Miami International Airport | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Owner | Miami-Dade County | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Operator | Miami-Dade Aviation Department (MDAD) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Serves | Greater Miami | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Miami-Dade County, Florida | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Elevation AMSL | 9 ft / 3 m | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 25°47′36″N 080°17′26″W / 25.79333°N 80.29056°WCoordinates: 25°47′36″N 080°17′26″W / 25.79333°N 80.29056°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Website | iflymia.com | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Miami International Airport
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Aircraft operations | 414,234 |
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Passengers | 44,350,247 |
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Miami International Airport (IATA: MIA, ICAO: KMIA, FAA LID: MIA), ; also known as MIA and historically Wilcox Field, is the primary airport serving the Miami area, United States. The airport is in an unincorporated area in Miami-Dade County, Florida, eight miles (13 km) northwest of Downtown Miami, in metropolitan Miami, between the cities of Miami, Hialeah, Doral, Miami Springs, the village of Virginia Gardens, and the unincorporated Fontainebleau neighborhood. It is South Florida's main airport for long-haul international flights. Miami International is also one of only eight U.S. airports to accommodate the Airbus A380 jumbo jet.
The airport is American Airlines' primary gateway to Latin America along with a domestic hub for its regional affiliate American Eagle, and Eastern Air Lines; cargo carriers UPS Airlines and FedEx Express; and charter airline Miami Air. It is a focus airport for Avianca, Frontier Airlines, and LATAM, both for passengers and cargo operations. Miami International Airport has passenger and cargo flights to cities throughout the Americas, Europe and Western Asia, as well as cargo flights to East Asia.