Palm Beach International Airport officially renamed President Donald J. Trump International Airport

The Florida Legislature passed the renaming legislation along party lines in February — clearing the state House 81-30 and the Senate 25-11 — and Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed it into law on March 30. The Federal Aviation Administration authorized the name change to take effect Thursday, and the airport's IATA code will shift from "PBI" to "DJT" on August 18. Passengers are advised to continue searching "PBI" when booking flights until that date.

The airport, which serves more than 8 million passengers annually, sits a few miles from Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate. Airport officials described the transition as "a branding change only," saying ownership and operations by Palm Beach County will remain unchanged. Officials estimated the full rebranding — covering signage, uniforms, digital displays, and other materials — will cost roughly $5.5 million, to be covered through airport revenues and anticipated state funding rather than local property taxes. The 2026-2027 state budget allocates $2.75 million toward the cost, according to NPR.

Other airports named for presidents received those designations after the presidents left office. John F. Kennedy International Airport was renamed a month after Kennedy's assassination in 1963; Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport added his name in 1998, nearly a decade after he left office. Florida Rep. Lois Frankel, a Democrat, said in a May statement that the renaming was "a clear overreach" by the Legislature, arguing that such decisions have traditionally been made by local communities rather than imposed by state law. The name change is also the subject of two separate local lawsuits, according to NPR.