MIA Terminal Systems Miami International Airport (MIA) has three terminal buildings -- north, central, and south. The North terminal was completed in 2014, to help American Airlines expand its Miami hub operations connecting the U.S. with the Caribbean and Latin America (MIA, 2015). As one of the largest airports in the United States, MIA is well-equipped with modern facilities.

General Terminal Layout

The terminal layout at MIA consists of a central parking garage. The north terminal is to the north side of the parking, the south to the south side, and the central terminal lies to the east of the parking. Appendix A shows the general terminal layout. Visitors enter via the roadway that runs in between the parking garage and the terminal. Inside, there is the standard lineup of check-in facilities, some amenities, and security gates.

Main Terminal Areas

The North terminal, which is the new international terminal, has a three level international arrivals facility, and was completed in final in 2014. The North terminal also has 150,000 square feet of ticket counter space, and this was ready in 2011. With the addition of the North terminal came a Skytrain, that is used to move passengers in between the three terminals. The South Terminal was...

This terminal services both domestic and international passengers.
The Central terminal was the main domestic terminal at MIA. The plan is that this terminal will be renovated or rebuilt now that the North terminal has been completed. This is the oldest terminal, and its facilities are not as modern as in the other two terminals. Concourse G, for example, dates from 1959. This terminal is presently slated to be used for low cost carriers. It is expected that this terminal will be rebuilt from 2020 to 2032, and during that time will not be used for major carriers. This rebuild remains in the planning stages (Danseyar, 2014).

Security

There are nine security checkpoint locations, three in each terminal (see Appendix B). .MIA does not provide information about the numbers of checkpoints, however.

Boarding Areas

The North terminal consists of Terminal D, with 60 gates. The Central terminal consists of three sections: E, F and G. There are 33 E. gates, 23 F. gates and 19 G. gates. The South terminal consists of H. And J, which has 15 an 17 gates respectively. The grand total at MIA is therefore 167 gates for the airport. These typically have nose-in parking, with push back…