airports

The Florida Keys Marathon International Airport is officially returning to full operation following completion of an infrastructure project, with Monroe County officials scheduled to hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Monday.

Tourism is growing statewide, but air travel has slowed at South Florida's two major airports after record years. One reason is that fewer Canadians are coming. But cruise passengers continue crowding PortMiami and Port Everglades, while hotel tourism tax collection remains strong.

The grant termination comes as North Perry Airport's safety record is under increased scrutiny.

Back in the 1960s, it almost became the world’s largest airport, a six-runway behemoth, many times the size of Kennedy International Airport in New York, for supersonic passenger jets.

A Southwest Airlines jet flew as low as 150 feet over Old Tampa Bay, but instead of landing in Tampa, it flew to Fort Lauderdale.

For the first time, the 12-month passenger count has topped 7.9 million, as traffic rebounds from the pandemic shutdown. The growth is behind the decision to move forward with a controversial effort to create a parallel runway capable of supporting commercial jets.

A rural Florida county is hoping a new $300 million airport will transform its economy and create more than 1,400 new, high-skilled jobs. But to make good on its promise, Hendry County's educators will have to overcome some harsh realities.

Palm Beach County commissioners gave the go-ahead April 16 to embark on a 10- to 12-year effort to extend the parallel runway at Palm Beach International Airport to 8,000 feet.

Public comment period underway for study that would pave the way to extend the diagonal runway to 6,000 feet at the North Palm Beach County Airport outside Palm Beach Gardens.

Travel season is underway with Spring Breakers packing airlines to get to the sunshine state. However, the Federal Aviation Authority reports an ongoing shortage in air traffic controllers, which could impact your ability to fly home.

An airport shootout in Chile's capital killed a security officer and an alleged robber. The cash, aboard a plane from Miami, was being transferred to an armored truck.

With the exception of pandemic-disrupted 2020, the number of weapons intercepted at U.S. airport checkpoints has climbed every year since 2010.