FAA facility Airport

KANSAS CITY DOWNTOWN/WHEELER FLD

KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI FAA MKC ICAO KMKC Open to the public

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Runways

2 records · drawn to relative scale

01/19 6,827 × 150 ft · Concrete (excellent) · High-intensity edge lights

01 19

Runway-end details

Runway 01/19 end details
End	True hdg	ILS	Glide slope aid	Approach lights	Displaced thr	Declared distances
01	13°	—	VASI · 4-box · left side	RLLS Runway lead-in light system	299 ft	TORA 6,827 · TODA 6,827 · ASDA 6,827 · LDA 6,528
19	193°	ILS/DME	PAPI · 4-light · left side	MALSF Medium-intensity ALS with sequenced flashers	301 ft	TORA 6,827 · TODA 6,827 · ASDA 6,827 · LDA 6,526

04/22 5,050 × 100 ft · Asphalt (excellent) · High-intensity edge lights

04 22

Runway-end details

Runway 04/22 end details
End	True hdg	ILS	Glide slope aid	Approach lights	Displaced thr	Declared distances
04	38°	ILS/DME	VASI · 4-box · left side	—	500 ft	TORA 5,050 · TODA 5,050 · ASDA 4,770 · LDA 4,270
22	218°	—	VASI · 4-box · left side	—	699 ft	TORA 5,050 · TODA 5,050 · ASDA 5,050 · LDA 4,351

Communications

16 published frequencies

Published communications frequencies
Use	Frequency	Hours
MKC VOT	108.6	—
APCH/P DEP/P	118.4	—
ATIS	120.75	24
MKC ASOS	120.75	—
BRAYMER STAR	120.95	—
JHAWK STAR	120.95	—
TYGER STAR	120.95	—
CD PRE TAXI CLNC	121.9	24
GND/P	121.9	24
UNICOM	122.95	—
LCL/P	133.3	24
LCL/P	233.7	24

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APCH/P DEP/P	307.35	—
BRAYMER STAR	318.1	—
JHAWK STAR	318.1	—
TYGER STAR	318.1	—

Instrument landing systems

NASR ILS_BASE records

Instrument landing system records
Runway end	System	Category	Frequency	Status
04	ILS/DME	I	111.75	Operational ifr (1988-04-07)
19	ILS/DME	I	109.9	Operational ifr (1967-01-28)

FAA listing history

Identities observed in NASR snapshots

CHARLES B WHEELER DOWNTOWN Observed 2024-06-13 through 2025-02-20 KMKC

KANSAS CITY DOWNTOWN-WHEELER FLD Observed 2025-03-20 through 2025-03-20 KMKC

KANSAS CITY DOWNTOWN/WHEELER FLD Observed 2025-04-17 through 2026-07-09 KMKC

Dates describe available FAA snapshots, not exact opening, closure or construction dates.

Material changes

First observed in NASR cycles

Facility renamed 2025-03-20

Facility facts

FAA / ICAO: MKC / KMKC
Type: Airport A
Status: Open
Ownership: Publicly owned
Use: Open to the public
Activated: 1940-04
Part 139: Class IV · ARFF index A IV A
Fuel: 100LL JET A
Repair: Airframe: Major
Powerplant: Major
Tower: FAA control tower

Location

City: KANSAS CITY, MO
County: Clay
FAA region: Central region
Coordinates: 39.12294, -94.59282
Elevation: 756.9 ft (3RD PARTY SURVEY)

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Weather stations

MKC Commissioned 1997-11-14 ASOS

Wildlife strikes

212Reported strikes

23With damage

0Injuries

Latest matched event: 2026-05-31. Safety-event data, separate from NASR infrastructure facts.

2012 2026

Wildlife strikes by year for KANSAS CITY DOWNTOWN/WHEELER FLD
Year	Strikes	Damaging
2012	4	0
2013	3	0
2014	9	2
2015	10	1
2016	6	1
2017	9	0
2018	14	0
2019	11	0
2020	13	2
2021	17	1
2022	10	2
2023	6	0
2024	18	1
2025	14	0
2026	6	0

FAA NASR cycle effective 2026-08-06. Operational information changes every cycle — consult current FAA publications, the Chart Supplement and NOTAMs before flight.