Kansas City International ATCT MCI

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

• Welcome Letter……………………………………………………………..3

• Kansas City Tower Today…………………………………………………..4

• Kansas City District and Tower/TRACON Organizational Chart…………..5

• Kansas City Tower Leadership Team……………………………………….6

• Our Expectations of all Employees………………………………………….8

• Policies………………………………………………………………………9

• Local Area Information……………………………………………………..11

• Kansas City Shopping………………………………………………………12

• Kansas City Museums………………………………………………………14

• Attractions Abound in Kansas City………………………………………...16

• Sporting and Special Events………………………………………………..17

• Kansas City Jazz…………………………………………………………....19

• Restaurants of Note…………………………………………………………20

• Online Resources…………………………………………………………...22

• Kansas City Tower and Airport Area Map…………………………………25

• Kansas City Tower Directory………………………………………………27

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Welcome Letter

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Kansas City International Tower Today

Kansas City International Tower (MCI) was commissioned on February 15, 1997. It is 256 feet tall which is a hundred feet taller than the previous tower. The tower cab boasts 650 square feet of space allowing for adequate elbow room. Kansas City International Airport is one of the largest airports in the United States linking ten million passengers between mid-America and other US cities. The airport is a principal hub for the states of Kansas, Missouri, Iowa, and Nebraska. The Kansas City TRACON is the 41st busiest approach control in the country. MCI Tower works with three runways consisting of two parallel north/south runways and a crossing east/west runway. Runway 19R/1L is the main parallel runway and is 10,801 feet in length. Both Runway 19L/1R and Runway 9/27 are 9,500 feet in length. Each runway has a set of parallel taxiways associated with it. The approach control’s airspace is approximately 4,000 square miles and goes from the surface up to 15,000 feet with more than 40 airports in it. There are 19 airports that we run instrument approaches to and 5 of them have control towers. Today we have 45 controllers that are either facility rated, partially certified, or in a stage of training on their way to attain a facility rating.

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Kansas City District and ATCT Organizational Chart

David A. Price

District Manager Kansas City District

Harry Hale

Air Traffic Manager ICT ATCT

Les Moore

Air Traffic Manager MKC ATCT

Pam Gibbs

Air Traffic Manager SGF ATCT

John Hein

Air Traffic Manager RVS ATCT

Stephen Atkinson

Air Traffic Manager OKC ATCT

Kevin Hagar

Air Traffic Manager TUL ATCT

Steve Baker

Operations Manager

Howard Lyons

Staff Manager

Ken Mack

Front Line Manager

Bill Marmet

Front Line Manager

Hank Kudlacz

Front Line Manager

Jeff Johnson

Front Line Manager

Mark Kahl

Front Line Manager

Cindy Whitten

Support Manager

Eric Morgan

Support Specialist

J.D. Green

Support Specialist

Frank Winfree

Support Specialist

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Kansas City Tower International Leadership Team

David A. Price heads the Kansas City Tower Leadership Team shown below. His bio outlines career paths and briefly describes his personal interests and hobbies.

David A. Price, District Manager, Kansas City Tower

David is a native of Kansas City, Missouri. He holds a Bachelors degree in Aviation Studies from the University of Nebraska at Omaha - where he developed an interest in the history of the Tuskegee Airmen and become a member of the Tuskegee Airmen Inc., Alfonso Davis Chapter Nebraska. David began his FAA career in February, 1982. He has worked as an Air Traffic Controller at various locations including Omaha Tower, Omaha TRACON, Wichita Tower/TRACON, Kansas City International Tower/TRACON, and Dallas/Fort Worth TRACON. Administrative positions he has held in the Kansas City Region and Washington Headquarter offices are staff specialist, program analyst, and special project officer. His management positions included operations supervisor, assistant air traffic manager, air traffic manager, hub manager, and currently district manager. David enjoys reading, jogging, football, golf, and bike riding.

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Leadership Team Continued:

Howard Lyons, Staff Manager

Howard handles all of the administrative functions throughout the facility and the district. He ensures that all of the controllers needs are taken care of and met.

Steve Baker, Operations Manager

Steve is responsible for planning and directing operations within the Kansas City International airspace. He also provides first line supervision to a team of Front Line Managers (supervisors).

Cindy Whitten, Support Manager

Cindy is in charge of quality control for the District and the facility. She is also the training administrator who heads up all classroom training/plans and directs all training in the facility.

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Our Expectations of All Employees

Kansas City Tower leadership team expects all employees to:

Come to work, be on time

Be prepared – mentally and physically

Understand leave policy and manage your leave appropriately

Be cooperative and professional

Treat people with respect and dignity

Take initiative

Be accountable

Lead by example – be a good role model

Do not tolerate or engage in any form of harassment or discrimination

Actively participate in training

Know your airspace and systems, know your equipment

Use prescribed phraseology/correct facility and equipment names

Follow rules and procedures

Be open to feedback – provide honest information

Be an effective team member

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Policies

Reporting for Duty

Employees are to report for their assigned shift on time. If a situation arises that will prevent you from reporting on time, call the Operations Manager or Front Line Manager at 816-329-2710. Please remember that traffic situations vary and that you should allow for extra driving time.

Hours of Duty

When you first arrive at the facility you will be placed on an 8.5 hour administrative shift for classroom training which includes a 30 minute unpaid lunch break. Operational personnel are assigned to work 8 hour shifts unless assigned an administrative day.

Parking

The parking lot has both and entry and exit gate. On your first day to the facility you will need to pull up to the entry gate and push the button on the panel to request to enter. You may park in any available spot. Later you will be given a parking decal to place on your mirror and an access card to open the gate.

Security

Security cameras monitor the main entry and gate. You are expected to question anyone trying to gain access to the facility without proper identification.

Building Access

Access cards are needed to gain entry to all facility exterior doors as well as the door to the Tower, TRACON, restricted areas, and gate.

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FAA ID Cards

FAA photo ID cards must be worn and visible at all times when on MCI ATCT property. If you do not have an FAA photo ID when arriving, you will be given a temporary ID until one can be obtained.

Guests and Visitors

Employees may have family members visit the facility after obtaining approval from management. All visitors must sign in and be escorted.

Cell Phones

Cell phones are allowed in the facility but must be in the off position while in the operation. Reading material and electronic devices are not permitted in operational areas.

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Local Area Information

Kansas City, Missouri From large and majestic to small and whimsical, each KC fountain has a character all its own. So it's no surprise why this Midwestern metropolis has earned its bubbly nickname, the City of Fountains. Kansas City has more fountains than any other city in the world, except maybe Rome. The exact number of fountains is not known as new public and private fountains are added regularly. But, the City of Fountains Foundation, which keeps the only known database of Kansas City fountains at www.kcfountains.org, currently lists more than 200 fountains that flow in Kansas City.

Kansas City's love affair with fountains may have to do with the importance of water to the city's development. The city is located where the Kansas and Missouri rivers

meet and many arrived in Kansas City by steamboat to begin their overland journeys west. Water, or the ability to get over it, was also important in the city's growth. Kansas City was the first city to build a railroad bridge over the

Missouri River (the Hannibal Bridge in 1869), ensuring that Kansas City would become the major city in the region.

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Shopping Malls

Affordable shopping can be found across the KC area. Peruse the stores along the Country Club Plaza. Explore the variety of Crown Center.

Crossroads Arts District

For an urban shopping experience, wander through the city’s Crossroads Arts District. The Crossroads District is lined with unique art galleries, places to grab a quick bite to eat or coffee and some truly original Kansas City shops.

Crown Center

Nearby, Hallmark’s Crown Center offers more than 60 shops featuring specialty items, along with restaurants and live theater.

Country Club Plaza

The Country Club Plaza offers more than 150 shops and restaurants, nestled among beautiful Spanish-influenced architecture, creating an ambiance reminiscent of Seville, Spain.

Westport

Just to the north is Westport, once the site of Civil War combat but now offering local boutiques and an array of restaurants and watering holes. This season many

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of the restaurants and shops along this watering-hole district offer special holiday discounts.

Locally-Owned Shops

Or browse locally-owned shops in some of the city’s oldest neighborhoods at Brookside, Corinth Square Shops and the Prairie Village Shops.

Lifestyle Districts

And don’t miss the many lifestyle districts that dot the Kansas City landscape, such as The Legends at Village West, Zona Rosa and Town Center Plaza. Regardless of what your needs—Kansas City offers various stores that will satisfy everyone.

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Kansas City: Museums

• Arabia Steamboat Museum - www.1856.com - (816) 471-4030

• Negro Leagues Baseball Museum - www.nlbm.com - (816) 221-1920

• Nelson Atkins Museum of Art - www.nelson-atkins.org - (816) 751-1278

• National World War I Museum at Liberty Memorial

- www.theworldwar.org - (816) 784-1918

• Missouri-City of Kansas City: 18th & Vine-American Jazz Museum - www.americanjazzmuseum.com - (816) 474-8463

• American Royal Museum & Visitors Center - www.americanroyal.com - (816) 221-9800

• Cafe Sebastienne Kemper Museum - www.kemperart.org - (816) 561-7740

• Kemper Museum of Contemporary - www.kemperart.org - (816) 561-3737

• Kansas City Jazz Museum the: The Blue Room - www.americanjazzmuseum.com - (816) 474-6262

• Airline History Museum - www.airlinehistorymuseum.com - (816) 421-3401

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Kansas City

• Kansas City International Airport, originally named Mid-Continent

International Airport, is a public airport located 15 miles (24 km) northwest of the central business district of Kansas City, in Platte County, Missouri. In 2007, 12,000,997 passengers used the airport, making it the 37th busiest by passenger movements in North America.

• Kansas City International was ranked No. 1 among medium-size airports in the J D. Power and Associates 2007 North America Airport Satisfaction Study (receiving five out of five stars in all categories except baggage claim in which it got four) The study considers an airport mid-size when it handles a capacity of 10 to 30 million passengers a year.

• In February 2008, US News and World Report ranked the airport the "3rd least miserable airport" in the United States, based on the 47 busiest airports in the country.

• Kansas City International Airport currently serves as a secondary airline hub for Midwest Airlines, and Southwest Airlines also operates a large number of daily flights.

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Attractions Abound in Kansas City

• What's New

• More than $9 billion in major improvements are under way across Kansas City–$4.5 billion in downtown development. This includes the new downtown entertainment and nightlife district.

• Downtown Renaissance

• The Convention Center is now home to one of the 10 largest convention center ballrooms in the country. (Now Open)

• From historic restorations to dramatic renovations, Kansas City's hotels are experiencing a renaissance of their own.

• The Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts will dramatically change the downtown skyline. (December 2009)

• Kansas City Power & Light District

• The eight-block Kansas City Power & Light District has helped turn downtown KC into a 24-hour-a-day entertainment destination. (Now Open)

• The state-of-the-art, 18,500-seat Sprint Center is home to major sporting events and concerts. (Now Open)

• The College Basketball Experience features interactive exhibits and a hoops hall of fame. (Now Open)

• Museums & More

• Experience the new National WWI Museum at Liberty Memorial, a one-of-a-kind museum experience.

• The nationally acclaimed Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art unveiled its new Bloch Building in 2007.

• Coming in 2009, Schlitterbahn Vacation Village will feature one of the world's largest tubing parks.

• Did you know? Kansas City has more working fountains than any other city in the world.

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Sporting and Special Events

Kansas City boasts professional teams in several major sports, including football, and baseball.

The Kansas City Royals- Baseball team

It's all about FUN! Major League Baseball action at Kauffman Stadium, home of the Kansas City Royals! "The K" opened April 10, 1973, and is recognized throughout baseball as one of the game's most beautiful ballparks. Since then, many exciting games have been contested, including the 1973 All-Star Game, three no-hitters, playoff games in 1976,

'77, '78, '80, '81, '84 and '85 and World Series titles in 1980 and 1985. Kauffman Stadium's unique features include a 12-story high scoreboard and a 322-foot wide water spectacular. Tours are conducted year-round and can be scheduled by calling (816) 504-4222.

The Kansas City Chiefs- Football team Whether you're enjoying the world's largest tailgate party or

witnessing one of the loudest stadiums in the NFL nowhere does football quite like Kansas City. Arrowhead remains one of the nation's top venues for fans to experience the excitement of collegiate or NFL football. The stadium and the fans that consistently fill it -- a red sea of 80,000 loyal spectators -- have helped produce a distinct home-field advantage for the Chiefs. Since 1992, no NFL team has had a better regular season home-winning percentage than Kansas City.

The Kansas City Wizards- Soccer Team The Kansas City Wizards are now in their 14th season in Major League Soccer, looking to reinforce their dominance at their temporary home, Community America Ballpark, while ownership group On Goal, LLC continues work

on a permanent home for the team. Demolition has begun on the old Bannister Mall and nearby buildings, the future site of The Trails, and a development including a world-class stadium for the Wizards, soccer fields, and retail and office complexes.

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Kansas Speedway

When Kansas Speedway opened in 2001, it served as home to some of the fastest and fiercest competition in Kansas sports history. Since then, Kansas Speedway has become one of the most popular and most diverse motorsports venues in the country. Kansas Speedway hosts NASCAR’s premier series, the NEXTEL Cup Series. It also brings the superstars of the Indy Racing League’s Indy Car Series, the NASCAR Busch and Craftsman Truck Series and ARCA’s RE/MAX Series to Kansas City, Kan., for an exciting season of heart-pounding motorsports action. Each race weekend, some 82,000 people sit in the speedway’s distinct purple and yellow grandstand to watch their favorite drivers compete. Another 10,000 or more people watch from the comfort of their motor coaches parked in the track’s massive infield. The newest of all the country’s race tracks, Kansas Speedway boasts superior sightlines, convenient traffic ingress and egress and a streamlined flow from parking lots to the open and airy grandstand and its 68 suites. The concentration of season ticket holders to Kansas Speedway comes from a six-state area with a population of 42.1 million. The average fan travels about three to six hours to reach Kansas City, Kan.

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A Little History on Kansas City Jazz

Kansas City is world renowned for its rich jazz and blues legacy. Jazz in Kansas

City was born in the 1920s and continues today in clubs and events held throughout the city. More than 20 area nightclubs feature jazz on a regular basis.

The roots of Kansas City jazz are quite varied. Blues singers of the 1920s and ragtime music greatly influenced the music scene. Settings such as dance halls, cabarets and speakeasies fostered the development of this new musical style. In the early days, many jazz groups were smaller dance bands with three to six pieces. By the mid-1920s, the big band became the most common. Territory bands also had an influential development on jazz. Many great musicians got their start in these bands, traveling up to 1,000 miles between jobs.

While jazz began in the 1920s with a bang, it flourished in the 1930s, mainly as a result of political boss Tom Pendergast. During prohibition, he allowed alcohol to flow in Kansas City. As an entertainment center, Kansas City had no equal during these dry times.

This "wide-open" town image attracted displaced musicians from everywhere in mid-America. Throughout the Depression, Kansas City bands continued to play while other bands across the nation folded. The city was shielded from the worst of the Depression due to an early form of New Deal-style public works projects that provided jobs, and affluence, that kept the dance-oriented nightlife in town swinging.

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Restaurants of Note

Kansas City BB-Q

The legend that is Kansas City barbecue began in the early 1900s in an old trolley barn at 19th and Highland. His name was Henry Perry who created an aroma that attracted daily crowds to the back of the barn, where he slow-smoked ribs and sold them, wrapped in newspaper, for 25-cents a slab.

“The beauty of Kansas City barbecue,” says Carolyn Wells, executive director of the Kansas City Barbecue Society, “is that you can ask ten different people to define Kansas City barbecue and you get ten different answers and they are all correct.”

That’s because in the nearly 100 barbecue joints smoking in Kansas City, there is a melding of flavors and styles from across the country that result in award-winning, mouth-watering, tummy-stuffing flavors that defy conventional adjectives.

So dive in and start experiencing Kansas City's world-famous barbecue. Here's a list of our member barbecue restaurants

Arthur Bryant's Barbecue

816-231-1123

Arthur Bryant, the legendary King of Ribs, is the most renowned barbequer in history. He created a sauce that has attracted the likes of former Presidents Harry Truman and Jimmy Carter to his restaurant.

B.B.'s Lawn Side Bar-B-Q

816-822-7427

Where barbecue meets the blues! Live blues Wed.–Sun. nights. Slow-smoked barbecue and Louisiana favorites. Appetizers, soups and sandwiches, sliced thin, piled high.

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Gates Bar-B-Q

816-753-0828

Gates Bar-B-Q is a Kansas City original. This family restaurant established in 1946, has grown from a single store front at 19th & Vine to a family of five up to date restaurants throughout the Kansas City Metropolitan area; all boasting the Gates Bar-B-Q unique red roof design and man in full tuxedo top hat, depicting our style.

Filling Station Bar-B-Q Restaurant

816-347-0794

A little bit of nostalgia and a lot of great barbecue. Family atmosphere, kid’s menu, smoked meats, ribs, chicken, sandwiches, beans, desserts, complete dinners, to-go orders and catering.

Fiorella’s Jack Stack Barbecue - Plaza

816-531-7427

Rated #1 barbecue in the country by Zagat's. Fresh seafood certified Angus steaks. Experience the highest service standards and a breathtakingly beautiful venue on the historic Country Club Plaza.

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Water-Parks

The good times go four-stories high at The Great Wolf Lodge, where 1,000 gallons of water can dump on your head at a moment’s notice from Fort MacKenzie, the focal point of Bear Track Landing.

With eight waterslides, five pools, two whirlpools, the fun transitions from indoors and to out in the north woods wilderness on the edge of the Kansas prairie.

ADDRESS: 10401 Cabela Dr. Kansas City, KS 66111 PHONE: 913-299-7001

The dancing fountains at the K when the boys in blue hit a homer are just a

warm up for the dunking to take place across I-70 at CocoKey Water Resort. Teaming up with other great area attractions takes the planning out of your KC getaway. Come for a game and wrap up the day watching a movie from your inner tube in the Dip-In Theatre.

ADDRESS: 9103 E 39th St. Kansas City, MO 64133 PHONE: 816-737-0200

Oceans of Fun opened the floodgates to Kansas City’s water park fun in 1982 with 60 acres of splashing good time. Thousands of Kansas City kids have grown up in Captain Kidd’s and Crocodile Isle, Buccaneer Bay and the Caribbean Cooler.

The most popular splash continues to be the Surf City Wave Pool, a million gallon good time where individuals and grown-ups can frolic in the sunshine all day and night. A new group cabana and additional private cabanas are ready for more memory making in 2009.

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ADDRESS: 4545 Worlds of Fun Ave. Kansas City, MO 64161 PHONE: 816-454-4545

Schlitterbahn Waterpark, hardly a baby at all, entering the pool with 24

acres and two million gallons of water. Located in Kansas City, Kansas, Schlitterbahn comes to these parts from Texas, bringing such fun as the Torrent River, a tidal wave of sorts through a canyon 20-feet wide and 10-feet deep. ADDRESS: 1709 N 98th St. Kansas City, KS 66111 PHONE: 913-334-5200

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Online Resources

Local Area Resources http://www.kcmo.org/kcmo.nsf/web/home?opendocument http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kansas_City,_Missouri

Community Volunteering http://www.volunteerkc.org/

Chamber of Commerce http://www.kcchamber.com

Housing and Relocating Assistance www.relocatinginkansascity.com/ www.realtor.com

Local News www.kctv5.com www.fox4kc.com http://www.kansascity.com/

County Schools http://www.kckps.org/ www.kcmsd.net www.nkcsd.k12.mo.us

Local Sports Teams Baseball: KC Royals www.royals.mlb.com/ Football: KC Chiefs www.kcchiefs.com/ Soccer: KC Wizards www.web.mlsnet.com/t105/

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Kansas City International Tower and Airport Area Map

The map below locates a Kansas City International Airport within its immediate surroundings. The location of Kansas City Tower is pointed out by a callout box.

MCI control tower and TRACON are co-located. The tower is home to over 100 FAA controllers and staff

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Photos of the Airport

Below is a selection of photos of runways, facilities and a main airport terminal of Kansas City International Airport.

1: Kansas City International Airport Terminal

2: Kansas City International Airport Aerial Map

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Kansas City International Tower Directory

Kansas City International ATCT 4 International Square, Room 103 Kansas City, MO 64153

Administrative Numbers Secretary – Cary Winfree 816-329-2700 Facility Fax 816-329-2709 Tower Supervisor (Recorded) 816-329-2720 TRACON Supervisor (Recorded) 816-329-2710

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