Nearly 24 hours after cargo plane crash, cancellations, delays plague MIA

Flights out of Miami International Airport are slightly delayed, and flights into MIA remain extremely delayed Monday, 24 hours after Sunday’s cargo plane crash that killed five people and injured five others.

Read more Nearly 24 hours after cargo plane crash, cancellations, delays plague MIA

According to the FAA’s National Airspace System Status updates, the departure delay for flights out of MIA was “30 minutes (and decreasing)” as of 12:49 p.m. Monday, but flights into the Miami area were delayed an average of five hours and 17 minutes.

As of 1:22 p.m. Monday, FlightAware said there had been 293 flights delayed in or out of Miami and 79 flights canceled.

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Over at the cargo area Monday, the cargo plane remained where its tragically wayward journey ended. The National Transportation Safety Board is scheduled to brief the media at 4 p.m. Monday on the preliminary investigation.

Though Amazon.com’s logo decorates the tail and both fuselage sides have “Prime Air,” the plane that skidded off Runway 30, across Northwest 67th Avenue, and into several cars and trucks is operated by 21 Air, a 12-year-old cargo airline based out of Miami and Greensboro, North Carolina.

After Sunday’s crash, 21 Air, which also handles cargo for DHL, took down its website in favor of a single statement from CEO Keith Winters:

“We are devastated by the accident involving one of our aircraft in Miami today.

Our deepest condolences are with the families and loved ones of those who lost their lives. Our immediate priorities are supporting those affected, assisting the authorities, and ensuring that accurate information is communicated as it becomes available.

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“We are cooperating fully with the National Transportation Safety Board, the Federal Aviation Administration, and local authorities. The circumstances of the accident are under investigation.”

Sunday afternoon, Amazon.com posted to its X account and Instagram stories a similar statement:

“We’re heartbroken to learn that five people lost their lives in today’s incident at Miami International Airport. Our deepest sympathies go out to the families, loved ones and all those affected by this devastating loss.”

The plane that crashed Sunday was 32 years old and had logged 109,800 hours, according to aviation analytics firm Cirium.

Of Amazon Air’s fleet of about 104 aircraft, the company 21 Air accounts for eight of them, or about 8%, per Cirium.

While MIA has bet big on growing the number of ordinary and business tourists in recent years, it has also seen a boom in cargo transport. Cargo shipments at Miami International Airport jumped by 13.6% in 2025, setting a growth record for the sixth consecutive year, according to MIA data.

A report by Airports Council International pegs MIA as the fifth-busiest cargo airport in the world, and third in the Western Hemisphere.

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Miami Herald staff writer Vinod Sreeharsha contributed reporting.

This story was originally published September 7, 2026 at 2:10 PM.