Leading up to the request for proposals during last summer’s design competition, the KCI Aviation Dept. spent two years interviewing stakeholders and talking to people about what they wanted in a new airport. That RFP document specified an H-shaped footprint, which the airlines and the department thought was the most efficient.

“KCI is beloved by the community for its convenience,” said Geoffrey Stricker, managing director of Edgemoor. “We wanted to keep the experience as convenient [as possible] both in terms of arrival-departure and as one moves through the terminal.”

The design has departures on an upper level and arrivals on a lower level. Just as at the original KCI, a parking garage will remain just across the street from the main terminal, preserving the drive-and-fly convenience many residents enjoy.

Further, security has been consolidated into a single checkpoint. “By consolidating to one screening area, it should be more efficient from a through-put perspective for TSA,” Stricker says. “They don’t have a true TSA pre-check today. Now, they’ll be able to have a true pre-check line.”

There will be design open houses in November and December in each of Kansas City’s six City Council districts.