11 Aircraft Breach Restricted Airspace Above President’s Golf Club

Pilots were escorted away by NORAD fighter jets.

Zach Vasile

Monday, July 07, 2025 at 10:32 AM ET

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Ryan Ewing

An F-16 flies over Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico. [Photo: U.S. Air Force]

Key Takeaways:

Eleven privately owned airplanes violated temporary airspace restrictions (TARs) over President Donald Trump’s Bedminster golf club during a holiday weekend.
NORAD fighter jets intercepted the violating aircraft, using "headbutt" maneuvers to escort them away, emphasizing the importance of TFRs for flight safety, national security, and presidential security.
Military officials attributed the violations to civil aviators failing to check mandatory Notice to Airmen (NOTAMs) before flights and are reminding all pilots to verify this information.

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A total of 11 privately owned airplanes violated temporary airspace restrictions (TARs) over President Donald Trump’s private golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey, over the holiday weekend.

Trump spent part of the weekend at the club, making the airspace above and around it off-limits for commercial and general aviation flights. Still, some pilots continued to navigate through the area, and they were intercepted and escorted away by NORAD fighter jets.