Hello everyone! I am a native of Kansas City and KMCI is a great airport to spot at! I wanted to share this guide with the community in case you guys ever visit this beautiful city!
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here is some of my photos from this spot!
American 737-800 taking off from runway 27
Southwest 737-800 getting pushbacked out of the gate
A southwest 737 coming in for landing on runway 27 two old 747s
A southwest 737-800 at the gate
An American 737-800 taxing out to the runway for takeoff with the MCI VOR in the distance
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I don’t use this spot much because ever since we got the new terminal, we don’t really use 1R/19L, this spot really is only good for spotting the old planes/planes in maintenance over on the east side of the airport
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Ignore the plane in focus because the planes in the back is what you will see
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This spot is good for seeing the old planes/planes in maintenance above, it is also good for the landings on runway 27! here is a photo of mine below
Spot 1: parking garage
This is the best spot at KMCI, although it cost around 5 dollars depending on how long you stay, it has great views of landings on runways 1L, 27, and 09, and it also has great takeoffs from 19R, and 27!
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here is some of my photos from this spot!
American 737-800 taking off from runway 27
Southwest 737-800 getting pushbacked out of the gate
A southwest 737 coming in for landing on runway 27 two old 747s
A southwest 737-800 at the gate
An American 737-800 taxing out to the runway for takeoff with the MCI VOR in the distance
Spot 2: Parking lot
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I don’t use this spot much because ever since we got the new terminal, we don’t really use 1R/19L, this spot really is only good for spotting the old planes/planes in maintenance over on the east side of the airport
![Screenshot 2023-08-14 at 11.00.54 AM|820x547]
(upload://rBhMEPlWSUNHic5plQJRAAgszkP.jpeg)
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Ignore the plane in focus because the planes in the back is what you will see
Spot 3: NW Transcon Dr
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This spot is good for seeing the old planes/planes in maintenance above, it is also good for the landings on runway 27! here is a photo of mine below
