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Websites below are not operated by the Miami-Dade Aviation Department.

Visitors Information

Greater Miami Conventions Visitors Bureau (GMCVB) and Featured Events - provides information for leisure travelers, group and incentive visitors, tour operators and travel agents, as well as journalists. For further information call visitor information at (888) 76-MIAMI.

Useful GMCVB Links
Florida Everglades - This best of the Florida Everglades and the 10,000 islands to you. It combines history and geography, with practical maps, fishing and tourism information.
Greater Miami and the Beaches Hotel Association - provides hotel and  motel information for Miami-Dade County. This site has a useful map so you can find selections close to the airport, downtown  or on Miami Beach.
Miami-Dade County Recreation and Culture
Miami-Dade County Parks and Outdoor Entertainment
The Beacon Council - Miami-Dade County's Official Economic Development Partnership
MIA Cargo Releated Links

 

Aviation Related Sites

Airport Council International (ACI) - is the association of the world's airports. The main purpose of ACI is to foster cooperation among its member airports and with other partners in world aviation.
Airports Council International North America (ACI-NA) - is a membership organization representing approximately 150 state, regional and local governing bodies that own and operate the principal airports served by scheduled air carriers in the United States, Canada and the Virgin Islands.
Airport Council Internation Europe (ACI-Europe)
Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) - This Website was developed by the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) to help decision makers and the general public better understand General Aviation's critical role in our national economy and the essential role it plays in the daily lives of all Americans.
American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE)

International Air Transport (IATA) - Trade association of the worlds international airline industry.

The Jay Malina International Trade Consortium (ITC) of Miami-Dade County

Strategic Airport Master Planning Study (SMP 2015-2050) - On April 2009, the Miami-Dade Aviation Department authorized the initiation of a Strategic Airport Master Planning Study (SMP 2015-2050) for the County’s System of Airports in order to identify and assess the future air transportation needs of the County.

Federal Agency Sites

Airport Delays - Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
FAQ on Air Service - Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
Passport Information
Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
U.S. Department of Agriculture
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

 


Informative

Miami-Dade County web portal

Local Governments - (Miami-Dade County's Incorporated Cities)

Miami-Dade Global Gateway Jay Malina International Trade Consortium
Miami-Dade Police Department
Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce
Miami Beach 411 - local search guide with news, articles, photos, links, maps, and other resources for planning a Florida vacation.
CNN Interactive - current news, weather, and sports by CNN news sources worldwide.
Weather Forecasts

Transportation Links

826-836 Project - Rebuilding the 826-836 Interchange for Better Mobility.

Airport Link Metrorail Project - The Airport Link will run from the Earlington Heights Station at 2100 NW 41 St. along State Road 112 to the MIC, which is being developed by the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT).

Amtrak - Official site includes schedules, fares, promotions, and reservations.

FDOT's 511 Traveler Information System - a free phone and Internet resource that provides English and Spanish real-time traffic information 24 hours a day, 7 days a week on all Florida interstate highways, Florida's Turnpike and major metropolitan roadways in the state.

Greyhound Bus Service - Fares, schedules and ticketing for Greyhound Lines, the largest North American intercity bus company, with 16000 daily bus departures to 3100 destinations.
Local Bus Service & Schedules
Metrobus Information - Metrobus offers countywide service from Miami Beach to West Miami-Dade and from the Middle Keys to the southern portion of Broward County. All buses are wheelchair accessible. In addition, Metrobus connects with Metrorail and Metromover. With 893 buses, more than 90 Metrobus routes travel over 32.6 million miles per year. Several routes operate 24 hours a day.
Metrorail Information - Miami-Dade County's 22-mile, elevated rapid transit system runs from Kendall through South Miami, Coral Gables, and downtown Miami; to the Civic Center/Jackson Memorial Hospital area; and to Brownsville, Liberty City, Hialeah, and Medley in northwest Miami-Dade, with connections to Broward and Palm Beach counties at the Tri-Rail/Metrorail transfer station.

Metromover Information - Metromover is a free automated people-mover system that serves downtown Miami from Omni to Brickell and connects with Metrorail at Government Center and Brickell stations. There are 20 conveniently-located wheelchair-accessible Metromover stations, one about every two blocks.

Miami Intermodal Center (MIC) - Located next to the Miami International Airport, the Miami Intermodal Center is a massive ground transportation hub being developed by the Florida Department of Transportation.

Port of Miami - The Port of Miami is among America’s busiest ports and recognized throughout the world with the dual distinction of being the Cruise Capital of the World and the Cargo Gateway of the Americas.

SuperShuttle - door-to-door van ground transportation
Tri-Rail - TRI-RAIL gets you where you want to go with convenient train services from Miami to Fort Lauderdale to Palm Beach.


Welcome to MIA's Kids Corner
Fun Aviation Links for Children
AvKids - online aviation games and puzzles
Aviation for Kids
Boeing Kid's Page - full of airplanes, helicopters and space vehicles!
How Things Fly - Take a cartoon approach to explain what makes an airplane fly, a spacecraft stay in orbit, a balloon float in the air. Highlights: 4 Forces, How it Works, and Air is Stuff.

Miami Dade County's Kids Portal

NASA's Kid's Club - cool games!

More Cool stuff from NASA's archives - Lots of ideas for term papers and fun stuff to do.