Miami International Airport (MIA) has announced plans for multi-million dollar improvements that will benefit travelers and create jobs.
According to the MIA, the Miami-Dade County County Commission has approved the construction of a new Concourse K at Miami International Airport (MIA). The $600 million project expansion will include six new contact gates, maintenance facilities for ground support equipment, improved baggage handling systems and critical airport infrastructure upgrades.
Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniela Levine Cava said a change could occur 22 years after the airport completes similar upgrades.
It is also part of an ambitious multi-million dollar plan as a modernisation aimed at increasing and optimizing MIA’s capabilities after a sustained increase in record-breaking number of passengers and cargo operations at the facility.
Levine Cava said that Mia has not seen terminal expansion since 2007, so this is a truly transformative milestone for the airport.
“The launch of Concourse K will not only increase capacity and create thousands of new jobs, but will strengthen MIA’s role as the best global gateway,” the mayor said, defending his vision of “flapping up a stronger, more vibrant airport, lifting our community, welcoming the world, and driving our economy into the future.”
The new Corridor K aims to simultaneously improve service, safety and operational flow. Construction began this summer after a groundbreaking ceremony and is scheduled for completion in spring 2029.
At the end of 2024, the MIA reported a new record serving 56 million passengers from the 52 million milestone in 2023. Last year it set cargo records and processed more than 3 million tonnes of cargo.
The Modernization Action Plan prepares Miami Airport to process 77 million passengers and 5 million tonnes of cargo by 2040.
What improvements have come?
▪Construction of an aircraft parking platform and fire hydrant systems for aviation fuel.
▪Installation of two new luggage refill carousels.
▪Improvements to existing luggage handling systems to connect the central and south terminals.
