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FAA Proposes Mar-a-Lago Flight Restrictions After Secret Service Threats

9/1/2026

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The Federal Aviation Administration proposes flight restrictions around President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago.
The rules limit flights to a one-nautical-mile radius and 2,000 feet altitude.
The U.S. Secret Service requested the measures due to threat intelligence indicating persistent risks.
Emergency, lifesaving and law-enforcement aircraft are exempt from the new restrictions.
The airport was renamed President Donald J. Trump International Airport in July.

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The Federal Aviation Administration proposes flight restrictions around President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago.
The rules limit flights to a one-nautical-mile radius and 2,000 feet altitude.
The U.S. Secret Service requested the measures due to threat intelligence indicating persistent risks.
Emergency, lifesaving and law-enforcement aircraft are exempt from the new restrictions.
The airport was renamed President Donald J. Trump International Airport in July.