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Miami leapfrogs parcels hubs to become US no.1 for freight

Freight shipments at Miami International Airport rose 13.6% to nearly 3.5 million tons in 2025. According to Airports Council International figures, this made it the busiest freight airport in the Western Hemisphere, leapfrogging Louisville and Memphis – the global hubs for UPS and FedEx, respectively – and the busiest airport for total freight in the US. Worldwide, MIA ranked third behind only the Asian cargo hubs in Hong Kong and Shanghai. In ... [+]

Miami to build four-storey airfreight hub

The Miami-Dade Board of County Commissioners has approved $400 million in private investment to construct a four-story cargo facility at Miami International Airport - the first of its kind in the Western Hemisphere. When completed, it will increase the airport’s total cargo capacity by at least 50% or potentially up to ... [+]

Cargo flights propel Miami to record performance

With 1.9 million tons of cargo passing through Miami International Airport in October, the Florida gateway was on pace to surpass its all-time annual record of 2.3 million tons of cargo. September and October were record-setting months, as more than 200,000 tons of freight moved through the airport each month.It ... [+]

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