OFFICIAL - New KCI Terminal

[shinatoo]

Dozens of Delta Air Lines planes parked on runway at KCI Airport

https://www.kmbc.com/article/dozens-of- ... n/32394306

Probably hoping for a tornado.

[TheLastGentleman]

Two new drone videos

https://youtu.be/BFqrbiAWJss

https://youtu.be/kwzKPl9YCIY

[Highlander]

Nice. Much more progress than I expected.

[flyingember]

Nice. Much more progress than I expected.

They're ahead by a couple of months in some areas at least. The May 2019 presentation had the traffic change coming up in June and it's already happened.

[normalthings]

Nice. Much more progress than I expected.

They're ahead by a couple of months in some areas at least. The May 2019 presentation had the traffic change coming up in June and it's already happened.

Veryyyyyyy lucky we did not push this project back even a few more months. Punting this from the 2008 plan to 2019 cut the program a lot (65 down to 39 gates iirc). I’m certain punting this to the 2020s would have given us a very cheapo 15-25 gate facility.

[flyingember]

Nice. Much more progress than I expected.

They're ahead by a couple of months in some areas at least. The May 2019 presentation had the traffic change coming up in June and it's already happened.

Veryyyyyyy lucky we did not push this project back even a few more months. Punting this from the 2008 plan to 2019 cut the program a lot (65 down to 39 gates iirc). I’m certain punting this to the 2020s would have given us a very cheapo 15-25 gate facility.

the current project will have 42 gates.

2008-9 was the south terminal study. That plan was opening with 59 gates.


https://www.flykci.com/media/1315/mp-ex ... 2-2009.pdf

[normalthings]

They're ahead by a couple of months in some areas at least. The May 2019 presentation had the traffic change coming up in June and it's already happened.

Veryyyyyyy lucky we did not push this project back even a few more months. Punting this from the 2008 plan to 2019 cut the program a lot (65 down to 39 gates iirc). I’m certain punting this to the 2020s would have given us a very cheapo 15-25 gate facility.

the current project will have 42 gates.

2008-9 was the south terminal study. That plan was opening with 59 gates.


https://www.flykci.com/media/1315/mp-ex ... 2-2009.pdf

Buildable to 42 gates "one day" but it will not open with that many gates. 2008 I was off but it goes to show how much we would have gotten built if we started earlier.

[mykem]

Veryyyyyyy lucky we did not push this project back even a few more months. Punting this from the 2008 plan to 2019 cut the program a lot (65 down to 39 gates iirc). I’m certain punting this to the 2020s would have given us a very cheapo 15-25 gate facility.

the current project will have 42 gates.

2008-9 was the south terminal study. That plan was opening with 59 gates.


https://www.flykci.com/media/1315/mp-ex ... 2-2009.pdf

Buildable to 42 gates "one day" but it will not open with that many gates. 2008 I was off but it goes to show how much we would have gotten built if we started earlier.

once modot said no to building new highways for this project, the south terminal idea was done.

[flyingember]

Ah, yes. It went from 35->39 to 39->42

https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/a ... 23554.html

[Highlander]

Nice. Much more progress than I expected.

They're ahead by a couple of months in some areas at least. The May 2019 presentation had the traffic change coming up in June and it's already happened.

Veryyyyyyy lucky we did not push this project back even a few more months. Punting this from the 2008 plan to 2019 cut the program a lot (65 down to 39 gates iirc). I’m certain punting this to the 2020s would have given us a very cheapo 15-25 gate facility.

I wonder if the pandemic is helping this project move along faster since the level of competing activity is way down? Traffic in particular.

[TheLastGentleman]

KCI Airport New Terminal Steel Progress May 2020

https://youtu.be/MfliB4FppTQ

[flyingember]

I wonder if the pandemic is helping this project move along faster since the level of competing activity is way down? Traffic in particular.

I would expect it's a wash because with increased labor availability there's also going to become material availability issues for some items.

Maybe not in basics like wire and piping, but when the project gets into aspects like the industrial control systems that will be throughout the terminal, often buried inside walls, there's not a company in every town with supply on hand to buy from. So much of this industry is designed to be custom from the factory.

[TheLastGentleman]

Youtube time lapse

https://youtu.be/bpNP5zRceLY

[mykem]

Youtube time lapse

https://youtu.be/bpNP5zRceLY

Is the total sq footage of the terminal still at 1,062,700?

[grecobs]

Just got to KCI and I’m really impressed with the amount of progress made on the new terminal in the last three months. In that time, the (new) terminal went from a hole I’m the ground to a very visible mixture of steel and concrete. I counted at least six cranes on site and can’t wait to see this thing accelerate in the months to come.

[flyingember]

Just got to KCI and I’m really impressed with the amount of progress made on the new terminal in the last three months. In that time, the (new) terminal went from a hole I’m the ground to a very visible mixture of steel and concrete. I counted at least six cranes on site and can’t wait to see this thing accelerate in the months to come.

The first steel went up April 7

So all the most visible work is in two months.

[TheLastGentleman]

KCI Airport New Terminal Build KCI Steel Update July 7, 2020

https://youtu.be/u5OUeaqoiK4

[TheLastGentleman]

KCI Steel Update July 2020 - Short Version

https://youtu.be/O2_U74lQt3E

First Precast Concrete Piece Installation - KCI Airport New Terminal

https://youtu.be/m7bnSSSpo5A

[mykem]

KCI Steel Update July 2020 - Short Version

https://youtu.be/O2_U74lQt3E

First Precast Concrete Piece Installation - KCI Airport New Terminal

https://youtu.be/m7bnSSSpo5A

Flew into KCI the other day. The steel skeleton is looking good. Celings however look to be pretty standard in height. I'm sure when the budget was cut the higher celing design was the first thing to go as it may have required a taller control tower.

[normalthings]

KCI Steel Update July 2020 - Short Version

https://youtu.be/O2_U74lQt3E

First Precast Concrete Piece Installation - KCI Airport New Terminal

https://youtu.be/m7bnSSSpo5A

Flew into KCI the other day. The steel skeleton is looking good. Celings however look to be pretty standard in height. I'm sure when the budget was cut the higher celing design was the first thing to go as it may have required a taller control tower.

Volume is the first thing that gets cut in VE. 3 Light has also seen a reduction in ceiling heights.