Welcome to the Kansas City Business Aviation Association. The KCBAA was formed to enhance communication among those involved in business aviation within Kansas City, Missouri and surrounding areas. We provide members the opportunity to meet and share their experiences, knowledge and friendship in an attempt to educate and enhance professionalism, safety and efficiency. The KCBAA also helps facilitate communication between those involved locally in business aviation and the NBAA.

Local KCBAA News

KCBAA 2023 Clay Shooting Fundraiser

On November 2, 2023, the KCBAA held its annual Clay Shooting Fundraiser at the Powder Creek Shooting Park.

The event featured nearly 100 shooters and raised funds for a variety of KCBAA activities, most notably, the annual scholarship program which provides scholarship funds to pilots and mechanics who are advancing their training and ratings within the aviation field.

Here are your 2023 shooting champions

1st Place - Jay Reno (43)

                       

  2nd Place - Dustin Conover (41)              3rd Place - Kurt Mahue (39)

KCBAA would like to thank all of our particpants and sponsors for supporting this annual event.

NBAA Tells KC Star: Charles Wheeler Airport a Critical Local and National Asset

NBAA President and CEO Ed Bolen quickly responded to a recent Kansas City Star article that downplayed the regional impact that closing Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport (MKC) to pave the way for an apartment development.

While the airport cannot be closed for decades due to federal obligations, even considering its shuttering is shortsighted, he wrote.

“For starters, the move would prompt the loss of about 700 jobs and nearly $84 million in yearly economic impact, according to recent estimates,” Bolen’s letter states. “The airport also provides essential infrastructure for medical and other humanitarian flights, military exercises and more, while serving as a reliever for Kansas City International Airport, which already accommodates a full airline schedule.”

In short, Wheeler airport has long offered a host of benefits that far outweigh any short-term gains provided by high-rise development, Bolden concluded.

Read the full letter to the editor:

LETTERS: CRUCIAL WHEELER

9/17/23

The Star’s Aug. 20 front-page story “Turbulence over downtown airport” minimizes the significant downside from closing Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport.

Although the airport cannot be closed for decades because of federal obligations, doing so at any future date would be folly. For starters, the move would prompt the loss of about 700 jobs and nearly $84 million in yearly economic impact, according to recent estimates.

The airport also provides essential infrastructure for medical and other humanitarian flights, military exercises and more, while serving as a reliever for Kansas City International Airport, which already accommodates a full airline schedule.

As the story notes, the airport is near the city’s economic center — an ideal destination for local businesses relying on air travel to reach other markets, and to bring clients, employees and others to their facilities for product demonstrations, professional training and other priorities.

In short, Wheeler airport has long offered a host of benefits that far outweigh any short-term gains provided by high-rise development. The city should protect its future, in part by working with developers and others to support the economic success of the downtown area.

Ed Bolen
President and CEO
National Business Aviation Association
Washington, D.C.

KCBAA Announces Maintenance Scholarship Winners

The KCBAA Scholarship Fund was established for flight and maintenance students who are enrolled in aviation training in the 2023 calendar year. 

To be considered for the scholarship award, applicants were required to submit two essays which detailed what most interests them about a career in Corporate/Business Aviation and how would the scholarship benefit them. Finalists then appeared in person for interviews with the scholarship committee and the winners were announced.

The two scholarships for aviation maintenance were awarded to James Marshall and Jesus Velazco. James and Jesus are both attending the Aviation Institute of Maintenance.

KCBAA Announces Pilot Scholarship Winners

The KCBAA Scholarship Fund was established for flight and maintenance students who are enrolled in aviation training in the 2023 calendar year. 

To be considered for the scholarship award, applicants were required to submit two essays which detailed what most interests them about a career in Corporate/Business Aviation and how would the scholarship benefit them. Finalists then appeared in person for interviews with the scholarship committee and the winners were announced.

The 2023 KCBAA Pilot scholarship recipients were Allison Williams and Megan Meyer. 

Megan is currently a flight instructor at ATD Flight Systems at MKC and desires to use the funds to obtain further ratings in hopes of pursuing her interests of becoming a corporate pilot.

Allison is pursuing her goals of becoming a corporate pilot and furthering her training and ratings at New Century Air Service.

               

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KCBAA 2023 Clay Shooting Event

Thanks to All Our Sponsors and Participants!

2023 Q1 General Membership Meeting

On April 20, the KCBAA held its 2023 Q1 Membership meeting at the the Kansas City Downtown Airport (MKC) in the General Aviation Building.

Topics of discussion included the status of Customs operations at MKC, the new Pilot Records Database, which effectively replaces PRIA, and what that means to part 135 and part 91 operators, and finally, the changes at MKC, which includes the change of runway 3-21 to 4-22.

Also discussed was the new KCBAA scholarship program for pilots and mechanics. For more details on this program and how to apply, visit our KCBAA Scholarship page on this website. 

2022 Christmas Luncheon

Thank you to all who attended the annual KCBAA Christmas Lunch at the Charles B Wheeler Airport (MKC)! Stay tuned for more information and details on the scholarships the KCBAA has committed to over the next two years!