Miami International Airport is the first airport in the nation and one of the very few major airports in the world to provide protocol services. It is also the number one airport in the U.S. for international diplomatic traffic with the exception of the two major airports in Washington D.C. combined.
 

SOME FACTS AND STATISTICS - 2008

• Still the only airport in the nation with a full protocol service
• Approximately 5, 500 protocol details for the year
• A total of 337 heads of states including, presidents and other heads of governments used our services
• 30 royal parties including reigning monarchs from Europe, Middle East Asia and Africa used our services
• Approximately 100 planeside arrivals and departures were serviced
• Still the only airport in the nation with specially dedicated VIP facilities to accommodate foreign dignitaries
   

SPECIAL INTERNATIONAL EVENTS HANDLED BY PROTOCOL
 

Summit of the
Americas
Miami 1994

Papal Visit in
Miami - 1987

Summit of the
Americas
Quebec City 2000

Conference of
the Non-Aligned Nations
Cancun 1987
 

HM. Queen Elizabeth
of England
Visit to Miami


 

Opening of UN
General Assembly
New York
Every Year in October

Funeral of the Last
Emperor of Japan and Coronation of New Emperor of Japan - Tokyo

FTAA Ministerial
Miami 2004



 

Other events handled by protocol:

· Inter-Development Bank (IDB) (2009)
· Mayors’ Conference (2009)
 

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