Getting ready forMiami International Airport (MIA).
MIA has two Multi-Sensory Rooms after security, one in Concourse D just past Checkpoint 4 and one in the South Terminal near Concourse J, open 6 am to 10 pm every day. It also mails Sunflower lanyards and runs MIAair practice tours.
Sensory supports. Two Multi-Sensory Rooms after security, Sunflower lanyards by mail, and MIAair practice tours.
Hours
Multi-Sensory Rooms open 6 am to 10 pm, seven days a week.
Concourse D past Checkpoint 4, and South Terminal near Concourse J, both after security, Miami International Airport
The Multi-Sensory Rooms, in MIA's words
The rooms are “a dedicated space where passengers with cognitive and developmental disabilities such as autism can enjoy a calm and stimulating environment while they travel through MIA.”
The Sunflower lanyard is “aimed at discretely communicating to airport staff that you may need more time or have additional questions while traveling.” It “does not offer expedited service or queue jump.”
MIAair is a practice run of the airport part of a trip: check-in at an airline counter, TSA screening and boarding a plane for a mock flight. Tours run three times a year, so it fits a trip that's months away, not next week.
MIA posts its MIAair social narratives, caregiver packet and travel checklist in both English and Spanish on its MIAair page.
Sunflower lanyards: email ADAcoordinator@miami-airport.com with your full name and mailing address. Allow 7 business days in the US, 14 outside the US.
MIAair tours happen three times a year on a weekday at 10 am. Register on MIA's MIAair page and staff will contact you with the next date.
MIAair is for travelers over age six. Children go with one parent or guardian, and everyone on the tour has a security background check.
For wheelchair help or other accommodations, contact your airline directly. The lanyard doesn't change that.
