Facilities
Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport covers an area of 700 acres (283 ha) which contains two runways:
- Runway 1/19: 7,002 x 150 ft (2,134 x 46 m), Surface: Concrete; EMAS at south end
- Runway 3/21: 5,050 x 150 ft (1,539 x 46 m), Surface: Asphalt
As of October 10, 2006, construction on runway 1-19 is complete and both runways are in use to their full length.
Taxiway H was at one time part of runway 17/35. This runway was closed after an FAA decision on the amount of required separation between terminal buildings and the runway.
The airport is built on the north side of the confluence of the Kansas River and Missouri River. Levees protected the airport relatively well during the Great Flood of 1951 and the Great Flood of 1993 although there were issues of standing water. The 1951 flood devastated the Fairfax airport and caused Kansas City to build what would become Kansas City International Airport away from the river to keep the TWA overhaul base in the area after it had been destroyed in the flood at Fairfax.
Kansas City, MO Aviation Department announced plans on October 17, 2006 to build a $20 million aircraft hangar complex at the Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport including: 122 T-hangars, 13 box hangars, a 40,000-square-foot (4,000 m2) terminal building with offices, a pilots' lounge, meeting rooms and a destination restaurant.
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