The short airport security line in Kansas City means more than you think

By: Eric Thomas

Outlets: Kansas Reflector

Published: April 3, 2026

Words: 866

Last Updated: 3 months, 4 weeks ago

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This week, as wait times at American airports stretched beyond four hours in some cases, I got a text message from a fellow Kansan who was worried about flying this week.

OK. It was my mom.

She clipped and texted a bit of a New York Times article that explained why wait times were so short at the first airport on her trip: Kansas City International.

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