Kansas City Combined TRACON and ATCT (KC/MCI), Kansas City, Missouri, USA 213,727 annual operations in 2017 (FAA ATADS)
This level 9 combined TRACON/ATCT facility controls 19 airfields around Kansas City, 5 of which have control towers. Since this is a combined facility, the TRACON and ATC Tower are co-located at Kansas City International Airport (KMCI).
The KC TRACON airspace encompasses a large area around Kansas City extending from the surface up to 15,000 feet. It also contains two shelves; The South Shelf, from the surface up to 5,000ft, and the North Shelf, which sits on top of St. Joseph (KSTJ). When the airport is open, the North Shelf, up to 6,000ft, is delegated to St. John Approach, otherwise it is controlled by the KC TRACON up to 15,000ft.
Class B airspace exists with tops of 8,000 feet over the Kansas City area.
The procedures at MCI are somewhat automated, with the design of the SIDs and STARs taking some weight off the controllers. Departing aircraft must be vectored to specified routes depicted on charts and controllers must issue arriving aircraft descent clearances and vectors to their final approach course.
To be completed. There is very little information on the structure of the TRACON.
F - Final (default)
A - ?
B - ?
P - ?
E - East Approach (unavailable)
W - West Approach (unavailable)
N - ?
S - ?
J - ?
Kansas City International
125,158 annual operations
Originally Mid-Continent Airport, Kansas City International is located 15 miles Northwest of Downtown Kansas City. The airport three runways consisting of two parallel north/south runways and a crossing east/west runway. Runway 19R/1L is the main parallel runway as it is the longest. Simultaneous approaches are permitted for the parallel runways.
Charles B. Wheeler Downtown
82,174 annual operations
11.9nm Southeast of KMCI
Located extremely close to Downtown Kansas City, the FAA regarded it as "the most dangerous major airport in the country" in the 60's. The airport was later replaced by KMCI in 1972 but it continues to be used primarily for general and corporate aviation.
New Century Aircenter
59,223 annual operations
29.2nm South of KMCI
New Century Aircenter, formerly known as Naval Air Station Olathe, Flatley Field and Johnson County Industrial Airport, is a joint civil-military general aviation airport located 4 miles southwest of Olathe.
Johnson County Executive
39,039 annual operations
27nm South of KMCI
Located 4 miles southeast of Olathe, Johnson County Executive Airport was built as a Naval Auxiliary field for use in World War II. It is now used mainly for general and corporate aviation.
Rosecrans Memorial
21,859 annual operations
29.9nm Northwest of KMCI
Surrounded by an oxbow lake, Rosecrans Memorial Airport is a joint civil-military airport located 3 miles northwest of St. Joseph. It is primarily used by the Missouri Air National Guard as well as some general aviation.