Located 13 kilometres north-west of the downtown area, the Miami International Airport is Southern Florida’s main facility for long-haul international flights. It is an important hub for services to Latin America, together with flights to Western Asia and Europe, and is one of only eight airports in the United States currently equipped to accommodate the Airbus A380 jumbo jet.
Miami International Airport’s proximity to local Latin American and European populations have resulted in it becoming one of the largest transport hubs in the United States, together with being a major base for cargo carriers FedEx Express and UPS Airlines. It is one of only a handful of airports with direct flights to Cuba, although these flights are restricted to those with special authorisation from the Office of Foreign Assets Control. The airport operates across four runways and a single main terminal building, divided into one linear concourse and concourses. While level 1 is dedicated to arriving passengers, with baggage carousels and access to ground transportation, level 2 is where the check-in areas are situated, together with the con