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Pan Am Historic District

Designated by the National Park Service for listing in the National Register of Historic Places on December 29, 2025, the Pan Am Historic District at Miami International Airport is comprised of a collection of surviving Pan American World Airways (Pan Am) buildings that played a formative, pivotal role in shaping international air travel, diplomacy and Miami’s emergence as a global city. Preservation leaders say the district represents one of the most significant surviving aviation landscapes in the United States. The images below provide a composite overview of the district.

An industrial building with 'miami' written on it, surrounded by a fence, with vehicles parked outside and a blue sky in the background.
(1) Pan Am Hangar 5, Hangar 5 Foundation photo.
Vintage advertisement for Pan Am's Latin American Division featuring two images: the top shows a modern building with a reflective pool at sunset, and the bottom displays the Pan Am administration building in Miami under a sunny sky with palm trees.
(3) and (4): At top: Pan Am Latin American Division Headquarters and Stewardess College. At bottom: Pan Am system-wide jet maintenance and overhaul base. Photo courtesy University of Miami Richter Library Pan Am Digital Collection.
A map displaying the National Register boundaries of an area near Miami International Airport, featuring labeled structures including maintenance facilities, hangars, and flight academy.
(6) Diagram showing configuration of Pan Am Historic District and its location at Miami International Airport’s North Field.
Cover of 'New Horizons' magazine featuring the new aircraft maintenance hangars and office building in Miami, dated August-September-October 1943.
(2) Pan Am double hangar and office building (Hangars 6 and 7), photo courtesy University of Miami Richter Library Pan Am Digital Collection,
Modern building with large glass windows, surrounded by palm trees and a parking lot under a clear blue sky.
(5) Pan Am International Flight Academy, Hangar 5 Foundation photo.
Logo of Pan Am featuring a blue circular design with white geometric lines and the text 'PAN AM'.
  1. PAN AM HANGAR 5 (1929).  The 97-year-old hangar is the only still extant structure from Pan Am’s original 36th Street Airport.  It is the oldest building at today’s MIA and the oldest known Pan Am building.

  2. PAN AM DOUBLE HANGAR AND OFFICES (1943).  Upon completion, the huge new double hangar and office building was immediately put into service as a maintenance and overhaul base for Pan Am’s WWII Army Air Transport Command operations.

  3. (TOP) PAN AM LATIN AMERICAN DIVISION HEADQUARTERS AND STEWARDESS COLLEGE (1964).  Paying architectural tribute to the U.S. Embassy in New Delhi, India (which earned it the popular nickname “The Taj Mahal”), the building reflects Pan Am’s global reach in the Jet Age.  Today, it is being respectfully and meticulously renovated and repurposed as a private VIP terminal, slated to open later in 2026.

  4. (BOTTOM)  PAN AM’S JET MAINTENANCE AND OVERHAUL FACILITY (1964).  At the time of its completion, the “Seven Acres under One Roof” facility was the most technologically advanced jet overhaul facility in the world, serving Pan Am’s entire fleet. 

  5. PAN AM INTERNATIONAL FLIGHT ACADEMY (1980).  A premier flight training academy that served Pan Am and other airlines, it is still a prestigious international flight academy today.  Its stunning atrium lobby contains historic Pan Am photos and artifacts.

  6. MAP OF HISTORIC DISTRICT.  National Register diagram showing the location and layout of the newly designated Pan Am Historic District at MIA.