Miami International Airport remains amongst the top 5 airports in the United States and the number one gateway to South America. While Miami itself is known for its vacation spots and lavish beaches the airport serves Miami and beyond. The Airport handles a variety of airlines, destinations and carrying types. It not only serves the commercial passenger but it is home for several large cargo carriers to include UPS and Fed EX. It continues to improve its operating span since adding a 4th new runway and new control tower. Construction continues at the airport as new concourses are being added and current facilities upgraded. With over 70 years of operating Miami International has come a long way from a 116 acre facility while handling 8,600 …show more content…
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History
Pan American Field opened to South Florida in 1928 and based on its familiar name, it was no secret that the location was operated by legendary Pan American Airways. Pan American purchased the land from a local Seminole company that was located on the south side of the proposed airfield. Pan American was widely known for its sea planes so the use of Pan American Field was minimal until 1934 when Eastern Airlines began service to Miami while National Airlines followed in 1937 shortly thereafter. The beginning to what we now know as Miami International was initially jumpstarted when both Eastern Airlines and National Airlines began operations out of the airport. In 1945 the airport had significantly grown from its 1928 creation and the Dade County Commissioners started the process to act as port authority and soon after purchased the airfield from Pan American Airways. After the purchase of the Pan
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The 5 year forecast reflect the airport will remain a primary commercial service with approximately 17 million enplanements per year. There are 28 aircraft based at Miami and a projected 117 million in airport improvements projected. (2015-2019 NPIAS Report, 2015) The Miami International Airport is operated by Miami-Dade Aviation Department and is the property of Miami-Dade County government. The aviation director oversees the Miami Airport with twelve other executive director positions covering a wide range of departments. The division directors report to the directors and the departments become much more area specific. The Miami Airport had 1,184 full time equivalent employees in 2014 which represented a .08% increase from 2013. (Miami International Airport ,
The difference between the airport when it was first built is not drastic, but many things have upgraded. Fly.mcw.com said when the
For those who are unfamiliar with it, BWI Airport is a 3,600-acre international airport located 10 miles south of Baltimore and 32 miles northeast of the nation’s capital. BWI provides 21,155 total jobs, affording its employees with over $1.2 billion annually in personal income and tax revenues upwards of $326 million. 22.7 million individuals travelled through BWI last year, providing the facility and its surrounding areas with billions of dollars worth of business and revenues. BWI has the largest economic impact of any airport in the state of Maryland, and is a central hub of activity and commerce for the local community as well.
The Denver International Airport, often referred to as DIA, was first opened in 1995, but the discovery of the first airfield
There is a public airport here in Marathon, easily accessible from the major airport on the southern Florida mainland in Miami. A dazzling, eco-natural
“All told, there is over 6 million square feet of public space at DIA. The airport brags that they have room to build another terminal and two more concourses and could serve 100 million passengers a year. The airport flew 50.5 million in 2008” (Anomalies Unlimited 3). There is no need for that much room in any one airport especially when they are only flying half as many as th...
The Heat currently plays home games in the American Airlines Arena. The arena hosts over 80 events each year outside of the Miami Heat home games (The Heat Group, n.d.). The arena was officially opened in December 31, 199 and has seating capacity of 19, 600. The cost of construction was $213 million and the Miami Sports and Entertainment Authority is in...
Los Angeles was a very different world in the tumultuous era of the 1930’s and 1940’s. There were many things that made the headlines, not all of them outstanding events to be remembered for their daring or heartwarming abilities. In 1930, LAX was opened in Mines Field, so named for the real estate agent that secured the deal for the 640 acres in southern Westchester to be converted into landing strips instead of fields of wheat, barley and lima beans, as the field was prior. The city bought it as a municipal airfield in 1937, and the airport continued as Mines Field until 1941 when it changed to Los Angeles Airport, then to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) in 1949. Although LAX is currently a world renowned airport, it wasn’t always the center of attention. Prior to its inception, the primary airports for Los Angeles were Burbank and Grand Central Airport in Glendale. It wasn’t until 1946 that they started serving LAX, because it was just too far out of the way. At that time, it was located east of Sepulveda Boulevard, which ended up being rerouted to the west to loop around the new runways that were created in 1950. Nowadays, LAX is considered one of the busiest airports in the world, with nearly 60 million passengers using the airport each year. They also have a dual function as a civil-military base, providing the U. S. Coast Guard an area to launch, operate and repair their HH-65 Dolphin helicopters. (Delta Mike Airfield, 2008). Although the birth of LAX is a notable part of history in L.A., it was only the beginning of many not-so-good firsts for the city.
Denver International Airport Construction and Operating Costs. (1997, July 5).University of Colorado Boulder. Retrieved April 28, 2011, from http://www.colorado.edu/libraries/govpubs/dia.htm
Love Field quickly became a passenger and freight service airport after the city of Dallas purchased the land. The 1930’s accounted for building the majority of airport infrastructure to include paved runways and placement of the Air Traffic Control (ATC) tower.
The then current airport was
As aviation matured, airlines, aircraft manufacturers and airport operators merged into giant corporations. When cries of "monopoly" arose, the conglomerates dismantled.
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Airports can be considered as important national resources of most countries in the world. The main responsibility of an airport is in transportation of people and goods and in internal and global business. They are where the nation’s aviation system connects with other modes of transportation and where state responsibility for managing and regulating air traffic operations intersects with the role of governments that own and operate most airports. However, most major airports are owned and operated by the private sectors. This is due to several reasons such as to improve efficiency and economic performance, be more competitive as well as to maximize the community’s return from the airport assets in which public enterprise found out to be less efficient in term of its production and management.
The competitive advantage of an airport depends on five core factors, namely the Spatial, Facility, Demand, Service and Managerial factor. The Spatial factor refers to the level of regional development surrounding and around the airport, for example, an international trade zones, convention centres, and other facilities. Facility factors are the level of facilities and the airport’s ability to expand and increased its facilities. Demand factor refers to the level of origin-destination demand and that of transit and transfer traffic volumes for hub-and-spoke network. Service factor refers to the...
Airports are vast facilities covering many acres of land where passenger beginning the flight portions of their travels. The first flight by the Wright brothers in Kitty Hawk, NC in 1903 only required a runway. As the technology of flight advanced to offer passenger service, there was soon a need for a building to manage passenger needs. Airports of today provide many key services needed for the traveler whether they are beginning, transferring, or ending their journeys. The demand for air transportation rises each year, according to the Department of Transportation (United States Department of Transportation, 2013) 815.3 passengers traveled by airplanes in 2012. With the demand expected to rise, airports must be able to keep pace with services. There are many different services provided however, this report will discuss terminal design, baggage handling, and ground access.