KMCI · Kansas City International Airport

KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI · LARGE AIRPORT · SCHEDULED SERVICE

1,026

Elevation ft

Runways

10,801

Longest ft · 01L/19R

39.30N

94.71W

Kansas City International Airport serves Kansas City, Missouri at 1,026 ft elevation with its longest runway, 01L/19R, at 10,801 by 150 ft. The figures below are computed from FAA NASR runway data (via OurAirports) and the same rules of thumb JetDesk uses on the airport page in the app; the POH and current NOTAMs are the authority.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
01L/19R	10,801 × 150 ft	concrete	lit
09/27	9,501 × 150 ft	asphalt	lit
01R/19L	9,500 × 150 ft	concrete	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 1,026 ft is about 13°C. Every 1,000 ft of density altitude adds roughly 8 percent to a turboprop's takeoff distance and 5 percent to its landing distance. The table uses Piper Meridian book numbers (2,438 ft takeoff and 2,110 ft landing over a 50 ft obstacle at sea level, ISA, max weight) as a reference airplane; heavier turboprops and light jets scale the same way from their own POH figures.

Conditions	Density altitude	Takeoff est.	Landing est.	Landing × 1.5
Standard day (ISA, 13°C)	1,026 ft	2,638 ft	2,218 ft	3,327 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	2,226 ft	2,872 ft	2,345 ft	3,517 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	3,426 ft	3,106 ft	2,471 ft	3,707 ft
35°C afternoon	3,672 ft	3,154 ft	2,497 ft	3,746 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (01L/19R, 10,801 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,746 ft needed). The percentages are a generic rule of thumb applied to one reference airplane, not certified performance data for any specific aircraft, and the runway size categories describe the runway, not your airplane's suitability. Verify with the approved flight manual before every flight.

03Nearby fields with 5,000 ft or more

Useful as alternates, as fuel stops when the price at KMCI is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KMKC Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport	12 nm SE	6,827 ft
KGPH Midwest National Air Center Airport	19 nm E	5,502 ft
KLXT Lee's Summit Municipal Airport	26 nm SE	5,501 ft
KLWC Lawrence Municipal Airport	29 nm SW	5,701 ft
KIXD New Century AirCenter Airport	29 nm S	7,339 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KMCI

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at KMCI, the app flags a price stale after two weeks, and the route finder ranks every field within a corridor of your route by net savings after the cost of the extra cycle. Log a price at KMCI or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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