KANSAS CITY, Mo. — With a vote on the future of Kansas City International Airport just one week away, a former mayor said Kansas Citians could learn important lessons from a similar vote held in the city around 50 years ago.
The downtown airport, which is now known as the Charles B. Wheeler Airport, was dedicated by Charles Lindbergh in 1927.
However, over time, the need for a new airport grew in the city.
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