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Pan American World Airways
Pan American's Florida connection began with its inaugural flight from Key West to Havana in 1927. President Juan Trippe began two Miami airports for his planes; one for seaplanes at Dinner Key and the other at today's Miami International Airport. Thus, the city became the hub of Pan Am's Caribbean and Latin American routes.
The Pan Am Collection
After Pan Am, ceased operations, the Pan American Historical Foundation donated its collection of artifacts to the Historical Museum of Southern Florida. This collections contains photographs, ephemera, flight crew uniforms and accouterments, model planes, plaques and navigational instruments.
Pan Am's archives is located at the University of Miami library.
Sample the Pan Am Collection
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