MIAMI, Fla. — An arriving aircraft and a departing aircraft made contact at Miami International Airport on Saturday night, an airport spokesperson said, with no reported injuries and no impact to airport operations.
“At approximately 9:15 p.m., an arriving aircraft and a departing aircraft made contact with each other at the intersection of two taxiways,” the airport spokesperson said in a statement to the Daily Mail. “There are no reported injuries and flights are being directed to other taxiways, so there is no impact to airport operations at this time.”
Recorded Miami Ground audio circulating publicly identifies the aircraft as UPS Flight 358 and Copa Airlines Flight 427. In the recording, a Copa crew member reports, “Somebody hit us,” and the ground controller tells the UPS crew, “UPS 358, you’re supposed to give way to the 73 there.”
Asked by the controller whether it hit the other aircraft, the UPS crew replies in the recording: “Yeah we went too far and then he, he clipped us with the wing.”
FlightAware data cited by the Daily Mail shows the Copa flight had just landed after arriving from Panama City when it was struck. Fox Sports journalist Andy Slater, reporting on X and cited by the Daily Mail, reported the nose of one plane made contact with the wingtip of the other.
The airport statement did not name the airlines, the flights or the extent of any damage to the aircraft. The Daily Mail reported it had approached UPS and Miami-Dade Fire and Rescue for further comment.
This story is based on a statement from a Miami International Airport spokesperson to the Daily Mail and on recorded Miami Ground audio circulating publicly.
