Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport, Kansas City, Mo.

by Jonathan McGaha | December 18, 2011 12:00 am

Dedicated by Charles Lindbergh in 1927, the Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport served as Kansas City, Mo.’s first functioning airport. Located on 695 acres immediately adjacent to the Kansas City downtown business district, the project features 1,300 square feet of Holland, Mich.- based Dri-Design’s 0.80-aluminum panels in Sandstone. The airport provides 24-hour, full-service facilities for general aircraft including self-fueling, 24-hour snow removal and multiple hangars. Wellner Architects, Kansas City, served as the architect and Kansas City, Kan.-based Great Plains Roofing
& Sheet Metal installed the Dri-Design panels.

Dri-Design,
www.dri-design.com[1]

Source URL: https://www.metalarchitecture.com/projects/charles-b-wheeler-downtown-airport-kansas-city-mo/

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