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MKC / KMKC · Kansas City, Missouri · USA

Master plan
Project type
Study
Strength of evidence
Low
Year
2026
Project intelligenceWhere the project stands in the process, based on the source's own status
Identified
Planning
Funded
Procurement
Under construction
Completed
What's happening now

Existing EMAS lifecycle and replacement study

Why RWI is watching this: Relevant EMAS activity exists, but commercial timing or maturity is still uncertain.

+1 more below under "Projects and watch items".

Runways
1/194/22
Documented EMAS

2 installations · EMASMAX

Installed 2009

Runway 1 FAA NASR current presence

Physical location per FAA NASR: runway 19. NASR cycle 2026-08-06. This record describes runway-end presence, not project status or physical history.

Runway 19 FAA NASR current presence

Physical location per FAA NASR: runway 1. NASR cycle 2026-08-06. This record describes runway-end presence, not project status or physical history.

EMAS installation (2)
EMASMAX Current physical state
Source
FAA EMAS Incidents and Installations map (verified CSV export)
Federal Aviation Administration · FAA map data
Open source →
Details from the source

FAA map region: Map - Main FAA arresting-system data lists EMAS at multiple ends of runway 1/19 (01, 19); exact end not recorded.

EMASMAX No confirmed runway link Installed 2009
Source
Fact Sheet – Engineered Material Arresting System (EMAS)
FAA · FAA fact sheet · 2016-02-04
Open source →
Details from the source

Reliever-flygplats ('+') for forsta systemet. 2 system (2009/2010), enligt bade 2011- och 2016-Fact Sheet, ingen andring. Matchar var egen tidigare research (bada andar, DER 01/19).

Location
Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport: 39.1229, -94.5928

39.1229, -94.5928

Projects and watch items
SignalLifecycleStatusProject typeConfidenceYearSourceScore
Existing EMAS lifecycle and replacement study Developing watch Master planStudy
Low
2026 Master Plan 6.5
Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport — EMAS-ersättning väntas efter incident (2019-02-01)
A source-backed watch item, not confirmation of an active project or current physical installation.
 Needs research Watch item – research candidateAfter incident
High
– FAA map data 8.0
Intelligence historyReal, source-backed project and funding events in chronological order - never an assumed causal link between entries
2019
EMAS activation Incident
Incident · EMAS engaged
2026
Existing EMAS lifecycle and replacement study Study
Project · Master plan Developing watch

Open source →

Without a certain event date
Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport — EMAS-ersättning väntas efter incident (2019-02-01) After incident
Project · Watch item – research candidate Needs research

Neither the event's timing nor the source's date is known.

Evidence 3 sources

Source-backed, but no reviewed claim has been transcribed yet for the sources below - see each one's own link to the original source.

MKC Airport Master Plan – Existing Conditions
Kansas City Aviation Department · Master Plan · 2026-01-07 · Open source →
Fact Sheet – Engineered Material Arresting System (EMAS)
FAA · FAA fact sheet · 2016-02-04 · Open source →
FAA EMAS Incidents and Installations map (verified CSV export)
Federal Aviation Administration · FAA map data · Open source →
Incidents
DateTypeEMAS
2019-02-01 EMAS activation Yes