A woman is demanding answers after her husband’s dead body went unnoticed for eight months at a US airport.

Police found Randy Potter’s body on September 12 after a foul odour coming from his 2014 Dodge Ram pick-up truck was reported at Kansas City International Airport, The New York Post reports.

The Kansas City Star reports Mr Potter’s body was so badly decomposed that investigators couldn’t initially determine the gender or race.

But he was later identified and they determined he took his own life.

View photos Authorities desperately seeked information on Mr Potter after his disappearance. Source: Supplied More

Mr Potter’s relatives, along with their lawyer believe he died soon after leaving their home on January 17.

His wife Carolina told a news conference he “could have been found a lot sooner if everybody had done their job”.

The family filed a missing person report to Lenexa Police Department when Mr Potter went missing, and went to the airport to look for him.

His disappearance was widely circulated by local media with police circulating information on Mr Potter in the hopes of finding him.

View photos Mrs Potter is outraged it took eight months to find his body. Source: KCTV/ Lenaxa Police Department More

The Potters said airport authorities ensured them security officers routinely checked the car parks and if Mr Potter’s car was there, they would find it.

Mr Potter’s daughter Nichole told Fox4KC the fact her father “sat there for that long is disgusting”.

The family’s lawyer John Picerno said it’s amazing Mr Potter wasn’t found in June or July, and the goal was now to find out “what was done, what wasn’t done”.

Kansas City Aviation Department spokesman Joe McBride said the car was found in the airport’s Economy Lot B, a short shuttle ride away from the terminals.

View photos A spokesman said the parking lot had more than 25,000 spaces. Source: Google Maps More

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