AirportsMiami International Airport is a large airport serving Miami, in Florida, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is MIA.
Key facts
- IATA code
- MIA
- ICAO code
- KMIA
- City
- Miami
- State or region
- Florida
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 25.7960° N, 80.2898° W
- Elevation
- 2 m (8 ft)
- Runways
- 4
- Longest runway
- 3,967 m (13,016 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, MIA means Miami International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: KMIA. ICAO codes that begin with K belong to the mainland United States. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 25.7960° N, 80.2898° W. It stands 2 metres (8 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone America/New York, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Miami International Airport has 4 runways in the data. The longest is 3,967 metres (13,016 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 675 airports of United States on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 11.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 3,967 m 13,016 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 08R/26L | 3,202 m 10,506 ft | 61 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 12/30 | 2,853 m 9,360 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 08L/26R | 2,621 m 8,600 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Miami-Opa Locka Executive AirportMiami | OPF | 12 km |
| Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International AirportFort Lauderdale | FLL | 34 km |
| President Donald J. Trump International AirportWest Palm Beach | DJT | 101 km |
| South Bimini AirportSouth Bimini, Bahamas | BIM | 103 km |
| Bimini North Seaplane BaseBimini, Bahamas | NSB | 104 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 13,506 km | 16 h 45 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 14,243 km | 17 h 40 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 12,607 km | 15 h 40 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,109 km | 9 h 05 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 1,757 km | 2 h 35 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 3,763 km | 5 h 00 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 16,962 km | 20 h 55 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 11,999 km | 14 h 55 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,022 km | 18 h 35 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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