Miami Airport, MIA Miami Airport (MIA) is the main airport serving the Miami Metropolitan Area. The airport is located eight miles northwest of the central business district of Miami, Florida. It is between the cities of Miami, Hialeah, Doral, and Miami Springs. In September 2008 the airport regained its title as the busiest in Florida. Miami Airport (MIA) is a hub for American Airlines, American Eagle, Gulfstream International Airlines under the Continental Connection name, and Executive Air under the American Eagle name; cargo airlines Arrow Air, UPS Airlines and FedEx Express; and charter airline Miami Air. Miami International Airport handles flights to cities throughout the Americas and Europe, as well as cargo flights to Asia, and is South Florida's main airport for long-haul international flights. Miami Airport (MIA) is a major gateway between the United States and Latin America, and, along with Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson Airport, Miami is one of the largest aerial gateways into the American South, 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. As of 2008, MIA is the twenty-nine largest airport in the world in terms of passenger traffic. As an international gateway to the United States it ranks third, behind New York-JFK in New York City and LAX in Los Angeles. |
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