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This is a list of airports in Florida (a U.S. state), grouped by type and sorted by location.It contains all public-use and military airports in the state. Some private-use and former airports may be included where notable, such airports that were previously public-use, those with commercial enplanements recorded by the FAA or airports assigned an IATA airport code.
The arena was previously named American Airlines Arena from opening in 1999 until 2021, FTX Arena from 2021 until 2023 following the bankruptcy of FTX, and Miami-Dade Arena during an interim period in 2023.
On January 18, 1985, Eastern Airlines Flight 403, an Airbus A300 en route from Newark Int'l Airport to Miami Int'l Airport was hijacked by a lone male who emerged from a lavatory who claimed to have explosives in a bag and poured gasoline on himself and the floor of the aircraft shouting in Spanish that he wanted to go to Cuba. The flight was ...
American Airlines Center, as well as the then-named American Airlines Arena (now Kaseya Center) in Miami, Florida, hosted the 2006 and 2011 NBA Finals, in which the Dallas Mavericks played the Miami Heat in both franchises' first two Finals appearances. The Heat won the 2006 series 4–2, closing out in Dallas, and the Mavericks won the 2011 ...
Today Miami is American's largest air freight hub and is the main connecting point in the airline's north–south international route network. In December 1992, South African Airways launched flights to Johannesburg via Cape Town using a Boeing 747. [24] [25] The company's codeshare agreement with American Airlines supported the route. The ...
The airport is still the "minor" airport of Orlando, Florida, as Orlando International Airport is the airport for commercial airline flights, drawing more passengers every year. The airport has been used for special air industry events and showcases including the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) Convention which was held there in ...
Newspaper publisher James L. Knight donated over one million dollars towards the cost of the arena. [3] The space became known as the University of Miami Auditorium. Along with the Hyatt Regency Hotel, the complex opened October 2, 1982, to the public. Although this venture was promising for the city government, it proved to be very costly.
In 1928, Curtiss made a separate donation of land two miles south of Opa-locka for Miami's first Municipal Airport. The Curtiss Aviation School later moved from Biscayne Bay to this airport. A larger area to the east of Miami Municipal Airport was developed during the 1930s as All-American Airport. After Curtiss died in 1930, his estate ...