Miami International Airport (IATA: MIA , ICAO: KMIA , FAA LID: MIA ), also known as < b> MIA and historically as Wilcox Field , is the main airport serving the Miami region. The airport is in an unrelated area of ​​Miami-Dade County, Florida, 8 miles (13 km) northwest of Downtown Miami, in metropolitan Miami, between Miami cities, Hialeah, Doral, Miami Springs, Virginia Gardens village, and an unrelated Fontainebleau environment.
This is South Florida's main airport for international long-distance and central flights to the Southeast United States, with passengers and cargo flights to cities across America, Europe and West Asia, as well as cargo flights to East Asia. It is the largest gateway between the United States and south to Latin America, and is one of the largest airline hubs in the United States, due to its proximity to tourist attractions, local economic growth, large Latin American and European population, and strategic locations to deal with liaison traffic between North America, Latin America and Europe.
In 2017, 44,071,313 passengers travel through the airport, making it the 40th busiest airport airport in the world in terms of passenger traffic. The airport is also ranked 12th as the busiest airport in the United States in terms of passenger traffic, as well as the busiest airport in the State of Florida. The airport also handles more international cargo than any other airport in the United States.
The airport is the main gateway of American Airlines to Latin America (Central America, the Sea Islands/Indian Islands, South America) along with a domestic hub for its regional affiliate, American Eagle in the US. It also serves as a focus city for Avianca, Frontier Airlines, and LATAM, both for passengers and cargo operations. In the past, it has become a center for Braniff International Airways, Eastern Air Lines, Air Florida, Native National Airlines, Pan American World Airways ("Pan Am"), United Airlines, Iberia Airlines, and Fine Air.
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History
- For World War II and the United States Air Force use the airport, see Miami Army Airfield
The first airport on the MIA site opened in 1920 and is known as Miami City Airport . Pan American World Airways opened an expansion facility adjacent to City Airport, Pan American Field , in 1928. Pan American Field was built on a 116 acre land on 36th Street and was the only mainland airport in the east America. Countries with incoming port facilities. The foundation lies around the 260 Runway threshold today. Eastern Airlines began serving Pan American Field in 1931, followed by National Airlines in 1936. National used a terminal on the opposite side of LeJeune Road from the airport, and would stop traffic on the road to fly the aircraft to and from its terminals. Miami Army Airfield opened in 1943 during the Second World War to the south of Pan American Field: the runway of the two was originally separated by railroads, but two airfields were listed in several directories as a single facility. After World War II in 1945, the City of Miami established the Port Authority and increased its bond revenue to buy Pan American Field, which has since changed its name to 36th Street Airport , from Pan Am. It joined the former Miami Airfield Army, which was purchased from the United States Air Force Air Force south of the railway in 1949 and expanded further in 1951 when the railway line itself was moved south to make more space. The old terminal on 36th Street was closed in 1959 when the central modern passenger terminal (due to greatly expanded) was opened. United States Air Force troopers and squads also operated from the airport from 1949 to 1959, when the last unit was transferred to the nearest Homestead Air Force Base (now Homestead Air Reserve Base).
Nonstop flights to Chicago and Newark Liberty International Airport in northeast New Jersey began in late 1946, but nonstop did not reach west outside St Louis and New Orleans until January 1962. Transatlantic nonstop flights to Europe began in 1970. In the late 1970s, and early 1980s Air Florida had a hub at MIA, with nonstop flights to London, England acquired from National after its last merger with Pan Am. Air Florida ceased operations in 1982 following the Air Florida Flight 90 crash. British Airways flew a Concorde SST (supersonic transport) traction between Miami and London via Washington, D.C. (Dulles International Airport) from 1984 to 1991.
After the former Apollo 8 astronaut, Frank Borman became president of Eastern Airlines in 1975, he moved the East headquarters from Rockefeller Center in New York City to Building 16 in the northeast corner of MIA, Eastern maintenance base. The East remained one of the largest companies in the Miami metropolitan area until ongoing union unrest, coupled with the acquisition of the airline by antagonist union Frank Lorenzo in 1986, eventually forced the company into bankruptcy in 1989.
Amid the turmoil of the American CEO of American Airlines, Bob Crandall searched for a new hub to take advantage of AA's new aircraft. AA studies show that Delta Air Lines will provide strong competition on most routes from the Eastern Hub at Atlanta Hartsfield International Airport in Atlanta, Georgia, but MIA has many major routes served only by the East. American announced that it would establish a base at MIA in August 1988. Lorenzo was considered to be selling a profitable Latin American East route to AA as part of Chapter 11 of the Eastern reorganization in early 1989, but retreated in a last-ditch attempt to rebuild the central MIA. The effort quickly proved futile, and the Americans bought the route (including the route authority between Miami and London which was later held by the company of its Eastern Continental sister) in the East liquidation that was completed in 1990. Then in the 1990s, the Americans moved more employees and equipment for MIA from its failed domestic hubs in Nashville, Tennessee and Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina. Today Miami is the largest air shipping center in America and is a key point in the airline's international north-south route network.
Pan American World Airways ("Pan Am"), another old key operator in MIA, was acquired by Delta Air Lines in 1991, but filed for bankruptcy shortly thereafter. The rest of its international route from Miami to Europe and Latin America was sold to United Airlines for $ 135 million as part of Pan Am's emergency liquefaction in December. United retained the Latin American center at MIA during the 1990s but ended flights from Miami to South America, and closed its Miami crew base, in May 2004, relocating most of Miami's resources to its main hub at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Illinois..
Iberia also founded Miami hub in 1992, positioning a DC-9 fleet of aircraft at MIA to serve destinations in Central America and the Caribbean. Hub took advantage of the rights granted under the 1991 bilateral aviation agreement between the United States and Spain. However, the September 11, 2001 attacks required many foreigners to obtain visas for US transit, and consequently Iberia closed its center in 2004. Miami remains one of the most important hubs between Europe and Latin America, and more European airlines now serve Miami International Airport than any other airport in the United States, except John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York.
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Operation
In the year ended 30 April 2009 the airport had 358,705 aircraft operations, averaging 982 per day: 82% commercial scheduled, 12% air taxi, 5% public aviation and & lt; 1% military. The budget for operations is $ 600 million in 2009.
Facilities and airplanes
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28 aircraft based at this airport: 46% multi-engine and 54% jet.
MIA has a number of air cargo facilities. The largest cargo complex is located on the west side of the airport, inside a triangle formed by Runways 12/30 and 9/27. Cargo carriers such as LAN Cargo, Atlas Air, Southern Air, Amerijet International, and DHL operate from this area. The largest private facility is the Centurion Cargo complex at the northeast corner of the airport, with over 51,000 m 2 (550,000 sqÃ, ft) of warehouse space. FedEx and UPS operate their own facilities at the northwest corner of the airport, outside of 36th Street. In addition to the large passenger terminal at Concourse D, American Airlines operates a maintenance base east of Concourse D, centered around a semi-circular hangar originally used by National Airlines that can accommodate three wide-body planes.
Fire protection at airports is provided by Miami-Dade Fire Department Department 12.
Terminal and concourses
The airport has 131 gates in total. The main terminal at MIA dates back to 1959, with some new additions. In a semicircle, the terminal has one linear concourse (Concourse D) and five dock-shaped concourses, written counterclockwise from E to J (Concourse A is now part of Concourse D; Concourse B and C is destroyed so that Concourse D gate can be added in where they are: my Concourse naming is bypassed to avoid confusion with number 1.). From the opening of the terminal until the mid-1970s, the buildings were clockwise from 1 to 6.
Level 1 terminal contains carousel luggage and ground transportation access. Level 2 contains ticket/check-in, shopping and dining, and access to concourses. The airport currently has two immigration and customs facilities (FIS), located in Concourse D, Level 3 and in Concourse J, Level 3. Concourse D FIS can be used by flights arriving at all gates in Concourse E and all gates at Concourses D and several gates in the Concourse F. Concourse A FIS can be used by flights arriving at all gates in Concourse J and most gates in Concourse H. However, all gates in Concourse G and some gates in Concourses F and H, do not have facilities to direct passengers to the FIS, and therefore can only be used for domestic arrivals. MIA is unique among American airports because all the facilities are commonly used, meaning that they are assigned by the airport and no airline has ownership or lease in terminal or gate space, thus providing greater flexibility at terminals and airports. determining the gate and allowing it to utilize the existing facilities in full. The whole airport became commonplace used by the 1990s.
The free MIA Mover connects the airport with the Miami Intermodal Center, where car rental facilities and bus terminals have been relocated. MIC also keeps Metrorail airport station and Tri-Rail terminal.
The airport has three parking facilities: a two-storey short-term parking directly in front of Concourse E, and two seven-storey (North and South) parking garages inside the terminal curve and connected to the terminal via overhead walkways at Level 3 In the late 1990s, Dolphin Garage expanded to serve the newer Concourse A; it is expected that Flamingo Garage will be equally expanded in the near future to serve the new Concourse J. Two connected parking garages at their western end; at the top of this connection is the SIDA office and the airport section ID. The single terminal facility is divided into three sections known as the North Terminal, the Central Terminal, and the South Terminal.
North Terminal (Blue)
The previous North Terminal is the site of Concourses A, B, C, and D, each separated dock. Concourse D was one of the original airports of 1959 concourses, was opened as Concourse 5. After modifications similar to the former Concourse C during the mid-1960s, it was extended in 1984, and the original section was completely rebuilt from 1986 to 1989 and connected to immigration and customs space in Concourse E, allowing for handling international arrivals. Concourse D FIS currently provides immigration and customs services in exchange for the now closed Concourse E FIS. Together with the former Concourses B and C, this concourse was once the base of Eastern Air Lines operations. Other Texas Air Corporation affiliates joined the east during the 1980s; Continental Airlines used a gate on the west side of the concourse during the 1980s.
The North Terminal Construction combines four docks into one linear concourse determined by Concourse D. This configuration is adopted to increase the number of aircraft that can simultaneously arrive and depart from the terminal, allowing each gate to handle approximately twice as many operations per day. The construction process began with a genuine A and D expansion in the late 1990s. In the mid-2000s (decades), the gate on the east side of Concourse D was closed to allow room for new gates under construction as part of the North Terminal Construction project. In 2004, a new extension to the west was opened, consisting of Gates D39 through D51. Concourse B was destroyed in 2005; in the summer of 2009, Gates D21 to D25 entered the service where Concourse B once stood. Concourse C was demolished in 2009. Concourse A closed in November 2007 and reopened in July 2010 as an eastern extension of 14 Concourse D gates. In August 2010, a further extension to the American Eagle flight was opened, designated as Gate D60.
The Skytrain auto-motorsman, built by Parsons and Odebrecht with trains from Sumitomo Corporation and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, opened to the public in September 2010. The carrier is carrying domestic passengers between the four stations in Concourse D, located at D17 gate, D24 , D29 and D46; it also connects international passengers who have not crossed the customs border into Concourse D FIS.
The construction of the North Terminal began in 1998 and was scheduled for completion in 2005, but was postponed several times due to cost swelling. The project is managed by American Airlines until the Miami-Dade County Aviation Department took over in 2005. The project was designed by Corgan Associates, Anthony C Baker, Architects and Planners, Perez & amp; Perez, and Leo A Daly. A new international arrival facility was opened in August 2012, and the project reached a substantial completion in January 2013. Gates D-26, D-27 and D-28 opened in August 2013. International-to-domestic transfers from Baggage Handling The system, which was the last component of the project, was completed in February 2014.
Concourse D
Concourse D is the only concourse located within the North Terminal, and is a 3,600,000 square feet (330,000 m 2 ) linear concourse along 1.2 miles (1.9 km) with a capacity of 30 million passengers. every year. Concourse D has one bus station and 51 gates: D1-D12, D14-D17, D19-D34, D36-D51, D53, D55, D60. America operates two Admirals Club in the concourse; one is located near Gate D30, and the other is near Gate D15. American Eagle uses Gates D53, D55, and D60.
Central Terminal (Yellow)
The Central Terminal consists of three concourses, labeled E, F, and G, with a combined total of 52 gates. The Miami-Dade Aviation Department commenced terminal renovation for three years, $ 657 million in November 2015, to include new trains in Concourse E and new gateways and ticket booths. Airport authorities plan to destroy and replace terminals gradually between 2025 and 2036, while funding is upgraded to keep facilities temporarily usable.
Concourse E
Concourse E has two bus stations and 18 gates: E2, E4-E11, E20-E25, E30, E31, E33.
The E concourse dates back to the opening 1959 terminal, and was originally known as the 4th Concourse. From its inception, it was just an international airport concourse, containing its own immigration and customs facilities. In the mid-1960s it underwent a similar renovation to other airport concourse at the airport, but did not receive the first major addition until the opening of the International Satellite Terminal in 1976. Featuring the Gates E20-E35 (commonly known as "High E"), the satellite added 12 gates international aircraft capable of handling the largest jet aircraft and international intransit lounge for international passenger arrivals connected to other international flights. At the same time, the Immigration and Customs facilities of Concourse E were overhauled and expanded radically. During the late 1980s the original part of Concourse E ("Low E") was rebuilt to match satellites.
Concourse and its satellites were briefly connected to the bus and then the first automated person-to-person driver at the airport (Adtranz C-100) was opened in 1980, replaced in 2016 by a cable that encouraged MIA e Train - a MiniMetro- people move by Leitner-Poma of America.
Since then, Gate E3 was closed in the 1990s to accommodate the connections between Concourses D and E. In the mid-2000s (decades), checkpoints E Low and High E expanded and merged into one, connecting the two halves of the concourse. without requiring passengers to secure security. At the same time Gates E32, E34, and E35 are closed to allow the second parallel taxiway between Concourse D extension and Concourse E. Concourse E also contains immigration and customs Central Terminal (currently closed). Airport authorities plan to maintain the "high E" area until 2034, and the "low E" area until 2035.
Concourse E serves Oneworld member airlines British Airways, Finnair, Iberia, and Qatar, along with several American Airlines flights. The concourse contains a premium lounge for international passengers flying in first business class as well as members of OneWorld and Sapphire Emeralds. On October 25, 2015, British Airways became the third airline in MIA to operate Airbus A380, after Lufthansa and Air France. Flights to London-Heathrow board at E6/E8 gate.
Miami-International airport is a seven-storey hotel and many of Miami-Dade Aviation Department's executive offices are located in the Concourse E section of the terminal. Floor 1 house two carousel domestic luggage. Level 2 is used for check-in by some North American operators. Concourse E, along with Concourse F, has been an operating base for Pan Am and many international MIA operators.
Concourse F
Concourse F has one bus station and 19 gates: F3-F12, F14-F23.
Concourse F dates back to 1959 and was originally known as Concourse 3. Like Concourses D and E, received renovations in the mid-1960s and largely rebuilt from 1986 to 1988. The gate at the end of the dock was destroyed and replaced by the G10 F10 widebody into the new F23 , all of which are capable of processing international arrivals. Departure lounges for Gates F3, F5, F7, and F9 are also rebuilt, and this is also an international gateway. Today the concourse maintains the feel of the 1980s, and is part of the Central Terminal area. Airport authorities plan to keep the concourse until 2036.
The south side of the concourse was used by Northeast Airlines until the 1972 merger with Delta Air Lines. Likewise, National Airlines flew out from the northern side of Concourse F until the 1980 merger with Pan Am, which continued to use the concourse until closure in 1991. When United Airlines acquired Pan Am operations in Latin America, the airline operated a focus city operation outside Concourse F up to completely dismantled in 2004. From 1993 to 2004, Concourse F was also used by Iberia Airlines for Miami's focus city operations, connecting the Central American capital to Madrid using the MIA as a connecting point.
Level 1 of Concourse F part of the terminal is used for domestic baggage claim and counter shipping line. Level 2 contains check-in facilities for European airlines. Concourse F is not unusual where TSA security checkpoints are located at Level 3. Passengers must ascend to checkpoints, pass security and then drop back to Level 2 to board their flights.
Avianca Airlines and Latam Airlines operate the VIP room at this terminal.
Concourse G
Concourse G has one bus station and 15 gates: G2-G12, G14-G16, G19.
Concourse G is the only one of 1959 original concourses that remained largely in its original state, except for modifications to the rest of the airport received in the mid-1960s and an extension in the early 1970s. This is the only road at the airport that is unable to handle international arrivals, although it is often used to leave international charters. Airport authorities plan to keep the concourse until 2025.
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The South terminal consists of two concourses, H and J, with a combined total of 28 gates.
The South Terminal Building and Concourse J opened on August 29, 2007. The new addition is seven levels and has 15 international-capable gates, and a total floor area of ​​1.3 million square feet (120,000 m 2 ), including two spaces wait for flights and some offices. Concourse H serves Delta Air Lines and its partners in the SkyTeam alliance, while Concourse J serves United Airlines and its partners in Star Alliance.
Concourse H
Concourse H has one bus station and 13 gates: H3-H12, H14, H15, H17.
Concourse H is the first extension of the 20th Street Terminal, originally built in 1961 as Concourse 1 for Delta Air Lines, which remains in concourse to this day. The concourse features a third floor, the only purpose is to speed access to the "headhouse" gate at the end. In the late 1970s, the commuter satellite terminal was built just east of the concourse. Known as "Gate H2", it features seven parking spaces (H2a numbers through H2g) designed to handle smaller commuter planes. The Concourse was dramatically renovated from 1994 to 1998, to adjust the Concourse A. Moving sidewalk style which was then added to the third floor, H1 and Gates H3-H11 Bus Stations were rebuilt, and the H2 commuter satellites had jetways installed. Due to financial difficulties, the H12-H20 host gates are abandoned in their home country.
With the construction of an extension of the Concourse J in the 2000s (decades), the H2 commuter satellites were destroyed. In 2007, with the opening of immigration and customs facilities of South Terminal, the third floor of Concourse H was closed and converted into a "sterile circulation" area for international passenger arrivals. Gates H4, H6, H8, and H10 are made capable of handling international arrivals, and currently serve Aeromexico, Air France, Alitalia, KLM and Switzerland. At the same time, the main gates of H16, H17, H18 and H20 were closed to enable the construction of a second parallel taxiway leading to the new Concourse J.
There are plans to turn Gates H11 and H15 into an additional international-enabled gateway, but the concourse has not yet needed its use. Instead, the airport focuses on completing the final component of the North Terminal project.
Concourse H has historically served as an operating base for Piedmont's focus city in Miami and US Airways Express commuter operations. Concourse H continues to serve the original tenants of Delta Air Lines, which use all the gates on the west side of the pier and usually 2 on the east side plus 1 for the arrival of Havana flights.
Concourse J
Concourse J has one bus station and 15 gates: J2-J5, J7-J12, J14-J18.
Concourse J is the latest concourse, which opened on August 29, 2007. Part of the airport's South Terminal project, the concourse was designed by Carlos Zapata and M.G.E., one of the largest Hispanic-owned architectural firms in Florida. The Concourse has 15 international-capable gates and the only airport gate capable of handling the Airbus A380 which has 3 jet bridges. The concourse added a third international arrival hall to the airport, complementing the existing Concourses B (now closed) and E while significantly reducing the density at these two facilities.
In the early stages of its development, South Terminal (Concourse H and J) is planned to serve United Airlines and its partners in the Star Alliance. Concourse H will serve United's partner airlines, while Concourse J will become the new home of the Latin American hub. When United dismantled the MIA center in 2004, Concourse H became intended to serve Delta Air Lines and its partners in the SkyTeam alliance, while Concourse J will serve the remaining United operations as well as their partner operators. After the North Terminal is completed, one of the world's member airlines will be placed in Concourse D (North Terminal), with SkyTeam and Star Alliance members at Concourses H and J (South Terminal)
Former concourse
Concourse A
At closing, Concourse A has one bus terminal and 16 gates: A3, A5, A7, A10, A12, A14, A16-A26.
Concourse A is the latest addition to the airport, which opened in two phases between 1995 and 1998. The concourse is now part of the North Terminal. Between 1995 and 2007, the concourse accommodated many of American Airlines' domestic and international flights, as well as flights from many European and Latin American carriers.
On November 9, 2007, Concourse A closed as part of the North Terminal Development Project. It has been shut down to speed up the completion of the North Terminal project, as well as facilitate the addition of the Automated People Mover (APM) system that now runs along the North Terminal. Infrastructure Concourse A reopened on July 20, 2010 as an extension of Concourse D.
Concourse B
At its peak, Concourse B has one bus station and 12 gates: B1, B2-B12, B15.
Concourse B was built in 1975 for Eastern Air Lines as part of the ambitious "70's" initiative airport, and first opened in 1983. During the 1980s, existing concourse was rebuilt and expanded, and new immigration halls and habits were built in Concourse B from the terminal, enabling the concourse to process international arrivals. Together with Concourse C and most Concourse D, it serves as the operating base of Eastern Air Lines operations.
After the Eastern closure in 1991, it was used by various European and Latin American airlines; in the 2000s (decade), American Airlines was a single tenant. The Concourse closed in 2004 and was demolished the following year as part of the North Terminal Construction project. The immigration and customs offices remained open until 2007, when closed concurrently with Concourse A.
Concourse C
At closing time, Concourse C has 3 gates: C5, C7, C9.
Concourse C opened as a Concourse 6 in 1959, serving Eastern Air Lines. During the mid-1960s, Concourse C received a second floor extension and was equipped with air conditioning. Since then, it does not accept major interior or renovation modifications. After renumbering the gates and concourses in the 1970s, Concourse C has Gates C1 to C10. The opening of the international arrival room at Concourse B during the 1980s saw Gate C1 receive the ability to process international arrivals.
Following the collapse of Eastern Air Lines in 1991, the concourse was used by various African and Latin American carriers. Many of these airline flights will arrive at Concourse B and then drawn to Concourse C for departure. By the end of this decade, the construction of American baggage separation facilities between Concourses C and D saw the closure of all gates on the west side of the concourse, with Gate C1 following shortly thereafter. From the 2000s (decades), the concourse consists of only four domestic gates, each capable of accommodating small-to-medium jet aircraft from Boeing 737 to Airbus A300, and America is a single tenant.
As part of the North Terminal Construction project, Concourse C was closed on September 1, 2009, and destroyed. Demolition Concourse C allows the construction of a new gate where the concourse stands.
Airlines and destinations
Passenger
Cargo
The airport is one of the largest in terms of cargo in the United States, and is the main link point for cargo between Latin America and the world. Ninety-six different operators are involved in the transfer of more than two million tonnes of goods each year and ensure safe travel for more than 40 million passengers, according to the Miami International Airport brochure. It was first in international and third freight shipments in total shipments for 2008. In 2000, LAN Cargo opened a major operating base at the airport and currently operates large cargo facilities at the airport. Most major airlines, such as American Airlines, use airports to transport cargo on passenger flights, although most cargo is transported by all cargo carriers. UPS Airlines and FedEx Express both base their main operations in Latin America at MIA.
Additional cargo operator serving Miami
- The Ameristar Jet Charter
- Air Transport International
- Air Atlas
- Air Cargo Contract
- Estafeta Carga AÃÆ' Â © rea
- KLM Cargo
- Martinaire
- National Flight
- Water Mas
- Polar Air Cargo
- Silk Way West Airlines
- Sky Lease Cargo
- Skyway Company
- Tampa Cargo
- Transcarga
Statistics
Top destinations
Annual traffic
Ground Transport
Miami International Airport has direct public transit services to Metrorail, the Metrobus Miami-Dade Transit network; Greyhound Bus Lines and Tri-Rail commuter rail systems.
Miami International Airport uses MIA Mover, a free person-driving system to transfer passengers between the MIA terminal and Miami Airport Station open to the public on September 9, 2011. In 2015, the Station also provides direct services to Tri-Rail and Amtrak services.
On July 28, 2012, Miami Airport Station and the Orange Metrorail Line open a two-mile segment between Earlington Heights and MIC, providing fast passenger train services from Miami International Airport to the city center and heading south.
To/from Metrorail, Downtown, and South Beach
Metrorail operates the Orange Line train from Miami International Airport to destinations such as Downtown, Brickell, Civic Center, Coconut Grove, Coral Gables, Dadeland, Hialeah, South Miami and Wynwood. It takes about 15 minutes to go from the airport to the city center.
Miami-Dade Transit buses operate MIA Airport Flyer which connects directly to South Beach.
To/from the Tri-Rail/Amtrak, Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach
MIA is served directly by Tri-Rail, Miami's commuter train system, which commenced operations on April 5, 2015. Tri-Rail connects MIA to the north-west of Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach. Tri-Rail directly serves the north points like: Boca Raton, Deerfield Beach, Delray Beach, Fort Lauderdale, Hollywood, Pompano Beach and West Palm Beach.
In the future, Amtrak will also serve Miami Airport Station with Silver Star and Silver Meteor trains. It provides daily rail services to Orlando, Jacksonville, Washington, DC, Philadelphia and New York City, and Los Angeles. The service was originally expected to start at the end of 2016, but due to the fact that the platform is not long enough for the winter because the train exceeds 13 cars (although the platform is quite adequate during other seasons because trains usually consist of up to 9 cars), service dates has been moved to the end of 2018.
Taxi and transport
Taxis and shuttles provide fixed rates to destinations in Miami.
Car rental
MIA has a newly completed Rental Car Center at Miami Central Station.
Accidents and incidents
- On October 2, 1959, the Viscount of Cubana de AviaciÃÆ'³n was hijacked on a flight from Havana to Antonio Maceo Airport, Santiago by three people demanding to be taken to the United States. The plane landed at Miami International Airport.
- On February 12, 1963, Northwest Airlines Flight 705 crashed into the Everglades on the way from Miami to Portland, Oregon via Chicago O'Hare, Spokane, and Seattle. All 43 passengers and crew were killed.
- On June 23, 1969, Dominicana Air Lines Carvair ATL. 98, DC-4 modified, a trip to Santo Domingo circled back to Miami International Airport with a fire engine when it fell to 36th Street. 5 die; 7 injured.
- On December 29, 1972, Eastern Air Lines Flight 401, Lockheed L-1011, crashed into the Everglades. The plane has left JFK International Airport in New York City to Miami. (The subject of the Hollywood movie, The Ghost of Flight 401 ). There are 101 deaths from 176 passengers and crew.
- On January 15, 1977, Douglas DC-3 N73KW Water Sunshine crashed shortly after take-off on a domestic scheduled passenger flight to Key West International Airport, Florida. All 33 people in it survived.
- On May 11, 1996, ValuJet 592 Flight crashed into the Everglades 10 minutes after takeoff from MIA on the way to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport after a fire broke out in the cargo room, killing 110 people.
- On August 7, 1997, Fine Air 101, Douglas DC-8 cargo plane, crashed onto NW 72nd Avenue less than a mile (1.6 km) from the airport. All 4 passengers on board and 1 person on the ground were killed.
- On February 2, 1998, two Skyway Enterprises Shorts 330-200 (N2630A and N2629Y) aircraft were damaged repaired by a tornado at Miami International Airport. Both aircraft must be removed. No one was hurt.
- On September 15, 2015, Qatar Airways Flight 778 to Doha stormed Runway 9 on takeoff and collided with landing lights for runway 27. The collision, which escaped attention during a 13.5 hour flight, knocked down 18 inches (46 cm ) hole in the Boeing 777-300 pressure vessel just behind the rear cargo door. The crew was confused with prints from onboard computers and mistakenly started taking off at Runway 9 at the T1 Taxiway intersection rather than at the end of the runway, which slashed about 1,370 m (4,490 ft) from the runway length available for take off.
See also
- Transportation in Miami
- The busiest airport in the United States by international passenger traffic
References
External links
- Official website
- FAA Airport Chart Ã, (PDF) , effective May 24, 2018
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for KMIA
- ASN accident history for MIA
- FlightAware airport information and direct flight trackers
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical graph for KMIA
- Current MIA FAA delays information
- Miami International Airport - Flight Information
- Miami airport travel data at Airportsdata.net
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