A UPS cargo aircraft and a Copa Airlines passenger jet collided while taxiing at Miami International Airport on Saturday night, leaving two people with minor injuries, airport officials said.
According to the Federal Aviation Administration, the wingtip of a Copa Airlines Boeing 737 struck the nose of a UPS Boeing 767 at about 9 p.m. local time.
FAA officials said air traffic controllers had directed the UPS crew to yield to the Copa flight, which was taxiing to its gate after landing. The UPS freighter was preparing to depart for Bogotá, Colombia.
The FAA is investigating the incident.
A UPS cargo plane and a Copa Airlines passenger jet collided at Miami International Airport on Saturday night, injuring two people, airport officials said. (WSVN)
“At approximately 9:15 p.m., an arriving aircraft and a departing aircraft made contact with each other at the intersection of two taxiways,” Greg Chin, communications director for the Miami-Dade Aviation Department, said in a statement.
Chin said aircraft were being routed along alternate taxiways and that airport operations had not been affected. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue treated two people at the scene for minor injuries, and neither required transport to a hospital.
News Outlet reviewed air traffic control audio that captured the exchange between the pilots and a controller after the collision.
“Somebody just hit us,” a pilot aboard the Copa flight was heard saying.
A UPS Boeing 767 collided with a Copa Airlines aircraft on a taxiway at Miami International Airport on Nov. 14, 2026. (D.A. Varela/Miami Herald/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)
“UPS 358, did you hit that aircraft?” the controller asked.
“Yeah, we went too far and he clipped us with his wing,” the UPS pilot replied.
Copa Airlines said Flight CM427 had arrived from Panama City, Panama, with 166 passengers and six crew members aboard.
The airline said the flight’s Boeing 737 sustained contact involving its left wingtip as the two aircraft moved along the taxiways.
All passengers left the aircraft at the terminal. Two people were treated for apparent minor injuries, Copa said.
UPS Airlines also confirmed the incident in a statement posted to X.
“We are aware of an incident involving one of our aircraft on the ground in Miami,” the company said.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, left, and Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin attend a news conference in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on Nov. 13, 2026, in Washington, D.C. (Shawn Thew/EPA/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
“Our crew is safe, and we are committed to working with authorities to determine what happened. The safety of our employees and the public is our highest priority.”
The airport collision occurred as U.S. aviation hubs continued working to recover from Friday’s nationwide FAA ground stop. The disruption affected thousands of flights after instability was reported in radar and communications systems.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Saturday that air traffic control communications had returned to normal operations. FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford said airlines expected to resume full schedules by the end of Sunday.
News Outlet has contacted UPS, Copa Airlines and the FAA for further comment.
