Miami Army Airfield opened in 1943 during World War II to the south of Pan American Field. National used a terminal on the opposite side of LeJeune Road from the airport and would stop traffic on the road in order to taxi aircraft to and from its terminal. Eastern Air Lines began to serve Pan American Field in 1931, followed by National Airlines in 1936. Its runways were located around the threshold of today's Runway 26R. Pan American Field was built on 116 acres of land on 36th Street and was the only mainland airport in the eastern United States that had port of entry facilities. Pan American World Airways ("Pan Am") opened an expanded facility adjacent to City Airport, Pan American Field, in 1928. The first airport on the site of MIA opened in the 1920s and was known as Miami City Airport. and Latin America and the Caribbean and one of the largest airline hubs in the nation. It is the largest gateway between the U.S. It is South Florida's main airport for long-haul international flights and a hub for the Southeastern United States with passenger and cargo flights to cities throughout the Americas, Europe, Africa, and Asia. Miami International Airport covers 1,335 hectares (3,300 acres). Miami also serves as a focus city for Avianca, Frontier Airlines, and LATAM, both for passengers and cargo operations. The airport is American Airlines' third-largest hub and serves as its primary gateway to Latin America and the Caribbean. It is Florida's busiest airport by total aircraft operations, total cargo traffic and total passenger traffic. As of 2021, it is the 10th busiest airport in the U.S. Kennedy International Airport in New York City. gateway for international passengers, surpassing John F. In 2021, Miami International Airport became the busiest international cargo airport in the U.S. Nearby cities include Hialeah, Doral, and the Census-designated place of Fontainebleau. The airport is in an unincorporated area in Miami-Dade County, 8 miles (13 km) northwest of Downtown Miami, in metropolitan Miami, adjacent to the cities of Miami and Miami Springs, and the village of Virginia Gardens. Miami International Airport ( IATA: MIA, ICAO: KMIA, FAA LID: MIA), also known as MIA and historically as Wilcox Field, is the primary airport serving the greater Miami metropolitan area with over 1,000 daily flights to 167 domestic and international destinations, including most countries in Latin America.
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