PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. — The temporary flight restrictions put in place for President Trump's visits to Palm Beach County are now permanent.
According to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), as of Oct. 20, there will be a year-round, 24/7 flight restriction in place for planes departing and arriving at Palm Beach International Airport (PBIA), whether President Trump is in town or not.
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This means aircraft cannot operate within one nautical mile radius of Mar-a-Lago. When Trump is in town, there will be additional flight restrictions, including a 10 nautical mile radius around the airport.
The FAA notes these new restrictions are for "special security reasons," likely due to heightened security measures, after the FBI launched an investigation into a hunting stand discovered in a tree across from PBIA on Friday.
WPTV reached out to the FAA for its reasoning for the new flight restrictions. The response: "Due to a lapse in funding, the FAA is not responding to routine media inquiries."
The restriction remains in effect until Oct. 20, 2026.
As Palm Beach County Commissioner Gregg Weiss noted in his post about the new restrictions, "Communities located to the north of PBI’s primary east-west runway should be aware that they may see increased air traffic."
Residents of those affected neighborhoods have already voiced concerns to WPTV about the increased noise of flyovers since Trump took office again.
Homeowners in the Flamingo Park neighborhood told WPTV's Dave Bohman they can see and hear the change.
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"Do I want to hear additional noise from the jets? No, I don't. I really don't," Bob Deacy said.
Neighbors coped with the noise during President Trump's first term, and he visited Mar-a-Lago about 12 weekends earlier this year.
But the extended no-fly zone surrounding Mar-a-Lago is puzzling to Jason Fitzhugh, who has owned a home in Flamingo Park for five years.
"I completely understand when he's there at Mar-a-Lago, and I'm willing to make that small sacrifice here in this neighborhood, but come on. When he's not here, we should have our peace and quiet back," Fitzhugh said.
Neighbors in Flamingo Park braced for jet noise on weekends when President Trump returned to Mar-a-Lago after a five-month absence. Now, they'll deal with it daily.
"We're going to roll with the punches, but I think we're all disappointed," Fitzhugh said.
"I'm thinking it through and I still can't come up with a real solid reason why it ensures more security," Deacy said.
The flight restrictions are expected to be in effect for a full year. People in Flamingo Park expect them to be in effect for Trump's entire term.
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