Tropical News
Finding it
Tropical News is in Concourse D, 2nd Level Departures by Gate D-50 in North Terminal near Gate D-50 at Miami International Airport. It is airside, past the security checkpoint, so allow for the queue before you count on it.
- Nearest gates
- Gate D-50
North Terminal has 51 places to eat and 60 shops in this directory; the earliest opens at 4am.
Hours against the security queue
Tropical News opens at 5am and closes at 11pm. FlyIndex's wait-time data puts the typical MIA checkpoint queue at 10 minutes around 5am.
Across the week, MIA security runs longest around 5pm at a median of 16 minutes, and lightest around 11pm at 2 minutes. The queue is typically building before this location opens.
Queue figures are medians from FlyIndex's MIA wait-time record, not a live reading.
Other options in North Terminal
All past the same checkpoint, so you can reach them without clearing security again.
Sources
- MIA Shop Dine — MIAMI International Airport Shops and Food — Miami International Airport, checked 2026-09-08
Official Travel Resources
1 verified external links from airport operators and U.S. agencies.