{"id":166038,"date":"2025-01-11T19:00:14","date_gmt":"2025-01-11T09:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/simpleflying.com\/kansas-city-international-airport-code-not-kci\/"},"modified":"2025-01-11T19:00:14","modified_gmt":"2025-01-11T09:00:14","slug":"why-is-kansas-city-international-airports-code-not-kci","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=166038","title":{"rendered":"Why Is Kansas City International Airport&#8217;s Code Not &#8220;KCI&#8221;?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>            <span class=\"display-card-hyperlink display-card-hyperlink-no-vignette\" data-id=\"255279\"style=\";  ;\" class=\"display-card-hyperlink display-card-hyperlink-no-vignette\"><a href=\"https:\/\/simpleflying.com\/tag\/kansas-city-international-airport\/\"  >Kansas City International Airport<\/a><\/span> (MCI), which is the principal facility serving the Kansas City metropolitan area shared by the states of Kansas and Missouri, is one of the most important hubs for travel in the Plains region. 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