Richards Field
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Richards Field | |
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| Summary | |
| Airport type | Public-use (historical) |
| Owner/Operator | Private |
| Serves | Kansas City |
| Location | Kansas City, Missouri/Raytown, Missouri |
| Opened | 1922 |
| Closed | 1949 |
| Passenger services ceased | 1949 |
| Time zone | CST (UTC−06:00) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC−05:00) |
| Coordinates | 38°59′41″N 94°28′34″W / 38.99472°N 94.47611°W |
| Map | |
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Richards Field was the first airport in the Kansas City metropolitan area. The field was established in 1922 near the border between Kansas City, Missouri, and Raytown, Missouri, at the southeast corner of Blue Ridge Boulevard and Gregory Boulevard. It was named for John Francisco Richards II, a Kansas City aviator killed in World War I. The airport was visited by Charles Lindbergh.[1][2]