Miami
MIA · KMIAMiami International Airport
Passengers a year
53M
#9 busiest in the U.S.
199
nonstop destinations
102
airlines
523
departures a day
77.1%
arrivals on time
1.6%
flights cancelled
83.7%
load factor
Airlines
American Airlines is the largest carrier at Miami, with 62% of all passengers. 102 airlines fly from here.
Share of passengers · each carrier as a slice of the whole airport
American Airlines holds 62% of the airport — the 12th most concentrated of 30 large hubs. The nearest comparison is IAD at 67%.
| Airline | Share | Passengers | Seats YoY | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AA | 61.7% | 32.7M | 166 | 78% | +2.1% |
DL | 6.9% | 3.7M | 14 | 74% | +3.6% |
UA | 3.7% | 2M | 6 | 77.8% | +7.8% |
F9 Frontier79% full | 2.7% | 1.4M | 21 | 70.1% | +6.8% |
WN Southwest82% full | 2.6% | 1.4M | 15 | 70.5% | +1.4% |
+Other airlines | 22.4% | 11.8M | — | — | — |
Share, passengers and destinations count each airline’s own flights plus the regional flying sold under its brand. On-time covers the airline's own aircraft only — regional affiliates report to the government separately. Seats year on year compares the latest twelve months against the twelve before them.
Destinations
93 domestic and 106 international nonstop destinations from Miami, across 63 countries.
56% domestic · 44% international · by departing passengers
Top domestic destinations
Delta Air Lines · American Airlines · Frontier Airlines · Spirit Airlines
American Airlines · Delta Air Lines · Spirit Airlines · Frontier Airlines
759.7K759,716 departing · 83% full
American Airlines · Spirit Airlines · Frontier Airlines
American Airlines · Delta Air Lines · Frontier Airlines
American Airlines · United Airlines · Spirit Airlines
United Airlines · American Airlines · Spirit Airlines
American Airlines · Spirit Airlines · Frontier Airlines
531.8K531,808 departing · 83% full
American Airlines · Delta Air Lines
521.1K521,116 departing · 82% full
American Airlines · Delta Air Lines
American Airlines · Delta Air Lines · Spirit Airlines · JetBlue Airways
Top international destinations
London, United Kingdom (LHR)
548.2K548,161 departing · 1.1M1,060,462 both ways
British Airways · American Airlines · Virgin Atlantic
Bogota, Colombia (BOG)
506.5K506,506 departing · 993.8K993,828 both ways
Avianca · American Airlines · Aerovias de Intergracian Regional · Emirates
Tocumen, Panama (PTY)
454.7K454,677 departing · 894.4K894,422 both ways
Copa Airlines · American Airlines
São Paulo, Brazil (GRU)
433.4K433,389 departing · 866K865,953 both ways
Latam Airlines Brasil · American Airlines
Lima, Peru (LIM)
423.8K423,839 departing · 850.9K850,853 both ways
American Airlines · Lan Peru Airlines · Sky Airline Peru
Buenos Aires, Argentina (EZE)
407.4K407,402 departing · 808.3K808,347 both ways
American Airlines · Aerolineas Argentinas · Lan Airlines
Mexico City, Mexico (MEX)
390K390,018 departing · 769.1K769,093 both ways
Aeroméxico · American Airlines · Volaris
Madrid, Spain (MAD)
364.5K364,477 departing · 727.2K727,224 both ways
Iberia Air Lines Of Spain · American Airlines · Air Europa
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (SDQ)
303.2K303,231 departing · 612.9K612,856 both ways
American Airlines · Arajet
Havana, Cuba (HAV)
268.5K268,509 departing · 530.8K530,787 both ways
American Airlines · Delta Air Lines
All nonstop destinations
199 nonstop · 57 airlines · 93 domestic / 106 intl
American Eagle · operated by Envoy Air, PSA Airlines, Republic Airways
Delta Connection · operated by Endeavor Air, Republic Airways
Aircraft
By share of departures at Miami.
Body class · share of departures
- Narrowbody
50,173 departures · 84% full
26.3%
- Narrowbody
28,215 departures · 84% full
14.8%
- Regional
21,290 departures · 78% full
11.2%
- Narrowbody
15,159 departures · 81% full
7.9%
- Narrowbody
13,885 departures · 83% full
7.3%
- Narrowbody
13,667 departures · 83% full
7.2%
- Narrowbody
8,406 departures · 77% full
4.4%
- Narrowbody
5,430 departures · 84% full
2.8%
- Narrowbody
3,950 departures · 80% full
2.1%
- Narrowbody
3,725 departures · 84% full
1.9%
When Miami is busiest
Departures by month over the trailing year. Bars scale to the busiest month.
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Departures a month · peak December 2025
Annual passengers since 1990
Total passengers, arriving and departing, in every year on record.
Passengers a year
Every year
- 1990
- 24,693,954
- 1991
- 25,053,215
- 1992
- 24,624,195
- 1993
- 27,004,868
- 1994
- 28,400,291
- 1995
- 31,165,108
- 1996
- 31,035,095
- 1997
- 31,751,936
- 1998
- 32,839,829
- 1999
- 33,204,016
- 2000
- 33,466,095
- 2001
- 30,309,719
- 2002
- 29,127,650
- 2003
- 29,497,745
- 2004
- 29,738,130
- 2005
- 30,470,135
- 2006
- 31,673,125
- 2007
- 32,774,009
- 2008
- 32,887,903
- 2009
- 32,545,433
- 2010
- 34,210,787
- 2011
- 36,866,193
- 2012
- 38,056,758
- 2013
- 38,934,254
- 2014
- 38,993,101
- 2015
- 42,181,952
- 2016
- 41,805,482
- 2017
- 41,546,943
- 2018
- 42,213,401
- 2019
- 42,935,696
- 2020
- 17,434,628
- 2021
- 35,333,703
- 2022
- 48,181,200
- 2023
- 50,169,908
- 2024
- 53,637,267
- 2025
- 53,021,571
- 2026
- 22,836,926 so far
Arriving on time
Of every 100 flights landing at Miami, 77 touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, 21 arrive late, and 2 are cancelled.
Every 100 arrivals
19 min
average delay
1,831
flights cancelled
108.9K
arrivals measured
What holds flights up
Share of delay minutes
Most reliable here
Envoy Air 82.1%
Least reliable here
Spirit Airlines 69.6%
Among US airports
#9
On time, month by month
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Darker is better · 68.4%–81.6%
The weak spot is July 2025, when 68.4% of arrivals landed on time — 8.7 points below the year. The strongest was September 2025 at 81.6%.
Frequently asked
How busy is Miami International Airport (MIA)?
Miami International Airport handled about 53M passengers over the trailing 12 months, ranking #9 among U.S. airports by passengers, with roughly 523 departures a day.
Which airline is the largest at Miami International Airport (MIA)?
American Airlines is the largest carrier at Miami (MIA), flying about 62% of its passengers. 102 airlines serve Miami in total.
How many places can you fly nonstop from Miami International Airport (MIA)?
Miami (MIA) has 199 nonstop destinations — 93 domestic and 106 international across 63 countries.
How often do flights arrive on time at Miami International Airport (MIA)?
About 77.1% of flights arriving at Miami (MIA) touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, per US DOT figures. About 1.6% are cancelled.
What aircraft flies most from Miami International Airport (MIA)?
The Boeing 737-800 flew the largest share of departures from Miami (MIA), about 26% of the total.
Trip reports on YouTube
Fliers post trip reports from flights through Miami (MIA) to YouTube. These three were matched automatically from public YouTube listings — The Frequent Flier does not host, review, or endorse them.
BrandonJohnson10K
Aerolineas Argentinas Business Class A330-200 MIA-EZE
9:33 · Mar 2026
Genki's Travels
American Eagle | Embraer E175 | First Class | Northwest Arkansas (XNA) to Miami (MIA) | Trip Report
19:37 · Aug 2026
QFS Aviation
American Airlines - 777 200ER - Business Class - Miami (MIA) to New York (JFK) | TRIP REPORT
21:36 · Jan 2023
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Departing counts passengers leaving Miami; international destinations also show both directions. Data: traffic June 2025 – May 2026, on-time July 2025 – June 2026. Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics (T-100 Segment, On-Time Performance).