MIA's new South Terminal is designed to mimic the shape of an airplane wing. PEDRO PORTAL / EL NUEVO HERALD

Soaring spaces, wide corridors and floor-to-ceiling windows put the new terminal visually in the same league as those in Boston, New York and Hong Kong. AL DIAZ / MIAMI HERALD STAFF

Signs direct travelers in the new South Terminal. AL DIAZ / MIAMI HERALD STAFF

Passangers wait in the seating area in the new South Terminal. AL DIAZ / MIAMI HERALD STAFF

Check-in counter at the new South Terminal. AL DIAZ / MIAMI HERALD STAFF

Self-service kiosks in Miami International Airport's new South Terminal. AL DIAZ / MIAMI HERALD STAFF

The security area of concourse H at Miami International Airport. AL DIAZ / MIAMI HERALD STAFF

Concourse J in the new South Terminal. AL DIAZ / MIAMI HERALD STAFF

Improvements at MIA's new South Terminal include new shopping, new information booths, and computerized flight information boards. AL DIAZ / MIAMI HERALD STAFF

A group of people toured the new terminal when it was under construction. PEDRO PORTAL / EL NUEVO HERALD

Concourse J in the new South Terminal at MIA. AL DIAZ / MIAMI HERALD STAFF

Text from Marjory Stoneman Douglas's book <em>River of Grass</em> is embedded into 65,000 square feet of terrazo floor in Concourse J. AL DIAZ / MIAMI HERALD STAFF

Artwork by Barbara Neijna is displayed in the new South Terminal. WALTER MICHOT / MIAMI HERALD STAFF

New signage at the South Terminal at MIA. AL DIAZ / MIAMI HERALD STAFF