Travel alert: Amazon cargo plane moved and runway fully opens at Miami airport

Miami International Airport fully opened a runway Tuesday night as the wreckage of a crashed Amazon cargo plane was moved out of the way.

The runway, one of four at MIA, had been limited to eastbound departures in recent days. The opening means three of the airport’s four runways are up and running.

The charred Amazon plane, which crashed over Labor Day weekend after it overshot a runway and hit vehicles, killing five people, was moved to an open lot late Tuesday and restrictions on the third runway were lifted about 8 p.m., Miami-Dade Aviation Department Communications Director Greg Chin said.

The airport’s fourth runway should reopen soon, Chin said, but he didn’t give a timeline. He said the closed runway requires more inspection and repairs before it returns to service.

All flights were halted at Miami International Airport Sept. 6 after the Amazon cargo plane crashed after landing and caught fire. In addition to the five killed, several people were injured, including the two pilots.

The crash shut down all arriving and departing flights at MIA for hours, with some flights diverted to other Florida airports, before two of the four runways opened. But since then, several hundred flights a day have been delayed at the Miami airport, even with a partial opening of a third runway.

The National Transportation Safety Board is at MIA investigating the crash of the Boeing 767-300, which was operated by 21 Air. A week after the crash, Amazon suspended ties with the company.

How to check your flight at Miami airport

Even with the third runway’s full opening for Wednesday morning travel, passengers should check on flight status with their airlines.

An airport tracker lets travelers check by flight or route. If you know the carrier, the date and the flight number, this tool might be easier to use since it will only pull the information for your flight.

MIA has several other ways to check flights, including a list of airlines, their door number, departure concourse, check-in counter location and baggage-claim area. The airport also has a mobile app.

This story was originally published September 16, 2026 at 5:23 AM with the headline "Travel alert: Amazon cargo plane moved and runway fully opens at Miami airport."