Wheeler Downtown Airport at 80
Today it's known as Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport, but 80 years ago it was called Peninsula Field because of its location at the confluence of the Kansas and Missouri rivers. Dedicated in 1927 as Kansas City Municipal Airport by Charles Lindbergh, the airport has a long history of serving...
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