Miami International
MIA · KMIA · Miami, Florida · Dade County · map
Miami International is a public-use airport owned by Dade County Aviaton Dept, 8 miles northwest of Miami, Florida, 9 feet above sea level. It has 4 runways; the longest, 09/27, is 13,016 feet of asphalt. It has a control tower, fuel (100 octane avgas, Jet A) and about 28 based aircraft. The FAA counts about 482,819 takeoffs and landings a year. About 15,211,784 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Weather right now KMIA · observed 6:53 pm EDT (22:53 UTC), 38 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the south-southeast (150°) at 7 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Sky: a few clouds at 2,500 feet, a few clouds at 9,000 feet, a broken layer at 25,000 feet
- Temperature 84°F (29°C), dew point 74°F (23°C)
- Altimeter 29.84 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 7:20 pm EDT (23:20 UTC), good until Thu 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC)
- From Tue 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the east-southeast at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, thunderstorms nearby, scattered clouds at 2,500 feet, a broken layer at 5,000 feet (thunderheads) VFR
- From Tue 9:00 pm EDT (01:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, scattered clouds at 3,000 feet, a broken layer at 5,000 feet and more above VFR
- From Wed 12:00 am EDT (04:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 3,000 feet, scattered clouds at 5,000 feet VFR
- From Wed 12:00 pm EDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, scattered clouds at 2,500 feet, scattered clouds at 5,000 feet VFR
- From Wed 3:00 pm EDT (19:00 UTC): wind from the south at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, thunderstorms nearby, scattered clouds at 2,500 feet (thunderheads), scattered clouds at 5,000 feet and more above VFR
- From Wed 9:00 pm EDT (01:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 3,000 feet, scattered clouds at 5,000 feet VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KMIA 062253Z 15007KT 10SM FEW025 FEW090 BKN250 29/23 A2984 RMK AO2 SLP105 CB DSNT W-NW T02890233
TAF KMIA 062320Z 0700/0806 12007KT P6SM VCTS SCT025 BKN050CB FM070100 VRB04KT P6SM VCSH SCT030 BKN050 BKN250 FM070400 VRB03KT P6SM SCT030 SCT050 FM071600 22005KT P6SM VCSH SCT025 SCT050 FM071900 17008KT P6SM VCTS SCT025CB SCT050 BKN250 FM080100 VRB04KT P6SM SCT030 SCT050
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA MIA · ICAO KMIA
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Dade County Aviaton Dept
- Elevation
- 9 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower with a TRACON · around the clock
- Attended
- around the clock
- Lights
- beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100 octane avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- Notes
- landing fee · customs available · certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Miami sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 5W
- In the FAA's files since
- April 1940
Runways 4
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 13,016 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
| 08R/26L | 10,506 × 200 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
| 12/30 | 9,360 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
| 08L/26R | 8,600 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
- Runway 09: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), right-hand traffic pattern, threshold displaced 1,358 ft, 11,397 ft available for landing, rr 23 ft high 750 ft from the end
- Runway 27: ILS, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), threshold displaced 261 ft, 12,755 ft available for landing
- Runway 08R: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR)
- Runway 26L: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with flashers (MALSF), right-hand traffic pattern, 10,220 ft available for landing
- Runway 12: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the right, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), 8,579 ft available for landing, tower 40 ft high 1,700 ft from the end
- Runway 30: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights (MALS), threshold displaced 945 ft, 7,913 ft available for landing, tree 52 ft high 1,600 ft from the end
- Runway 08L: localizer with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 26R: localizer with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left
Radio frequencies
| UNICOM | 123.0 | |
| Digital ATIS · Mia and automated weather (ASOS) Arrival | 119.15 | Miami |
| Digital ATIS Depart | 133.675 | Miami |
| Clearance delivery | 135.35 | Miami |
| Ground Runway 08L/26R, 08R/26L, 12 | 121.8 | Miami |
| Ground Runway 09/27, 30 | 127.5 | Miami |
| Tower arriving from headings 270 to 089 | 118.3 | Miami |
| Tower arriving from headings 090 to 269 | 123.9 | Miami |
| Approach 271-090 below 4000 feet | 118.1 | Fort Lauderdale |
| Class C airspace · Departure · Approach and departure arriving from headings 270 to 090; 271-090 below 4000 feet | 119.7 | Fort Lauderdale |
| Approach and departure · Class B airspace · Dvall and star arriving from headings 090 to 269 | 120.5 | Miami |
| Approach · Bnfsh and star · Cstal and star arriving from headings 270 to 089 | 124.85 | Miami |
| Departure · Departure procedure (GLADZ) · Departure procedure (GWAVA) arriving from headings 090 to 269; Departing west | 125.5 | Miami |
| Approach and departure · Approach (secondary) · Class B airspace arriving from headings 270 to 089 | 125.75 | Miami |
| Departure procedure (ALTNN) · Departure procedure (BNGOS) · Departure arriving from headings 270 to 089; Departing east | 126.85 | Miami |
| Class C airspace · Departure · Kyaks and star arriving from headings 091 to 269; 5000 feet and below | 128.6 | Fort Lauderdale |
| Approach (secondary) Departure (secondary) | 132.025 | Miami |
| Luuce and star · Tarpn and star · Approach 7000 feet; 271-090 4000 feet and above | 133.775 | Miami |
| Luuce and star · Tarpn and star · Departure procedure (AGERS) 9000 feet; 271-090 4000 feet and above | 126.05 | Miami |
| Emergency | 121.5 | Miami |
| Ramp and ctl | 120.35 | Miami |
| Tarpn and star 12000 feet | 124.6 | Miami |
| Rtis 120-300 within 25 NM | 125.25 | Miami |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 645-231-5974.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Takeoffs and landings a year about 482,819, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
Aircraft registered in Miami from the FAA register
801 aircraft are registered to owners in Miami, Florida: 445 piston singles, 103 business jets, 99 piston twins, 56 turboprops, 48 helicopters. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in Florida.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 83 since 1982, 4 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Closed non eng aircraft.
- Runway 08L/26R closed 3:00 am to 12:00 pm++ when runway 08R/26L and runway 09/27 are in use.
- Runway 12/30 closed 3:00 am to 12:00 pm++ when runway 08R/26L and runway 09/27 are in use.
- +20' railroad 200' from runway end; 450'L.
- Approach ratio 50:1 to displaced threshold.
- Approach ratio 48:1 to displaced threshold.
- Birds on and in the vicinity of airport.
- All medical emergencies arrivals, with the exception of air ambulance flights, must secure doors until rescue and firefighting (ARFF) is on scene.
- Prior permission required for inbound military flights 100 NM on frequency 130.5.
- All diversion contact frequency 130.5 upon arrival.
- U.S. cbp and eapis available.
- Runway 12-30 closed 0300-1200Z++ when runway 08R-26L and runway 09-27 are in use.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 5, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.