I remember as a kid seeing my great aunt off at MKC. Those Connies were so cool. Like landing in a tea cup. Briarcliff on the north end and just to the east of the south end, a mile away was downtown with 30 story buildings.

The old TWA overhaul base was across the river at the Fairfax airport (it is no more) in Kansas City, Kansas. July 1951 the great Kaw River flood backed up the Missouri River. Fairfax was completely under water.

They decided to build a runway and overhaul base at what is now MCI. It was opened for overhaul in 1956. Then the passenger service and terminals were built and opened in 1972. At that time MKC became GA.