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MIA Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MIA / KMIA |
| Airport Name: | Miami International Airport |
| Location: | Miami, Florida, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 25°47'35"N by 80°17'26"W |
| Area Served: | South Florida metropolitan area |
| Operator/Owner: | Miami-Dade County |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 8 feet (2 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 4 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MIA |
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Facts about Miami International Airport (MIA):
- Miami International Airport (MIA) has 4 runways.
- Pan Am, the other key carrier at MIA, was acquired by Delta Air Lines in 1991, but filed for bankruptcy shortly thereafter.
- Because of Miami International Airport's relatively low elevation of 8 feet, planes can take off or land at Miami International Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- The seven-story Miami–International Airport hotel and many Miami-Dade Aviation Department executive offices are in the Concourse E portion of the terminal.
- Miami International Airport handled 40,500,000 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Miami International Airport (MIA) is Miami Seaplane Base (MPB), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) E of MIA.
- The main terminal at MIA dates back to 1959, with several new additions.
- In the midst of Eastern's turmoil American Airlines CEO Bob Crandall sought a new hub in order to utilize new aircraft which AA had on order.
- The furthest airport from Miami International Airport (MIA) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,575 miles (18,628 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
- The North Terminal was previously the site of Concourses A, B, C, and D, each a separate pier.
- The North Terminal consists of one concourse, Concourse D, a 3,600,000-square-foot linear concourse 1.2 miles long with a capacity of 30 million passengers annually.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 7.55 miles (12.16 km) E | Miami Seaplane Base (MPB) | Watson Island, Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States |    |
| 2 | 7.92 miles (12.75 km) N | Opa-locka Executive Airport (OPF) | Miami, Florida, United States | |
| 3 | 13.40 miles (21.56 km) SW | Kendall-Tamiami Executive Airport (TMB) | Miami, Florida, United States | |
| 4 | 14.69 miles (23.63 km) NNE | North Perry Airport (HWO) | Hollywood, Florida, United States | |
| 5 | 21.10 miles (33.96 km) NNE | Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport (FLL) | Fort Lauderdale / Hollywood, Florida, United States | |
| 6 | 21.86 miles (35.17 km) SSW | Homestead Air Reserve Base (HST) | Homestead, Florida, United States | |
| 7 | 28.88 miles (46.48 km) NNE | Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport (FXE) | Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States | |
| 8 | 32.69 miles (52.61 km) S | Ocean Reef Club Airport (OCA) | Key Largo, Florida, United States | |
| 9 | 33.28 miles (53.56 km) NNE | Pompano Beach Airpark (PPM) | Pompano Beach, Florida, United States | |
| 10 | 38.01 miles (61.16 km) W | Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport (TNT) | Miami, Florida, United States | |
| 11 | 42.00 miles (67.59 km) NNE | Boca Raton Airport (BCT) | Boca Raton, Florida, United States | |
| 12 | 56.71 miles (91.26 km) NNE | Palm Beach County Park Airport (LNA) | West Palm Beach, Florida, United States | |
| 13 | 62.65 miles (100.83 km) N | Palm Beach International Airport (PBI) | West Palm Beach, Florida, United States | |
| 14 | 64.17 miles (103.27 km) E | South Bimini Airport (BIM) | Bimini, Bahamas | |
| 15 | 65.28 miles (105.06 km) ESE | Cat Cay Airport (CXY) | Cat Cay, Bimini Islands, Bahamas | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,574.86 miles (18,627.89 km) W | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,563.00 miles (18,608.80 km) W | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,530.01 miles (18,555.71 km) WSW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,497.20 miles (18,502.90 km) WSW | RAAF Learmonth (LEA) | Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,493.56 miles (18,497.04 km) WSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,478.29 miles (18,472.47 km) SSE | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,451.55 miles (18,429.43 km) WSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,448.06 miles (18,423.82 km) WSW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,410.65 miles (18,363.61 km) WSW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,388.89 miles (18,328.59 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,385.35 miles (18,322.89 km) WSW | Barrow Island Airport (BWB) | Barrow Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,367.96 miles (18,294.91 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,366.86 miles (18,293.14 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,358.66 miles (18,279.94 km) SW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,350.78 miles (18,267.26 km) SW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |