Miami International Airport

Miami International Airport (MIA) sits on 3,230 acres near downtown Miami and is operated by the Miami-Dade Aviation Department as the property of Miami-Dade County government. Founded in 1928, it is America's busiest airport for international freight and second busiest for international passengers, and it offers more flights to Latin America and the Caribbean than any other US airport. Among worldwide airports it ranks fourth for international freight and for total cargo, third for total freight and 39th for international passengers, according to the statistics on its website. The airport is funded primarily through airport-generated revenues such as airline fees, concessions, parking and bonds backed by those revenues, with no direct funding from local taxpayers.

Economic impact and operations

• Annual economic impact of 212 billion dollars from MIA and Miami-Dade County's general aviation airports, with nearly 946,000 direct, indirect, induced and related jobs in the local economy
• 272,940 domestic commercial aircraft movements in 2025, with international movements on top, and a growing destination map published as MIA Discover
• New airlines in 2025 and 2026 including 7Air Cargo to Managua, Santo Domingo and San Juan, Arajet to Santo Domingo and Punta Cana, Icelandair to Reykjavik, SF Airlines cargo charters to China and Air China Cargo to Shanghai, plus new year-round American Airlines routes to Bimini, Milan and Caracas
• A capital improvement programme and a protocol and international affairs office, alongside the county's general aviation airports at Miami-Opa-locka Executive (OPF), Miami Homestead General Aviation (X51) and Dade-Collier Training and Transition (TNT)

Passenger services

MIA runs a 24/7/365 information hotline on 305 876 7000 and a toll-free 1-800-TALK-MIA line, information counters in terminals D, E, H and J open daily from 6 am to 10 pm, an ADA coordination office, parking, ground transportation including Metrorail's Orange Line, dining and shopping for passengers on layovers, and a public art programme with installations such as Books with Altitude. Its contact directory covers cargo airlines, airport police and fire rescue, the General Aviation Center, US Customs and Border Protection and Global Entry, USDA plant and animal inspection services, the FDA and other federal agencies based at the airport.

Shows

Miami International Airport appears in the exhibitor lists of Air Cargo Europe 2027 and the TIACA Air Cargo Forum 2026, where it is also listed as a speaker.

Contact

Miami, Florida, United States, phone +1 305 876 7000
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