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Title: Municipal Airport
Description: View from west side of runway looking at terminal building and Transcontinental & Western Air, Inc. hangar with two planes. Kansas City downtown skyline in background.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Municipal Airport Terminal Building Groundbreaking Ceremony
Description: Dignitaries posed before the Transcontinental Air Travel plane "Kansas City" at the groundbreaking for the new terminal building, or as it was called then, airport station. Men are seen refueling the airplane.
Date: 1929-06-26
Object Type: Photograph

Title: P30 Kansas City (Mo.) Aviation Department Photograph Collection Finding Aid
Description: This group of 17 black and white and 12 color photographs are duplicates of those at the Aviation Department of Kansas City, Missouri. These photographic copies were processed in the summer of 1999. The collection centers on Municipal, Kansas City International, and Richards-Gebaur airports, and also includes photographs of the downtown skyline from the mid-1970s.
Date: 1945-1980~
Object Type: Finding Aid

Title: Municipal Airport and Downtown Skyline
Description: Aerial view looking south to downtown Kansas City showing Municipal Airport terminal buildings and parking lot. Airplanes sit on the taxiway. The Broadway Bridge spans the Missouri River on the right. The Harlem neighborhood north of the Missouri River can also be seen. Airport was later renamed Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport.
Date: 1960~
Object Type: Negative

Title: Municipal Airport
Description: Aerial view of Municipal Airport, looking toward the north. The Missouri River can be seen at the top left portion of the photograph. View includes the full runway and airport facilities as well as part of North Kansas City.
Date: 1975-04-17
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Hangar Ten Departs from Tradition
Description: Short article about Hangar Ten, "a customer service facility for private jet traffic to and from Kansas City, recently opened at the Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport." The facility is owned by James Stowers III. The 55,000-square-foot facility includes several crew rest areas, a large fitness center, and a new 29,000-square-foot hangar.
Date: 2011-02
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: The Why of KCI
Description: 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.
Date: 2014-03-09
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Hijacked
Description: Article summarizes the process by which the Kansas City mayor, Sly James appointed Airport Terminal Advisory Group (ATAG) made its decision to recommend that a new single-terminal airport be built to replace the current Kansas City International Airport. Opponents of the plan are interviewed and claim that the decision making process was corrupted by deceptive marketing practices and information that was withheld from ATAG members.
Date: 2014-06-05
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Change in the Air
Description: In-depth article discussing the pros and cons about replacing the 40-year old Kansas City International airport's three terminals with one building. Includes illustrations showing revenue passengers from 1972-2011; major improvements made to KCI since 2001 and costs; and who is using the terminals at present. "It's becoming increasingly difficult to adapt to aviation industry changes with the current configuration. In the past two years, the airport has dropped from 10 major carriers to six."
Date: 2011-11-20
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: KCI Plots a New Route
Description: Detailed article on the Kansas City International Airport and its proposed replacement. Opened in 1972, KCI was initially lauded for its innovative three-terminal, "drive-to-your-plane" design. However, security concerns and a decline in the number of commercial airlines and flights over time have prompted a proposal to replace the airport with a single-terminal layout. The new terminal would ease security concerns and cut operating costs, but is facing intense public resistance from users who prefer the current terminal layout.
Date: 2013-05-03
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Municipal Airport, Terminal
Description: Looking northeast, image shows original Municipal Airport terminal with TWA and other airplanes on taxiway and unpaved area in foreground. Midcontinent Airlines building is also visible on the left.
Object Type: Negative

Title: Municipal Airport
Description: Low, aerial view of Municipal Airport, looking toward the south with the Kansas City, Missouri skyline in view. A portion of the runway and the airport terminal building are visible as well as various airplanes on the ground. The Broadway Bridge, 2nd Hannibal Bridge and ASB Bridge can be seen crossing the Missouri River.
Date: 1970~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Municipal Airport
Description: View of Kansas City's Municipal Airport looking toward the northeast. The airport terminal building is in view as well as a portion of the runway. Several prop airplanes can be seen, including at least one TWA airplane.
Date: 1950~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: The Fairfax Airport and Its Role in World War II
Description: Article describes the various uses and occupants of the Fairfax Airport and industrial area from the time of the land's purchase by Guy Stanley in the early 1920's, to the airport's closure at midnight on March 31, 1985. The author writes that the terminal building and all other structures of the airport and World War II era bomber plant at Fairfax were eventually razed by General Motors.
Date: 2006
Object Type: Magazine Article

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