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The airport had limited area for expansion (Fairfax Airport across the Missouri River in Kansas City, Kansas, covered a larger area). Airplanes had to avoid the 200-foot (60 m) Quality Hill and the Downtown Kansas City skyline south of the south end of the main runway. In the early 1960s, an FAA memo called it "the most dangerous major airport ...
KC Streetcar operation began on May 6, 2016, at approximately 11am. The total opening Friday and Saturday ridership was over 27,000 rides,[25]with the trains travelling 650 miles.[26] The weekend celebration for the streetcar's opening included music, a free carnival, fireworks, and coordinated specials at businesses.
The River Market (formerly known as Westport Landing, the City Market, and River Quay) is a riverfront neighborhood in Kansas City, Missouri that comprises the first and oldest incorporated district in Kansas City. It stretches north of the downtown Interstate 70 loop to the Missouri River, and is bordered by the Buck O'Neil Bridge on the west ...
U.S. Route 169 US 169 highlighted in red Route information Auxiliary route of US 69 Maintained by MoDOT Length 126.907 mi (204.237 km) Major junctions South end I-70 US-40 / US-169 at Kansas state line Major intersections I-35 / I-70 in Kansas City I-29 / US 71 in Kansas City I-435 in Kansas City I-29 / US 71 in St. Joseph North end US 169 at Iowa state line Location Country United States ...
In the event of an abort during launch, NASA had several international locations designated as transoceanic abort landing (TAL) sites. The sites included Naval Air Station Bermuda, Lajes Air Base in Terceira island, Azores, Portugal, Zaragoza Air Base in Spain, Morón Air Base in Spain, and Istres Air Base in France. [11] All sites have runways ...
May 19, 2024 at 6:30 AM. A dust cloud two blocks wide rose from the rubble of Wayne Miner Court, a public housing complex on Kansas City’s East Side. It hung in the cold rain like a shroud over ...
Kansas City eventually annexed the airport. Kivett and Myers designed the terminals and control tower; it was dedicated on October 23, 1972, by U.S. Vice President Spiro Agnew. Labor strife and interruptions raised its cost to $250 million. Kansas City renamed the airport Kansas City International Airport (although it kept MCI as its airport ...
The Kansas City Area Transportation Authority ( KCATA) is a public transit agency in metropolitan Kansas City. It operates the Metro Area Express (MAX) bus rapid transit service in Kansas City, Missouri, and 78 local bus routes in seven counties of Missouri and Kansas. In 2023, the system had a ridership of 12,006,600, about 36,200 per weekday ...