Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport

Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport is a city-owned, public-use airport serving , United States. Located in , this facility is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems, which categorized it as a general aviation reliever airport.
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  • Type: Aerodrome
  • Description: airport
  • Also known as: KMKC” and “MKC
  • Historically known as: Kansas City Downtown Airport
  • Address: 300 Northwest Richards Road, Kansas City, MO 64116

Places of Interest

Highlights include Airline History Museum and ASB Bridge.

Museum
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The is an aviation museum located at the Kansas City Downtown Airport in focused on the history of airlines in the United States.

Bridge
The Armour–Swift–Burlington Bridge, also known as the North Kansas City Bridge and the LRC Bridge, is a vertical-lift bridge crossing the in .

Bridge
The Buck O'Neil Bridge was a triple arch bridge that spanned the in , in the . It first opened for traffic September 9, 1956 as the Broadway Bridge.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include River Market and Garment District.

Neighborhood
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The is a riverfront neighborhood in , that comprises the first and oldest incorporated district in Kansas City. It stretches north of the downtown Interstate 70 loop to the , and is bordered by the on the west and the on the east.

Neighborhood
The Kansas City is located in Downtown Kansas City, Missouri to the east of Quality Hill, across Broadway Boulevard. In the 1930s several large clothing manufacturers clustered here, making Kansas City's second only to 's in size.

Locality
The is a historic industrial neighborhood of , immediately west of downtown and straddling the border of Kansas City, Missouri and .

Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport

Latitude
39.12444° or 39° 7′ 28″ north
Longitude
-94.5941° or 94° 35′ 39″ west
Elevation
741 feet (226 metres)
IATA airport code
MKC
ICAO airport code
KMKC
FAA airport code
MKC
Open location code
86F74CF4+Q9
Open­Street­Map ID
way 290628980
Open­Street­Map feature
aeroway=­aerodrome
Geo­Names ID
4393218
Wiki­data ID
Q949049
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Urdu—“Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport
  • Chinese: 堪萨斯城市中心机场
  • Chinese: 堪萨斯城市立机场
  • Chinese: 市区机场
  • Chinese: 市區機場
  • Chinese: 查尔斯·B·惠勒市区机场
  • Chinese: 查爾斯·B·惠勒市區機場
  • Chinese: 查爾斯·惠勒市區機場
  • Dutch: Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport
  • Egyptian Arabic: مطار تشارلز بى ويلر داون تاون
  • French: aérodrome de Charles B Wheeler Downtown
  • French: Aérodrome de Charles B Wheeler Downtown
  • French: MKC
  • Indonesian: KMKC
  • Indonesian: MKC
  • Navajo: Ahidiilį́įgi Kin Haalʼáhí beʼałníiʼdi chidí naatʼaʼí ńdinibįįhígi
  • Persian: KMKC
  • Persian: MKC
  • Persian: فرودگاه چارلز ب. ویلر داونتاون
  • Persian: فرودگاه چارلز ب. ویلر داونتاوون
  • Romanian: Aeroportul Charles B. Wheeler Downtown
  • Spanish: Aeropuerto Urbano Charles B. Wheeler
  • Swedish: Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport
  • Tajik: Фурудгоҳи чорлз б. вилр довнтовун
  • Urdu: چارلس بی وہیلر ڈاون ٹاؤن ہوائی اڈا

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Harlem and Fairfax.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Aircraft Rescue Fire Fighting Station and U.S. Customs.

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