American Airlines Arena first opened in Miami on December 31, 1999 and hosts all the Miami HEAT home games. In addition to Miami HEAT NBA action, American Airlines Arena hosts various events throughout the year including ice shows, the circus, and concerts. When used for Miami HEAT basketball, American Airlines Arena has 19,600 seats. With five different seating configurations and depending on what the arena is being utilized for at the time, American Airlines Arena can seat as little as 5,000 or as many as 20,000 people. Fully ADA-compliant, American Airlines Arena offers plenty of seating for guests who have special needs. Complete with almost 1,000 parking spots in the parking lot outside American Airlines Arena, and an additional 14,100 spots in various parking garages, on-street parking spots, and businesses there are plenty of places for parking. Through Miami HEAT Tickets Online, Miami HEAT fans can be there for all the NBA basketball action at American Airlines Arena. Tickets for other events at American Airlines Arena can be purchased from TicketsNow.com.

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The AmericanAirlines Arena first opened during the 1999-2000 NBA season, on December 31, 1999. The arena is home to the Miami HEAT, the Miami Sol of the WNBA, special events and concerts. Since the NBA Basketball season starts in November, the Miami HEAT played their first 13 games in November and December of 1999 at Miami Arena (which is also where they played all home games prior to the 1999-2000 season). The Miami HEAT moved into AmericanAirlines Arena to play their final 28 regular season games on January 2, 2000.

The AmericanAirlines Arena is fully ADA-compliant. Seating in accessible sections will be identified and sold as either an accessible seat or a companion seat. Each accessible seat will be guaranteed one adjacent companion seat. For more detailed information, please call AmericanAirlines Arena at (786) 777-1000.

The AmericanAirlines Arena is located at 601 Biscayne Blvd. Miami, FL 33132 (adjacent to Bayside Marketplace and the Port of Miami). Ample parking is available. This includes 939 parking spaces for Premium Seat and Club Chivas ticket holders. Plus parking is open to the public for concerts and non-game events. There are also 900 parking spaces available at the Miami-Dade Community College parking garage, located just two blocks west of the AmericanAirlines Arena. No flash cameras or video recorders are permitted during events.

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