circle car parks and the terminals. Parking is free for the first 30 minutes.

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Information Desks

Courtesy telephones located throughout the airport provide an information service. The airport information service can be contacted in advance (tel: +1 816 243 5237). Information kiosks are located at the bus shelters in the new economy car park.

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Airport Facilities

Money and communications: Bureaux de change and other banking facilities are available at the business centre at Terminal A. ATMs and internet access are available throughout the airport. There is an on-site post office at 156 Paris Street.
Eating and drinking: Restaurants, bars, coffee shops and fast-food facilities can be found throughout the terminals.
Shopping: Various shops are available throughout the terminal.
Luggage: Lost and found is situated in the Airport Police building (tel: +1 816 243 5219); queries can be made via the white courtesy telephones.
Other facilities: These include a first aid centre and family toilets.

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Airport Hotels

The Marriott Hotel (tel: +1 816 464 2200) is located at the airport. Nearby hotels include the Econo Lodge Airport, Hampton Inn Kansas City Airport, Clarion Hotel, Comfort Suites Airport, Hilton Kansas City Airport and Sleep Inn Kansas City Airport.

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Airport Disabled Facilities

The terminal is fully accessible with lifts, TTD telephones and adapted toilets. Disabled car parking spaces are available and shuttles are wheelchair-accessible. Wheelchairs should be requested in advance from the airline.

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Airport Conference and Business Facilities

There are self-service business facilities at the business centres in all terminals. The on-site Marriott Hotel (tel: +1 816 464 2200) has a fully equipped business centre, as well as a number of rooms for meetings, including four salons, a pavilion and a ballroom accommodating up to 650 delegates.

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Directions

From Kansas City or the south and east, take I-29 heading northeast and turn onto Cookingham Drive to the airport. From the north and west, take I-435, turn onto I-29 and take Cookingham Drive to the airport.

Car Rentals

Companies include Alamo, Avis, Budget, Dollar, Enterprise, Hertz, National, Payless and Thrifty. The car hire area is situated between the Marriott Hotel and the economy car park.

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