b'SECURITYMIA 67FACTS&FIGURES Project: Enhanced Passenger Processing Location: Miami Intl Airport airport to handle growth without expandingSITA Smart Path captures biometricSite: International Arrivals Facilities inphysical space, improve airline on-timephotos of passengers during inspectionConcourses D, E & Jperformance and deliver a world-classand uses CBPs biometric facialKey Benefits: Improved identity assurance through arrival experience. comparison to verify their identity againstbiometric verification; increased capacity & throughput government-issued travel documentswithin existing footprint; improved consistency & Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniellapredictability of passenger flow; reduced administrative Levine Cava stressed in a press release thatalready in Department of Homelandworkload for processing staff, allowing greater focus on Enhanced Passenger Processing is partSecurity (DHS) holdings. If all goesrisk-based assessmentsof a larger commitment to make MIA oneaccording to plan, the process takes aboutAirport Operator: Miami-Dade Aviation Dept. of the most technologically advanced andthree seconds. For an airport like MIA,Agency Partner: U.S. Customs & Border Protection passenger-friendly airports in the country.which processes millions of internationalTechnology Platform: SITA Smart Patharrivals annually, even incrementalScope: Largest single Enhanced Passenger Its all about enhancing the overallimprovements in transaction time andProcessing deployment in U.S.experience for the millions of visitors whothroughput translate into significantCost & Funding: Undisclosedarrive in Miami-Dade County from aroundoperational benefits. Infrastructure: 13 mobile biometric face pods across the world every year, she added.3 intl arrivals facilitiesUsing Enhanced Passenger ProcessingDeployment: Nov. 2025Modernizing the Border is voluntary for eligible travelers. IfEligible Users: U.S. citizens (voluntary The airport is using a total of 13 biometricpreferred, they can opt for verification byparticipation)face pods in its international arrivalsa CBP officer instead. However, officialsBiometric Match Time: Approx. 3 seconds/travelerfacilitiesseven pods in Concourse D, twofrom the airport, city/county and CBPImpact to Facilities: Minimal construction in Concourse E, and four in Concourse J.emphasize that using the new biometricrequiredAirportImprovement.comMarch | April 2026'