---
title: "Delays, cancellations and missed connections · MIA Airport Guide"
description: "Every MIA guide on delays, cancellations and missed connections: 5 guides, each answering one question."
url: "https://miaairportguide.com/guides/delays-cancellations-and-missed-connections/"
updated: "2026-10-21"
airport: "MIA"
type: "guide"
---

> Independent guide, not the official MIA website. All pages: https://miaairportguide.com/llms.txt

# Delays, cancellations and missed connections

Every MIA guide on delays, cancellations and missed connections: 5 guides, each answering one question.

Updated October 21, 2026

What to do when a flight at MIA goes wrong: a cancellation late in the day, a delay that eats a connection, or weather that puts a trip at risk. The guides set out your options in the order you need them, what the airline owes you and where to wait.

![A long South Terminal concourse with gate seating and a moving walkway](https://miaairportguide.com/images/mia/south-terminal-v1-800.webp)

[Delays at MIA: which terminal to wait in](https://miaairportguide.com/guides/delays-at-mia-which-terminal-wait/)

A long delay at Miami airport: what each concourse offers for a wait, from lounges and sleep rooms to 24-hour snacks, and when it's worth leaving security.

- [What each concourse gives you](https://miaairportguide.com/guides/delays-at-mia-which-terminal-wait/#what-each-concourse-gives-you)
- [Should you cross to another concourse?](https://miaairportguide.com/guides/delays-at-mia-which-terminal-wait/#should-you-cross-to-another-concourse)
- [Is it worth leaving security?](https://miaairportguide.com/guides/delays-at-mia-which-terminal-wait/#is-it-worth-leaving-security)

![A lone suitcase in front of airport departure boards late at night](https://miaairportguide.com/images/mia/a-hotel-key-card-t-v3-800.webp)

[Flight cancelled at MIA: your options tonight](https://miaairportguide.com/guides/flight-cancelled-at-mia-options-tonight/)

Your flight out of Miami is cancelled. Rebook or take a refund, what the airline owes you when the cancellation was its fault, and where to spend the night at or near MIA.

- [Rebook or take a refund](https://miaairportguide.com/guides/flight-cancelled-at-mia-options-tonight/#rebook-or-take-a-refund)
- [Ask whether the airline caused it](https://miaairportguide.com/guides/flight-cancelled-at-mia-options-tonight/#ask-whether-the-airline-caused-it)
- [Where to spend the night](https://miaairportguide.com/guides/flight-cancelled-at-mia-options-tonight/#where-to-spend-the-night)
- [Tomorrow morning](https://miaairportguide.com/guides/flight-cancelled-at-mia-options-tonight/#tomorrow-morning)

![Dark storm clouds over parked aircraft](https://miaairportguide.com/images/mia/heavy-storm-clouds-over-t-v3-800.webp)

[Hurricane season and Miami flights](https://miaairportguide.com/guides/hurricane-season-miami-flights/)

When hurricane season affects MIA, who decides to cancel flights or close the airport, how airline travel waivers work, and what to do when a storm is forecast.

- [Who decides what](https://miaairportguide.com/guides/hurricane-season-miami-flights/#who-decides-what)
- [Travel waivers before a storm](https://miaairportguide.com/guides/hurricane-season-miami-flights/#travel-waivers-before-a-storm)
- [Flying into or out of Miami in season](https://miaairportguide.com/guides/hurricane-season-miami-flights/#flying-into-or-out-of-miami-in-season)
- [What about Fort Lauderdale?](https://miaairportguide.com/guides/hurricane-season-miami-flights/#what-about-fort-lauderdale)

![A round information desk in an airport terminal](https://miaairportguide.com/images/mia/a-boarding-pass-and-t-v3-800.webp)

[Missed your connection at Miami: what to do first](https://miaairportguide.com/guides/missed-connection-at-miami-what-do-first/)

Missed a connection at MIA? Rebook with your airline before you queue, know what the airline owes you when the delay was its fault, and where to wait overnight.

- [First ten minutes: rebook, don’t queue](https://miaairportguide.com/guides/missed-connection-at-miami-what-do-first/#first-ten-minutes-rebook-dont-queue)
- [What to ask about the delay, and when you get a refund](https://miaairportguide.com/guides/missed-connection-at-miami-what-do-first/#what-to-ask-about-the-delay-and-when-you-get-a-refund)
- [Two situations that need extra care](https://miaairportguide.com/guides/missed-connection-at-miami-what-do-first/#two-situations-that-need-extra-care)
- [If you’re stuck overnight](https://miaairportguide.com/guides/missed-connection-at-miami-what-do-first/#if-youre-stuck-overnight)
- [If your bag didn’t make it](https://miaairportguide.com/guides/missed-connection-at-miami-what-do-first/#if-your-bag-didnt-make-it)

![A suitcase with a jacket leaning against empty gate seats at night](https://miaairportguide.com/images/mia/a-suitcase-a-blanket-t-v3-800.webp)

[Stuck overnight at Miami airport unexpectedly](https://miaairportguide.com/guides/stuck-overnight-at-miami-airport-unexpectedly/)

An unplanned night at MIA: what to settle with your airline before the desk closes, then the bed, bench or sleep room that fits which side of security you're on.

- [Before the airline desk closes](https://miaairportguide.com/guides/stuck-overnight-at-miami-airport-unexpectedly/#before-the-airline-desk-closes)
- [Pick your night](https://miaairportguide.com/guides/stuck-overnight-at-miami-airport-unexpectedly/#pick-your-night)
- [Food, water and help at night](https://miaairportguide.com/guides/stuck-overnight-at-miami-airport-unexpectedly/#food-water-and-help-at-night)
- [Getting back through security in the morning](https://miaairportguide.com/guides/stuck-overnight-at-miami-airport-unexpectedly/#getting-back-through-security-in-the-morning)