Radar concerns sink planned Westin hotel at Miami airport
Plans for a 451-room Westin hotel on the grounds of Miami airport have been abandoned after the FAA rejected the building over radar interference concerns. The airport now intends to launch a new tender for a hotel project.
Plans for a new Westin hotel at Miami airport have been dropped. The 451-room property was to have opened in 2026 with a direct connection to the terminal.
The US Federal Aviation Administration rejected the roughly 46-metre-tall building because it could create a radar shadow and affect flight safety, according to the report.
Talks about adjusting the project ran for nearly two years. The developers now consider the scheme no longer economically viable. The airport wants to launch a new tender for a hotel project as quickly as possible.
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- aerotelegraph.comRadaranlage verhindert neues Flughafenhotel in Miami