The relocation was prompted by the growth of the surrounding area and the proximity to the flight path to Miami International Airport, which necessitated the move to the southwest, near the community of Kendall.

Although not certified for airline use, Miami Executive Airport has become a hub for corporate aviation in recent years.

It is the base for the Tamiami Composite Squadron (SER-FL-355),[11] a local unit of the Civil Air Patrol[12](United States Air Force Auxiliary), which is tasked with aerial and ground search and rescue missions.

Fire protection at the airport is provided by station 24 of the Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Department[13][14] A request for $1-million was added to the 2007 Miami-Dade Federal Legislative Package to extend runway 9R/27L 550 feet to the east and 1,798 feet to the west to "...allow aircraft to increase their fuel and/or cargo load and ... allow for the accommodation of nearly 100 percent of midsize jet aircraft under wet runway conditions.

This facility was used in 2007–8 to certify the steep approach landing system on the Embraer ERJ-170 and ERJ-190 transport category jet airliners.