In 1972 the airport was renamed into Kansas City International, but kept its code. First, the airport was named after the carrier Mid-Continent although it merged with Braniff in 1952 already – this is, why the code is MCI: Mid-Continent International. Suddenly, the airfield was opened in 1956 and has always been under civil usage as Kansas City’s former airport was then given to the US Air Force. The airport was built after the great flood in 1951 destroyed parts of Kansas City’s former major airport close to the Missouri River. Louis – while latter is located at Missouri’s eastern border, Kansas City can be found at the state’s western border. As parts of the city as well, the airport is not located in Kansas, but in Missouri, where it belongs to one of the biggest airfields together with St. Kansas City International Aiport (MCI/KMCI) is located 25km northwest of Kansas City itself.
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