Miami Airport Collision: UPS Cargo Plane Hits Copa Airlines Jet Carrying 172 People

Updated 15 Nov 2026, 13:28 · First published 15 Nov 2026

A UPS cargo plane and a Copa Airlines passenger jet carrying 172 people have collided on a taxiway at Miami International Airport, leaving two passengers with minor injuries.

What happened?

Copa Airlines flight CM427 had just landed from Panama City and was taxiing to the gate. UPS Flight 358 was heading out for a cargo flight to Bogotá in Colombia.

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The two aircraft made contact where two taxiways meet. Reports say the UPS plane struck the left wingtip of the Copa jet.

Air traffic control audio captured a Copa pilot telling controllers: “Somebody hit us.”

Passengers treated at the scene

Paramedics from Miami-Dade Fire Rescue treated two people from the Copa flight for minor injuries. The other passengers and crew were said to be in good condition, and UPS said its crew was safe.

Both airlines said they would cooperate with the authorities looking into the collision.

Airport says flights not affected

Miami International Airport said other flights were directed to different taxiways and that the collision had no impact on airport operations.

It comes a day after the FAA ordered a rare nationwide ground stop on US flights because of problems with ageing air traffic control equipment. US officials said flights should be back to normal by the end of Sunday. There is nothing to suggest the two events are linked.

Sources: Miami International Airport, Miami-Dade Fire Rescue, Copa Airlines, UPS.