Miami International Airport
Miami · United States · America/New_York
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Airport HistoryEst. 1929
Miami International Airport traces its roots to Pan American Field, which Pan American Airways opened on Miami's NW 36th Street in 1928 as a base for pioneering airmail and passenger routes into the Caribbean and Latin America — with the terminal formally dedicated on 9 January 1929 in a ceremony attended by Amelia Earhart. Ownership passed from Pan Am to what is now the Miami-Dade Aviation Department in 1946, and a new, larger airport was inaugurated nearby in 1959 as what was then billed as the largest central airport terminal in the world. Eastern Air Lines operated a major hub there from 1935 until its 1989 bankruptcy, after which American Airlines — which had begun building its own Miami hub in 1988 — expanded rapidly, including by absorbing much of Eastern's Latin American route network. Today MIA is the busiest U.S. airport for international passengers and international air cargo, reflecting its historic role as the principal U.S. gateway to Latin America and the Caribbean.
Pan American Airways formally dedicated its Miami airport on NW 36th Street on 9 January 1929, with aviator Amelia Earhart among the attendees; it became the first mainland U.S. airport with dedicated international port-of-entry facilities.
Eastern Air Lines took up residence at the 36th Street airport in August 1935, beginning a hub relationship that would last more than five decades.
Ownership passed from Pan American Airways to the Dade County Port Authority on 1 January 1946, ending Pan American Field's identity as a privately run airline base.
A larger, rebuilt Miami International Airport was formally inaugurated on 1 February 1959 at its present NW 20th Street-area location, described at the time as the largest central airport terminal complex in the world.
Miami began offering nonstop flights to Europe, cementing its role as a genuine international, not just hemispheric, gateway.
British Airways began operating Concorde supersonic service between Miami and London (via Washington, D.C.), continuing until 1991.
Eastern Air Lines filed for bankruptcy in 1989 following prolonged labor disputes after its 1986 acquisition by Texas Air, ending its decades-long presence as Miami's dominant carrier.
Having begun hub operations in 1988, American Airlines expanded rapidly after purchasing Eastern's Latin American routes during Eastern's 1990-91 liquidation, growing from 34 daily departures in 1989 to over 300 by 1995.
Editorial content based on public records, the airport's own history pages, and aviation press (Simple Flying, Flashback Miami); recent passenger-ranking and modernization figures are current as of publication and subject to change.