Love is definitely in the air at our Miami International Airport (MIA) hub this week. Did you know that MIA receives 91 percent of all flowers imported to the U.S.? Primarily from South America, a total of more than 236,000 tons valued at nearly $1.2 billion annually are imported at MIA.

Valentine’s Day represents an incredible increase in demand for the flower industry, one that all stakeholders at MIA, from airport officials to airline and customs staff, must handle with efficiency and care. From January 1 to February 15, MIA projects that a total of 1.4 billion flower stems will have landed for sweethearts across the country, and expects an average of 300,000 flower stems to arrive daily before Valentine’s Day.

Take a look behind-the-scenes of the “Cupid’s Cargo” operation at Miami, courtesy of @iflymia IG: