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MIA · Miami, United States
--:--:-- · EDT (UTC-04:00) · 25.7960° N, 80.2898° W
Miami International Airport
Airport serving Miami, Florida, United States
Verification trail
This section separates stable airport identifiers from live operating data. Codes, coordinates, timezone, elevation, source identifiers, and accepted reference links are retained here; live arrivals, departures, gates, delays, NOTAMs, and airline schedule changes must still be checked with the airport or carrier.
OurAirports ID 3685; ident KMIA; scheduled service listed.
Cached airports.csv snapshot: 2026-04-25; runways.csv snapshot: 2026-05-21.
miami-airport.com
Used as the preferred live-reference handoff for terminals, gates, alerts, and airport notices.
Open sourceMiami International Airport
Airport-shaped reference summary from en.wikipedia.org; summary snapshot 2026-05-25.
Open source24 source-backed signals
Merged from OurAirports cached airports.csv, OurAirports cached runways.csv, Wikidata airport entity snapshot, airport-shaped Wikipedia summary snapshot, manual airport facts override; facts generated 2026-05-25.
IATA / ICAO
MIA / KMIA
OurAirports ident
KMIA
GPS / local code
KMIA / MIA
ISO region
US-FL
Scheduled service
Listed in source snapshot
Role
international scheduled-service gateway
Official host
miami-airport.com
Reference host
en.wikipedia.org
Wikidata entity
Q127530
Snapshot generated
2026-05-25
Airport lookup keys
Stable codes
Regional keys
Alternate names
Nearby airport codes
Route reference codes
Accepted citation URLs
Last updated May 25, 2026. Stable airport identifiers and timezone facts are content-reviewed; clocks render live in the browser, while weather and time-difference notes are page-snapshot aids rather than permanent airport records.
Live values rendered at Jun 2, 10:50 AM UTC.
Local airport time
--:--:--EDT · UTC-04:00
Time zone
EDT
America/New_York · UTC-04:00
Airfield conditions
Live airport weather is temporarily unavailable.
Surface access
9.9 km
Approximate distance to central Miami.
Country capital
Washington, D.C.
Languages
English
Currency
USD ($)
Country area
9,525,067 km²
Passenger volume
Source note unavailable
Terminals
3 terminals / 6 concourses
Runways
4 runways
Longest runway
13,016 ft / 3,967 m
Runway surface
asphalt (4)
Opened / operator
1928 · Miami-Dade Aviation Department
Owner / entity
Miami-Dade County
Hub airlines
American Airlines
Airport role
international scheduled-service gateway
Scheduled service
Listed
Fact coverage
24 source-backed signals
Miami International Airport is a international scheduled-service gateway for Miami, United States. Miami's built-up core sits roughly 9.9 km from the terminal area. Operations run on America/New_York (UTC-04:00, EDT). Live weather is temporarily unavailable. With 4 other indexable airports in its surrounding network, it works well as a reference point for regional flight planning and timezone checks.
Miami International Airport (MIA / KMIA) is at 25.7960° N, 80.2898° W, elevation 8 ft (2 m), serving Miami, United States.
The accepted reference summary is used as supporting context for the airport identity and operating notes; the timed facts here still come from the airport catalog, timezone database, country snapshot, and linked source trail.
Miami is in United States (capital Washington, D.C.); regulated by Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); on America/New_York (EDT, UTC-04:00); working languages: English; currency: USD ($).
Distance from central Miami: 10 km.
A compact traveler-facing brief from the airport catalog, country snapshot, route geometry, city anchors, peer airports, and source trail for MIA.
Primary airport name
Miami International Airport (MIA / KMIA)
Miami International Airport · Airport serving Miami, Florida, United States
Known label 1
MFW
Alternate airport-name cue retained for MIA, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Known label 2
South Florida
Alternate airport-name cue retained for MIA, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Known label 3
Wilcox Field
Alternate airport-name cue retained for MIA, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Known label 4
Pan American Field
Alternate airport-name cue retained for MIA, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Source identifiers
KMIA · KMIA · MIA · US-FL
miami-airport.com · en.wikipedia.org · scheduled service yes
Regional role cue
Miami International Airport, also known as MIA and historically as Wilcox Field, is the primary international airport serving Miami and its surrounding metropolitan area, in the U.S.
Accepted from the airport reference trail as a role-specific cue for MIA; not treated as a live service guarantee.
1. Flagami
flagami · 4.6 km from MIA
United States · America/New_York · +0h · population 50,834 · city coordinates 25.7623, -80.3162
2. Brownsville
brownsville · 5.6 km from MIA
United States · America/New_York · +0h · population 15,313 · city coordinates 25.8218, -80.2412
3. Coral Terrace
coral-terrace · 5.8 km from MIA
United States · America/New_York · +0h · population 24,376 · city coordinates 25.7459, -80.3045
4. Westchester
westchester · 5.9 km from MIA
United States · America/New_York · +0h · population 29,862 · city coordinates 25.7548, -80.3273
5. Fountainebleau
fountainebleau · 6.4 km from MIA
United States · America/New_York · +0h · population 59,764 · city coordinates 25.7729, -80.3478
6. Little Havana
little-havana · 6.5 km from MIA
United States · America/New_York · +0h · population 53,430 · city coordinates 25.7681, -80.2331
1. FLL KFLL
Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport · Fort Lauderdale
34 km from MIA · America/New_York · +0h · elevation 9 ft (3 m) · airport coordinates 26.0726, -80.1527
2. PBI KPBI
Palm Beach International Airport · West Palm Beach
101 km from MIA · America/New_York · +0h · elevation 19 ft (6 m) · airport coordinates 26.6832, -80.0956
3. RSW KRSW
Southwest Florida International Airport · Fort Myers
168 km from MIA · America/New_York · +0h · elevation 30 ft (9 m) · airport coordinates 26.5347, -81.7528
4. SRQ KSRQ
Sarasota Bradenton International Airport · Sarasota/Bradenton
287 km from MIA · America/New_York · +0h · elevation 30 ft (9 m) · airport coordinates 27.3946, -82.5544
1. MIA-PBI
West Palm Beach · 101 km · 58m
America/New_York · +0h from MIA; reference route only, not a live schedule.
2. MIA-RSW
Fort Myers · 168 km · 1h 3m
America/New_York · +0h from MIA; reference route only, not a live schedule.
3. MIA-SRQ
Sarasota/Bradenton · 287 km · 1h 12m
America/New_York · +0h from MIA; reference route only, not a live schedule.
Published runway count
4 runways
Longest runway 13,016 ft / 3,967 m. 4 lighted runways in the runway snapshot.
Runway surface mix
asphalt (4)
Surface labels are normalized from the OurAirports runway rows for MIA.
Runway identifiers
08L/26R · 08R/26L · 09/27 · 12/30
Identifier pairs are retained as airport-specific runway cues, not live operational availability claims.
1. FLL KFLL
Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport · Fort Lauderdale · 34 km from MIA
large airport · America/New_York · united-states · 9 ft (3 m) · 26.0726, -80.1527
2. PBI KPBI
Palm Beach International Airport · West Palm Beach · 101 km from MIA
large airport · America/New_York · united-states · 19 ft (6 m) · 26.6832, -80.0956
3. RSW KRSW
Southwest Florida International Airport · Fort Myers · 168 km from MIA
large airport · America/New_York · united-states · 30 ft (9 m) · 26.5347, -81.7528
4. SRQ KSRQ
Sarasota Bradenton International Airport · Sarasota/Bradenton · 287 km from MIA
large airport · America/New_York · united-states · 30 ft (9 m) · 27.3946, -82.5544
5. MCO KMCO
Orlando International Airport · Orlando · 310 km from MIA
large airport · America/New_York · united-states · 96 ft (29 m) · 28.4294, -81.3090
6. TPA KTPA
Tampa International Airport · Tampa · 329 km from MIA
large airport · America/New_York · united-states · 26 ft (8 m) · 27.9755, -82.5332
Source note 1
Miami International Airport is the primary international airport serving Miami-Dade County.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for MIA.
Source note 2
The airport's passenger facilities are organized into North, Central, and South terminals.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for MIA.
MIA sits in United States (United States of America), whose capital is Washington, D.C.. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is the national civil-aviation authority we name for regulator context. Country context: Americas, North America.
Common country-language signals: English. Currency context: USD ($). MIA is listed with scheduled service in the airport source snapshot.
MIA is also associated in the airport facts snapshot with MFW, South Florida, Wilcox Field, Pan American Field. These labels help catch alternate airport names without creating separate duplicate airport pages.
Airport serving Miami, Florida, United States. This description is used only as identity context; live flight status, terminal assignment, and airport alerts still belong to the official airport or airline source.
Regional role cue: Miami International Airport, also known as MIA and historically as Wilcox Field, is the primary international airport serving Miami and its surrounding metropolitan area, in the U.S.
Wikidata airport entity: Q127530 · Miami International Airport. Owner / owning body: Miami-Dade County. Administrative area: Florida · Miami-Dade County. Named after: Miami
Miami International Airport is a near sea-level field at 8 ft (2 m), positioned at 25.7960° N, 80.2898° W in the Northern subtropics. The runway snapshot lists 4 runways and a longest runway of 13,016 ft / 3,967 m. The airport clock uses America/New_York (EDT, UTC-04:00), so cross-date arrivals should be checked against this zone rather than the airline origin city.
Flagami is the closest retained city-time anchor at 4.6 km. FLL Fort Lauderdale is the closest retained airport alternative at 34 km.
MIA is compared with FLL Fort Lauderdale at 34 km, PBI West Palm Beach at 101 km, RSW Fort Myers at 168 km, SRQ Sarasota/Bradenton at 287 km, MCO Orlando at 310 km inside the retained United States airport set, which is useful when backup airports share the same country context but differ by city, route network, and clock behavior.
MIA-PBI West Palm Beach: 101 km, about 58m, +0h. MIA-RSW Fort Myers: 168 km, about 1h 3m, +0h. MIA-SRQ Sarasota/Bradenton: 287 km, about 1h 12m, +0h. These are distance and timezone references, not live flight availability claims.
OurAirports ident KMIA backs the stable code, coordinate, elevation, and timezone record. miami-airport.com is attached as the official airport website. en.wikipedia.org is used only as supporting reference context. Snapshot date: 2026-05-25.
Traffic profile
Reference airport
Airline role
American Airlines
Terminal footprint
3 terminals / 6 concourses
Runway footprint
4 runways · longest 13,016 ft / 3,967 m
Runway identifiers
08L/26R, 08R/26L, 09/27, 12/30
OurAirports classifies MIA as a large airport with scheduled service; the airport name and codes identify it as an international gateway for Miami.
MIA (KMIA) is a near sea-level field at 8 ft (2 m) in the subtropics, kept in the curated set for its route, timezone, and market-planning value.
MIA also has a clear airline-network role: the source summary describes it as south florida's main international airport and a major american airlines hub for latin america and the caribbean..
MIA's runway record lists 4 runways, with the longest runway at 13,016 ft / 3,967 m and source surfaces recorded as asphalt (4).
Miami-Dade Aviation Department is the clearest operator or management signal we currently have on file for MIA.
These operational notes prefer the structured airport facts snapshot, then fall back to the accepted airport reference at miami-airport.com, then blend that with local timezone, route, and city-access data already on this page.
These are the specific situations where this airport page earns its keep: time-zone conversion, city transfer planning, nearby airport backup logic, and source-confidence checks before acting.
MIA uses America/New_York (EDT, UTC-04:00). Use this before overnight arrivals, cross-date departures, and same-day connections.
Miami International Airport is about 9.9 km from central Miami; build that transfer into arrival and check-in planning.
FLL Fort Lauderdale is the closest retained alternate at 34 km, time difference +0h.
miami-airport.com is listed as the official airport website in the airport facts snapshot; live schedules, gates, routes, terminals, and NOTAM-sensitive operations still need official airport or airline verification.
These comparisons place MIA inside the retained airport graph by country, timezone, elevation, and coordinate neighbors. They are deterministic dataset facts, not generated flight claims.
MIA ranks #49 in the curated United States airport set when large airports are listed before medium airports, then sorted by IATA code. The retained country set has 94 airports.
MIA shares America/New_York with ALB Albany US · ATL Atlanta US · BDL Hartford US · BOS Boston US · BUF Buffalo US · BWI Baltimore US. This helps separate same-clock airports by city, country, code, and geography.
MIA is 8 ft (2 m). Closest elevation peers in the retained airport set include DMK 9 ft (3 m) (1 ft delta) · FLL 9 ft (3 m) (1 ft delta) · NKC 9 ft (3 m) (1 ft delta) · OAK 9 ft (3 m) (1 ft delta) · SUB 9 ft (3 m) (1 ft delta).
MIA's nearest retained coordinate neighbors are FLL 34 km +0h · PBI 101 km +0h · RSW 168 km +0h · SRQ 287 km +0h.
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| Destination | Route code | Distance | Estimated window | Time difference | Destination clock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Palm Beach | PBI | 101 km | 58m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Fort Myers | RSW | 168 km | 1h 3m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Sarasota/Bradenton | SRQ | 287 km | 1h 12m | +0h | --:--:-- |
MIA to PBI
Distance 101 km; estimated travel window 58m; destination zone America/New_York is +0h from MIA. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
MIA to RSW
Distance 168 km; estimated travel window 1h 3m; destination zone America/New_York is +0h from MIA. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
MIA to SRQ
Distance 287 km; estimated travel window 1h 12m; destination zone America/New_York is +0h from MIA. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
Central Miami is close enough that taxi, ride-hail, and rail or shuttle links are usually the fastest arrival options.
Miami is the nearest mapped city anchor in the current dataset, which makes it the cleanest companion page when travelers want to switch from airport timing into local city timing.
Miami International Airport has 4 nearby indexed airport alternatives, which makes backup departures and diversion logic part of real planning instead of a theoretical edge case.
Airport pages are most useful when they bridge into real city clocks. These city anchors are ranked by distance from MIA, then shown with their own timezone, local time, and time difference from the airport clock.
Flagami
flagami · 4.6 km · America/New_York
Brownsville
brownsville · 5.6 km · America/New_York
Coral Terrace
coral-terrace · 5.8 km · America/New_York
Westchester
westchester · 5.9 km · America/New_York
Fountainebleau
fountainebleau · 6.4 km · America/New_York
Little Havana
little-havana · 6.5 km · America/New_York
Allapattah
allapattah · 6.9 km · America/New_York
Hialeah
hialeah · 6.9 km · America/New_York
Doral
doral · 7.1 km · America/New_York
Hialeah Gardens
hialeah-gardens · 8.4 km · America/New_York
Coral Gables
coral-gables · 8.6 km · America/New_York
West Little River
west-little-river · 8.6 km · America/New_York
Miami International Airport is associated in the current source trail with American Airlines, which makes carrier-specific schedule checks especially important before acting on a route plan.
The route timing references show the first cross-timezone planning burden after this airport: West Palm Beach (PBI), Fort Myers (RSW), Sarasota/Bradenton (SRQ). Treat them as distance and clock cues, then verify flight availability with the carrier.
South Florida's main international airport and a major American Airlines hub for Latin America and the Caribbean..
Planning checkpoints
Nearby airports are ranked by coordinate distance from MIA. The time difference column is computed from IANA zones against the page snapshot, while the local clocks update in the browser.
Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International AirportFLL
Fort Lauderdale · large airport
Compare against FLL when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Palm Beach International AirportPBI
West Palm Beach · large airport
Compare against PBI when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Southwest Florida International AirportRSW
Fort Myers · large airport
Compare against RSW when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Sarasota Bradenton International AirportSRQ
Sarasota/Bradenton · large airport
Compare against SRQ when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Questions
Miami International Airport is in the America/New_York timezone (UTC-04:00, EDT).
Miami International Airport uses IATA code MIA and ICAO code KMIA.
Miami International Airport is located in Miami, United States at coordinates 25.7960° N, 80.2898° W, with an elevation of 8 ft (2 m) (near sea-level field in the subtropics).
Miami International Airport sits roughly 9.9 km from the nearest mapped city center for Miami.
West Palm Beach (PBI) is one of the closest route references on this page, with an estimated travel window of 58m, destination timezone America/New_York, and a +0h difference from MIA.
Miami International Airport sits inside United States, where civil aviation oversight is led by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
MIA's curated peers in United States on this site include FLL Fort Lauderdale, PBI West Palm Beach, RSW Fort Myers, plus 3 more.
Miami International Airport's source-backed operational summary lists 4 runways, with the longest runway recorded at 13,016 ft / 3,967 m; identifiers include 08L/26R, 08R/26L, 09/27.
