Miami International Airport


(L) The interior of American Airline. (R) The aircraft is leaving Chicago heading south to Miami.

Miami International Airport

Flight time to Miami from Chicago is about three hours. As aircraft approaches to the Miami International
Airport, we saw the board Atlantic Ocean spread over the rich granary field.

In arriving in Miami airport, we felt the impression mixed with warmness and vulgarity, just visiting a country
side. We could find any no-smoking signs in the airport buildings. This is a rather common phenomenon in
the international airport facilities in the United States. The fact is well accepted from oversea travellers and
domestic residents. However, to make sure it, there was a frequent announcement that 'All terminals are
smokefree. Smoking is allowed in designated places only'. All designated smoking places are located outside
of the airport building, except a smoking area in the courtyard. It is unique that the warning sign board for
lung cancer using an X-ray film was on the wall of the airport terminal building.


(L) The Miami International Airport is rather boorish, but somewhat heart-warming.
(R) A total smoking ban applied in all eating places.

(L) No smoking sign at the entrance to the air terminal buildings. There is no such warning sign inside of the terminal.
(R) The sign board shows the direction to the designated smoking.

(L) A smoking area is provided far from the entrance to the airport. Only one passenger was smoking.
(R) No smoking in the porch of the terminal. No smoking sign plate on the pillar of loading and unloading zone.

The warning sign board for lung cancer using an X-ray film.

(L) The Miami International Airport is rather boorish, but somewhat heart-warming.
(R) A total smoking ban applied in all eating places.

(L) No smoking sign at the entrance to the air terminal buildings. There is no such warning sign inside of the terminal..
(R) The sign board shows the direction to the designated smoking.

(L) A smoking area is provided far from the entrance to the airport. Only one passenger was smoking.
(R) No smoking in the porch of the terminal. No smoking sign plate on the pillar of loading and unloading zone.

Smoking restriction of the world airports

Smoking Ban in Florida

In Florida, smoking is banned in all enclosed workplaces, including hallways, corridors, lobbies, conference
rooms, restrooms, stairways and entryways.　Also banned restaurants,hotel lobbies and common areas,
country clubs, prisons, bowling alleys, movie sets, theatrical performances, family care homes, airports,
except in controlled lounges that meet certain tests for ventilation.

Smoking is allowed in stand-alone bars with no more than 10% of revenue from food sales, not located
within any other workplaces. Furthermore, allowed in retail tobacco shops, designated guest rooms at
hotels. (Florida State 2003 smoking ban).


マイアミ国際空港到着　シカゴからマイアミまでへの飛行時間は約３時間である。豊かな穀倉地帯を下に見て
マイアミ近くに近づくと大きな大西洋が広がって来る。

マイアミに着いて見て、田舎の空港のような暖かみと、やぼったさとが同居するとの印象を受けた。空港内には禁煙
標識は一切ない。米国内の国際空港によくあることで、閉鎖空間内での喫煙禁止は、海外からの旅行者を含め、もう
疑う余地のない万人が受け入れている既成事実である。それでも空港では「All terminals are smoke-ree. Smoking
is allowed in designated places only」 と頻繁にアナウンスを繰り返していた。空港中庭（屋外）に１ヶ所の喫煙所を
見つけたが、他の指定された喫煙所は空港出入口より離れた屋外にある。通路の目立つ場所には肺のレントゲン写真を
掲げ乗客の注意を喚起していた。


Florida


フロリダ州は米国南東端に位置する州。片側は大西洋に面し、もう一方はメキシコ湾に面している。何百キロも続く
ビーチが広がっている。マイアミの街は中南米の影響を受けた文化、芸術の振興、ナイトスポットで知られ、
ウォルト・ディズニー ワールド リゾート、マリーンランド、サイプレス ガーデンズ、ウィーキー・ワチー・スプリング
などがあります。

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States of USA, including of smoking ban

　New Jersey　
　Illinois　
　California
　Beverly Hills　
　Condominium of California
　State of Washington
　Oregon　　
　Montana
　Colorado
　Arizona　
　Maine
　Vermont　
　Ｍassachusetts
　New York　
　Maryland　
　Washington,D.C.
　Virginia
　Minnesota　
　Delaware　
　Ohio　
　Iowa　
　Utah　
　Rhode Island　
　Nevada　
　Michigan　
　Wisconsin

Miami
　Arrival to Miami　 　Miami Beach　　Miami Metro　 Miami City　　Miami Amtrak
　Sunny Isles Beach　 Fort Lauderdale　 Departure from Miami


マイアミ空港
2008年5月 写真撮影および 執筆　医学博士 宮本順伯
2009年10月および2013年12月英文加筆
The photographs were taken and the article was written in May 2008, by Junhaku Miyamoto, M.D., PhD.
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