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Heartbreaking…Kansas City International Uses Runway for Airplane Storage

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When I learned that Kansas City International (MCI) would become the location of a mass airplane storage site, I ignored it. COVID-19 has brought unprecedented and rapid change upon us all. And we are all coping with it differently. For me, rather than accept the fact that my passion has ground to a halt, I have done my best to ignore the bad news while focusing internally on my family and friends.

But history is in the making and after a few weeks of airplane stockpiling I had to go see. I don’t know what I expected. I was excited to visit the airport for the first time in months. But when we drove past the threshold of runway 19L the site was… heartbreaking. Words truly cannot describe the feeling of seeing over a hundred planes in “active storage” lining a once busy runway and taxiway at an airport that has seen consistent and impressive growth over the past few years.

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Parked Plane Stats:

I called my good friend Nick Benson, chief AvGeek over at JetTip to see just how many planes have been parked at Kansas City International since the pandemic took hold.

BONUS: JetTip Watches for the Good Stuff So You Don’t Have To

The golden hour glow sure makes those widget tails pop.

The golden hour glow sure makes those widget tails pop.

JetTip’s analysis of the 102 planes currently stored on MCI’s 19L/1R and taxiway, as of May 2.

Delta – 83

  • 7 A320
  • 16 A321
  • 2 737-700
  • 11 737-800
  • 44 737-900
  • 2 757-200
  • 1 767-300

Air Canada – 6

  • 2 767-300
  • 1 787-8
  • 3 787-9

Air Canada Rouge – 13

  • 13 767-300

This diversity is impressive. And in any other circumstance these planes at our medium-sized airport would be something to celebrate. But in there is no joy in seeing these birds grounded.

Above is a silent two-minute slow drive-by offering a look at the planes lining 19L’s taxiway.

Conclusion:

On one hand, it’s great to see our airport use one of its parallel runways to provide parking space for an airline partner. On the other, it’s a total bummer to see planes which just a few months ago were packed and in high demand now no longer needed. Our thoughts with healthcare, essential workers and our many friends in the airline industry. We will recover.

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