Overview
- The renaming took effect on Thursday, July 9, 2026, after a bill approved by Florida's Republican-majority legislature in February was enacted in March and signed into law.
- The Federal Aviation Administration updated the airport's three-letter code from PBI to DJT and operational systems began reflecting the new name.
- Airport officials and media reported the cost of changing signage, systems and logistics at about $5.5 million, which the airport says will be spent over the coming weeks.
- A Trump family jet arrived early on July 9 as the first aircraft to use the field under its new name, underscoring the airport's role as the nearest commercial field to Mar‑a‑Lago.
- News outlets note the rename is the first U.S. instance of an airport bearing the name of a sitting president and it raises questions about public spending on local infrastructure and the political optics of naming public assets after current officeholders.