The trail of narcissism continues
A busy US airport is set to be renamed after Donald Trump, following a bill signed by the governor of Florida.
He has skyscrapers, aeroplanes, and potentially a presidential library in Miami on the way, so what more could the biggest ego in America need?
Politicians all across the US have learned how to play the Trump game, knowing that if you please the often-shallow man, you shall be rewarded.
Well, Ron DeSantis, governor of the state of Florida, signed a bill yesterday which stated that Palm Beach Airport will be getting a new name, the President Donald J Trump International Airport.
Palm Beach International is one of the busiest airports in Florida, seeing around 8.5 million yearly passengers with around 200 arrivals and departures per day.
It serves Palm Beach and Miami, sitting in the Miami metropolitan area.
Since Trump’s return to office, the airport has also been a commonly used as a base for Air Force One, the presidential aeroplane.
Before the name can be changed, a formal request must be submitted to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), which then must process the change in various flight charting and navigation databases, and the airport signs must be changed.
Last week, representative Brian Mast introduced legislation to change the airport’s three-letter code from PBI to DJT denoting Trump’s initials.
There are 12 airports in the US named after presidents.
John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) – New York, New York
George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) – Houston, Texas
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) – Washington, DC
Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) – Grand Rapids, Michigan
Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport (SPI) – Springfield, Illinois
Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport (LIT) – Little Rock, Arkansas
Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport (ICT) – Wichita, Kansas
Dickinson Theodore Roosevelt Regional Airport (DIK) – Dickinson, North Dakota
General aviation airports:
John F. Kennedy Memorial Airport (ASX) in Ashland, Wisconsin
Jimmy Carter Regional Airport (ACJ) in Americus, Georgia
Roosevelt Memorial Airport (5A9) near Warm Springs, Georgia.
Harry S. Truman Regional Airport (2M1) in Bates City, Missouri (base for an aircraft salvaging and recycling operation).
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