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Miami International Airport {{Airport codes|MIA|KMIA}}, is located in unincorporated Miami, Florida between the suburbs of Hialeah, Doral, Fontainbleau, and Miami Springs.

Terminal, airlines, and destinations

The main terminal at MIA is semicircular and has eight pier-shaped concourses, lettered A through H in a counter-clockwise direction. Ticketing and departures are located on the upper level: immigration and baggage carousels are located on the lower level. Each gate can route arriving passengers to the main level (for domestic arrivals) or to the immigration halls downstairs (for international arrivals). Concourse E has a third-floor people mover that transports passengers to a satellite terminal.

Related Topics:
Pier - People mover

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A parking garage is located inside the terminal's curvature, and is connected to the terminal by overhead walkways. There is a heliport on top.

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At present, the terminal is being dramatically altered. Concourses A, B, C, and D, which primarily house American's flights, are being merged into a single linear concourse. Portions of the new concourse have already been built as extensions of concourses A and D: concourses B and C will eventually be demolished to accommodate the new pier. http://acb-architects.com/airtrans-miami.htm The merged complex is slated to be called the "North Terminal." The remaining "South Terminal", consisting of concourses E through H, will also be expanded. Another new concourse, Concourse J, is under construction (photo) with the support of fifteen Star Alliance and SkyTeam carriers: it will be seven stories tall and have 15 gates, with a total floor area of 1.3 million square feet (120,000 m²) including space for airline lounges and offices. American plans to use the old portion of the South Terminal to handle overflow from the North Terminal. Although this construction was originally slated for completion by 2005, it now appears more likely that the opening will be delayed until 2006 because of the ongoing need for security upgrades and other capital improvements.

Related Topics:
Star Alliance - SkyTeam - 2006

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Airlines at MIA

Note: This list contains Airline Check-in Counter locations at MIA. Some airlines may have a counter at one concourse and have their flights depart out of another.

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Concourse A

Concourse B

Concourse B was demolished in February of 2005 as part of the American Airlines/North Terminal renovation project. During the course of this project Concourse C will also be demolished allowing for the creation of new gates where the two concourses were located. The North Terminal, which will extend from the current Concourses A through D will house American Airlines and all partners serving the airport.

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No Check-in Counters are located in the Concourse B check-in area.

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Concourse C

  • American Airlines (International) (Ascuncion, Belize City, Bogota, Buenos Aires, Cali, Cancun, Caracas, Guatemala City, Guayaquil, La Paz, Lima, London/Heathrow, Madrid, Managua, Manchester (UK) (seasonal), Maracaibo, Medellin, Mexico City, Montevideo, Quito, Panama City, Paris/CDG, Rio de Janeiro, San Salvador, Santa Cruz, Sao Paulo, Santiago (Chile), Tegucigalpa)

Concourse D

  • American Airlines (Canadian/Caribbean/Domestic) (Atlanta, Aruba, Barbados, Baltimore/Washington, Bermuda, Boston, Charlotte, Chicago/O'Hare, Cleveland, Curaçao, Dallas/Fort Worth, Denver, Detroit, Eagle County (seasonal), Grand Cayman, Hartford, Houston/Intercontinental, Indianapolis, Kingston, La Romana, Las Vegas, Liberia (CR), Los Angeles, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Montreal, New Orleans, New York/JFK, New York/LaGuardia, Nashville, Newark, Orlando, Philadelphia, Port au Prince, Port of Spain, Providenciales, Puerto Plata, Punta Cana, Raleigh/Durham, St. Croix, St. Kitts, St. Louis, St. Lucia, St. Maarten, St. Thomas, San Francisco, San Jose (CR), San Juan, San Pedro Sula, Santiago (DR), Santo Domingo, Tampa, Tegucigalpa, Toronto, Washington/Dulles, Washington/Reagan)

Concourse E

Concourse E is divided into two sections: a pier concourse, called "low E," and a satellite terminal, called "high E." Low E is mostly used by American Airlines; high E is used by other carriers.

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Concourse F

Concourse G

Concourse H

Concourse J

Concourse J is a concourse currently under construction and due to open in late spring 2006 under Miami International Airport's South Terminal Renovation Project. The Concourse will hold Star Alliance and Sky Team Members. Together with Concourses G and H this new area will be called the South Terminal. Once the North and South Terminals are completed, all airlines not affiliated with Star Alliance, Sky Team Alliance, or American Airlines (See Concourse B) and its partners will be housed at the remaining Concourses E and F.

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Charter Carriers

Ground transportation

MIA's only direct public transport link is to Miami-Dade Transit's Metrobus network, although free shuttles are provided to and from the Tri-Rail commuter rail's Miami Airport Station and Miami Metrorail's Tri-Rail/Metrorail Transfer Station. MDT is currently planning to link the airport by people mover to the upcoming Miami Intermodal Center, which will provide access to Metrorail as well as the future BayLink light rail to South Beach.

Related Topics:
Miami-Dade Transit - Miami Airport Station - Tri-Rail/Metrorail Transfer Station - People mover - Miami Intermodal Center - South Beach

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Cargo

The airport is the largest in terms of cargo in the United States and is the main connecting point for cargo between Latin America and the world. In 2000 LAN Cargo opened up a major operations base at the airport and currently operates the second largest cargo facility at the airport second to UPS. Most major passenger airlines, such as American Airlines use the airport to carry belly cargo on passenger flights though most cargo is operated through cargo only airlines. UPS, Fedex, and DHL, all operate their major Latin American operations through MIA.

Related Topics:
2000 - UPS - American Airlines - Fedex - DHL

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Cargo Airlines

◄ Miami International Airport: History
Miami International Airport: New Service ►

~ Table of Content ~

►Introduction
►History
►Terminal, airlines, and destinations
►New Service
►External links

 

 

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