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

• First airport in the nation with a protocol service
• Approximately 7, 000 protocol assignments per year
• More than 600 heads of state arrivals and departures per year
• More than 55 royal parties per year
• More than 300 planeside arrivals and departures per year
• More than 1000 protocol gate passes issued per year
• The only airport in the nation with dedicated VIP facilities
   

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



 

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