Miami International Airport has fully reopened its third runway after crews moved the wreckage of an Amazon cargo aircraft that had blocked operations following a fatal overrun crash. The reopening restores three of the airport’s four runways at the Florida hub, easing constraints on passenger and cargo traffic after several days of restricted use.
The runway had remained partly operational while salvage teams cleared the aircraft hull from the safety zone, with eastbound departures allowed before full service resumed. The crash involved an Amazon Air Boeing 767 operated by 21 Air and killed five people, prompting wider disruption across one of the busiest airports in the United States.
Miami-Dade Aviation Department teams coordinated the clearance work, and the wreckage was shifted to an open lot late Tuesday evening before the runway returned to full use. The move should reduce delays at Miami International Airport, which has been under heavy operational strain since the accident.