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Hale Arena at Kansas City Convention & Entertainment Facilities

Published dimensions

Hale Arena is 57.6 x 91.4 m (189 x 300 ft), 5,265 m² (56,668 sq ft), with a 13.7 m (45 ft) ceiling.

Plan view

LED wall that fits

Under a 13.7 m ceiling with 1.5 m trim and 0.3 m clearance you get 23 rows of 500 mm tile flown. Along the 91.4 m wall a Absen PL2.5 Plus V2 wall runs 146 x 23 (29200 x 4600 px, 26,192 kg, 537.3 kW).

Panel	Pitch	Wall (cols x rows)	Size	Resolution	Weight	Power (max)
Absen KLCOB 0.78	0.78 mm	121 x 35 = 4235	72.6 x 11.8 m	92928 x 15120	19,058 kg / 42,014 lb	374.8 kW, 1802 A @ 208 V
Absen PL2.5 Plus V2	2.5 mm	146 x 23 = 3358	73 x 11.5 m	29200 x 4600	26,192 kg / 57,744 lb	537.3 kW, 2583 A @ 208 V
Absen PL3.9 Plus V2	3.9 mm	146 x 23 = 3358	73 x 11.5 m	18688 x 2944	26,192 kg / 57,744 lb	470.1 kW, 2260 A @ 208 V

Wall sizing assumes 1.5 m trim to the bottom edge, 0.3 m clearance under the ceiling, and a wall no wider than 80% of the longest wall. Weight and power are tile totals from the panel spec sheet; add processing, rigging, and cable.

Seating estimate

After a 12 x 7 m stage, Hale Arena holds about 11,512 theater seats, 4,709 banquet seats at rounds of 10, or 3,237 classroom seats. Back row in theater is roughly 84.4 m from the downstage edge; the previz checks whether the bottom of the wall clears the heads in front.

Other rooms at Kansas City Convention & Entertainment Facilities

Governor's Exposition Building61 x 180.1 m (200 x 591 ft) · 8.5 m ceiling
Upper Level Exhibition Hall61 x 128 m (200 x 420 ft) · 5.5 m ceiling
Lower Level Exhibition Hall61 x 121.9 m (200 x 400 ft) · 4.3 m ceiling
Exhibition Hall65.4 x 65.4 m (215 x 215 ft) · 3.1 m ceiling
2501 A,B,C,D82.3 x 45.7 m (270 x 150 ft) · 11 m ceiling
Arena67.1 x 38.7 m (220 x 127 ft) · 28 m ceiling
Central Hall47 x 47 m (154 x 154 ft) · 18.3 m ceiling
Lobby - Services Hall D & E46.2 x 46.2 m (152 x 152 ft) · 3.1 m ceiling
Lobby 220045.7 x 45.7 m (150 x 150 ft) · 3.1 m ceiling
Lobby 230045.5 x 45.5 m (149 x 149 ft) · 3.1 m ceiling
Conference Center Level 3 Room 3501 A-H62.8 x 29.3 m (206 x 96 ft) · 8.5 m ceiling
2100 Series Meeting Rooms Room 2103 A-C63.4 x 26.5 m (208 x 87 ft) · 5.4 m ceiling

Published dimensions (source), fetched 2026-09-05. All rooms at Kansas City Convention & Entertainment Facilities · Venues in Kansas City