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Miami
International
Airport (IATA:
MIA, ICAO: KMIA,
FAA LID: MIA),
also known as
Wilcox Field,
MIA, and Miami
International,
is the primary
airport serving
the South
Florida area.
The airport is
located eight
miles (13 km)
northwest of
Downtown Miami,
in
unincorporated
Miami-Dade
County, Florida,
United States. It is
located between
the cities of
Miami, Hialeah,
Doral, Miami
Springs, the
village of
Virginia
Gardens, and the
unincorporated
community of
Fontainebleau.
The airport is a
hub for
passenger
airlines
American
Airlines,
Executive
Airlines under
the American
Eagle name,
Gulfstream
International
Airlines under
the Continental
Connection name;
cargo airlines
Arrow Air, UPS
Airlines and
FedEx Express;
and charter
airline Miami
Air. Miami
International
Airport handles
passenger and
cargo flights to
cities
throughout the
Americas and
Europe, as well
as the Canary
Islands off the
African coast,
and cargo
flights to Asia;
it is South
Florida's main
airport for
long-haul
international
flights.
Miami
International
Airport is the
largest gateway
between the
United States
and Latin
America, and is
one of the
largest aerial
hubs in the
United States,
owing to its
proximity to
tourist
attractions,
local economic
growth, large
local Latin
American and
European
populations, and
strategic
location to
handle
connecting
traffic between
North America,
Latin America,
and Europe. In
the past, it has
been a hub for
Braniff
International
Airways, Eastern
Air Lines, Air
Florida, the
original
National
Airlines, the
original Pan Am,
United Airlines,
and Iberia.
Miami
International is
also the
proposed hub of
two new start-up
airlines, one of
which hopes to
use the Eastern
Airlines name]
In 2009, the
airport ranked
first in the
United States by
percentage of
international
flights and
second by volume
of international
passengers,
behind only New
York-JFK in New
York City.[3] In
2008, 34,063,531
passengers
traveled through
the airport,
making the
airport the 29th
busiest airport
in the world by
passenger
traffic. The
airport also
handled more
international
cargo than any
other airport in
the United
States.]
History
Pan Am's first
terminal
consisted of a
single hangar.
The airport was
the base of Pan
Am's flights to
Cuba, but fell
into disuse when
the airline
switched to
seaplanes in the
mid-1930s.
Satellite view
of the airport
in 1999The
airport was
opened to
flights in 1928
as Pan American
Field, the
operating base
of Pan American
Airways
Corporation, on
the north side
of the modern
airport
property. After
Pan Am acquired
the New York,
Rio, and Buenos
Aires Line, it
shifted most of
its operations
to the Dinner
Key seaplane
base, leaving
Pan Am Field
largely unused
until Eastern
Air Lines began
flying there in
1934, followed
by National
Airlines in
1937.
In 1945, the
City of Miami
established a
Port Authority
and raised bond
revenue to
purchase the
airport, which
had meanwhile
been renamed
36th Street
Airport, from
Pan Am. It was
merged with an
adjoining Army
airfield in 1949
and expanded
further in 1951.
The old terminal
on 36th Street
was closed in
1959 when the
modern passenger
terminal (since
greatly
expanded) opened
for service.
Air Force
Reserve troop
carrier and
rescue squadrons
also operated
from Miami
International
from 1949
through 1959,
when the last
such unit
relocated to
nearby Homestead
Air Force Base,
now Homestead
Air Reserve
Base.
Pan Am and
Eastern remained
Miami
International
Airport's main
tenants until
1991, when both
carriers went
bankrupt. Their
hubs at MIA were
taken over by
United Airlines
and American
Airlines,
respectively.
United slowly
trimmed down its
Miami operation
through the
1990s, and
eventually shut
down its crew
base and other
operations
facilities in
Miami. At the
same time,
American
expanded its
presence at the
airport, winning
new routes to
Latin America
and transferring
employees and
equipment from
its failed
domestic hubs at
Nashville and
Raleigh-Durham.
Today, Miami is
American's
largest air
freight hub, and
forms the main
connecting point
in the airline's
north-south
oriented
international
route network.
For many years,
the airport was
a common
connecting point
for passengers
traveling from
Europe to Latin
America.
However,
stricter visa
requirements for
aliens in
transit (a
result, in part,
of the September
11, 2001
attacks) have
lessened MIA's
role as an
intercontinental
connecting hub.
In 2004, Iberia
Airlines ended
its hub
operation in
Miami, opting
instead to run
more direct
flights from
Spain to Central
America. Air
France continues
to run flights
to
Port-au-Prince
using Airbus
A320
aircraft.[citation
needed]
AeroSur,
American
Airlines,
American Eagle,
Gulfstream
International
Airlines, Sky
King Airlines,
TACA
International
Airlines, and
Vision Airlines
all operate
regular flights
between MIA and
several airports
in Cuba, one of
a few airports
with direct
airlink between
the two nations.
However, these
flights must be
booked through
agents with
special
authorization
from the Office
of Foreign
Assets Control,
and are only
generally
available to
government
officials,
journalists,
researchers,
professionals
attending
conferences, or
expatriates
visiting Cuban
family.
Operations
The budget for
operations was
$600 million in
2009.
Facilities and
aircraft
Miami
International
Airport covers
an area of 3,300
acres (1,335 ha)
which contains
four runways:
Runway 8L/26R:
8,600 x 150 ft
(2,621 x 46 m),
Surface: Asphalt
Runway 8R/26L:
10,506 x 200 ft
(3,202 x 61 m),
Surface: Asphalt
Runway 9/27:
13,000 x 150 ft
(3,962 x 46 m),
Surface: Asphalt
Runway 12/30:
9,354 x 150 ft
(2,851 x 46 m),
Surface: Asphalt
For the 12-month
period ending
December 31,
2007, the
airport had
385,062 aircraft
operations, an
average of 1,054
per day: 77%
scheduled
commercial, 17%
air taxi, 6%
general aviation
and <1%
military. There
are 28 aircraft
based at this
airport: 46%
multi-engine and
54% jet.[1]
Fire protection
at the airport
is provided by
Miami-Dade Fire
Rescue
Department[7]
Station 12.[8]
Terminal
A satellite
image of Miami
International
Airport
superimposed
over the old
36th Street
airfield
Destinations
with direct
service from
MiamiThe main
terminal at MIA
dates back to
1959, with
several new
additions.
Semicircular in
shape, the
terminal has
eight
pier-shaped
concourses,
lettered
counter-clockwise
from A to J (B
was demolished
in 2005; Letter
I was skipped to
avoid confusion
with the number
1). From the
terminal's
opening until
the mid-1970s,
the concourses
were originally
numbered
clockwise from 1
to 6.
Level 1 of the
terminal
contains baggage
carousels and
ground
transportation
access. Level 2
contains
ticketing/check-in,
shopping and
dining, and
access to the
concourses. The
airport
currently has
two immigration
and customs
facilities,
located in
Concourse E,
Level 1 and in
Concourse J,
Level 3. All
gates in
Concourses A, D,
E, and J, most
gates in
Concourse F, and
some gates in
Concourse H, can
route passengers
to either the
main concourse
on Level 2 (for
domestic
arrivals), or to
the immigration
and customs
halls on Level 3
(for
international
arrivals).
However, all
gates in
Concourse G,
most gates in
Concourse H, and
some gates in
Concourse F are
designed only
for domestic
arrivals. MIA is
unique among
American
airports in that
all of its
facilities are
common-use,
meaning that
they are
assigned by the
airport and no
one airline
holds ownership
or leases on any
terminal space
or gates, thus
giving the
airport much
more flexibility
in terminal and
gate assignments
and allowing it
to make full use
of existing
facilities. The
entire airport
became
common-use by
the 1990s.
The airport is
served by three
parking
facilities: a
two-level
short-term
parking lot
located directly
in front of
Concourse E, and
two seven-story
parking garages
(Dolphin and
Flamingo)
located within
the terminal's
curvature and
connected to the
terminal via
overhead
walkways on
Level 3. In the
late 1990s, the
Dolphin Garage
was expanded to
better serve the
then-new
Concourse A; it
is expected that
the Flamingo
Garage will be
similarly
expanded in the
near future to
serve the new
Concourse J. The
two parking
garages are
connected at
their
westernmost end;
at the top of
this connection
are the
airport's SIDA
and ID Section
offices. The
single terminal
facility is
divided into
three sections
known as the
North Terminal,
Central
Terminal, and
South Terminal.
The North
Terminal is
presently
undergoing a
dramatic
transformation,
the largest ever
undertaken on
any operating
airport.
Concourses A, C,
and D, which
currently serve
American
Airlines and its
regional
affiliates, are
being merged
into a single
linear
concourse, to be
designated
Concourse D.
Portions of the
new North
Terminal have
already been
built as
extensions of
Concourses A and
D; to make space
for the
remaining
portions,
Concourse B was
demolished in
2005, and
Concourse C was
demolished in
2009.[9]
Although this
construction was
originally
slated for
completion in
2005, it has
been delayed
several times
due to cost
overruns. The
current
substantial
completion date
is the third
quarter of
2011.[10] With
sections of the
terminal opening
in phases, a
significant
majority of the
structure has
already been
completed and
opened for
airline use.
Once the entire
project is
finished, the
North Terminal
will house
American
Airlines and its
oneworld
alliance
partners.
Currently,
American
Airlines is
spread between
Concourses D,
and E, while its
alliance
partners use
either Concourse
F or Concourse
J. By Fall 2010,
the North
Terminal's new
people mover,
automated
baggage handling
system and
regional jet
facility will be
operational, at
which time
Concourse A will
reopen to become
one Concourse D.
The Central
Terminal
consists of
Concourses E, F,
and G. The
Miami-Dade
Aviation
Authority
expects to
rebuild the
central terminal
following the
completion of
the north
terminal, and
intends to seek
bids by the
first quarter of
2011.[11] Upon
completion of
the North
Terminal project
and the
reopening, the
Central Terminal
will be used to
house airlines
not affiliated
with any of the
"big three"
airline
alliances as
well as the
low-cost
carriers the
airport hopes to
attract.
The South
Terminal
comprises
Concourses H and
J, the latter of
which opened on
August 29,
2007(photo). The
new addition is
seven stories
tall and has 15
international-capable
gates, and a
total floor area
of 1.3 million
square feet
(120,000 m2),
including two
airline lounges
and several
offices.
Concourse H will
serve Delta Air
Lines and its
partners in the
SkyTeam
alliance, while
Concourse J will
serve United
Airlines and its
partners in the
Star Alliance.
Concourse A
At the time of
its closure,
Concourse A had
one bus station
and 16 gates:
A3, A5, A7, A10,
A12, A14,
A16-A26
Concourse A is a
recent addition
to the airport,
opening in two
phases between
1995 and 1998.
The concourse
will eventually
form part of the
North Terminal.
Between 1995 and
2007, the
concourse housed
many of American
Airlines'
domestic and
international
flights, as well
as those of many
European and
Latin American
carriers.
American
Airlines
operated an
Admirals Club in
Concourse A;
likewise British
Airways ran a
Terraces Lounge.
Both lounges
will return upon
the reopening of
the concourse.
On November 9,
2007, Concourse
A was
temporarily
closed as part
of the North
Terminal
Development
Project. It has
been closed in
order to speed
up completion of
the North
Terminal
project, as well
as facilitate
the addition of
the Automated
People Mover (APM)
system that will
span the length
of the North
Terminal.
Concourse A will
reopen in 2010
as an extension
of Concourse D,
with gates
numbered from D1
to D17. In the
first quarter of
2011, it will
regain its
capacity to
handle
international
arrivals.
Concourse B
Aerial view of
the airportAt
its peak,
Concourse B had
one bus station
and 12 gates:
B1, B2-B12, B15
Concourse B was
constructed in
the 1970s for
Eastern Air
Lines as part of
the airport's
ambitions
"Program 70's"
initiative.
During the
1980s, an
extension was
added and a new
immigration and
customs hall was
built in the
Concourse B
section of the
terminal,
allowing the
concourse to
process
international
arrivals. Along
with Concourse C
and most of
Concourse D, it
served as
Eastern Air
Lines'
historical base
of operations.
After Eastern's
shutdown in
1991, it was
used by a
variety of
European and
Latin American
airlines. By the
2000s, the
concourse
boasted American
Airlines as its
sole tenant. The
concourse was
closed in 2004
and torn down
the following
year as part of
the North
Terminal
Development
project. The
immigration and
customs hall
remained open
until 2007, when
it was closed
along with
Concourse A.
Concourse C
At the time of
its closure,
Concourse C had
3 gates: C5, C7,
C9
Concourse C
first opened as
Concourse 6 in
1959, serving
Eastern Air
Lines. During
the 1960s,
Concourse C
received an
extension of its
second floor and
was equipped
with air
conditioning.
Since then, it
did not receive
any major
interior
modifications or
renovations.
Following the
renumbering of
gates and
concourses in
the 1970s,
Concourse C
consisted of
Gates C1 thru
C10. The opening
of an
international
arrivals hall in
Concourse B
during the 1980s
saw Gate C1
receive the
ability to
process
international
arrivals.
Following the
demise of
Eastern Air
Lines in 1991,
the concourse
was used by a
variety of
African and
Latin American
carriers. Many
of these
airlines'
flights would
arrive at
Concourse B and
then be towed to
Concourse C for
departure. By
the end of the
decade, the
construction of
American
Airlines'
baggage sorting
facility between
Concourses C and
D saw the
closure of all
gates on the
west side of the
concourse, with
Gate C1
following soon
afterward. From
the 2000s on,
the concourse
consisted of
just four
domestic-only
gates, each of
which were
capable of
accommodating
small-to-medium
jet aircraft
from the Boeing
737 up to the
Airbus A300, and
had American
Airlines as its
sole tenant.
As part of the
North Terminal
Development
project,
Concourse C
closed on
September 1,
2009, and was
demolished. The
demolition of
Concourse C
allowed for the
construction of
new gates where
the concourse
stood.
Concourse D
Concourse D has
one bus station
and 24 gates:
D21-D25,
D29-D32, D35A-F,
D36-D40, D42-D51
American
Airlines planes
at Concourse
D.Concourse D
was another of
the airport's
original 1959
concourses,
having opened as
Concourse 5.
After receiving
modifications
similar to that
of Concourse C
during the
1960s, it was
completely
rebuilt in the
1980s and
connected to the
immigration and
customs hall in
Concourse E,
allowing it to
handle
international
arrivals. Along
with Concourses
B and C, the
concourse once
served as
Eastern Air
Lines'
historical base
of operations.
Additionally,
gates at the far
end of Concourse
D were used by
Braniff
International
Airways for
their Latin
American
operations up
until their
shutdown in
1982.while
Continental
Airlines used
gates on the
west side of the
concourse during
the 1980s. While
Eastern Air
Lines and
Continental
Airlines were
both owned by
the Texas Air
Corporation
during the
1980s,
Continental
Airlines briefly
used gates on
the west side of
the concourse as
well.
The concourse is
currently
undergoing a
multi-billion
dollar
expansion. By
the mid-2000s,
the gates on the
east side of the
concourse were
closed in order
to make room for
new gates being
constructed as
part of the
North Terminal
Development
project. In
2004, a new
extension to the
west was opened,
consisting of
Gates D39
through D51. In
the summer of
2009, Gates D21
thru D25 entered
service where
Concourse B once
stood. When the
majority of
construction is
completed in
2010, the
concourse will
serve as a
"super hub" for
American
Airlines and
oneworld
partners. The
3.6 million
square foot
concourse will
be 1.2 miles
long, linear in
design, with a
capacity of 30
million
passengers
annually. It
will contain 50
gates, a
regional jet
facility, and an
automated people
mover and
baggage handling
system.
American
currently uses
the concourse
for both
domestic and
international
flights and
operates an
Admirals Club
within the
concourse,
located near
Gate D30.
Landside, Level
1 of the
concourse
contains baggage
claim for
American
domestic
flights. The
check-in area
serves North
American,
European, and
Latin American
flights,
offering
self-check-in
facilities.
Concourse E
Model of a Pan
Am flying boat
in Concourse
EConcourse E has
two bus stations
and 17 gates:
E1-E2, E4-E11,
E20-E25,
E30-E31, E33
Concourse E also
dates back to
the terminal's
1959 opening,
and was
originally known
as Concourse 4.
From the start,
it was the
airport's only
international
concourse,
containing its
own immigration
and customs
facilities. In
the 1960s, it
underwent some
minor
renovations
similar to the
airport's other
original
concourses, but
didn't receive
its first major
addition until
the opening of
the
International
Satellite
Terminal in
1976. Featuring
Gates E20-E35
(commonly known
as "High E"),
the satellite
added 12
international
gates capable of
handling the
largest jet
aircraft as well
as an
international
intransit lounge
for arriving
international
passengers
connecting to
other
international
flights. The
concourse and
its satellite
were briefly
linked by buses
until the
airport's only
automated people
mover opened in
the late 1970s.
At the same
time, Concourse
E's immigration
and customs
facilities were
radically
overhauled and
expanded. During
the 1980s, the
original portion
of Concourse E
("Low E") was
rebuilt to match
the satellite.
Since then, both
portions of the
concourse have
seen little
change. Gate E3
was closed in
the 1990s to
accommodate a
connector
between
Concourses D and
E. In the
mid-2000s, the
Low E and High E
security
checkpoints were
expanded and
merged into one,
linking both
portions of the
concourse
without
requiring
passengers to
reclear
security. At the
same time, Gates
E32, E34, and
E35 were closed
to make way for
a second
parallel taxiway
between the
Concourse D
extension and
Concourse E. The
concourse
features an
Admirals Club
and a recently
reopened
Flagship Lounge,
which is
exclusive use by
first-class
passengers.
Concourse E also
contains the
Central
Terminal's
immigration and
customs halls.
The seven story
Miami-International
Airport hotel
and many
Miami-Dade
Aviation
Department
executive
offices are
located in the
Concourse E
portion of the
terminal. Level
1 houses the
Customs E
Greeter's Lobby,
car rental
agency counters,
baggage re-check
for connecting
international
passengers, the
Public Bus
Terminal, and
two domestic
baggage
carousels. Level
2 is used for
check-in by
American Eagle
and several
Latin American
carriers.
Concourse E,
along with
Concourse F, was
once the
historical base
of operations
for Pan Am and
many of MIA's
international
carriers.
Concourse F
Concourse F has
one bus station
and 19 gates:
F1, F3-F12,
F14-F21, F23
Concourse F
dates back to
1959 and was
originally known
as Concourse 3.
Like Concourses
D and E, it
received minor
renovations in
the 1960s and
was largely
rebuilt in the
1980s. The gates
at the far end
of the pier were
demolished and
replaced by new
widebody Gates
F10 thru F23,
all of which
were capable of
processing
international
arrivals. The
departure
lounges for
Gates F3, F5,
F7, and F9 were
also rebuilt,
and these also
became
international
gates.
Currently, the
concourse
retains a
distinctly 1980s
feel, and is
part of the
Central Terminal
area.
The south side
of the concourse
was used by
Northeast
Airlines until
its 1972 merger
with Delta Air
Lines. Likewise,
National
Airlines flew
out of the north
side of
Concourse F
until its 1980
merger with Pan
Am, which
continued to use
the concourse
until its 1991
shutdown. When
United Airlines
acquired Pan
Am's Latin
American
operations, the
airline carried
on operating a
focus city out
of Concourse F
until completely
dismantling it
by 2004. From
1993 to 2004,
Concourse F was
also used by
Iberia Airlines
for its Miami
focus city
operation, which
linked Central
American
capitals to
Madrid using MIA
as the
connecting
point; Iberia
continues to fly
from the
concourse.
Level 1 of the
Concourse F
portion of the
terminal is used
for domestic
baggage claim
and cruise line
counters. Level
2 contains
check-in
facilities for
European
carriers.
Concourse G
A Panoramic View
of Concourses G
and H, as well
as the new
Concourse J,
from the
southConcourse G
has one bus
station and 14
gates: G1-G12,
G14-G16, G19
Concourse G is
the only one of
the original
1959 concourses
that has largely
remained in its
original state,
save for the
modifications
the rest of the
airport received
in the 1960s. It
is the only
concourse at the
airport not
capable of
handling
international
arrivals, though
it is frequently
used for
departing
international
charters. All
Cuba-bound
flights
departing after
2:00 PM depart
from Concourse
G, in order to
lighten the load
on the Concourse
F security
checkpoint when
European-bound
flights are
preparing to
depart.
Concourse H
Concourse H has
one bus station
and 13 gates:
H1, H3-H12,
H14-H15, H17
Concourse H was
the 20th Street
Terminal's first
extension,
originally built
in 1961 as
Concourse 1 for
Delta Air Lines,
which remains in
the concourse to
this day. In the
late 1970s, a
commuter
satellite
terminal was
built just to
the east of the
concourse. Known
as "Gate H2", it
featured seven
parking spaces
(numbered H2a
through H2g)
designed to
handle smaller
commuter
aircraft. The
concourse was
dramatically
renovated during
the mid-1990s,
to match the
style of the
then-new
Concourse A. A
third floor was
added to the
concourse,
containing
moving walkways,
in order to
facilitate
access to gates
at the far end
of the terminal.
The H1 Bus
Station and
Gates H3-H11
were completely
rebuilt, and the
H2 commuter
satellite had
jetways
installed. Due
to financial
difficulties, "headhouse"
gates H12-H20
were left in
their original
state.
With the
construction of
the Concourse J
extension in the
2000s, the H2
commuter
satellite was
demolished. In
2007, with the
opening of the
South Terminal's
immigration and
customs
facilities, the
third floor of
Concourse H was
closed off and
converted into a
"sterile
circulation"
area for
arriving
international
passengers.
Gates H4, H6,
H8, and H10 were
made capable of
handling
international
arrivals, and
currently serve
Copa Airlines,
Air France, and
Alitalia.
Simultaneously,
headhouse gates
H16, H17, H18,
and H20 were
closed to allow
for the
construction of
a second
parallel taxiway
leading to the
new Concourse J.
Gate H19 has
since been
renumbered to
Gate H17
There are plans
to convert Gates
H11 and H15 into
additional
international-capable
gates, but the
concourse does
not yet require
their use.
Instead, the
airport is
focusing on
completing the
long-delayed
North Terminal
project.
Concourse H
historically
served as the
base of
operations for
Piedmont's Miami
focus city and
US Air Express's
commuter
operations.
Concourse H
continues to
serve original
tenant Delta Air
Lines, which
uses all but one
of the gates on
the west side of
the pier.
Concourse J
Carybé Murals
originally in
JFK now at
MIAConcourse J
has one bus
station and 15
gates: J2-J12,
J14-J18
Concourse J is
the newest
concourse,
having entered
service on
August 29, 2007.
Part of the
airport's South
Terminal
project,[12] the
concourse was
designed by
Carlos Zapata
and M.G.E., one
of the largest
Hispanic-owned
architecture
firms in
Florida. The
concourse
features 15
international-capable
gates as well as
the airport's
only gate
capable of
handling the
Airbus A380. The
concourse added
a third
international
arrivals hall to
the airport,
supplementing
the existing
ones at
Concourses B
(now closed) and
E while
significantly
relieving
overcrowding at
these two
facilities.
In the initial
stages of its
development, the
South Terminal
(Concourses H
and J) was
planned to serve
United Airlines
and its partners
in the Star
Alliance.
Concourse H
would serve
United's partner
airlines, while
Concourse J
would be the new
home of United's
Latin American
hub. When United
dismantled its
MIA hub in 2004,
Concourse H
became intended
to serve Delta
Air Lines and
its partners in
the SkyTeam
alliance, while
Concourse J
would serve
United's
remaining
operations as
well as their
partner
carriers. Once
the North
Terminal is
completed,
oneworld member
airlines will be
housed in
Concourse D
(North
Terminal), with
SkyTeam and Star
Alliance members
in Concourses H
and J (South
Terminal).
Terminals,
airlines and
destinations
Passenger
Services
Note: All
flights to Cuba
are operated as
scheduled
Special
Authority
Charters
Airlines
Destinations
Concourse
Aerogal
Guayaquil J
Aerolíneas
Argentinas
Buenos Aires-Ezeiza,
Punta Cana J
Aeroméxico
Mexico City F
Aeroméxico
Connect Merida F
Aerosur Camagüey,
Havana, Santa
Cruz de la
Sierra F, G
Air Berlin
Düsseldorf J
Air Canada
Montréal-Trudeau
[seasonal],
Toronto-Pearson
J
Air Europa
Madrid [begins
March 20],
Tenerife-North
[resumes June
18] F
Air France
Paris-Charles de
Gaulle, Pointe-à-Pitre,
Port-au-Prince,
Santo Domingo H
AirTran Airways
Atlanta,
Baltimore G
Alaska Airlines
Seattle/Tacoma F
Alitalia Milan-Malpensa
[resumes June
3], Rome-Fiumicino
H
American
Airlines
Antigua, Aruba,
Atlanta,
Barbados,
Baltimore,
Belize City,
Belo Horizonte,
Bermuda, Bogotá,
Boston, Buenos
Aires-Ezeiza,
Cali, Cancún,
Caracas,
Chicago-O'Hare,
Curaçao,
Dallas/Ft.
Worth, Denver,
Detroit,
Eagle/Vail
[seasonal],
Grand Cayman,
Grenada,
Guatemala City,
Guayaquil,
Hartford/Springfield,
Havana, Holguín,
Houston-Intercontinental,
Kingston, La
Paz, La Romana,
Las Vegas,
Liberia (Costa
Rica), Lima,
London-Heathrow,
Los Angeles,
Madrid, Managua,
Maracaibo,
Medellín-Córdova,
Mexico City,
Minneapolis/St.
Paul, Montego
Bay, Montevideo,
Montréal-Trudeau,
Nashville, New
Orleans, New
York-JFK, New
York-LaGuardia,
Newark, Orlando,
Panama City,
Paris-Charles de
Gaulle,
Philadelphia,
Phoenix,
Port-au-Prince,
Port of Spain,
Providenciales,
Puerto Plata,
Punta Cana,
Quito,
Raleigh/Durham,
Recife, Rio de
Janeiro-Galeão,
St. Croix, St.
Kitts, St.
Louis, St.
Lucia, St.
Maarten, St.
Thomas, Salvador
da Bahia, San
Salvador, Santa
Cruz de la
Sierra, São
Paulo-Guarulhos,
San Francisco,
San José de
Costa Rica, San
Juan, San Pedro
Sula, Santiago
de Chile,
Santiago de los
Caballeros,
Santo Domingo,
Tampa,
Tegucigalpa,
Toronto-Pearson,
Washington-Dulles,
Washington-Reagan
D, E
American Eagle
Atlanta [begins
April 6],
Birmingham (AL)
[begins April
6], Charleston
(SC), Charlotte
(NC),
Cincinnati/Northern
Kentucky,
Columbus (OH),
Ft. Myers
[begins April
6],
Greensboro/High
Point/Winston-Salem,
Indianapolis,
Knoxville,
Jacksonville
(FL),
Louisville,
Memphis, Nassau
[begins April
6], Norfolk,
Pensacola
[begins April
6], Pittsburgh,
Richmond,
Savannah,
Tallahassee D
American Eagle
operated by
Executive
Airlines
Camagüey,
Cienfuegos, Fort
Myers, Freeport,
George Town,
Governor's
Harbour, Havana,
Holguín,
Jacksonville
(FL), Key West,
Marsh Harbour,
Nassau, North
Eleuthera,
Santiago de
Cuba, Treasure
Cay D
Avianca
Barranquilla,
Bogotá, Cali,
Cartagena de
Indias,
Medellín-Córdova,
Pereira J
Avior Airlines
Barcelona
(Venezuela) F
Bahamasair
Nassau G
British Airways
London-Heathrow
F
Caribbean
Airlines
Georgetown, Port
of Spain J
Cayman Airways
Grand Cayman F
Continental
Airlines
Houston-Intercontinental,
Newark H
Continental
Connection
operated by
Gulfstream
International
Airlines Marsh
Harbour, North
Eleuthera,
Orlando, Tampa G
Continental
Express operated
by ExpressJet
Airlines
Cleveland H
Copa Airlines
Panama City H
Corsairfly
Paris-Orly
[begins June 11;
seasonal] TBD
Delta Air Lines
Atlanta,
Cincinnati/Northern
Kentucky,
Detroit,
Memphis,
Minneapolis/St.
Paul, New York-JFK
H
Finnair Helsinki
[seasonal] F
Gulfstream
International
Airlines Havana
F, G
Iberia Airlines
Madrid F
Insel Air
Bonaire, Curaçao,
Port-au-Prince,
St. Maarten F
LACSA San José
de Costa Rica J
LAN Airlines
Bogotá, Caracas,
Guayaquil, Punta
Cana, Santiago
de Chile J
LAN Argentina
Buenos Aires-Ezeiza,
Punta Cana J
LAN Ecuador
Quito J
LAN Perú Lima,
Punta Cana J
Lufthansa
Düsseldorf
[seasonal],
Frankfurt,
Munich
[seasonal;
resumes March
29] J
Mexicana Cancún,
Mexico City F
SBA Airlines
Caracas,
Maracaibo
[seasonal] F
Sky King Havana,
Holguín F, G
Sun Country
Airlines
Minneapolis/St.
Paul [seasonal]
F
Surinam Airways
Aruba,
Paramaribo F
Swiss
International
Air Lines Zürich
J
TACA Airlines
Guatemala City,
Managua, Roatan
[seasonal], San
Pedro Sula, San
Salvador J
TAM Airlines
Manaus, Rio de
Janeiro-Galeão,
São Paulo-Guarulhos
J
Transaero Moscow
[Begins May 31]
TBD
United Airlines
Denver
[seasonal] J
United Express
operated by
Shuttle America
Chicago-O'Hare,
Washington-Dulles
J
US Airways
Charlotte,
Philadelphia J
Virgin Atlantic
Airways
London-Heathrow
F
Vision Airlines
Camagüey,
Havana, Holguin,
Santiago de Cuba
F, G
WestJet
Toronto-Pearson
F
Cargo
The airport is
one of the
largest in terms
of cargo in the
United
States,[13] and
is the main
connecting point
for cargo
between Latin
America and the
world[citation
needed]. It was
first in
International
freight and
third in total
freight for
2008. In 2000,
LAN Cargo opened
up a major
operations base
at the airport
and currently
operates one of
the largest
cargo facilities
at the airport,
second only to
UPS[citation
needed]. Most
major passenger
airlines, such
as American
Airlines use the
airport to carry
hold cargo on
passenger
flights, though
most cargo is
transported by
all-cargo
cairlines. UPS
Airlines and
FedEx Express
both base their
major Latin
American
operations at
MIA.
Airlines
Destinations
ABSA Cargo
Airline Caracas,
Ciudad del Este,
Lima, Manaus,
Sao Paulo-Viracopos,
Vitoria
ABX Air
Cincinnati,
Paramaribo,
Santo Domingo
Air Atlanta
Icelandic New
York-JFK, Oslo-Garderomen
Air Jamaica
Cargo Kingston,
Montego Bay
Air Transport
International
Guatemala City,
Panama City, San
Jose de Costa
Rica
Amerijet
International
Aruba, Belize
City, Merida,
Port of Spain,
San Juan, San
Pedro Sula, San
Salvador,
Santiago de los
Caballeros,
Santo Domingo,
St. Maarten
Arrow Cargo
Bogotá, Caracas,
Cali, Ciudad del
Este, Guatemala
City, Guayaquil,
Lima, Managua,
Manaus, Panama
City, Quito,
Salvador da
Bahia, San Jose
de Costa Rica,
San Juan, San
Pedro Sula, San
Salvador, Santo
Domingo, Sao
Paulo-Viracopos,
Valencia
(Venezuela)
Atlas Air
Chicago-O'Hare,
Lima, Manaus,
Oslo-Garderomen,
Sao Paulo-Viracopos
Cathay Pacific
Cargo Anchorage,
Hong Kong,
Houston-Intercontinental
Capital Cargo
International
Airlines Merida,
Orlando, Toledo
Caribbean
Airlines Cargo
Barbados, Port
of Spain
Cargolux
Houston-Intercontinental,
Luxembourg,
Mexico City
Cayman Airways
Cargo Grand
Cayman
Centurion Air
Cargo Bogota,
Caracas, Iquitos,
Lima, Manaus,
Medellin,
Santiago de
Chile, Sao
Paulo-Viracopos,
San Juan
China Airlines
Cargo Anchorage,
Atlanta,
Seattle/Tacoma,
Taipei-Taoyuan
Cielos del Peru
Bogotá, Caracas,
Iquitos, Lima,
Managua,
Montevideo
DHL Airways
Cincinnati/Northern
Kentucky, Toledo
DHL Aero Expreso
Panama City, San
Jose de Costa
Rica
Estafeta Carga
Aérea Cancun,
Merida
FedEx Express
Memphis, San
Juan, Valencia
(Venezuela)
Florida West
International
Airways Bogotá,
Guatemala City,
Guayaquil, Los
Angeles, Manaus,
Medellin, Santo
Domingo, San
Jose de Costa
Rica
IBC Airways
Freeport, Grand
Cayman, Havana,
Kingston, Marsh
Harbour, Montego
Bay, Nassau,
Port-au-Prince,
Providenciales
Korean Air Cargo
Anchorage,
Dallas/Fort
Worth, Seoul-Incheon,
Toronto-Pearson
LAN Cargo
Amsterdam,
Buenos Aires-Ezezia,
Caracas,
Curitiba,
Guatemala City,
Guayaquil, Lima,
Manaus,
Montevideo,
Porto Alegre,
Quito, San Jose
de Costa Rica,
San Miguel de
Tucumán
Linea Aerea
Carguera de
Colombia Bogotá,
Curitiba, Manaus,
Medellin, Quito,
Sao Paulo-Viracropos
Martinair Cargo
Amsterdam,
Bogotá, Buenos
Aires-Ezezia,
Guayaquil,
Santiago de
Chile
MasAir Mexico
City
Mountain Air
Cargo Freeport,
Kingston
Polar Air Cargo
Skyway
Enterprises
Nassau
Tampa Cargo
Barranquilla,
Bogotá, Cali,
Caracas, Lima,
Manaus, Medellin,
Quito, Valencia
(Venezuela)
Tradewinds
Airlines Lima
Transportes
Aereos
Bolivianos
Cochabamba,
Panama City,
Santa Cruz de la
Sierra
UPS Airlines
Bogotá,
Greenville/Spartanburg,
Guatemala City,
Guayaquil,
Jacksonville
(FL),
Louisville,
Managua,
Philadelphia,
San Jose de
Costa Rica, San
Pedro Sula,
Santo Domingo,
Sao Paulo-Viracopos,
West Palm Beach
Venezolana
Servicios
Expresos
Caracas,
Maracaibo
World Airways
Cargo Bogota,
Caracas, Cali,
Lima, Manaus
Ground
transportation
Miami
International
Airport has
direct public
transport links
to Miami-Dade
Transit's
Metrobus
network, free
shuttles are
also provided to
and from the
Miami Airport
and Hialeah
Market Stations
on the Tri-Rail
commuter rail
line. Both
stations are
close, within a
5 minute drive
from the main
terminal. The
Miami-Dade
Aviation
Department is
currently
constructing the
MIA Mover, a
link to the
airport by
people mover, to
the upcoming
Miami Intermodal
Center which
will open its
Rental Car
Center (RCC) in
May 2010 and
provide access
to car rentals.
Soon to follow
will be a new
airport
Metrorail
station, a
relocated
Tri-Rail
station, and an
Amtrak station
located within
the Miami
Central Station,
scheduled to
open in late
2011/early 2012.
A consolidated
shuttle service
will run
to-and-from the
terminals at MIA
and the RCC for
approximately
one year until
the MIA Mover
begins service.
Once the MIA
Mover is in
service, car
rental desks and
shuttles will
disappear from
the airport's
arrivals level.
Taxis, shuttle
services,
limousines, and
rental cars are
currently
available within
the airport.
Taxis and
shuttles provide
flat rates to
popular
destinations
within Miami,
such as the
beaches or the
city center.
Accidents and
incidents
Airline
accidents and
incidents
involving MIA
include:
On April 25,
1951 Cubana de
Aviación Flight
493, a Douglas
DC-4 en route
from Miami,
Florida to
Havana, Cuba,
collides in
mid-air with a
United States
Navy Beech SNB-1
Kansan off Key
West. All 43
aboard both
aircraft are
killed.
On February 1,
1957,
Miami-bound
Northeast
Airlines Flight
823 crashed on
take-off from
New York's
LaGuardia
Airport.
On 2 October
1959, a Vickers
Viscount of
Cubana de
Aviación was
hijacked on a
flight from José
Martí
International
Airport, Havana
to Antonio Maceo
Airport,
Santiago. The
aircraft landed
at Miami
International
Airport.[14]
On January 6,
1960, National
Airlines Flight
2511, a Douglas
DC-6B bound from
New York to
Miami, crashes
near Bolivia,
North Carolina,
when a bomb
planted on board
explodes in
mid-air. All 34
people on board
are killed.
On 12 April
1960, All three
crew and a
passenger of a
Vickers Viscount
of Cubana de
Aviación claimed
political asylum
after the
aircraft landed
at Miami
International
Airport.[15]
On February 12,
1963, Northwest
Orient Airlines
Flight 705
crashed into the
Everglades while
en route from
Miami to
Portland, Oregon
via Chicago
O'Hare, Spokane,
and Seattle.
On December 29,
1972, Eastern
Air Lines Flight
401, a Lockheed
L-1011, crashed
into the
Everglades. The
plane had left
JFK
International
Airport in New
York City bound
for Miami. (the
subject of
Hollywood movie,
The Ghost Of
Flight 401).
On January 1,
1985 Eastern Air
Lines Flight
980, a Boeing
727, crashed
into the
mountains in
Bolivia. The
plane originated
in Asunción and
was bound to
Miami via La
Paz, Bolivia and
Guayaquil.
On December 20,
1995, American
Airlines Flight
965, a Boeing
757, crashed
into a mountain
while en route
from Miami to
Cali, Colombia.
On May 11, 1996,
ValuJet Flight
592, a DC-9,
crashed into the
Everglades after
take-off from
Miami en route
to Atlanta.
On October 2,
1996, Aeroperú
Flight 603
crashed after
takeoff from
Lima, Peru. The
flight, which
originated in
Miami, was
continuing to
Santiago, Chile.
On August 7,
1997, Fine Air
101, a Douglas
DC-8 cargo
plane, crashed
onto NW 72nd
Avenue less than
a mile (1.6 km)
from the
airport.
On February 2,
1998, two Skyway
Enterprises
Shorts 330-200
aircraft (N2630A
and N2629Y) were
damaged beyond
repair by a
tornado at Miami
International
Airport. Both
aircraft had to
be written off.
No one was
injured.[16]
On December 22,
2001, American
Airlines Flight
63, en route
from Paris to
Miami, was the
target of "shoe
bomber" Richard
Reid.
On December 7,
2005, forty-four
year old
Rigoberto
Alpizar, a
passenger aboard
American
Airlines Flight
924, claimed to
have a bomb in
his carry-on
luggage while
boarding the
flight's second
leg to Orlando,
Florida after
arriving on a
flight from
Quito, Ecuador;
the flight had
just arrived
from Medellín,
Colombia.
Federal air
marshals
reportedly shot
and killed the
man as he
attempted to
escape the plane
after being
confronted
onboard, marking
the first time
an air marshal
has fired a
weapon on or
near an
airplane.
On August 31,
2006, US Airways
Flight 431 from
Charlotte caught
fire on the
runway. All 118
passengers and
crew on board
were evacuated
safely and there
were no
injuries. The
fire occurred in
the left wheel
well of the 737
after the tires
blew upon
landing, and was
extinguished
with foam by
firefighters.
Passengers have
stated that the
plane was
shaking
violently as it
landed.[17]
Satellite
Transit Shuttle
(STS) Accident:
On November 8,
2008, the
airport's
automated people
mover system
overran its stop
at Concourse E
and crashed into
a buffer at the
end of the
track, injuring
five people.[18]
The Miami
Automated People
Mover System is
a Bombardier
C-100 APM and
was built in the
late 1970s.
Although it was
scheduled for
decommission in
2004,
construction
delays on the
airport's North
Terminal have
resulted in
continued
operation of the
system. In 2007,
Bombardier
expressed
concerns about
the safety of
the system
during a period
of renewal of
the operations
and maintenance
contract. In
January 2008,
Johnson Controls
Inc was
contracted to
provide
operations and
maintenance for
the system.[19]
The south train
has remained
inoperative
since the
accident,
leaving the
satellite
terminal reliant
on the sole
north train.
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