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12 unusual facts about Miami International Airport


Bijoux Terner

A Bijoux Terner kiosk at Miami International Airport had been underperforming and on the verge of closing.

Edward Aguilera

Aguilera, Montenegro and two other band members left the group after a problematic 1991 year that saw Menudo members Sergio Blass and Ruben Gomez get arrested upon arrival at Miami International Airport while allegedly transporting drugs and the band be almost broken by a scandal in which Ralphy Rodriguez and his father accused Edgardo Diaz and Joselo (Menudo's choreographer), among others, of sexual abuse.

Estevam Hernandes

On January 8, 2007, he and his wife were arrested at the Miami International Airport for smuggling money into the United States.

Jai alai

The fronton was relocated to its present site in Miami near Miami International Airport.

José Meléndez-Pérez

After his separation from the Army, he began his career with INS in November 1992 at Miami International Airport as an inspector, and later as an inspector at Orlando International Airport.

Kendall-Tamiami Executive Airport

Growth of the surrounding area and the nearby flight path for Miami International Airport forced the airport to relocate further to the southwest, near the community of Kendall.

KMIA

Miami International Airport, in Miami, Florida, United States, its ICAO airport code

Odebrecht

Miami International Airport – north and south terminals, concourse A and E, FAA traffic control tower, Dolphin parking garage, cargo buildings

Ron Diaz

The show made international headlines once again when show regular Flipper formed a rock band to play at the upcoming Ron & Ron Live Gig in Miami, FL and named his band The Dead German Tourists after two German tourists who had recently been murdered upon leaving the Miami International Airport in a rental car.

Seaboard-All Florida Railway

After Fort Lauderdale, the line shifted inland slightly passing through Opa-locka, Hialeah and into Miami, terminating at the current location of Miami International Airport.

Skipping Christmas

Without warning, Blair calls on Christmas Eve to tell them she's at Miami International Airport, en route home with her Peruvian fiancé as a surprise for her parents.

Teófilo Stevenson

In 1999, Stevenson was arrested at Miami International Airport when, before boarding a United Airlines chartered jet that would take the Cuban national boxing team home, he allegedly headbutted a 41 year old United Airlines ticket counter employee, causing him to break his teeth.


49th Air Division

Beginning in 1947, the 49th served in the Reserve for two years as a B-29 Superfortress organization, during which time it was redesignated as an Air Division and controlled the 100th Bomb Group (later Wing) at Miami AAF and the 380th Bomb Group (later Wing) at MacDill AFB in Florida

American Airlines Flight 723

American Airlines continues to use this flight number, most recently on a route from Miami International Airport in Florida to La Chinita International Airport in Maracaibo, Zulia state, Venezuela.

Astar Air Cargo

Its main base was Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport in Hebron, Kentucky, with hubs at Miami International Airport and Los Angeles International Airport.

Dadeland

Dadeland is served by the Metrorail at Dadeland North and Dadeland South stations, directly connecting one of the largest suburban communities in southern Florida with Downtown Miami and Miami International Airport.

United States v. Place

Raymond J. Place first aroused the suspicion of law enforcement officers as he was standing in line at the Miami airport waiting to buy a ticket to New York's LaGuardia Airport.