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Title
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M-CI Spells GO for Kansas City
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Description
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Announcement of the use of "M-CI" abbreviation for the planned Mid-Continent International Airport. Discussion on the scramble to revise American airports. Extensive diagrams and drawings of Kansas City and other important American airports.
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Date
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1966-12-11
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Groups OK the Bonds
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Description
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Article about the $150 million revenue bond to fund the construction of the projected Mid-Continent Airport, with contributors listed in the article.
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Date
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1966-12-11
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Future Boon to City in Mid-Continent Airport
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Description
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Photos, captions, and article comparing the Municipal Airport (later called Downtown Airport) to the proposed Mid-Continent International Airport (later called Kansas City International Airport) in terms of size and convenience, etc.
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Date
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1965-01-31
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Kansas City International Airport Dedication
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Description
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Exterior view of podium and crowd taken during the dedication of KCI Airport on October 23,1972. An airport building is in view as well as a crowd of people lined along it. U.S. Vice President Spiro Agnew is standing and speaking at the podium. Others seated nearby include: Missouri Governor Warren Hearnes, partially hidden directly behind Agnew; former Mayor Ilus Davis, right behind Hearnes; Mayor Charles Wheeler seated third from the left on the first row; and probably various City Council members. The airport was originally named Mid-Continent International Airport.
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Date
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1972-10-23
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Kansas City International Airport
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Description
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Exterior, distance view which shows one of the three terminals at the airport. Roadways and parking lot in view as well as part of the runway in the background. Appears to have been taken near the end of the construction period. May have been taken from the control tower.
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Date
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1972~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Kansas City International Airport
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Description
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Interior view of one of the passenger terminals at Kansas City International Airport. Included in the view are people in the walkway.
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Date
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1970~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Kansas City International Airport
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Description
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Exterior view, looking toward the east showing a portion of what is believed to be terminal A. Eastern Airlines jets are positioned around the outside. The control tower is in view as well as what may be the TWA overhaul facility in the background.
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Date
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1970~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Kansas City International Airport
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Description
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Aerial view of Kansas City International Airport with the three terminals and control tower in view as well as part of the runways. Airplanes are in view at the terminals. The TWA overhaul facility is also in view near the top of the photograph. View is looking toward the east.
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Date
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1970~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Kansas City International Airport
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Description
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Interior view of one of the unidentified terminals located at Kansas City International Airport. Includes passengers and believed to have been taken shortly after the airport opened in 1972.
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Date
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1970~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Kansas City International Airport
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Description
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Exterior view showing the road leading into the airport, looking toward the south. The control tower and part of the airport can be seen in the distance. The sign for Terminal B is in view listing the three airlines at that terminal.
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Date
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1970~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Kansas City International Airport
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Description
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Exterior view of the Kansas City International Airport, looking toward the southeast. Terminal A is visible and most of Terminal C can be seen in the distance. The control tower and the TWA maintenance facilities are also in view.
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Date
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1970~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Kansas City International Airport
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Description
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Interior view of one of the passenger/airline terminals located at KCI airport.
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Date
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1970~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Kansas City International Airport
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Description
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Interior view of one of the passenger terminals at Kansas City International Airport. Several people in view and appears to have been taken after the airport opened.
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Date
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1970~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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The Why of KCI
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Description
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Article covers the planning and development of Kansas City International Airport. The article focuses upon features designed to accommodate supersonic jet traffic through the airport and how those features have improved access for passengers while making security a challenge for airport and Transportation Security Administration (TSA) staff. The arguments for and against redesigning the airport are covered.
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Date
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2014-03-09
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Topographical Map of Mid-Continent International Airport
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Description
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Blue-line topographical rendering of the proposed Mid-Continent Airport (later to be known as Kansas City International Airport) and immediate surrounding area. Map also includes a summary table of information regarding the airport runways.
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Date
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1964
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Object Type
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Map
