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When should I leave to pick someone up at MCI?
MCI’s guidance is unusually direct: time curb arrival for when the traveler is already outside, not when the plane lands or when they reach baggage claim. Checked bags therefore belong entirely inside the waiting phase at the Bern Street Cell Phone Lot.
MCI route identity
This page is for Kansas City International (MCI). Airport identity and coverage come from the published Arrival airport catalog.
What the reviewed guidance says
- MCI says the curb should be timed to the passenger’s exterior arrival.
- The airport distinguishes aircraft landing from baggage-claim completion.
- Numbered columns give the passenger a precise curb reference.
Mistakes to avoid
- Approaching because the aircraft reached the gate.
- Treating baggage claim as an exterior meeting point.
- Omitting the arrivals column number.
MCI pickup questions
When should I drive to the MCI curb?
Go only after the traveler has retrieved checked bags and is waiting outside at a numbered column.
Should I leave when the MCI flight lands?
No. The airport specifically warns that landing or reaching baggage claim is too early.
What should the MCI ready text include?
Send the column number and confirmation that the passenger and luggage are together outside.
Related MCI pickup guidance
MCI pickup zones
Connect the pickup_timing draft to the related pickup_zones guide.
MCI waiting areas
Connect the pickup_timing draft to the related waiting_areas guide.
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Agent and direct-client curb estimate
How Arrival.info exposes a safe flight-to-curb estimate
Review the deterministic, read-only contract, freshness rules, explicit uncertainty, and no-mutation boundary.