This watertank is located in a restricted area of the KCI airport but can be photographed from NW Prairie View Road. The tank is located on the east side of the airport property. The tank is painted in red/white checkerboard pattern.
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KE1427 DESIGNATION - KANSAS CITY INTL APT TANK
KE1427 PID - KE1427
KE1427 STATE/COUNTY- MO/PLATTE
KE1427 USGS QUAD - FERRELVIEW (1975)
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KE1427 *CURRENT SURVEY CONTROL
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KE1427* NAD 83(1997)- 39 17 52.31142(N) 094 41 31.72883(W) ADJUSTED
KE1427* NAVD 88 -
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KE1427 LAPLACE CORR- -0.61 (seconds) DEFLEC99
KE1427 GEOID HEIGHT- -32.39 (meters) GEOID99
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KE1427 HORZ ORDER - THIRD
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KE1427.This mark is at Kansas City Intl Airport (MCI)
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KE1427.The horizontal coordinates were established by classical geodetic methods
KE1427.and adjusted by the National Geodetic Survey in February 2000.
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KE1427.The Laplace correction was computed from DEFLEC99 derived deflections.
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KE1427.The geoid height was determined by GEOID99.
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KE1427; North East Units Scale Converg.
KE1427;SPC MO W - 347,533.442 833,425.988 MT 0.99994456 -0 07 18.1
KE1427;UTM 15 - 4,351,196.638 354,086.125 MT 0.99986215 -1 04 18.9
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KE1427 SUPERSEDED SURVEY CONTROL
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KE1427 NAD 83(1997)- 39 17 52.31139(N) 094 41 31.72843(W) AD( ) 4
KE1427 NAD 83(1986)- 39 17 52.31908(N) 094 41 31.72371(W) AD( ) 4
KE1427 NAD 27 - 39 17 52.31284(N) 094 41 30.87418(W) AD( ) 3
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KE1427.Superseded values are not recommended for survey control.
KE1427.NGS no longer adjusts projects to the NAD 27 or NGVD 29 datums.
KE1427.See file dsdata.txt to determine how the superseded data were derived.
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KE1427_MARKER: 53 = ELEVATED TANK
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KE1427 HISTORY - Date Condition Recov. By
KE1427 HISTORY - 1974 FIRST OBSERVED NGS
KE1427 HISTORY - 1978 GOOD NGS
KE1427 HISTORY - 19880615 GOOD NGS
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KE1427 STATION DESCRIPTION
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KE1427''DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1974 (WOM)
KE1427''KANSAS CITY, MID-CONTINENT INTERNATIONAL, AIRPORT TANK IS A 6-LEGGED
KE1427''STEEL STRUCTURE WITH AN OVAL SHAPED TANK, PAINTED ALTERNATELY RED
KE1427''AND WHITE WITH AN OVERALL HEIGHT OF 155 FEET.
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KE1427''STATION IS THE DOUBLE RED OBSTRUCTION LIGHT ATOP THE TANK.
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KE1427''TANK IS LOCATED ABOUT 16 MILES NORTHWEST OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI AND
KE1427''10-1/2 MILES EAST OF LEAVENWORTH, KANSAS AT THE EXTREME EAST EDGE OF
KE1427''THE AIRPORT AND JUST NORTHWEST OF THE INTERSECTION OF I-29 HIGHWAY
KE1427''AND 112TH STREET.
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KE1427 STATION RECOVERY (1978)
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KE1427''RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1978 (DAH)
KE1427''RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION. THE DESCRIPTION WAS NOT AVAILABLE TO
KE1427''THE FIELD PARTY.
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KE1427''AIRLINE DISTANCE AND DIRECTION FROM NEAREST TOWN--AT KANSAS CITY
KE1427''INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.
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KE1427 STATION RECOVERY (1988)
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KE1427''RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1988
KE1427''THE STATION IS LOCATED ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE AIRPORT, NEAR THE TWA
KE1427''MAINTAINENCE CENTER, ABOUT 0.3 MI (0.5 KM) W OF US HIGHWAY 71, 0.2 MI
KE1427''(0.3 KM) N OF THE TWA FACILITY, ABOUT 300 FT (91.4 M) N OF THE AIRPORT
KE1427''DRIVE IN THE CENTER OF A PARKING LOT. THE POINT INTERSECTED WAS THE
KE1427''CENTER OF THE OBSTRUCTION LIGHT ON TOP OF THE SIX-LEGGED, RED AND
KE1427''WHITE TANK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PARKING LOT.