MIAMI, Florida -

The City of Miami known as the “Magic City” is located in Southeast Florida, in Miami-Dade County on the Miami River, between the Florida Everglades and the Atlantic Ocean. Since its incorporation in 1896, the City has grown tremendously. transforming it into one of the world’s renowned centers where people can work, live and play while enjoying a high quality of life.

The City of Miami, known for its diverse culture and ethnicities is the largest municipality  in Miami-Dade County. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 362,470. By the year 2010 the population in the City is projected to rise to 390,191. Miami which is known as the Gateway to Latin America attracts a tremendous amount  of  foreign born people, resulting in a large Latin American population that includes Cubans, Nicaraguans, Colombians, Venezuelans, Puerto Ricans, Argentineans, Ecuadorians, Brazilians, Dominicans, Haitians and Mexicans. According to the 2000 U.S. census, the City has a 60 percent Hispanic population , a 22.3 percent African-American population and a 11.9 percent White/other population.

Recognized worldwide as an international hub, Miami successfully hosted the 4th annual Latin Grammy Awards show, the visit of the Spanish Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar, the celebration of the Free Trade of the Americas Conference , FTAA and most recently, the MTV Music Video Awards and the Source Hip-Hop Music Awards.

Miami is also the headquarters of Eastern and is the airline's primary international gateway.  Operating from concourses D and C, as well as internationally from concourse B, Eastern offers flights to most major cities in the US, the Caribbean, and Latin America.  All types of aircraft from Eastern's fleet visit Miami on a regular basis, including the rare DC-10s which only make flights from Miami to London, Madrid, and Buenos Aires.