Kansas City Downtown/wheeler Fld Airport (MKC)

Location & QuickFacts

FAA Information Effective	2026-07-09
Airport Identifier	MKC
Airport Status	Operational
Longitude/Latitude	94°35'34.1640" W / 39°7'22.5660" N -94.592823 / 39.122935 (Estimated)
Elevation	756.90 ft / 230.70 m (Surveyed)
Land	700 acres
Location	Clay County, MO
Magnetic Variation	01E (2020)

Owner & Manager

Ownership	Publicly owned
Owner	CITY OF KANSAS CITY
Address	414 E. 12TH ST KANSAS CITY, MO 64106
Phone number	816-859-7601
Manager	ROD DEWINKLER
Address	900 NW RICHARDS ROAD KANSAS CITY, MO 64116
Phone number	816-859-7610

Airport Operations and Facilities

Airport Use	Open to public
Wind indicator	Yes
Segmented Circle	No
Control Tower	ATCT
Lighting Schedule	SS-SR
Beacon Color	White-Green (lighted land airport)
Landing fee charge	No
Sectional chart	KANSAS CITY
Region	ACE - Central
Responsible ARTCC	ZKC - KANSAS CITY
Tie-in FSS	COU - COLUMBIA
FSS on Airport	No
FSS Toll Free	1-800-WX-BRIEF
NOTAMs Facility	MKC (NOTAM-d service available)
Certification type/date	1995/06

Airport Communications

UNICOM	122.95 MHz
ASOS	MKC (816-329-2843)

Airport Services

Fuel types	100LL,A
Airframe repair	MAJOR
Power plant repair	MAJOR
Bottled oxygen	HIGH/LOW
Bulk oxygen	HIGH/LOW
Transient storage	Hangar, Tiedown
Other services	AFRT,AVNCS,CARGO,CHTR,INSTR,RNTL,SALES,SURV

Runway Information

Runway 01/19

Dimensions	6827 x 150 ft (2081 x 46 m)
Surface	CONC (EXCELLENT)
Surface treatment	Saw-cut or plastic Grooved
Edge lights	High

	01	19
Alignment	13°	193°
Physical elevation	748.40 ft	756.90 ft
Coordinates	39.114689 / -94.595347	39.132971 / -94.590064
Traffic pattern	Left	Left
Runway marking	Non-precision instrument , Good Condition	Precision instrument , Good Condition
ILS type		ILS/DME
VGSI	4-box on left	4-light PAPI on left
RVR equipment	rollout	touchdown
Approach light	RLLS	MALSF
Runway end lights	Yes	No

Runway 04/22

Dimensions	5050 x 100 ft (1539 x 30 m)
Surface	ASPH (EXCELLENT)
Surface treatment	Saw-cut or plastic Grooved
Edge lights	High

	04	22
Alignment	38°	218°
Physical elevation	742.70 ft	743.20 ft
Coordinates	39.116295 / -94.598513	39.127155 / -94.587450
Traffic pattern	Left	Left
Runway marking	Precision instrument , Good Condition	Non-precision instrument , Good Condition
ILS type	ILS/DME
VGSI	4-box on left	4-box on left *UNUSBL BYD 8 DEGS LEFT OF CRS.
RVR equipment	touchdown	rollout
Runway end lights		Yes

Radio Navigation Aids

ID	Type	Name	Ch	Freq	Var	Dist
PK	NDB	HERBB		420.00	04E	23.2 nm
JZ	NDB	NEWBN		338.00	04E	29.1 nm
ST	NDB	TARIO		260.00	04E	36.3 nm
AZN	NDB	AMAZON		233.00	04E	48.0 nm
BQS	VOR/DME	BRAYMER	100Y	115.35	03E	45.2 nm
MCI	VORTAC	KANSAS CITY	79Y	113.25	05E	11.8 nm
ANX	VORTAC	NAPOLEON	98Y	115.15	07E	21.7 nm
TOP	VORTAC	TOPEKA	125X	117.80	05E	44.6 nm
MKC	VOT	KANSAS CITY DOWNTOWN		108.60		0.2 nm

Remarks

• FLOCKS OF PIGEONS INVOF DEP EOR 04.
• RWY 04/22 VFR E TFC PAT: DEPARTING RWY 04 RIGHT TFC ATTAIN TFC PAT ALT PRIOR TO TURNING CROSSWIND. LDG RWY 22 MNTN TFC PAT ALT UNTIL PASSING N OF MISSOURI RIVER.
• ATCT HAS LIMITED VISIBILITY OF T-HANGAR APRONS N TWY D AND W TWY L .
• FAA SAFETY VIDEO CAN BE ACCESSED AT HTTPS://WWW.FAA.GOV/AIRPORTS/RUNWAY_SAFETY/VIDEOS/MKC/
• CTN: MULT OBSTRUCTIONS 0.5 MI-1.0 MI ESE FM RWY 19 DER UP TO 290 FT AGL/1100 FT MSL.
• DUE TO OBSTNS, PRIOR TO ANY TURNS TO THE E, ACFT MUST BE AT OR ABV TFC PTN ALT
• WILDLIFE ON & INVOF ARPT.