A Florida airport is officially renamed for Trump. What does he stand to gain?
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By Rachel Treisman

Thursday, July 9, 2026 • 5:01 AM EDT

Heard on Morning Edition
It's official: President Donald J. Trump International Airport is open for business.

The South Florida facility was called Palm Beach International Airport for over half a century until Thursday, when a months-old state law took effect, adding the airport to the growing list of places and things that now bear President Trump's name.

Eric Trump, the executive vice president of the Trump Organization, said the president's plane was the first to land at the newly renamed airport at 5:01 a.m. on Thursday.

"There is no person who has done more for Florida and our country, and no one more deserving of this incredible honor," he wrote on X . "As a son, and someone who flies out of this airport nearly every day, I will forever be proud to see the initials 'DJT' on my boarding pass."

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