High schools (open to all Downtown residents): 2.5 College of Business Facilities and aircraft 9.5 Street grid The first airport on the site of MIA opened in the 1920s and was known as Miami City Airport Pan American World Airways opened an expanded facility adjacent to City Airport Pan American Field in 1928 Pan American Field was built on 116 acres of land on 36th Street and was the only mainland airport in the eastern United States that had port of entry facilities Its runways were located around the threshold of today's Runway 26R Eastern Airlines began to serve Pan American Field in 1931 followed by National Airlines in 1936 National used a terminal on the opposite side of LeJeune Road from the airport and would stop traffic on the road in order to taxi aircraft to and from its terminal Miami Army Airfield opened in 1943 during the Second World War to the south of Pan American Field: the runways of the two were originally separated by railroad tracks but the two airfields were listed in some directories as a single facility Following World War II in 1945 the City of Miami established a Port Authority and raised bond revenue to purchase Pan American Field which had been since renamed 36th Street Airport from Pan Am it merged with the former Miami Army Airfield which was purchased from the United States Army Air Force south of the railroad in 1949 and expanded further in 1951 when the railroad line itself was moved south to make more room the old terminal on 36th Street was closed in 1959 when the center modern passenger terminal (since greatly expanded) opened United States Air Force Reserve troop carrier and rescue squadrons also operated from the airport from 1949 through 1959 when the last unit relocated to nearby Homestead Air Force Base (now Homestead Air Reserve Base); Miami International Airport serves as the primary international airport of the Greater Miami Area One of the busiest international airports in the world Miami International Airport caters to over 35 million passengers a year the airport is a major hub and the largest international gateway for American Airlines Miami International is the busiest airport in Florida the United States' second-largest international port of entry for foreign air passengers behind New York's John F Kennedy International Airport and the seventh-largest such gateway in the world the airport's extensive international route network includes non-stop flights to over seventy international cities in North and South America Europe Asia and the Middle East. (27.8) 83.5 3.1 Population The Miami area is a diverse community with a large proportion of foreign-born residents in large part due to its proximity to Latin America and the Caribbean. . (18.6) 59.5 Delray Beach Silver Service Tri-Rail Opa-locka Model United Nations Program.
Orlando MCO Orlando International Airport Large Hub 21,565,448, Miami's tropical weather allows for year-round outdoor activities the city has numerous marinas rivers bays canals and the Atlantic Ocean which make boating sailing and fishing popular outdoor activities Biscayne Bay has numerous coral reefs that make snorkeling and scuba diving popular There are over 80 parks and gardens in the city the largest and most popular parks are Bayfront Park and Museum Park (located in the heart of Downtown and the location of the American Airlines Arena and Bayside Marketplace) Tropical Park Peacock Park Virginia Key and Watson Island, CR 973 Galloway Road extension of SR 973. Miami-Dade Water and Sewer Department (MDWASD) is one of the largest public utilities in the United States employing approximately 2,700 employees as of 2007 it provides service to over 2.4 million customers operating with an annual budget of almost $400 million Approximately 330 million gallons of water are drawn everyday from the Biscayne Aquifer for consumer use MDWASD has over 7,100 miles (11,400 km) of water lines a service area of 396 square miles (1,026 km2) and 14 pump stations MDWASD has over 3,600 miles (5,800 km) of sewage pipes a service area of 341 square miles (883 km2) and 954 pump stations, Coral Castle Homestead Miami Sun Country Airlines Seasonal: Minneapolis/St Paul. R Kirk Landon Undergraduate School of Business, Miami River in Downtown Miami, Virginia Key is an 863-acre (3.49 km2) barrier island in Miami Florida United States in Biscayne Bay south of Brickell and north of Key Biscayne It is accessible from the mainland via the Rickenbacker Causeway! ! The following is a list of the twenty largest cities in the Miami metropolitan area as ranked by population T? (53) 1.38 SR A1A. North Atlantic Young Women's Preparatory School all-girls Much of the coast and the inner estuaries are built of mangroves; there is no border between the coastal marshes and the bay Thus the marine ecosystems in Florida Bay are considered to be a part of the Everglades watershed and one of the ecosystems connected to and affected by the Everglades as a whole More than 800 square miles (2,100 km2) of Florida Bay is protected by Everglades National Park representing the largest body of water in the park boundaries There are approximately 100 keys in Florida Bay many of which are mangrove forests the fresh water coming into Florida Bay from the Everglades creates perfect conditions for vast beds of turtle grass and algae formations that are the foundation for animal life in the bay Sea turtles and manatees eat the grass while invertebrate animals such as worms clams and other mollusks eat the algae formations and microscopic plankton Female sea turtles return annually to nest on the shore and manatees spend the winter months in the warmer water of the bay Sea grasses also serve to stabilize the sea beds and protect shorelines from erosion by absorbing energy from waves, Data is from the CIA World Factbook compiled in 2017: Railroad access.
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