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Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport, formerly the Everglades Jetport, (IATA: TNT, ICAO: KTNT, FAA LID: TNT)is a public airport located within the Florida Everglades, 36 miles (58 km) west of the central business district of Miami, in Collier County, Florida, United States. It is owned by Miami-Dade County and operated by the Miami-Dade Aviation Department.[1] The airport is on Tamiami Trail near the border between Dade and Collier counties in central South Florida.
Detention center
Main article: Alligator Alcatraz
Further information: Immigration detention in the United States
In June 2025, the State of Florida and U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced plans to build a detention facility at the remote site, under the nickname Alligator Alcatraz. Under the plan, the Florida Division of Emergency Management would operate the center consisting of tents and other facilities at a cost of $450 million annually. The cost will be partially reimbursed by the federal government.[6][7]