FLL vs. MIA [Archive] - NYCAviation Forum

adscram14

2011-12-17, 05:56 PM

All--
I am headed down to West Palm Beach this coming Monday for winter vacation with my family. My dad is going to take me to either FLL or MIA. From what I've seen, it looks like MIA offers the best spotting. What are your thoughts?
Adam

Matt Molnar

2011-12-17, 06:01 PM

Definitely better variety of traffic at MIA.

Mateo

2011-12-17, 08:06 PM

FLL is cool, lots of little Twin Cessnas and stuff heading out to the Bahamas, but MIA has lots of cargo, a whole lot of stored stuff if you want to nook and cranny on the north side, European widebodies, and Latin American airlines you've never heard of. Definitely MIA.

gonzalu

2011-12-17, 08:34 PM

KMIA all the way. I find the comparison similar to comparing JFK to HPN :tongue: FLL is great but if you only have one shot and want to get the best selection of small, medium, large, foreign, domestic, pax, cargo etc., go KMIA

http://nycaviation.com/forum/threads/41383-KMIA-10-21-2011-Amazing-Spotting-Image-Heavy

nwafan20

2011-12-18, 02:13 AM

I'll be at Miami on Monday myself.

threeholerglory

2011-12-20, 03:35 AM

go to MIA...el dorado...you won't be disappointed.

Spunker

2011-12-20, 12:18 PM

Absolutely Miami

megatop412

2011-12-20, 01:44 PM

thank you everyone for this tip as I had the same question myself and plan to go down there sometime next year- MIA it is(although I went in and out of FLL on American Trans Air 727's in '98 and it didn't seem to be too dull ops-wise)

steve1840

2011-12-20, 02:22 PM

thank you everyone for this tip as I had the same question myself and plan to go down there sometime next year- MIA it is(although I went in and out of FLL on American Trans Air 727's in '98 and it didn't seem to be too dull ops-wise)

Let me know when you head down. I'm thinking of going myself.

Matt Molnar

2011-12-20, 05:14 PM

I may do some MIA spotting when I'm down there next week.

adscram14

2011-12-23, 08:30 PM

We ended up heading to MIA for the morning of the 21st, an then FLL for a little in the afternoon. We also went to FLL again today for a few hours. Will post review tomorrow or sunday!

mirrodie

2011-12-28, 03:26 PM

http://www.local10.com/news/Plane-crashes-through-fence-at-airport/-/1717324/7104730/-/4gdcwyz/-/index.html

FLL gets more action ;)

threeholerglory

2011-12-28, 07:37 PM

that crash was at FXE