Infrastructure

Located just 30 minutes from Kansas City, one of the most centrally located major market in the nation, businesses in Lawrence have easy access to a robust multimodal transportation and distribution network including Kansas City International Airport, four Interstates (I-35, I-70, I-29, I-49), the largest rail center in the United States and the third largest trucking center in the country.

Lawrence’s regional airport averages more than 100 daily flight operations of single engine, twin engine and business jets.

Area businesses can count on reliable utility services provided by:

• Westar Energy – Electricity
• Black Hills Energy and Atmos Energy – Natural Gas
• City of Lawrence – Sewer & Water
• AT&T and Midco – Telecommunications

Technology Assets

• Lawrence is directly connected to major internet hubs in Kansas City, Omaha, Chicago, and more.
• Lawrence has an extensive fiber network with gigabit internet service capabilities available to each business park and neighborhood in the community.
• Recent infrastructure improvements by area service providers have tripled the city’s connections to the internet, increased capacity ten-fold and boosted redundancy and reliability.
• Midco, a local service provider, has committed to network enhancements to achieve speeds of up to 10 gigabits per second within the next 10 years.
• Another provider, AT&T, has committed to being the first to bring 5G technology to the world.

Local Providers:

• AT&T
• Midco
• Kansas Fiber Network
• KanREN
• RG Riber

Airport

Lawrence Regional Airport

City-owned and operated and averages more than 100 daily flight operations of single-engine, twin-engine and business jets.  The combination of 5,700 feet of runway and has an ILS (Instrument Landing System), making it an outstanding all-weather airport for business or pleasure.  Lawrence Regional was recently remodeled in 2023. 

Kansas City International Airport (45 minutes)

KCI offers nonstop flights to over 55 cities in the United States.

Transportation

Distances to Lawrence