This Day in History: Officials break ground on single-terminal Kansas City International Airport

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - March 25, 2019. The future of travel in and out of Kansas City begins with a groundbreaking for the new Kansas City International Airport.

The single terminal design replaced the three horseshoe-shaped terminals built in the early 1970s.

KCI serves millions of flyers annually.

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