Kansas City International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Kansas City, Missouri (United States)

IATA: MCI ICAO: KMCI

Longest Active Runway

10,801 ft

3,292 meters

Field Elevation

1,026 ft

313 m MSL

Runway Inventory

3 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

39.3017°, -94.7139°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

#417 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#665 of 7558

Top 8.8% percentile worldwide

National Standing (United States)

#44 of 63 in US

#128 of 2020 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+8%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 MCI in numbers: 10,801 ft longest runway · #417 of 650 published · #665 of 7,558 worldwide (top 8.8%) · #44 in United States.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

MCI lies at 313 m (1,026 ft), #193 of 650 published airports by elevation and 67.2 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 419 ft above the United States median (607 ft, 63 airports); COS is highest at 6,187 ft, 5,161 ft higher than MCI.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

0 Qualifying Aerodromes in Vicinity

No published neighbour with a paved runway of 5,000 ft or more within 100 NM of MCI. Nearest published airport: Tulsa International Airport (TUL), 195 NM, 10,000 ft (801 ft shorter than MCI); 2 within 250 NM.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 10,801 ft (3,292 m)

MCI runways: 01L/19R 10,801 × 150 ft concrete (con); 09/27 9,501 × 150 ft asphalt (asp); 01R/19L 9,500 × 150 ft concrete (con). National standing: #44 of 63 in United States; DEN leads by 5,199 ft (16,000 ft). +8% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
01L/19R	10,801 ft (3292 m / 3.292 km)	150 ft (46m)	`Concrete (CON)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
09/27	9,501 ft (2896 m / 2.896 km)	150 ft (46m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
01R/19L	9,500 ft (2896 m / 2.896 km)	150 ft (46m)	`Concrete (CON)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

🛡️ Source: OurAirports Open Aviation Database, snapshot 2026-09-01 · Provenance →