Miami's main international hub is
Miami International Airport, which is one of the busiest international
airports in the world, serving over 35 million passengers every year.
Identified as MIA or KMIA by various world aviation authorities, it is a major
hub and the single largest international gateway for
American Airlines, the world's largest passenger air carrier; and is also
served by many foreign airlines. MIA is the USA's third largest international
port of entry for foreign air passengers (behind New York's
JFK and Los Angeles'
LAX), and the seventh largest such gateway in the world (bested only by
those two airports; combined with London's Heathrow, Paris' Charles de Gaulle,
Amsterdam's Schiphol, and Hong Kong's Chek Lap Kok international airports).
The airport's extensive international route network includes non-stop flights
to over seventy international cities in North and South America, Europe, and
the Middle East.
Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL/KFLL) also serves the
metropolitan area, and actually handles more total passengers who are
originating or ending their trip in south Florida than does MIA. The main seaport, The
Port of Miami, is the largest cruise ship port in the world, serving over
18 million passengers per year. Additionally, the port is one of the nation's
busiest cargo ports, importing nearly ten million tons of cargo annually.
Among North American ports, it ranks second only to the
Port of South Louisiana in
New Orleans in terms of cargo tonnage imported/exported from Latin America.
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