FBI agents and airport police worked together to investigate after an unspecified threat caused officials to evacuate sections of Kansas City International Airport in Missouri on Sunday morning.<\/p>\n
According to multiple reports<\/a>, hundreds of passengers were evacuated onto the tarmac as investigators closed one terminal, out of \u201can abundance of caution,\u201d and diverted several flights, leaving others \u2014 who landed after the threat was received \u2014 stranded on the taxiway until they were given the all-clear.<\/p>\n \ud83d\udea8 BREAKING: Kansas City International Airport is being EVACUATED of all travelers and workers due to a \u201cSERIOUS INCIDENT\u201d<\/p>\n Initial reports are of a credible bomb threat to the airport.<\/p>\n All planes have been halted and a sweep is underway pic.twitter.com\/QOZWFSa8bL<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) March 8, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n The threat, according to reports, came in at 11:50 a.m. local time and prompted an immediate and complete evacuation of the terminal. Flights did not resume until after 2 p.m. In the interim, airport police and FBI agents conducted sweeps of the terminal.<\/p>\n Passenger Logan Hawley told reporters<\/a> that he had been preparing to board a flight to Texas when law enforcement swarmed the terminal: \u201cSuddenly there was an airport worker saying \u2018immediately evacuate,\u2019 people got up fast and rushed out of there.\u201d<\/p>\n Highway traffic near the airport also faced delays as the Missouri Department of Transportation confirmed temporary road closures at Interstate 29 northbound to Interstate 435 eastbound and the KCI exit ramp.<\/p>\n Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced the all-clear shortly after 2 p.m. CST, posting<\/a> on X that the airport would be returning to business as usual. He did not give any details as to the nature of the threat or its resolution.<\/p>\n \u201cThe security incident at @Fly_KansasCity is now clear and normal operations are resuming,\u201d he said. \u201cI want to thank law enforcement including the @FBI for their timely response. The safety of passengers, airport staff, and crew members is always our number one priority @FAANews.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n