Architects offer new plan for Kansas City Airport renovation

At the urging of Kansas City Councilwoman Teresa Loar, Crawford Architects of Kansas City worked with national aviation and design firms on a new plan to keep the existing layout but expand Terminal A to include better security checkpoints, three baggage reclaim areas, retail and concession areas, 18 or 19 more gates and more parking.

[...] John Fierro, a member of a citizens' task force who examined airport improvement options, said he still prefers building a new terminal for job creation and for "really positioning us for the future."

The assessment from the consulting firm AvAirPros, which is working with the airlines at KCI, should be available for the City Council's Aviation Committee meeting on Feb. 2, said Patrick Klein, assistant city manager who is the city's liaison on airport improvements.

A study group representing the city's aviation department and airlines is expected to make a recommendation on the airport's future by May.