Miami airport, ranked at number 28, is a hub for the Americas

While much has changed at Miami since its opening in 1928, one thing has remained constant; its enduring links with Latin America. Initially known as Pan American Field, it was the first site of Pan Am's operations, although these were soon moved to the seaplane base at Dinner Key. Nonetheless, Pan Am's first passenger flight left from Miami in 1929 and as the company slowly died many years later, the last operating remnants were the Latin American routes.