KCI Shares Air Traffic Controller Reassurance

As always . . .

Most people get suspicious when they're reassured about something they didn't ask about . . .

Meanwhile . . .

Amid a great deal of DEI debate . . . Here's the newspaper helping the badly designed new airport spin the story into something upbeat . . .

In Kansas City, however, an FAA air traffic controller workforce plan showed the airport, known as MCI, has 39 controllers and controllers in training, surpassing the staffing standard set by the FAA, which is 26. The FAA bases its staffing standards for each airport on controller workload, traffic volume and facility staffing needs.

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

Does Kansas City have a full staff of air traffic controllers? What the numbers say

The staffing numbers from 2023, the most recent year made available by the Federal Aviation Administration, show the airport is above the staffing standard and just below the optimal staffing level.