The two aircraft — a UPS Boeing 767 and a Copa Airlines Boeing 737 — made contact at about 9:15 p.m. at the intersection of two taxiways, according to Miami-Dade Fire Rescue and airport officials.

"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 MIA, said in a statement. "There are no reported injuries and flights are being directed to other taxiways, so there is no impact to airport operations at this time."

The UPS plane, Flight 358, was scheduled to depart Miami for Bogotá, Colombia. The Copa Airlines jet, Flight 427, was arriving from Panama City, Panama, where the airline is headquartered.

The collision occurred as MIA was still working through a backlog of delays and cancellations following a rare nationwide ground stop ordered by the Federal Aviation Administration on Friday. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned Friday night that operations would be slow to normalize as airlines repositioned aircraft and crews, while FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford said Saturday that the U.S. air travel schedule should return to normal by the end of Sunday.

Federal officials linked the ground stop to problems with aging air traffic control technology, including switches and routers that became overloaded with data and produced inconsistencies in radar and communications systems.

For South Florida travelers, Saturday's taxiway contact added a visible reminder of the strain on the region's busiest airport, though officials stressed that the incident itself did not interrupt operations. The airport continued directing flights to alternate taxiways as the two damaged aircraft were assessed.

No further details on the extent of damage to either plane were immediately available.