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Rackspace Kansas City (MCI1)

Kansas City, Platte County, Missouri

OperatingNo reception on recordRecord updated November 2, 2026

Rackspace Kansas City (MCI1) is an operating data center in Kansas City, Missouri (Platte County), operated by Rackspace Technology. The public record puts it at 5.2 acres.

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Facility record

Operating

Operator
Rackspace Technology
Facility type
Data center
Location
10828 NW Airworld Drive, Kansas City, Platte County, MO
Coordinates
39.2890, -94.6870 (approximate)
Power capacity
Not established from a public source
Land
5.2 acres
Investment
Not established from a public source
Announced
Not established from a public source
Utility
Not established from a public source
Cooling
Not established from a public source
Water use
Not established from a public source
Jobs
Not established from a public source
Public subsidy
Not established from a public source
Community reception
No reception on record
Source confidence
Confirmed by multiple independent sources or official documentation

Opposition and litigation at this site

Nothing on record as of November 2, 2026. No lawsuit, organized opposition, or contested hearing over Rackspace Kansas City (MCI1) in Kansas City, Platte County, Missouri appears in the sources this registry tracks. That is an absence in our sources rather than a finding that none exists, and local opposition often predates any coverage a national dataset would pick up.

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A new status, a permit, a reception finding, or a lawsuit. Nothing else, ever.

Notes on the record

A 77,545 sq ft two-story building on 5.2 acres in the Airworld Center, with 15,440 sq ft of raised floor and dual 2.5 MW generators. It was marketed for sale as a NNN investment in 2023, so the current building owner is not verified.

What the record does not establish, and the document that would

In every fight on our tracker the decisive fact came out of a public records request. These are the requests for this site.

  • Power capacity in megawatts
  • Cooling method and water use
  • Tax abatements or other public subsidy
  • Permanent jobs promised
  • How the community has received it
  • Which utility serves it
Which document closes each gap
Power capacity in megawatts
The utility's large load service agreement, the interconnection request in the grid operator's queue, or the electrical site plan in the permit file.
Cooling method and water use
The water service agreement, any groundwater appropriation permit, and the mechanical narrative in the site plan.
Tax abatements or other public subsidy
The abatement, PILOT, or development agreement approved by the county, city, or development authority, and the state's data center sales tax exemption certificate if one was issued.
Permanent jobs promised
The economic development application or incentive agreement, which usually states a job commitment and a clawback.
How the community has received it
Planning commission and governing body minutes, public comment records, and any petition or lawsuit filed in the county.
Which utility serves it
The electric service agreement or the utility's filing with the state public utility commission.

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Our reporting on this site

Other sites within 30 miles

Distances are between recorded coordinates, many of which are a city or county centroid, so treat them as approximate. Cumulative load on one utility and one aquifer is the question a planning commission rarely asks.

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Questions people ask about this site

Is there opposition to the Rackspace Kansas City (MCI1) data center in Kansas City?

Nothing on record as of November 2, 2026. No lawsuit, organized opposition, or contested hearing over Rackspace Kansas City (MCI1) in Kansas City, Platte County, Missouri appears in the sources this registry tracks. That is an absence in our sources rather than a finding that none exists, and local opposition often predates any coverage a national dataset would pick up.

Has anyone filed a lawsuit over the Rackspace Kansas City (MCI1) data center?

No lawsuit over Rackspace Kansas City (MCI1) appears in the record we track as of November 2, 2026. Residents most often reach a lawyer over water supply, well drawdown, noise from cooling plant, property value, or a rezoning approved without the notice the ordinance required. If any of that is happening near this site, it is worth a review whether or not a case has been filed yet.

How much water does Rackspace Kansas City (MCI1) use?

No water withdrawal figure for Rackspace Kansas City (MCI1) is on record here. Water use is rarely published voluntarily; it usually surfaces through a utility service agreement or a state withdrawal permit, both of which are public records. We leave the number blank rather than estimate one.

Who operates Rackspace Kansas City (MCI1), and how big is it?

Rackspace Technology is the operator on record. No capacity figure is on record for this site. The site is recorded at 5.2 acres.

How to cite this page

SueDataCenters.org Data Center Registry, "Rackspace Kansas City (MCI1)," updated November 2, 2026, https://suedatacenters.org/data-centers/rackspace-kansas-city-mci1-airworld-mo.

Facility data from Compute Atlas (E. Kubiak), version 1.35.1 (November 2, 2026), licensed CC BY 4.0, record https://www.compute-atlas.com/facilities/rackspace-kansas-city-mci1-airworld-mo, retrieved November 5, 2026.

Corrections with a public source are welcome at the Compute Atlas record or through our contact page. The whole registry is available as CSV and JSON under CC BY 4.0.

Sources for this record

As compiled and cited by Compute Atlas, with our own reporting appended. Archived links are used where the original has moved.

  1. 1.Rackspace Technology Data Centers: Kansas City (MCI1) · Rackspace Technology · retrieved November 2, 2026 · original offline, archived copy from May 17, 2026
  2. 2.Data center leased by Rackspace for sale in Kansas City, Missouri · Baxtel · retrieved November 2, 2026

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