MIAMI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
CARGO GLOBAL GATEWAY
2026
LEADING ECONOMIC ENGINE
MIA generates $212 billion in business revenue, supporting nearly 946,000 jobs (direct, indirect, induced & related).
2025: RECORD-BREAKING YEAR
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US Airport in Intl Freight & Total Freight
LATAM/Caribbean Trade
82% All Imports 71%
All Exports
3.4 Million
U.S. Tons Total Freight
International Freight
Total Freight Tonnage
44% Export
Import/
85% International
56% In-Transit
15% Domestic
Freighter Aircraft
$89.1
86%
MIA Air Trade Value
14% Aircraft
Billion
Tonnage
Passenger Tonnage
Florida’s total air
89% imports/exports by dollar value
44% ocean trade
Florida’s air+ by dollar value
CARGO FACILITES 24 Cargo Buildings, Total Warehouse Space
2.8 Million sqft 260,129 sq m
Cargo Aircraft Parking Positions
76
Refrigerated Storage Space
520,000 sqft 48,310 sq m
MIA - TOP TRADE PARTNERS 2025 BY TOTAL VALUE (MILLIONS US DOLLARS)
BY TOTAL WEIGHT (THOUSANDS US TONS) 360
$17,054
205
$7,399
126
$6,384
105
$5,205
44
$4,885
41
$3,552
34
$3,376
29
$2,711
28
$2,612
22
$2,535
MIA LEADS ALL U.S. AIRPORTS IN PERISHABLE CARGO 2025 (U.S. TONS) Perishable Imports
Seafood Imports
U.S. Total: 1,125,146 Tons
U.S. Total: 497,872 Tons
NOTE: Perishable Cargo Imports Only
Flower Imports
Fruits & Vegetables Imports
U.S. Total: 432,094 Tons
U.S. Total: 137,984 Tons
MIA
LAX
JFK
ALL Others
MIA Trade with All Regions - 2025
MIA Top Commodity Groupings - 2025 Exports
Tons
Dollars
Industrial Machinery/Tools/Parts
78,948
$10,212,792,754
South America
902,228
$43,879,337,480
Electronic Devices
49,602
$12,725,407,376
Central America
128,450
$8,962,717,553
Pharmaceuticals
14,962
$7,555,950,317
Europe
109,573
$15,929,885,824
Plastics
14,881
$593,094,097
Asia
56,488
$11,504,504,369
Aircraft, Spacecraft & Parts
13,101
$11,352,004,123
The Caribbean
49,675
$2,401,914,823
North America
19,251
$2,883,643,465
The Mideast
10,996
$2,492,754,175
Imports
Total Tons
Total Dollars
Tons
Dollars
Cut Flowers, Live Trees, Plants & Bulbs
409,845
$1,989,055,683
Fish, Crustaceans & Aquatic Invertebrates
244,199
$2,047,289,945
Edible Vegetables & Certain Roots & Tubers
55,027
$86,237,966
Africa
5,425
$792,903,743
Edible Fruit & Nuts; Citrus Fruit or Melon Peel
35,917
$84,621,593
Oceania
1,040
$249,717,791
Electronic Devices
27,795
$6,296,914,575
1,283,125
$89,097,379,223
NOTES: Mexico is included in North America • Origin/Destination Trade Only • Does not include In-Transit Freight
All Regions
KEEPING MIA COMPETITIVE
MIA PHARMA HUB •
MIA pharma imports/exports totaled 16,206 US tons valued at $8.96 billion in 2025
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IATA-Designated Pharma hub
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Home to 11 CEIV Pharma-certified companies
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Founding member of the Pharma.Aero global association
MIA FTZ •
Designated FTZ magnet site, offering competitive advantage to on-airport businesses and FTZ operators can reduce, defer and even eliminate some customs duties
PHYTOSANITARY TREATMENT AND COLD CHAIN PROCESSING FACILITY •
Future 340,000+ sq. ft. perishables facility serving both MIA and PortMiami
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Ensures the safe, efficient flow of agricultural, pharma and other perishable goods
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Designed with 20% of space dedicated to high-tech phytosanitary treatment facility and 80% optimized for cold storage logistics
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Powered by Mandich Group and Reveam
MIA APHIS FACILITY •
Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) facility
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Supports USDA Plant Protection and Quarantine program, including:
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Pest management technologies
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Laboratory insect testing
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Plant disease and infection analysis
Includes an Aviary Quarantine Facility
For more detailed information visit: www.miami-airport.com/home-cargo.asp MIAMI-DADE COUNTY
Daniella Levine Cava Mayor
Oliver G. Gilbert, lll
Natalie Milian Orbis
Roberto J. Gonzalez
Marleine Bastien
Raquel A. Regalado
Juan Carlos Bermudez
Keon Hardemon
Danielle Cohen Higgins
Senator René Garcia
Micky Steinberg
Kionne L. McGhee
Vicki L. Lopez
Anthony Rodriguez
District 1
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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Anthony Rodriguez Chairman
Kionne L. McGhee Vice Chairman
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Ralph Cutié
Aviation Director & Chief Executive Officer
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