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Hijacked
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Description
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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.
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Date
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2014-06-05
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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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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KCI Plots a New Route
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Description
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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.
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Date
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2013-05-03
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Change in the Air
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Description
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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."
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Date
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2011-11-20
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Hangar Ten Departs from Tradition
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Description
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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.
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Date
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2011-02
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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The Fairfax Airport and Its Role in World War II
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Description
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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.
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Date
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2006
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Municipal Airport
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Description
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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.
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Date
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1975-04-17
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Municipal Airport Terminal Building and Parking Lot
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Description
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Looking north, view shows automobiles in parking lot to the east and south of the main terminal building. Handwritten on the back in pencil, "New Parking Lay-out. Grading and landscaping completed early Spring, 1942."
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Date
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1942
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Municipal Airport
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Description
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View of the terminal building at Municipal Airport, looking toward the southeast with the Kansas City skyline in the background. There are TWA airplanes on the ground and the Transcontinental & Western Air, Inc. (TWA) airport hanger building is in view.
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Date
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1939
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Municipal Airport
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Description
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View of Municipal Airport Terminal, looking toward the west. Includes parking lot and cars.
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Date
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1939
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Object Type
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Negative
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Title
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Municipal Airport Terminal Building Groundbreaking Ceremony
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Description
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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.
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Date
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1929-06-26
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Municipal Airport Terminal Building Groundbreaking Ceremony
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Description
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Henry McElroy, Jr., Eleanor Beach (mayor's daughter), and other unidentified people on raised platform and surrounding crowd at groundbreaking for the new terminal building, or as it was called then, airport station.
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Date
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1929-06-26
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Municipal Airport
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Description
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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.
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Municipal Airport and Skyline
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Description
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Distant view of airport with Kansas City skyline in background.
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Date
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1940~/1949~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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P30 Kansas City (Mo.) Aviation Department Photograph Collection Finding Aid
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Description
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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.
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Date
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1945-1980~
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Object Type
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Finding Aid
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