Florida’s Palm Beach airport renamed for Trump

The airport in West Palm Beach, Florida, has officially been renamed after President Donald Trump, the first time an airport has been named after a sitting U.S. president.

Effective Thursday, the facility will be called President Donald J. Trump International Airport, the Federal Aviation Administration said.

The airport — formerly Palm Beach International Airport — said in an FAQ posted online that “updates to signage, branding and public‑facing materials, will occur in phases.”

As part of the transition, the airport’s FAA locational identifier will change from PBI to DJT. The International Air Transport Association code change is set to occur on Aug. 18.

Major U.S. carriers including United Airlines and Delta Air Lines began putting the new airport code DJT on their booking pages on Thursday, though consumers searching for flights can still use the old PBI code to find the airport.

More than a dozen airlines fly into the facility, including domestic leaders Delta, United, American Airlines and Southwest Airlines.

The fresh branding comes after Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill into law earlier this year to change the name of the airport. The move was later approved by the FAA.

The name change is estimated to cost $5.5 million, the airport said.

The state of Florida appropriated $2.75 million toward the project, according to the airport’s FAQ, and the remaining costs for the transition will be funded through the local Department of Airports’ operating budget and capital improvement program.

“While we recognize that the required name change may be received in different ways by our passengers, we’re grateful for your continued support through this transition period,” the airport wrote in the FAQ. “While some things may evolve over time, our core focus remains the same: providing a safe, reliable and welcoming airport experience.”

The airport is near the president’s Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, and he flies in and out of it fairly often.

The president’s son Eric Trump said Trump Force One — the nickname for the private jet owned by the Trump Organization — would be the first plane to land at the newly renamed airport.

“As a son, and someone who flies out of this airport nearly every day, I will forever be proud to see the initials ‘DJT’ on my boarding pass,” he wrote on X.