Are you looking to fly to Miami? Come and join the millions of visitors that do. Miami is a paradise that caters to people of all ages. Whether it's a family vacation, romantic couple's trip, honeymoon, a trip with friends or a business trip, Miami is that place you want to fly to. Start planning your trip by finding airline tickets and hotels, and fly to Miami. When you arrive, let Miami take care of the rest of the accommodations.

Miami offers the ultimate paradise with its sandy beaches, tropical palm trees, clear skies and cyan waters. Miami isn't just your typical beach paradise, it offers much more with great entertainment, night life, dining, shopping, sports, cultural attractions. In Miami, you can leave the sandy beaches and step out of the water to explore a lot that's offered on mainland. Not to mention, Miami boasts one of the most important financial centers in the world with an array of international businesses.

Before you fly to Miami, there are a few preparations you should make. Be sure to pack your bags and baggage with plenty of beach gear of swimsuits, sunglasses, hats and light colored clothes to blend in with the hot environment. And of course, don't forget the sunscreen, you'll need lots of it. Forget the heavy clothes, even at night you'll want to wear light clothes. Things heat up enough from Miami's night life, so you don't want to be sweating in your suit and dress shirts with pants and jeans. Finding a good deal of airline tickets and hotel accommodations for Miami is a piece of cake, as there is a large choice of online websites.

When you fly to Miami, you'll arrive at Miami International Airport, one of the busiest international airports in the world that handles over 33 million passengers a year. The other nearest airport serving the Miami area is Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, located about 20 miles north from Miami International Airport.

Miami International Airport hosts more than 50 airlines and is a major hub for American Airlines, American Eagle, Gulfstream International Airlines. The airport at Miami is semi-circular in shape and includes eight concourses that extend like piers which are labeled by letters. It's important when you fly to Miami that you check with the airport's flight information about status, delays, and cancellations. The airport is located near downtown area, so you'll probably be only within dozens of minutes of your Miami destination.

Concourses A and B have recently been closed as part of the North Terminal Renovation Project, which will be used by American Airlines.

Concourse C consists of four gates that connect with small-to-medium jet aircraft such as the Boeing 737 or Boeing 757, as well as the Airbus A-300. American uses these gates for domestic flights and some departures to Central America and the Caribbean. The Concourse C check-in area is for American's international flights. Concourse is scheduled to be demolished during the course of the American Airlines/North Terminal project, , allowing for the creation of new gates.

Although Concourse D was one of the original concourses in the MIA terminal, the original portion has been mostly closed, and the concourse now consists of a new extension which will eventually form part of American Airlines' North Terminal. American uses the concourse for domestic and international flights; the Concourse D check-in area is for domestic and Caribbean flights. American operates an Admirals Club on Concourse D.

Concourse E is divided into two sections: a pier concourse, called "low E", and a satellite terminal, called "high E", connected by an airport people mover. Low E is mostly used by American Airlines; high E is used by various other carriers. The Admirals Club operated by American has temporarily reopened inside security after a renovation to the checkpoint. Concourse E contains Customs Arrival facilities for International Arrivals at Concourse D, E, and F. Concourse E, together with Concourse F historically served as the main operations area for Pan American Airways until its shut down in 1991.

Concourse F hosts ticket counters for the following airlines; Aerosur Avior Airlines Gulfstream International Airlines (Cuba Charters) Iberia Airlines, Martinair, Northwest Airlines, Santa Barbara Airlines, Sky King, Sun Country, Virgin Atlantic.

Concourse G has ticket counters for AirTran Airways, Continental AirlinesContinental Connection operated by Gulfstream International Airlines, and Miami Air International.

Concourse H has ticket counters for Bahamasair and Continental Airlines.

Concourse J is a new concourse that opened on August 29, 2007 under Miami International Airport's South Terminal Renovation Project. The Concourse was designed by Carlos Zapata of Studio Carlos Zapata in New York, with M.G.E., one of the largest Hispanic owned architecture firms in Florida, as the architect of record; the Concourse holds Star Alliance and SkyTeam Members, though due to renovation closures at concourse A, it currently holds several oneWorld alliance and non-affiliated airlines.

Together with Concourse H, this area has been deemed the "South Terminal". It will be the only pier at the airport able to accept the new Airbus A380 (currently the only airline to commit an A380 to MIA is Lufthansa, for the MIA-FRA route) and has introduced a third customs and immigration facility at the airport, supplementing the ones at Concourses B and E; with international SkyTeam and Star Alliance members moving to this new terminal, the new facilities have eased the overcrowding problems that have plagued the concourse E immigration facilities since new US entry laws came into effect in late 2003. Once the North and South Terminals are both completed, all airlines not affiliated with either the Star Alliance, SkyTeam (South Terminal) alliances, or oneWorld alliance (North Terminal) will be housed at the remaining Concourses E, F and G.

Miami International Airport has an excellent network of ground transportation to get you on the way to your Miami destination. The airport has transport connections to Miami-Dade Transit's Metrobus network, being served by routes 7, 37, 42, 57, 133, 236, 238, and the J. Additionally, there are free shuttles available to and from the Miami Airport and Hialeah Market Stations on the Tri-Rail commuter rail line. There are current plans to link Miami airport by people mover to the upcoming Miami Intermodal Center, which will provide access to Miami-Dade Metrorail as well as the future BayLink light rail to South Beach of Miami Beach. And of course there are plenty of taxis and rental cars available at Miami International Airport.

When arriving at Miami International Airport on a domestic flight or from Canada or the Bahamas, you will need to walk down your concourse to the terminal. You will be on Level 2 and must take the elevator or escalator to Level 1 to Baggage Claim. Ground transportation is immediately outside the terminal on the Level 1.

Except for passengers arriving from Canada or the Bahamas, International arriving passengers at Miami International Airport must proceed to U.S. Customs and Border Protection's passport control. After clearing passport control, passengers will proceed to collect baggage and clear U.S. Customs.