Miami Gliderport Landing Strip

The gliderport was directly in the path of Hurricane Andrew, a Category 5 hurricane that made landfall on August 24, 1992. The storm's catastrophic winds completely destroyed the airfield's hangars, support buildings, and aircraft. Due to the total devastation and the subsequent redevelopment of the surrounding area, the facility was never rebuilt at this location.

The site of the former gliderport is completely unrecognizable today. The land has been excavated and is now a large, man-made lake or borrow pit. This lake is part of the South Miami-Dade Water and Sewer Department's infrastructure, serving as a water reclamation and treatment area. There are absolutely no visible remnants of the runway, hangars, or any other aviation-related structures.

The Miami Gliderport, also known historically as Kendall Gliderport, was a private-use airfield established in the early 1980s. It served as the primary home for the Miami Soaring Club and was a crucial center for recreational and competitive soaring (glider flying) in South Florida. Operations consisted of glider takeoffs, typically via aero-tow where a powered aircraft pulls the glider into the air, and landings on its single unpaved, grass runway. It was a small but active facility that fostered a tight-knit community of unpowered flight enthusiasts in the Miami-Dade area for about a decade.

There are zero plans or prospects for reopening the airport at this location. The land has been permanently and irrevocably repurposed for critical public water management infrastructure. The former primary operator, the Miami Soaring Club, successfully relocated its operations to the Miami-Homestead General Aviation Airport (KHST), where it continues to operate today.