Skytrain (Miami International Airport)
Automated people mover at Miami International Airport, United States
The Skytrain is an automated people mover (APM) at Miami International Airport (MIA) in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. One of three APMs at MIA, it operates within the airport's North Terminal and serves passengers in Concourse D, with four stations over a distance of 0.70 miles (1.12 km). It uses Crystal Mover technology with fully-automated trains that travel along the roof of the terminal. The system has transported up to 40,000 passengers daily.
The Skytrain was built as part of an airport expansion project, which included the construction of a new mile-long (1.6 km) terminal. Due to the building's length, the Skytrain was built to reduce walking times for passengers. Construction on the new terminal began in 2007 and Skytrain operations began in September 2010.
Due to extensive cracking detected in the system's infrastructure, Skytrain service was suspended for six months starting in September 2023. Three of the stations reopened in March 2024, and the full services commenced in August 2025.
History
Planning and construction
In 1989, American Airlines made a decision to create an airline hub at MIA for its flights to Latin America and the Caribbean.
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