39 cool aviation pics: Behind the scenes at Miami International Airport
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![An American Airlines Boeing 767-300 takes off from Miami International Airport on Feb. 23, 2019.](/https/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2019/03/15/USAT/e7790475-82b6-4c56-821f-f1796600809e-2019_March_gallery_USAT-26.jpg?width=660&height=441&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
An American Airlines Boeing 767-300 takes off from Miami International Airport on Feb. 23, 2019.
Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren For USA TODAY![An extremely rare Transcarga International Airways A300B4 takes off from Miami International Airport in February 2019.](/https/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2019/03/15/USAT/276c7d88-bccd-4b17-9853-3b4726e2c91d-2019_March_gallery_USAT-39.jpg?width=660&height=441&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
An extremely rare Transcarga International Airways A300B4 takes off from Miami International Airport in February 2019.
Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren For USA TODAY![A man takes a break in the busy Terminal J at Miami International Airport on Feb. 23, 2019.](/https/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2019/03/15/USAT/2e60e55b-e81a-4472-ad5b-40b94a4dbb27-2019_March_gallery_USAT.jpg?width=660&height=441&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
A man takes a break in the busy Terminal J at Miami International Airport on Feb. 23, 2019.
Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren For USA TODAY![A check-in kiosk awaits passengers in Miami International Airport on Feb. 23, 2019.](/https/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2019/03/15/USAT/5a08fa3c-8dca-4fc5-b4fd-845954de7f01-2019_March_gallery_USAT-2.jpg?width=660&height=441&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
A check-in kiosk awaits passengers in Miami International Airport on Feb. 23, 2019.
Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren For USA TODAY![A collection of Pan Am memorabilia is part of an exhibit in Terminal J at Miami International Airport on Feb. 23, 2019.](/https/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2019/03/15/USAT/442ee88b-78e6-4ed2-bc3d-52c12240b8c7-2019_March_gallery_USAT-3.jpg?width=660&height=441&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
A collection of Pan Am memorabilia is part of an exhibit in Terminal J at Miami International Airport on Feb. 23, 2019.
Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren For USA TODAY![A passenger inspects jewelry for sale before boarding a flight from Miami International Airport on Feb. 23, 2019.](/https/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2019/03/15/USAT/324b6037-a1f8-4c32-a791-11324995ad87-2019_March_gallery_USAT-4.jpg?width=660&height=441&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
A passenger inspects jewelry for sale before boarding a flight from Miami International Airport on Feb. 23, 2019.
Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren For USA TODAY![Something catches the eye of this pup as his owner waits for a flight at Miami International Airport on Feb. 23, 2019.](/https/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2019/03/15/USAT/3d23894e-ad16-4942-8002-fea599d343ab-2019_March_gallery_USAT-5.jpg?width=660&height=441&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Something catches the eye of this pup as his owner waits for a flight at Miami International Airport on Feb. 23, 2019.
Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren For USA TODAY![Passengers await their flights at Miami International Airport's Terminal J on Feb. 23, 2019.](/https/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2019/03/15/USAT/5a66418d-ea2b-4db0-87e3-44bd79deffdf-2019_March_gallery_USAT-6.jpg?width=660&height=441&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Passengers await their flights at Miami International Airport's Terminal J on Feb. 23, 2019.
Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren For USA TODAY![An American Airlines Boeing 777 lands at Miami International Airport on Feb. 24, 2019.](/https/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2019/03/15/USAT/8da33d6b-fa6e-4285-b675-873c6a3f5169-2019_March_gallery_USAT-33.jpg?width=660&height=441&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
An American Airlines Boeing 777 lands at Miami International Airport on Feb. 24, 2019.
Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren For USA TODAY![Passengers await their flights at Miami International Airport's Terminal J on Feb. 23, 2019.](/https/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2019/03/15/USAT/45c1e3ba-dcb7-4781-8a0d-188b41d976a4-2019_March_gallery_USAT-7.jpg?width=660&height=441&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Passengers await their flights at Miami International Airport's Terminal J on Feb. 23, 2019.
Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren For USA TODAY![Passengers prepare to check in at Miami International Airport on Feb. 23, 2019.](/https/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2019/03/15/USAT/1ceaf92f-81c0-4fbb-b760-e4fbac4da60b-2019_March_gallery_USAT-8.jpg?width=660&height=441&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Passengers prepare to check in at Miami International Airport on Feb. 23, 2019.
Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren For USA TODAY![Flight boards display an impressive array of destinations inside Terminal J at Miami International Airport on Feb. 23, 2019.](/https/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2019/03/15/USAT/626a865e-69b7-4de0-9a6e-84063fecfe56-2019_March_gallery_USAT-9.jpg?width=660&height=441&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Flight boards display an impressive array of destinations inside Terminal J at Miami International Airport on Feb. 23, 2019.
Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren For USA TODAY![One of only a handful in the world, an IFL Group Convair 5800 lands at Miami International Airport in February 2019.](/https/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2019/03/15/USAT/ba613399-bb8f-408d-90aa-f7106f299d15-2019_March_gallery_USAT-18.jpg?width=660&height=441&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
One of only a handful in the world, an IFL Group Convair 5800 lands at Miami International Airport in February 2019.
Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren For USA TODAY![Airline staff check in passengers for their flights at Miami International Airport on Feb. 23, 2019.](/https/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2019/03/15/USAT/c06b96ca-8270-4ad4-926b-843c883e50d5-2019_March_gallery_USAT-10.jpg?width=660&height=441&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Airline staff check in passengers for their flights at Miami International Airport on Feb. 23, 2019.
Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren For USA TODAY![Airline staff check in passengers for their flights at Miami International Airport on Feb. 23, 2019.](/https/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2019/03/15/USAT/d5ba8aca-95ae-43af-8c2a-f64795df5c01-2019_March_gallery_USAT-11.jpg?width=660&height=441&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Airline staff check in passengers for their flights at Miami International Airport on Feb. 23, 2019.
Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren For USA TODAY![Passengers walk through Terminal J at Miami International Airport on Feb. 23, 2019.](/https/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2019/03/15/USAT/eb780502-5365-424a-9a52-30d9fad2bdfc-2019_March_gallery_USAT-12.jpg?width=660&height=441&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Passengers walk through Terminal J at Miami International Airport on Feb. 23, 2019.
Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren For USA TODAY![An Atlas Air Boeing 747 freighter rests between flights at Miami International Airport on Feb. 23, 2019.](/https/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2019/03/15/USAT/4f56a836-23a0-4e67-b28a-23a6aa876a77-2019_March_gallery_USAT-13.jpg?width=660&height=441&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
An Atlas Air Boeing 747 freighter rests between flights at Miami International Airport on Feb. 23, 2019.
Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren For USA TODAY![An American Airlines Boeing 737-800 lines up to depart runway 8R at Miami International Airport on Feb. 23, 2019.](/https/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2019/03/15/USAT/3f69c299-cfa6-4fb8-acc0-1ba39d664b80-2019_March_gallery_USAT-14.jpg?width=660&height=441&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
An American Airlines Boeing 737-800 lines up to depart runway 8R at Miami International Airport on Feb. 23, 2019.
Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren For USA TODAY![A plane belonging to Canadian-based Flair Air lands at Miami International Airport on Feb. 23, 2019.](/https/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2019/03/15/USAT/71303673-4ba2-4add-a6d4-a03d363e927e-2019_March_gallery_USAT-15.jpg?width=660&height=441&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
A plane belonging to Canadian-based Flair Air lands at Miami International Airport on Feb. 23, 2019.
Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren For USA TODAY![An American Airlines Boeing 737-800 taxis to runway 8R at Miami International Airport on Fe. 23, 2019.](/https/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2019/03/15/USAT/e32776e2-d7b2-4a2c-8e7d-a82e255dd92b-2019_March_gallery_USAT-16.jpg?width=660&height=441&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
An American Airlines Boeing 737-800 taxis to runway 8R at Miami International Airport on Fe. 23, 2019.
Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren For USA TODAY![A Boeing 737 is converted from a passenger plane to a freighter with the addition of a cargo door to the forward cabin at Miami International Airport on Feb. 23, 2019.](/https/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2019/03/15/USAT/3a346074-7c17-4990-85ab-b99629317019-2019_March_gallery_USAT-17.jpg?width=660&height=441&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
A Boeing 737 is converted from a passenger plane to a freighter with the addition of a cargo door to the forward cabin at Miami International Airport on Feb. 23, 2019.
Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren For USA TODAY![Odd bedfellows Laser Airlines (MD-80) and Eastern (737) are worked on at a maintenance hanger at Miami International Airport in February 2019.](/https/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2019/03/15/USAT/42283923-812a-4391-9c95-d8747f0296dd-2019_March_gallery_USAT-19.jpg?width=660&height=441&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Odd bedfellows Laser Airlines (MD-80) and Eastern (737) are worked on at a maintenance hanger at Miami International Airport in February 2019.
Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren For USA TODAY![An American Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 takes off from Miami International Airport on Feb. 23, 2019. On March 13, the Federal Aviation Administration ordered the temporary grounding of Boeing 737 MAX aircraft in the wake of two fatal crashes.](/https/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2019/03/15/USAT/ceed6497-22ec-477b-b580-3501e79be62a-2019_March_gallery_USAT-27.jpg?width=660&height=441&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
An American Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 takes off from Miami International Airport on Feb. 23, 2019. On March 13, the Federal Aviation Administration ordered the temporary grounding of Boeing 737 MAX aircraft in the wake of two fatal crashes.
Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren For USA TODAY![A Delta Air Lines MD-88 taxis out for departure from Miami International Airport on Feb. 23, 2019.](/https/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2019/03/15/USAT/d3ff0cb5-8a1a-4def-b3b2-63ebac996ea7-2019_March_gallery_USAT-20.jpg?width=660&height=441&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
A Delta Air Lines MD-88 taxis out for departure from Miami International Airport on Feb. 23, 2019.
Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren For USA TODAY![American Airlines jets fill the D concourse at Miami International Airport on Feb. 23, 2019.](/https/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2019/03/15/USAT/c15c230f-c6fc-45f2-b08a-fe57a13dfcca-2019_March_gallery_USAT-21.jpg?width=660&height=441&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
American Airlines jets fill the D concourse at Miami International Airport on Feb. 23, 2019.
Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren For USA TODAY![TAP Air Portugal's gorgeous retro-painted Airbus A330 taxis out for departure from Miami International Airport on Feb. 23, 2019.](/https/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2019/03/15/USAT/1dcc6e67-ff82-4de3-a2b9-a3da0e48befe-2019_March_gallery_USAT-22.jpg?width=660&height=441&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
TAP Air Portugal's gorgeous retro-painted Airbus A330 taxis out for departure from Miami International Airport on Feb. 23, 2019.
Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren For USA TODAY![An American Airlines Boeing 777 takes off from Miami International Airport on Feb. 23, 2019.](/https/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2019/03/15/USAT/fd3120a7-6578-499c-99d3-75d7b2012acc-2019_March_gallery_USAT-23.jpg?width=660&height=441&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
An American Airlines Boeing 777 takes off from Miami International Airport on Feb. 23, 2019.
Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren For USA TODAY![A Swiss International Airbus A330 floats over the threshold as American Airlines jets line up for departure at Miami International Airport on Feb. 23, 2019.](/https/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2019/03/15/USAT/48ce253b-24f1-4c1a-83c4-5ddcd68e1812-2019_March_gallery_USAT-24.jpg?width=660&height=441&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
A Swiss International Airbus A330 floats over the threshold as American Airlines jets line up for departure at Miami International Airport on Feb. 23, 2019.
Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren For USA TODAY![American Airlines jets at Miami International Airport on Feb. 23, 2019.](/https/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2019/03/15/USAT/6405b3d3-c902-420c-94e5-c3f10d2336b1-2019_March_gallery_USAT-25.jpg?width=660&height=441&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
American Airlines jets at Miami International Airport on Feb. 23, 2019.
Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren For USA TODAY![American Airlines jets fill the D concourse at Miami International Airport on Feb. 23, 2019.](/https/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2019/03/15/USAT/cf49173c-0f6c-413c-8f57-896ae23e51ff-2019_March_gallery_USAT-28.jpg?width=660&height=441&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
American Airlines jets fill the D concourse at Miami International Airport on Feb. 23, 2019.
Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren For USA TODAY![An American Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 taxis out for departure from Miami International Airport in February 2019.](/https/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2019/03/15/USAT/2290e32d-e18b-473e-8489-6788c5b4ee3c-2019_March_gallery_USAT-29.jpg?width=660&height=441&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
An American Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 taxis out for departure from Miami International Airport in February 2019.
Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren For USA TODAY![An American Airlines Boeing 777 takes off from Miami International Airport on Feb. 23, 2019.](/https/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2019/03/15/USAT/39399a68-f4b0-424f-bf4c-d45cbaccad63-2019_March_gallery_USAT-30.jpg?width=660&height=441&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
An American Airlines Boeing 777 takes off from Miami International Airport on Feb. 23, 2019.
Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren For USA TODAY![An American Airlines Boeing 737-800 takes off from Miami International Airport on Feb. 23, 2019.](/https/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2019/03/15/USAT/8f134360-ff45-4cd5-955d-e100bbae0752-2019_March_gallery_USAT-31.jpg?width=660&height=441&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
An American Airlines Boeing 737-800 takes off from Miami International Airport on Feb. 23, 2019.
Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren For USA TODAY![An ABSA Cargo Boeing 767-300 takes off from Miami International Airport on Feb. 24, 2019.](/https/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2019/03/15/USAT/53838da9-a560-45c3-99ce-9a3e77351d5f-2019_March_gallery_USAT-32.jpg?width=660&height=441&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
An ABSA Cargo Boeing 767-300 takes off from Miami International Airport on Feb. 24, 2019.
Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren For USA TODAY![An Air France Airbus A380 lumbers out of Miami International Airport on Feb. 24, 2019.](/https/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2019/03/15/USAT/21bf4a9e-6373-4847-bef3-efa2e793d245-2019_March_gallery_USAT-34.jpg?width=660&height=441&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
An Air France Airbus A380 lumbers out of Miami International Airport on Feb. 24, 2019.
Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren For USA TODAY![The Miami skyline dwarfs a landing Frontier Airbus A320neo at Miami International Airport on Feb. 24, 2019.](/https/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2019/03/15/USAT/4f98ce43-b225-4c22-bad0-8d02b1216afc-2019_March_gallery_USAT-35.jpg?width=660&height=441&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
The Miami skyline dwarfs a landing Frontier Airbus A320neo at Miami International Airport on Feb. 24, 2019.
Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren For USA TODAY![An American Airlines Airbus A321 taxis out for departure from Miami International Airport on Feb. 24, 2019.](/https/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2019/03/15/USAT/96c1577a-c7c8-444d-b1c0-594a092a49a3-2019_March_gallery_USAT-36.jpg?width=660&height=441&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
An American Airlines Airbus A321 taxis out for departure from Miami International Airport on Feb. 24, 2019.
Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren For USA TODAY![An American Airlines Airbus A321 lands at Miami International Airport on Feb. 24, 2019.](/https/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2019/03/15/USAT/c073c5a2-2298-4887-a6fc-d886a680d5ae-2019_March_gallery_USAT-37.jpg?width=660&height=441&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
An American Airlines Airbus A321 lands at Miami International Airport on Feb. 24, 2019.
Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren For USA TODAY![An American Airlines Airbus A321 lands at Miami International Airport on Feb. 24, 2019.](/https/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2019/03/15/USAT/313d5400-b1a5-4f17-8971-7e958ea13d28-2019_March_gallery_USAT-38.jpg?width=660&height=441&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
An American Airlines Airbus A321 lands at Miami International Airport on Feb. 24, 2019.
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