KMCI/MCI METAR & TAF Kansas City International Airport

Kansas City, MissouriElevation 1,026 ftLarge airport

CURRENT STATUS

VFRMore than 1 hour old

Ceiling 25,000 ft, visibility 10 SM.

FLIGHT CATEGORY

VFR

ceiling & visibility

WIND

160@8

steady

VISIBILITY

10 SM

16.1 km

CEILING

25,000 ft

lowest BKN/OVC

DENSITY ALT

2,085 ft

+1,059 ft vs field

CURRENT METAR

Decoded observation

Observed 2053Z (3:53 PM local) · More than 1 hour old

KMCI is currently VFR. Winds are from the south at 8 knots. Visibility is 10 statute miles. The ceiling is 25,000 feet AGL.

WIND

160° at 8 kt

Steady.

VISIBILITY

10 statute miles

16.1 km, good.

CEILING & SKY

Ceiling 25,000 ft

Lowest broken or overcast layer.

TEMP / DEWPOINT

25°C / 9°C

77°F / 48°F. 16°C spread.

ALTIMETER

30.29 inHg

1025.7 hPa, above standard.

WEATHER & HAZARDS

No significant hazards

No precipitation or obscuration reported.

Codes in this report: BKN RMK AO2

Hover or tap any group for a plain-English explanation.

REMARKS: DECODED

AO2

automated station with a precipitation discriminator (can tell rain from snow)

SLP249

sea-level pressure 1024.9 hPa

T02500089

precise temperature 25.0°C, dew point 8.9°C

56017

3-hour pressure tendency: falling then steady (1.7 hPa change)

station needs maintenance

TERMINAL AERODROME FORECAST

TAF timeline

Issued 1720Z (12:20 PM local) · valid to 1800Z (1:00 PM local)

KMCI forecast starts VFR at 18Z. Conditions are roughly steady over the period.

BKN25025,000 ft

1800Z1:00 PM2248Z5:48 PM0336Z10:36 PM0824Z3:24 AM1312Z8:12 AM1800Z1:00 PM

Codes in this report: P6SM BKN

Tap any group to decode it.

FAA: no delays reported at MCI.

Source: FAA System Operations (ASWS). Operational status only; verify with official FAA sources and NOTAMs.

SUGGESTED RISK · TRAINING USE

Suggested risk level: Low

›No significant weather concerns in the current report.

A suggested risk level for training and situational awareness only, not a go/no-go authority. Verify with official sources and apply your personal minimums.

FORECAST & PILOT NOTES · SUPPLEMENTAL

Extended forecast and pilot notes

Current aviation conditions show flight category VFR, wind from 160° at 8 kt, visibility 10 SM, ceiling 25,000 ft. Forecast suggests this afternoon partly sunny, high near 79F, low near 58F, 0% chance of precipitation. Key risks: thunderstorms in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES

Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov

Thursday: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.

Day	Conditions	Temp F	Wind	Gusts	Precip	Pilot note
This Afternoon	Partly Sunny	79/58	SSE 5 kt	–	0%
Monday	Mostly Sunny	77/57	S 7 kt	–	2%
Tuesday	Slight Chance Rain Showers	72/58	S 9 kt	–	22%
Wednesday	Slight Chance Rain Showers	79/62	S 13 kt	–	28%
Thursday	Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms	80/63	SSW 9 kt	–	28%	Thunderstorms in the forecast
Friday	Chance Showers And Thunderstorms	77/59	S 10 kt	–	51%
Saturday	Rain Showers Likely	72/58	S 8 kt	–	66%

Source: National Weather Service (office EAX). Forecast issued 2154Z.

Radar

Radar data: NOAA/NWS MRMS composite reflectivity. For situational awareness only, not a substitute for an official weather briefing.

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RUNWAYS & WIND

3 runways · crosswind ranking

ON-FIELD METAR

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Calm

5 kt

10 kt

15 kt

20 kt

25 kt

30 kt

35 kt

40 kt

45 kt

50 kt

65 kt

75 kt

100 kt

105 kt

Half feather = 5 kt, full = 10 kt, filled pennant = 50 kt; add them up. The staff points the direction the wind blows from.

WIND USED

160° at 8 kt

Components computed from the current on-field METAR wind.

RECOMMENDED

RWY 19R7 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind

RUNWAYS BY WIND · best end

19R

HEAD

7 kt

CROSS

4 kt L

BEST

19L

HEAD

7 kt

CROSS

4 kt L

HEAD

4 kt

CROSS

7 kt R

HEAD

4 kt tail

CROSS

7 kt L

01L

HEAD

7 kt tail

CROSS

4 kt R

01R

HEAD

7 kt tail

CROSS

4 kt R

Components are estimates from the current METAR wind and runway heading. Verify with the Chart Supplement and NOTAMs.

RUNWAYS

Runway detail & declared distances

3 runways · longest 10,801 ft

01L/19R

Dimensions

10,801 x 150 ft

Surface

Concrete (excellent)

Edge lights

HIGH

RWY 01L13°T

Landing length (LDA)10,801 ft

TORA / TODA / ASDA10,801 / 10,801 / 10,801 ft

ILSILS/DME

Approach lightsMALSR

VGSIPAPI (P4L)

Traffic patternLeft

RWY 19R193°T

Landing length (LDA)10,801 ft

TORA / TODA / ASDA10,801 / 10,801 / 10,801 ft

ILSILS/DME

Approach lightsALSF2

VGSIPAPI (P4R)

Traffic patternRight

01R/19L

Dimensions

9,500 x 150 ft

Surface

Concrete (excellent)

Edge lights

HIGH

RWY 01R13°T

Landing length (LDA)9,500 ft

TORA / TODA / ASDA9,500 / 9,500 / 9,500 ft

ILSILS/DME

Approach lightsALSF2

VGSIPAPI (P4R)

RWY 19L193°T

Landing length (LDA)9,500 ft

TORA / TODA / ASDA9,500 / 9,500 / 9,500 ft

ILSILS/DME

Approach lightsMALSR

09/27

Dimensions

9,501 x 150 ft

Surface

Asphalt (good)

Edge lights

HIGH

RWY 0996°T

Landing length (LDA)9,501 ft

TORA / TODA / ASDA9,501 / 9,501 / 9,501 ft

ILSILS/DME

Approach lightsMALSR

Traffic patternLeft

RWY 27276°T

Landing length (LDA)9,501 ft

TORA / TODA / ASDA9,501 / 9,501 / 9,501 ft

ILSILS/DME

Approach lightsMALSR

VGSIPAPI (P4L)

Traffic patternRight

Runway data from the FAA NASR dataset (effective 2026-06-11). Verify with the current Chart Supplement and NOTAMs.

FIELD CONDITIONS

Performance & density altitude

Density altitude

2,085 ft

Pressure altitude

656 ft

Field elevation

1,026 ft MSL

Temperature

25°C (77°F)

Dewpoint

9°C (48°F)

Altimeter

30.29 inHg

Density altitude estimates how the aircraft performs versus standard atmosphere. Higher density altitude reduces climb performance and increases takeoff distance.

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset

2326Z 6:26 PM

Sunrise

1239Z 7:39 AM

Loggable night

2353Z (6:53 PM local) → 1212Z (7:12 AM local)

end of evening to start of morning civil twilight

Position lights required

2326Z (6:26 PM local) → 1239Z (7:39 AM local)

sunset to sunrise (91.209)

Night passenger currency

0026Z (7:26 PM local) → 1139Z (6:39 AM local)

1 hr after sunset to 1 hr before sunrise (61.57(b))

FAA definitions, shown in Zulu with airport-local time. Verify for your operation.

AIRPORT INFORMATION

Facility & services

Kansas City International Airport is in Kansas City, Missouri. Field elevation 1,026 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT

OwnershipPublicly owned

UseOpen to the public

TypeLarge airport

Airline serviceYes

ManagerMR. LUKE MAWHIRTER

Manager phone816-243-5248

AttendedContinuous (24 hours)

CHARTS & AIRSPACE

ICAO / IATAKMCI / MCI

SectionalKANSAS CITY

Center (ARTCC)KANSAS CITY

Flight service (AFSS)COLUMBIA

RegionMissouri

CountryUnited States

Coordinates39.3017, -94.7139

Distance from city15 NM NW

SERVICES & LIGHTING

Fuel100LL · Jet A

Control towerTowered

BeaconSunset to sunrise · White-green (lighted land airport)

UNICOM122.950

FREQUENCIES

Communications

120.95

APP

126.625

ATIS

135.7

CLNC DEL

CLD

124.7

DEP

121.65

GND

122.65

COLUMBIA RDO

RDO

125.75

INTL TWR

TWR

122.95

UNICOM

UNIC

122.950

UNICOM

Not all tower/ground/approach frequencies are in our datasets. Verify with the FAA Chart Supplement.

AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

KMCI traffic patterns

2026-06-12 to 2026-10-23, 69 days observed · data 2026-10-23

High confidence

TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)

AVG LANDINGS/DAY

27.5

AVG OPS/DAY

36.4

Operations trend (17 days)

Busiest day: Tue · Busiest month: Jul

FLEET MIX

Airliner 86%Jet 9%Unknown 3%Piston single 2%

Mostly airliner-class aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES

›B38M (Airliner) · ~143 landings/mo

›B738 (Airliner) · ~124 landings/mo

›B737 (Airliner) · ~73 landings/mo

›B739 (Airliner) · ~40 landings/mo

›A319 (Airliner) · ~29 landings/mo

LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT

Low-confidence estimate

Aircraft likely based near this airport (estimate), mostly jet aircraft.

›HA4T (Jet)

›T38 (Unknown)

›P28A (Piston single)

›C56X (Jet)

›C130 (Airliner)

This is an estimate based on repeated flight patterns, not registration data. Do not rely on it to identify specific aircraft or owners.

Data limitations (4)

›ADS-B coverage is incomplete; counts are an observed lower bound, not official totals.

›Some aircraft do not transmit usable ADS-B and are not counted.

›Aircraft types and based estimates are inferred and may be wrong.

›This is not official ATC, FAA, or airport data.

NEARBY AIRPORTS

Weather reference stations

Current flight category at nearby reporting stations.

KMKC Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport

12 NM SE

VFR

KOJC Johnson County Executive Airport

27 NM S

VFR

KLWC Lawrence Municipal Airport

29 NM SW

VFR

KIXD New Century AirCenter Airport

29 NM S

VFR

KSTJ Rosecrans Memorial Airport

30 NM N

VFR

KTOP Philip Billard Municipal Airport

45 NM W

VFR

AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›TWY C2 BTN TWY C3 AND TWY C1 WINGSPAN RESTRICTION OF 118 FT.

›TWY B1 BTN TWY B AND FEDEX APN COCKPIT OVER CNTRLN STEERING RQRD

›DESIGN GROUP V AND VI ACFT RQR AN ARPT ESCORT ON TWY DELTA BTWN TWYS JULIET & C9.

›NO ACFT PARKING ON POSTAL APRON.

›WHEN USING HIGH-SPEED EXITS C4 & C6 CONT TIL FIRST PARL TWY, THEN USE EXTREME CARE WHEN TURNING IN EXCESS OF 90 DEGREES.

›PPR TO PARK AT TRML GATES CTC ARPT OPN 816-835-4315

›WATERFOWL ON AND INVOF ARPT.

›PCR VALUE: 1107/R/B/W/T

›PCR VALUE: 646/F/B/X/T

›PCR VALUE: 1106/R/D/W/T

›NOISE ABATEMENT PROCEDURES IN EFFECT 2200-0600 WITH LANDING ON RYS 01L & 19L; TAKEOFFS ON RYS 01R & 19R.

›MIL ACFT MAY BE CHARGED RAMP/PARKING FEES.

›WINDSHEAR ALERT SYSTEM ON ARPT.

›TWY B2 CLSD TO ACFT WINGSPAN MORE THAN 135FT.

›S RAMP CTL FREQ: 130.825

›N RAMP CTL FREQ: 128.975

›TXL W, N1, N3, M1, M3, S1, S3, D1, & D3 WINGSPAN RESTRICTION OF 118 FT.

OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES

↗Official METAR on AviationWeather.gov

↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)

↗Official airport website

↗Wikipedia

↗KMCI on OurAirports

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Does KMCI have a METAR?

Yes. KMCI has a current METAR observation, decoded into plain English on this page.

Does KMCI have a TAF?

Yes, a TAF is issued for KMCI; the decoded forecast timeline is shown above.

What is the field elevation at KMCI?

KMCI sits at 1,026 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.

Is this an official preflight weather briefing for KMCI?

No. wxdecoder.com is for education and situational awareness only. It is not an official weather briefing or a substitute for official sources, NOTAM review, and pilot judgment.

This app is for aviation weather education, training, and situational awareness only. It is not a substitute for an official weather briefing, approved flight-planning software, flight service, dispatch procedures, current FAA regulations, or pilot judgment. Always verify weather with official sources before flight.