Davis County Clipper | 1941-02-07 | Page 2 | World's Largest Airport Nears Completion in Miami

Worlds World's Largest Airport Nears N ars Completion in Miami l I MIAMI FLA The FLAThe The worlds world's larg lang largest est commercial aviation landing field a acre tract with runways r a mile long is nearing completion on the outskirts of Miami Known as the Miami International Air terminal the new air base will willbe willbe be the clearing house for or all aU air traffic between the United States Stales the West Indies and the South Amer Amer- American American ican lean Republics It represents a po po- potential potential expenditure of more than PO-I PO Present plans call for the run run- runways runways runways ways and landing field facilities to tobe tobe tobe be completed by July 1 1 when the new airport will be formally placed In hi service Last year during a period of six months 1152 planes entered or cleared Miami to and from the West Indies Cuba and Central and South American countries carrying passengers pounds of mail I and pounds of express val val- valued valued at more mo e than