International Airport Review
Gabriel Higgins
22 May 2025
Miami International Airport begins £475m terminal expansion and installs 41 wheelchair lifts as part of its £7.1bn modernisation strategy.
The Miami-Dade County Board of County Commissioners has approved the construction of Concourse K at Miami International Airport (MIA), a $600.6 million infrastructure expansion project that marks a major milestone in the airport’s $9 billion Future-Ready Modernisation in Action plan.
This transformative expansion will deliver six new contact gates, a ground support equipment maintenance facility, modernised baggage handling systems, and critical airfield upgrades. It’s designed to help MIA accommodate 77 million passengers and 5 million tonnes of cargo by 2040.
Planned features include:
- Six contact gates with connected aircraft apron and jet fuel hydrant system
- Two new baggage make-up carousels
- Integration of baggage handling between Central and South Terminals
- A ground equipment maintenance hub
- Sustainability targeting LEED Silver certification
Construction is set to begin this summer, with completion scheduled for spring 2029. Lemartec-NV2A JV, LLC will lead construction, with Perez & Perez Architects Planners, Inc. as lead architect.
In tandem, MIA will begin installing 41 jet bridge-mounted wheelchair lifts across all concourses. Each will receive a minimum of three lifts, with newer jet bridges prioritised in this phase. Additional installations are planned for the future.
