MIAM-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – Miami-Dade County officials broke ground Tuesday on a new terminal expansion at Miami International Airport, marking the first project of its kind in more than a decade.
The new three-level facility, to be named Concourse K, will include six new passenger jet gates, a passenger lounge and expanded post-security concessions.
Airport officials say the 300,000-square-foot addition is a critical step toward accommodating surging passenger traffic at one of the nation’s fastest-growing airports.
“We are not just keeping up with the wear and tear on our airport, making sure that it’s modernized, functioning maximally,” said Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava. “But we are preparing for the explosive growth.”
Miami-Dade Commissioner Natalie Milian Orbis called MIA the “gateway into the Americas” and said the new concourse will help the airport grow “at the speed that we need to keep up with our community.”
“This is the first of many jewels to come in our $9 billion modernization capital improvement program,” said MIA Director/ CEO Ralph Cutie.
Concourse K will be the first terminal expansion at MIA since 2012. Construction is expected to be completed in 2029.
The project also includes new shopping and dining options for travelers once they pass through security.
“The Modernization in Action plan positions MIA to accommodate 77 million passengers and 5 million tons of cargo by 2040, an MIA spokesperson told Local 10 News.
For more information, the airport has launched a dedicated webpage at miami-airport.com/MIA_Concourse_K.asp.