MIA Airport - connecting international flight with domestic flight
I am flying from Peru to MIA and connecting to SFO. The layover time I have is 2 hours and 35 minutes. Is it enough for me to get through immigration (I am not a US citizen) and get to the departure gate?
note: I'll have carry-on only and I book my flights with one airline. (book together with AA but the inbound flight is with Latam airline)
Best Answer
There are two benefits of having a single ticket.
The airline has already evaluated the connection, with their knowledge of the flights and airport, and decided to book it.
If anything goes wrong, such as an unusually long delay on the first flight, the airline remains responsible for getting you from Lima to SFO, and will handle re-booking on a later flight etc.
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Do I have to go through customs for a connecting flight in Miami?
-When arriving aboard an international flight to catch a connecting flight out of Miami towards a destination within the US, passengers are required to pick up their bags at baggage claim, go to the drop-off counter of their airline or its codesharing partner and then proceed to Customs.Do I have to go through security again for connecting flight domestic to international?
For connecting domestic flights, you almost never have to exit and reenter security, though there are some exceptions at airports where the terminals aren't all connected. For domestic-to-international connection, it's still pretty rare that you have to exit and reenter security, even if you're changing terminals.Do you have to go through TSA again for connecting flights Miami?
You will need to go through immigration in Miami then pick up your bags then go through Customs, then hand back your bags then possibly change terminal then go through security again.Do I have to recheck bags on a connecting flight international?
If you're connecting in the U.S., they require everyone from international flights to re-check their baggage upon the first landing point.Simplified Arrival at MIA
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Answer 2
Not to be overly contrarian, but the answer is "probably". That ticket meets minimum connection time (MCT), but at a particularly busy time immigration in MIA can be an absolute mess. I would expect you'll be okay, but don't dawdle and, once through, go straight to your connecting gate. Since you booked it as one ticket the airline (whoever is actually operating the MIA-SFO flight, whether that's AA or someone else) will be responsible for rebooking you if you miss the connection.
Answer 3
Yes, AA has full confidence you will be able to make that connection.
If you are eligible, use the Automated Passport Control (APC) kiosks. OP does not indicate country of Passport.
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