Florida lawmakers voted to rename Palm Beach International Airport to Donald J. Trump International Airport. [Credit: Don Ramey Logan/Wikimedia Commons]
Key Takeaways:
Florida's Palm Beach International Airport (KPBI) has been officially renamed President Donald J. Trump International Airport, with its identifier changed to KDJT.
This marks the first time a U.S. airport has been named for a sitting president, a move that faced opposition from critics as "frivolous and unnecessary."
While existing flight plans are automatically updated, businesses operating out of the airport must update their authorizing documents by October 7, 2026, to ensure FAA compliance.
If you have any saved flight plans that include Florida’s Palm Beach International (KPBI), you may notice they look a little different as of Thursday, as the airport’s name has been officially changed to President Donald J. Trump International and the identifier changed to KDJT.
The airport is just minutes from Trump’s Mar-a-Largo estate.
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Meg Godlewski has been an aviation journalist for more than 24 years and a CFI for more than 20 years. If she is not flying or teaching aviation, she is writing about it. Meg is a founding member of the Pilot Proficiency Center at EAA AirVenture and excels at the application of simulation technology to flatten the learning curve. Follow Meg on Twitter @2Lewski.
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