Project Title: MIA Beautification Project - Phase 1

Project Timeline:

  • Completed Summer 2025

Project Summary:

  • The murals are installed in Central Terminal baggage carousel areas, creating a dynamic sensory experience for arriving passengers. The images present Miami's dynamic performing arts scene, lush nature and historic landmarks. The mural project is a collaboration with the Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau.

Project Benefits:

  • Beautification of airport's high traffic areas.

 

 

Project Title: Terminal Wide Re-Roofing and Lighting System Upgrades

Project Timeline:

  • Groundbreaking: Summer 2026
  • Scheduled completion: 2030

Project Summary:

  • Replacement of 450,000 square feet of existing terminal roof, installation of solar panels, and improvements to drainage and lighting systems.

Project Benefits:

  • Improvements to drainage and lighting systems.
  • Making the airport more sustainable and energy efficient.

 

Terminal Wide Re-Roofing and Lighting System Upgrades

 

Project Title: Central Terminal Redevelopment

Project Timeline:

  • Groundbreaking: 2028
  • Scheduled completion: 2030-31

Project Summary:

Phase 1:

  • Four-level renovation and expansion of Central Terminal.
  • Addition of a post-security corridor between Concourses E and F.
  • Increased post-security concession areas.

Phase 2:

  • Expansion of queuing area.
  • Raising the existing ceiling and roof structure to bring more natural light.
  • New vertical circulation core with escalators and elevators.
  • Consolidation of TSA checkpoints in Concourses E and F.
  • Renovation of second-level departure curbside façade, blending the exterior appearance of the airport.

Project Benefits:

  • Central Terminal connected post-security.
  • Additional concessions for passengers to enjoy.
  • More jobs for the community.
  • Modernized facilities for passengers and employees.
  • Easier passenger circulation through the terminal.
  • Larger, modern, and centralized TSA checkpoint.

 

Central terminal redevelopment rendering

 

Project Title: Concourse D West Extension (D60)

Project Timeline:

  • Groundbreaking: 2027
  • Scheduled completion: 2030

Project Summary:

  • Three-level expansion of the existing regional commuter area at Gate D60. This will include 17 new gates for regional jets, boarding areas, concessions, and an expanded baggage system.

Project Benefits:

  • Increased capacity for regional jets.
  • New facilities for passengers and employees.
  • Future capability to accommodate international arrivals.

 

Rendering of Concourse D West Extension

 

Project Name: Checkpoint H Ceiling Improvements 

Project Timeline:

  • Groundbreaking: 2028
  • Scheduled Completion: 2029

Project Summary: 

  • New metal ceiling panels and linear LED lights, stainless steel column covering, and new LED displays with messages to passengers.

Project Benefits:

  • Improve lighting, ceiling, and visualization of the location of the checkpoint.

 

Check Point H Ceiling Improvements

 

Project Title: Concourse D Gate Optimization

Project Timeline:

  • Groundbreaking: 2026
  • Scheduled Completion: 2029-30

Project Summary:

  • Reconfiguration of 18 gates in Concourse D, renovation of interior boarding areas, apron fueling system adjustments, and upgrading of air systems.

Project Benefits:

  • Accommodation of new widebody and aircraft mixes.
  • Improved facilities for passengers and employees.

 

American Airlines planes at their gates

 

Project Title: Concourse F to H Sterile Connector – Third Level

Project Timeline:

  • Groundbreaking: Summer 2026
  • Scheduled completion: 2028

Project Summary:

  • Construction of a corridor for international arrivals between Concourses F and H.

Project Benefits:

  • Improved efficiencies in TSA checkpoints, passenger circulation, and airline operations.

 

MIA Concourse F to H Sterile Connector – Third Level

 

Project Title: South Terminal & Apron Expansion (New Concourse K)

Project Timeline:

  • Groundbreaking: Summer 2025
  • Scheduled completion: 2029

Project Summary:

  • Addition of six domestic narrow-body aircraft gates, more post-security concession space, and a VIP lounge.

Project Benefits:

  • Increased capacity for aircraft.
  • Additional concession options for passengers.
  • More jobs for the community.

 

 

Project Title: Concourse H Improvements

Project Timeline:  

  • Groundbreaking: Spring 2026
  • Scheduled Completion: 2027

Project Summary:  

  • The project will include upgrading security doors and installing Advance Visual Guidance Detection Systems (AVGDS) at 13 gates.

Project Benefits:  

  • Increased airport security.
  • Avoid storm-caused delays, increasing passenger satisfaction.
  • Save time for aircraft parking.
  • Reduce aircraft fuel emissions.

 

Concourse H

 

Project Title: New Concourse E Satellite Chiller Plant

Project Timeline:  

  • Groundbreaking: Spring 2026
  • Scheduled Completion: 2027

Project Summary:  

  • The project will include a new chiller plant that will house three Centrifugal Water-Cooled Chillers with a total net peak load refrigeration capacity of 1,050 tons.

Project Benefits:  

  • Modernized facility to improve the travel experience.

 

Project Title: Concourse F Improvements

Project Timeline:  

  • Groundbreaking: Fall 2024
  • Scheduled Completion: Spring 2026

Project Summary:  

  • The Concourse F checkpoint will be relocated to the 2nd floor and will be equipped with the latest technology to streamline the screening process.
  • Interior upgrades will also be implemented at Gates F-4, F-6, and F-8 to include structural repairs and area rehabilitation. 

Project Benefits:  

  • The new facilities will increase airport efficiency and customer satisfaction.

 

Concourse F Security Checkpoint Rendering

 

Project Title: Concourse E Improvements 

Project Timeline:

  • Groundbreaking: Spring 2023
  • Scheduled completion: 2025-26

Project Summary:

The renovations to Concourse E, including the E Satellite and the Concourse D and E connector consist of the following: 

  • Remove and replace existing exterior stucco.
  • New exterior painting.
  • Remove existing lightning protection and replace it with a new lightning protection system.
  • Install a new Advanced Visual Docking Guidance (ADVGS) system at each gate in the E Satellite.
  • Install additional rooftop cameras to better monitor the gates and aircraft movement areas.

Project Benefits:          

  • Restore the building exterior to eliminate potential future water intrusion and/or spalling. 
  • Improve monitoring of the gates and aircraft movement from the new rooftop cameras.
  • Automate guidance of aircraft to the gates during inclement weather via AVGDS.
  • Enhance security of AOA doors in Concourse E. 
  • Maximize construction efficiencies and reduced impacts on airport operations. 

 

CCE Satellite Renovations

 

Project Title: Terminal Seating and Electrification

Project Timeline:

  • Groundbreaking: Winter 2024-25
  • Phase 1: Scheduled completion Spring 2025
  • Phase 2: Scheduled completion Summer 2026

Project Summary:

  • This project involves modernizing Concourse E Satellite, including replacing the carpet with luxury vinyl tile flooring (LVT) and installing new furniture with charging capabilities.

Project Benefits:

  • Improved facilities for passengers and employees.
  • Device charging capabilities for passengers.
  • Built with sustainable materials.

 

 

Project Title: Central Terminal Ticket Counters

Project Timeline:

  • Phase 1: Pod #2 (Ticket Counters in Concourse F) – Competed Summer 2024
  • Phase 2: Pod #1 (Ticket Counters in Concourse G) - Completed Spring 2025
  • Phase 3: Pod #3 (Ticket Counters in Concourse G) - Completed Summer 2025

Project Summary:

  • The project includes modernizing the ticket counters, flooring, and ceiling finishes for Pods 1 and 2. It will also upgrade the baggage handling conveyor belts for Pods 1, 2, and 3, including the installation of a new security conveyor door and security cameras.

Project Benefits:

  • Improve efficiency and processing speed for airlines' baggage handling operations in Concourses F and G.
  • Increase baggage capacity and security.
  • Increase fire protection as the new conveyor security door is fire-rated.

 

 

Project Title: New Flooring in Concourse D FIS International Arrivals

Project Timeline:

  • Completed Fall 2024

Project Summary:

  • The project involves removing the carpet and installing 35,200 square feet of new terrazzo flooring in the Concourse D FIS International Arrivals area.

Project Benefits:

  • Modernized facilities for passengers and employees.

 

D-FIS terrazzo floors

 

Project Title: Concourse E Satellite Elevator

Project Timeline:

  • Completed Spring 2024

Project Summary:

  • Installation of a new passenger elevator.

Project Benefits:

  • Increase capacity passenger growth.
  • Life Safety enhancements to accommodate Emergency Stretchers in the newly expanded elevators.

 

Concourse E Satellite Elevator

 

Project Title: Biometric Boarding

Project Timeline:    

  • Scheduled completion to be determined 

Project Summary:  

  • Passengers departing from Miami International Airport will soon be able to board their international flights with the touchless click of a camera, thanks to biometric boarding at all of MIA’s 130-plus gates. When the installation is completed, the project will be the largest implementation of biometric technology at any U.S. airport. 

Project Benefits:   

  • Streamline the passenger boarding process. 
  • Improved customer service. 
  • Increased operational efficiency.  
  • A modernized travel experience.  

 

Biometric Boarding

 

Title: Airport-Wide Restroom Modernization

Project Timeline:

  • Phase 1 (Concourse H): Completed Winter 2023 
  • Phase 2 (All Concourses): Scheduled Completion - Fall 2026
  • Phase 3 (Remaining Restrooms): Scheduled for completion in stages over the next six years 

Project Summary:

The Public Restrooms Modernization Project includes the renovation of 196 public access restrooms located within the Terminal/Concourse levels 1, 2, and 3 with an approximate affected area of 91,829 square feet. The restrooms included in this project were evaluated and identified as requiring modernization in the Aviation Department Report titled “Public, Ramp, & Office Restroom Study” dated May 2019. 

 

Renovations include interior demolition, new partition walls, new toilet partitions, new restroom finishes including flooring, walls, ceiling, new vanity countertops, new plumbing fixtures, new accessories, and new lighting fixtures. 

  • Phase 1: 10 public restrooms in Concourse H. 
  • Phase 2: 22 restrooms in Concourse D, 12 restrooms in Concourses E, F, and G, and 16 public restrooms in Concourses H and J. 
  • Phase 3: Remaining restrooms across the MIA terminal. Adult changing tables to be included in some restrooms.  

Project Benefits:

Modernized facilities for passengers and employees.

  • Touchless fixtures
  • Improved accessibility
  • Sustainable design
  • Energy efficient products
  • EPA water sense certified or meets LEED requirements

 

Concourse H Restroom Renovation

 

Title: Digital Signage at D-60 Gates

Project Timeline:

  • Completed Summer 2022

Project Summary:

  • Installation of 13 new digital displays in Concourse D, post-security, at D-60 gates. The new dynamic signs display each gate's number, destination, and flight number. The new displays replaced multiple static ones, which required manual relocation for each flight operation.

Project Benefits:

  • Provides passenger information at each of the D-60 gates in a digital medium.
  • Increase operational efficiency when the information needs to be updated.

 

North Terminal D60 Monitors

 

Project Title: Flooring in Concourse G & J

Project Timeline:

  • Completed Winter 2021

Project Summary:

  • Installation of 67,882 square feet of new luxury vinyl tile in Concourse G. The new flooring has a modern design with a ¨resommercial¨ finish - a contemporary mix between commercial and residential design patterns.
  • Installation of 8,970 yards of new carpet at the boarding areas in Concourse J. The new carpeting was designed to complement the concourse’s Everglades-inspired, award-winning art in public places terrazzo installation Foreverglades, by artist Barbara Neijna.
  • Just as the natural colors of the Everglades’ alternate between seasons of drought and flood, the hues of the new Concourse J carpet transition between red, green, and blue as you approach the individual boarding areas.

Project Benefits:

  • Modernized facilities for passengers and employees.
  • The new flooring in Concourse G creates a modern look with a ¨resommercial¨ finish - a contemporary mix between commercial and residential design patterns.

 

 

Project Title: New Baggage Handling System

Project Timeline:

  • Completed Fall 2021

Project Summary:

  • Installation of a new Checked Bag Screening System for South and Central Terminals, as well as an Automated Sortation System for Central Terminal.
  • The project included a new control room, state of the art Checked Baggage Inspection System (CBIS), and Mobil Inspection Systems (MITs).

Project Benefits:

  • The new system doubled the speed and efficiency of baggage screening and delivery for flights in MIA’s Central and South terminals. It also eliminated lifting and pulling by TSA officers, improved tracking accuracy, reduced noise pollution, and increased the overall speed of the bag screening process.
  • The new terminal facility addition for TSA baggage screening achieved a LEED Gold certification (Leaders in Energy and Environmental Design) for being consciously designed as environmentally green and energy-efficient. The certification ensures a smaller carbon footprint and a healthy environment for those occupying the space.

 

MIA-CBIS LEED Gold Certified Information

MIA-CBIS LEED Gold Certified Score Card

 

Checked Baggage Inspection System Facility

 

 

Project Title: Montblanc Retail Space 

Project Timeline: 

  • Completed Fall 2021 

Project Summary: 

  • Montblanc store relocation to Concourse D, Gate D-16.  

Project Benefits: 

  • Greater visibility of the store for passengers to access.
  • The previous store location will be utilized for another new concessionaire.

 

Mont Blanc Store Front North Terminal

 

Title: Concourse E Third Level Sterile Corridor Renovations

Project Timeline:

  • Completed Summer 2021

Project Summary:

  • Replaced the interior finishes of the gate lobbies and sterile corridor at the second and third levels in Concourse E. This project included the removal of metal slat ceilings, new acoustical ceiling tiles (ACT), new carpet, paint, new LED lighting, modification to the existing HVAC ductwork, and upgraded fire protection and paging systems. The project also included installation of steel baseboard and corner guards.

Project Benefits:

  • Support airline and passenger growth.
  • Updated terminal for a better passenger experience.

 

CCE third Level Sterile Corridor Renovation 

 

Project Title:  Concourse E Temporary EGCW Plant for Air Service 

Project Timeline:  

  • Completed Summer 2021 

Project Summary:   

  • This plant is supplemented the existing plant to provide Preconditioned (PC) Air for cooling gates at both Lower Concourse E and the Concourse E Satellite. The plant, which is portable, will remain available for service at other locations once a permanent plant is built (expected to be operational before the end of 2022).  

Project Benefits:  

  • Supplemental PC Air for Concourse E. 
  • Improved passenger and employee environment.  

 

Central Terminal EGCW Plant

 

Project Title:  Concourse H Smoke Evacuation System. 

Project Timeline:  

  • Completed 2021 

Project Summary:  

  • Construction of a new smoke evacuation system for Concourse H, including new fans, ductwork and exhaust system.  

Project Benefits:  

  • Enhanced the emergency smoke evacuation capacity of the Concourse H area in front of the Delta, Air France and Aeromexico ticket counters. 

 

CCH Smoke Evac System

 

Title: TSA Wait Time Technology

Project Timeline:

  • Completed Fall 2020

Project Summary:

  • Passenger flow management technology, historical and real-time data were combined to deliver checkpoint wait-time predictions to the MIA website, mobile app, and LED monitors at each of the 11 checkpoints.

Project Benefits:

  • Passengers can find the checkpoint most convenient for their flight before entering the airport.
  • Airport staff is better allocated to busier checkpoints as demanded by the passenger flow.

 

 

Project Title: Central and South Terminal Ticket Counters

Project Timeline:   

  • Completed Summer 2020 

Project Summary: 

  • The renovation of ticket counters in concourses G and H. The project included new terrazzo flooring, renovations to the undersurface of the roof, new ticket counter cabinets, and support equipment.  

Project Benefits: 

  • Modernized concourses G and H ticket counters in appearance and technology.  
  • Improved the design to be in harmony with the newly revised counters and the master plan of the Capital Improvement Program.
  • Provides a better passenger and employee satisfaction experience. 

 

Central Terminal Ticketing Counters and Flooring

 

Project Name: South Terminal Conveyor 9 and 10 Modernization

Project Timeline:

  • Completed 2020

Project Summary:

  • As part of the new airport-wide baggage handling system, the project unified Conveyor 9 (previously in South Terminal) and Conveyor 10 (previously in Central Terminal) into one conveyor belt in Concourse H. Additionally, a modernized conveyor door was installed.

Project Benefits:

  • Improved efficiency for ticket counters in Concourse H and increased baggage capacity.
  • Improved fire protection as the new system is fire-rated.

 

Project Title: Concourse E FIS International Baggage Claim Carousel #4

Project Timeline:

  • Completed Fall 2019

Project Summary:

  • Renovated international baggage claim carousel #4 in Concourse E, level 1.

Project Benefits:

  • Increased the capacity to accommodate incoming flights and passengers.

 

Concourse E FIS International Baggage Claim Carousel #4

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