“But come here early, explore, maybe take in all the art.”Īll flight operations, arrivals and departures already scheduled for Feb. “My suggestion is to come early to make sure you find the parking, you understand the roadway systems, you know where security's at,” he said. Klein said he also cautions people to arrive early if they plan on flying out of the new terminal for the first time. that open and they run into difficulties and obviously we don't want to be one of those.” “There's a lot of airports across the U.S. “It puts pressure on the team to make sure we have the systems available to do it and then those systems perform the way that we want them to perform,” he said. KCI Aviation Director Patrick Klein said the trial run will hopefully work out any kinks in the system. KCUR 89.3 KCI airport and Kansas City officials prepare to announce the opening day for the new terminal inside the check-in area on Jan. The signups for both events have reached capacity, but if you missed the window, you won’t have to wait long to try out the new terminal for yourself.

14 at the terminal for a test run of its operational capacities, like picking up and dropping off passengers, checking in for flights, and going through security screenings. to 7 p.m.Ī select group of community volunteers will be spending the day of Feb. “We’re glad the new terminal will be open in time to showcase Kansas City, be a new front door and a welcome mat,' McBride said.īefore flights begin, the public can get its first glimpses of the airport during a Feb. KCI spokesman Joe McBride says the terminal will be ready to welcome visitors coming into town for NCAA men's basketball March Madness games on March 24 and 26, and the NFL Draft on April 27. When it opens in less than a month, the new terminal will operate 39 gates, but has the capacity to expand to 50.

The project has been touted as the most expensive single infrastructure project in the city’s history. Lucas, along with city and airport officials, made the announcement Monday afternoon near the new terminal’s check-in counter. Officials had been indicating the facility would open sometime in March. “Anyone from around the world who's flying through KCI will see not just a state-of-the-art airport, but an airport that tells the story of Kansas City through our arts, through our businesses, through our culture, through the folks that work here,” Lucas said.

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