Facilities and Facilities Development
Cargo Clearance Center
The Cargo Clearance Center (CCC) located on airport property was designed to centralize the Federal Agencies under one roof saving the cargo community valuable time and money by providing a one-stop clearance center for documentation. The US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Service Port Office, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the Fish and Wild Life Service (FWS) are all located in the CCC. Approximately 300 Federal inspectors work out of the facility.

Miami Plant Protection Quarantine Inspection Station
Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ), a division of the Department of Agriculture, safeguards America's economically-valued plants and flowers. Officers inspect foreign plants which may contain pests or diseases not native to the United States. This is very important to our area since more cut flowers are cleared through MIA than through any other airport in the United States. Flowers represent one of our top import commodities.

Animal Plant Health Inspection Station
At the Animal Plant Health Inspection Station (APHIS), Veterinary Services (VS) all livestock and exotic animals entering and departing the United States are inspected and cared for by a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) veterinarian. In order to protect the livestock industry in the United States, APHIS ensures that no diseased animals enter or depart the country. Miami International is one of only two airports in the nation with an on-airport animal quarantine center with loading ramps, saving importers and exporters, valuable time and money.

Fumigation Facility
The fumigation facility allows for on-airport pest control for commodities needing immediate fumigation. This offers a saving to our importers. A fumigation company conducts the actual operation with permits issued by the Aviation Department. All fumigations are monitored by USDA/PPQ (Plant Protection and Quarantine). The facility was modified and upgraded to keep up with the high volumes of perishable trade.

Cargo Access Tunnel
Built under diagonal runway 12-30, the cargo access tunnel is used to transport belly cargo to/from the east side terminal area to the west side cargo areas of the airport. The tunnel has cut the trip down from an average of 45 minutes to under 15 minutes.

Decompression Chamber
The Decompression Chamber is one of four such facilities in the United States, providing security-screening procedures for air cargo shipments at Miami International Airport.

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Cargo Facilities
Building Number	Building Description	Gross/ Square Feet	Year Built
700	Cargo - Belly	165,202	1993
701	Cargo - Belly	162,769	1993
702	Cargo - Belly	162,609	1993
706	Cargo - with Aircraft Ramp	240,103	1996
707	Cargo - with Aircraft Ramp	137,202	1995
708	Cargo - with Aircraft Ramp	248,945	1996
709	Cargo - with Aircraft Ramp	207,795	2001
710	Cargo - with Aircraft Ramp	121,510	2001
711	Cargo - with Aircraft Ramp	125,656	2001
712	Cargo - with Aircraft Ramp	119,117	2001
714	Cargo - Belly	282,082	1995
716	Cargo - with Aircraft Ramp	451,420	1980
805	Cargo - with Aircraft Ramp	226,394	1995
807	Cargo - with Aircraft Ramp	35,000	2001
820	Cargo - with Aircraft Ramp	10,194	1993
831	Cargo - with Aircraft Ramp	217,998	2004
		3,488,549