A welcoming signal at President Donald J. Trump Worldwide Airport in West Palm Seashore, Florida, July 9, 2026.
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The airport in West Palm Seashore, Florida, has formally been renamed after President Donald Trump, the primary time an airport has been named after a sitting U.S. president.
Efficient Thursday, the power will likely be referred to as President Donald J. Trump Worldwide Airport, the Federal Aviation Administration mentioned.
The airport — previously Palm Seashore Worldwide Airport — mentioned in an FAQ posted on-line that “updates to signage, branding and public‑dealing with supplies, will happen in phases.”
As a part of the transition, the airport’s FAA locational identifier will change from PBI to DJT. The Worldwide Air Transport Affiliation code change is about to happen on Aug. 18.
Main U.S. carriers together with United Airways and Delta Air Traces started placing the brand new airport code DJT on their reserving pages on Thursday, although shoppers looking for flights can nonetheless use the previous PBI code to seek out the airport.
Greater than a dozen airways fly into the power, together with home leaders Delta, United, American Airways and Southwest Airways.
The recent branding comes after Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a invoice into legislation earlier this yr to vary the title of the airport. The transfer was later authorized by the FAA.
The title change is estimated to value $5.5 million, the airport mentioned.
The state of Florida appropriated $2.75 million towards the undertaking, in response to the airport’s FAQ, and the remaining prices for the transition will likely be funded by way of the native Division of Airports’ working price range and capital enchancment program.
“Whereas we acknowledge that the required title change could also be acquired in several methods by our passengers, we’re grateful to your continued assist by way of this transition interval,” the airport wrote within the FAQ. “Whereas some issues might evolve over time, our core focus stays the identical: offering a protected, dependable and welcoming airport expertise.”
The airport is close to the president’s Mar-a-Lago membership in Palm Seashore, Florida, and he flies out and in of it pretty usually.
The president’s son Eric Trump mentioned Trump Drive One — the nickname for the non-public jet owned by the Trump Group — can be the primary aircraft to land on the newly renamed airport.
“As a son, and somebody who flies out of this airport almost each day, I’ll without end be proud to see the initials ‘DJT’ on my boarding move,” he wrote on X.
