Miami International Airport

In 1993 Lea+Elliott was selected to assist Miami Dade Aviation Department (MDAD) and Dade Aviation Consultants (DAC) in planning the new Concourse A-D (North Terminal) development. Working with the client, American Airlines and other consultants, Lea+Elliott evaluated different transportation alternatives for this future terminal. Analyses of different transportation system configurations were performed in relation to terminal design proposals. For each proposed configuration, detailed analyses were conducted to determine the system ridership, performance and operation, level of service, and costs.

In 1998, Lea+Elliott was again competitively selected by representatives from American Airlines, MDAD, and HNTB to serve as the APM System Consultant for implementation of the North Terminal APM at Miami International Airport. Lea+Elliott’s major activities for this project include system planning, procurement, implementation, APM project management and administration through all phases of the work: engineering, fabrication, installation, and start-up. Mitsubishi was chosen as system supplier through a competitive procurement, and the system is now under construction. This is the first application of the Mitsubishi APM technology in North America. Through association with Mitsubishi on this project, Lea+Elliott has gained valuable insight into the Mitsubishi technology, which is becoming a major new competitive force in the APM industry.

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