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The City of Kansas City built Grandview Airport (IATA code GVW) in 1941. During World War II, the United States Army Air Forces I Troop Carrier Command built a facility on part of the airfield in 1944 which was used as a sub-base for Sedalia AAF (later Whiteman Air Force Base) for overflow traffic and training uses.
Kansas City already owned Grandview Airport south of the city with ample room for expansion, but the city chose to build a new airport north of the city away from the Missouri River following lobbying by Platte County native Jay B. Dillingham, president of the Kansas City Stockyards, which had also been destroyed in the flood. [5]
Now: Rolla National Airport (IATA: VIH, ICAO: KVIH) Grandview Airport, Belton (1944–1945) Was: Grandview Air Force Base (1952–1957) Was: Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base {Active USAF control} (1957–1976) Was: Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base then Richards-Gebaur Air Reserve Station {AFRES/AFRC control} and Richards-Gebaur Memorial Airport ...
In just days, Kansas City will have a new gateway to the metro area with the opening of the new $1.5 billion single terminal at Kansas City International Airport.
Check out these how-to videos about Kansas City International Airport’s new single terminal that show what travelers can expect when the new terminal opens next week.
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