Miami International Airport (MIA / KMIA)
#29 of the 50 busiest airports in the world (2025)
Miami International Airport (MIA / KMIA) in Miami, United States of America has turned up in 18 catches on Skydex. They were caught by 6 spotters. These are catches made by players, not airport movements: an aircraft appears here when somebody caught it and the flight it was operating had a published origin and destination.
In the last 30 days our receivers heard 8,236 airline flights heading to Miami International Airport and 7,900 airline flights leaving it, on 31 days. Each airline flight number counts once a day, matched to its published route when our network hears it. These are not airport movements: we only hear what flies within range of our antennas.
- ICAO
- KMIA
- IATA
- MIA
- City
- Miami
- Country
- United States of America
- Position
- 25.793, -80.291
- Catches
- 18
- Spotters
- 6
- arriving, 30 days
- 8236
- departing, 30 days
- 7900
- days heard
- 31
About the airport
Miami International Airport serves Miami. It sits 8 ft (2 m) above sea level. It has 4 runways; the longest is 13,016 ft (3,967 m).
Airport facts: OurAirports (public domain)
Pilots who visit
Nobody has visited Miami International Airport in the simulator yet.
A visit counts after two minutes of flight within 4 km of the field and less than 500 m above it, once per UTC day. Distinct days raise your tier here: Regular after 3, Local after 7, Resident after 15, Home base after 30.
Captain
No captain yet. The first pilot to visit on three different days takes the seat.
The captain is the pilot with the highest visit tier at this airport. On a tie the seat stays with whoever reached that tier first.
Race for captain
This airport has no captain yet. Visits on 3 different days make you captain.
Nobody is chasing the seat yet.
One visit counts per UTC day. Tier II holds a seat, and on a tie it stays with whoever got there first.
Where those flights also go
- London (LHR) — 7 catches
- New York (JFK) — 2 catches
- Toronto (YYZ) — 2 catches
- Newark (EWR) — 2 catches
- Shanghai (PVG) — 1 catch
- Anchorage (ANC) — 1 catch
- Seattle (SEA) — 1 catch
- Taipei (TPE) — 1 catch
- Istanbul (IST) — 1 catch
- Minneapolis (MSP) — 1 catch
- Las Vegas (LAS) — 1 catch
- New York (LGA) — 1 catch
Aircraft types caught here
- Airbus A380-800 — 4 catches
- Boeing 737-900 — 2 catches
- Boeing 737 MAX 8 — 2 catches
- Boeing 747-400 — 1 catch
- Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner — 1 catch
- Airbus A320 — 1 catch
- Boeing 737-800 — 1 catch
- Boeing 777-300ER — 1 catch
- Boeing 777-200LR — 1 catch
- Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner — 1 catch
- Boeing 757-200 — 1 catch
- Airbus A350-1000 — 1 catch
Airlines
- British Airways — 5 catches
- American Airlines — 4 catches
- Delta Air Lines — 2 catches
- United Airlines — 2 catches
- Atlas Air — 1 catch
- Capitol Airways — 1 catch
- Turkish Airlines — 1 catch
- Virgin Atlantic — 1 catch
- Air Canada rouge — 1 catch
Top spotters through this airport
- @lcameron — 7 catches
- @qt21 — 4 catches
- @pfshady — 3 catches
- @0krypt — 2 catches
- @david-plant — 1 catch
- @drshoes — 1 catch
Recent catches
- GTI751 — Boeing 747-400 · Atlas Air · by qt21 · 2026-11-09
- AAL642 — Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner · American Airlines · by qt21 · 2026-11-08
- AAL2341 — Airbus A320 · American Airlines · by qt21 · 2026-11-08
- AAL1246 — Boeing 737-800 · American Airlines · by pfshady · 2026-11-08
- BAW34N — Airbus A380-800 · British Airways · by lcameron · 2026-11-05
- AAL56 — Boeing 777-300ER · American Airlines · by lcameron · 2026-11-02
- CAL5381 — Boeing 777-200LR · Capitol Airways · by qt21 · 2026-10-31
- THY41J — Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner · Turkish Airlines · by david-plant · 2026-10-30
- DAL770 — Boeing 737-900 · Delta Air Lines · by 0krypt · 2026-10-29
- UAL1864 — Boeing 737 MAX 8 · United Airlines · by pfshady · 2026-10-28
- DAL1498 — Boeing 737-900 · Delta Air Lines · by 0krypt · 2026-10-27
- UAL2433 — Boeing 757-200 · United Airlines · by drshoes · 2026-10-27
- BAW34N — Airbus A380-800 · British Airways · by lcameron · 2026-10-18
- VIR5C — Airbus A350-1000 · Virgin Atlantic · by lcameron · 2026-10-18
- BAW34N — Airbus A380-800 · British Airways · by lcameron · 2026-10-11
- BAW34N — Airbus A380-800 · British Airways · by lcameron · 2026-10-10
- ROU1646 — Boeing 737 MAX 8 · Air Canada rouge · by pfshady · 2026-10-05
- BAW34N — Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner · British Airways · by lcameron · 2026-10-04
Questions
How many flights to and from Miami International Airport does Skydex hear?
Over the last 30 days: 8,236 airline flights arriving and 7,900 airline flights departing, heard on 31 days. The busiest day was November 10, 2026, with 764 airline flights.
When did Skydex first hear a flight to or from Miami International Airport?
On October 8, 2026. Our record of destinations starts on October 8, 2026, so nothing earlier is kept.
Is this the departure board of Miami International Airport?
No. We count airline flight numbers our volunteer receivers hear in the air, once a day each, and match them to their published route. Flights out of range, private and military aircraft are not in it.
Have players caught flights through Miami International Airport?
Yes: 18 catches by 6 spotters so far.
How high is Miami International Airport above sea level?
8 ft (2 m), according to OurAirports.
How long is the longest runway at Miami International Airport?
13,016 ft (3,967 m), the longest of its 4 runways.
Can I fly over Miami International Airport in Skydex?
Yes. Fly here opens the flight simulator over the airport, with the real aircraft our receivers hear in the sky around it.
How do I visit Miami International Airport in Skydex?
A visit counts after two minutes of flight within 4 km of the field and less than 500 m above it, once per UTC day. Distinct days raise your tier here: Regular after 3, Local after 7, Resident after 15, Home base after 30. Nobody has visited Miami International Airport in the simulator yet.