Biological energy is frequently stored and released by means of redox reactions. Photosynthesis involves the reduction of carbon dioxide into sugars and the oxidation of water into molecular oxygen. The reverse reaction, respiration, oxidizes sugars to produce carbon dioxide and water.
The nearest major airport is Forbes Field (FOE / KFOE). This airport has domestic flights from Topeka, Kansas and is 33 miles from the center of University of Kansas.
United flight 1062 to Kansas City International Airport was the first to depart and United flight 1474 from Colorado Springs Airport was the first to arrive. After the airport's runways were completed but before it opened, the airport used the codes (IATA: DVX, ICAO: KDVX).