Taylor Swift jets out of Kansas City leaving Travis Kelce behind the day before her birthday as she heads to New York to attend Time’s Person of the Year award ceremony

  • DailyMail.com spotted Taylor Swift boarding her private jet in Kansas City without Travis Kelce on Tuesday morning
  • She returns to New York tonight for the TIME Person of the Year gala at the Plaza Hotel, after being announced as the recipient last week
  • Questions remain as to whether she will be back tomorrow for her birthday to celebrate with her new boyfriend

Taylor Swift has left Kansas City, leaving her new love Travis Kelce behind as she heads back to New York to attend Time's glitzy Person of the Year awards ceremony tonight.

The magazine last week named Swift the person who “best represents the eight billion people on this planet.”

As seen in these exclusive photos obtained by DailyMail.com, the smitten pop star drove up at 10am this morning after a whirlwind visit to see her NFL boyfriend and his team in action at Arrowhead Stadium on Sunday.

And as her security guard carried her Louis Vuitton luggage to her waiting private jet this morning, the big question is: Will she be back in Kansas tomorrow for her birthday?

A lovestruck Taylor Swift was pictured kissing Travis Kelce on the cheek at a Chiefs game afterparty. They spent the weekend together before she returned to New York this morning

DailyMail.com spotted Taylor Swift boarding her private jet in Kansas City without Travis Kelce on Tuesday morning

DailyMail.com spotted Taylor Swift boarding her private jet in Kansas City without Travis Kelce on Tuesday morning

Her security guard took her Louis Vuitton luggage to her waiting private jet this morning

Her security guard took her Louis Vuitton luggage to her waiting private jet this morning

The pop star drove up at 10am this morning after a whirlwind visit to see her NFL boyfriend and his team in action at Arrowhead Stadium on Sunday

The pop star drove up at 10am this morning after a whirlwind visit to see her NFL boyfriend and his team in action at Arrowhead Stadium on Sunday

Questions remain as to whether she will be back tomorrow for her birthday to celebrate with her new boyfriend

Questions remain as to whether she will be back tomorrow for her birthday to celebrate with her new boyfriend

Kelce was spotted arriving home on Tuesday while his girlfriend was on her way to the East Coast

Kelce was spotted arriving home on Tuesday while his girlfriend was on her way to the East Coast

Certainly, the couple can't seem to get enough of each other now that Swift is hopping on her jet and flying to see Kelce every chance she gets.

Meanwhile, Kelce was spotted arriving home on Tuesday while his girlfriend was on her way to the East Coast.

He visited her in New York and even flew to Buenos Aires to see her perform on the record-breaking Eras tour that cemented her billionaire status.

Rumor has it that Kelce is hosting a dazzling birthday party for Swift's 34th birthday on Wednesday.

But his team's recent losing streak – they have lost three of their last four games – has put him under increasing pressure to show as much dedication to his team as he does to his girlfriend.

To ease the disappointment of the Chief's controversial 20-17 loss to the Buffalo Bills behind them, Swift planted kiss after kiss on Kelce's cheek on Sunday night as the pair enjoyed Christmas cocktails with the rest of the team at the hottest pop-up bar of Kansas City. Wonder in the Hoofdstraat.

But it was reality again on Monday morning, as the tight end spent much of the day talking to his team, leaving Swift alone to settle into the sprawling new home he bought with her in mind.

Tucked away in the trees behind the wrought-iron gates of a posh neighbor just south of downtown, Kelce moved into the 17,000-square-foot mansion last month and dropped a cool $6 million to buy the perfect love nest for him and his pop princess.

She returns to New York on Tuesday evening for a TIME Person of the Year gala

She returns to New York on Tuesday evening for a TIME Person of the Year gala

Travis' new home has a Beverly Hills-style pool and Jacuzzi, a six-car garage, a lighted tennis and pickleball court, and a miniature golf course, all spread across three acres of heavily wooded, pristine land.

Travis' new home has a Beverly Hills-style pool and Jacuzzi, a six-car garage, a lighted tennis and pickleball court, and a miniature golf course, all spread across three acres of heavily wooded, pristine land.

Taylor opened up for the first time about her romance with Kelce in her interview with the magazine last week and the attention she receives from football fans.

“I don't know how they know which suite I'm in,” she said. “There's a camera about half a mile away, and you don't know where it is, and you have no idea when the camera puts you on the air, so I don't know if I'm being shown 17 times or once.”

“I'm just here to support Travis. I'm not sure if I'm showing too much and bothering some dads, Brads and Chads.

'Football is great, it turns out. I've been missing something my whole life.'