Donald Trump’s neighbors in Florida are perturbed by changes in flight patterns over the president’s winter residence, Mar-a-Lago.
According to The Sunday Times, the president “has now made enemies among his Florida neighbors after planes were banned from flying over Mar-a-Lago.”
That’s due to a recent change in the rules: Planes had previously been allowed to go over the president’s home when he was not there, but now, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced in October that the ban will become permanent.
“Until the FAA’s change, flights often took off and flew directly east from Palm Beach airport, over Mar-a-Lago. Now, many of the planes must head northeast, focusing a steady stream of flights over more populated area of Palm Beach to the north of Trump’s residence,” the Times said.
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“In order to ensure the highest levels of safety and security for the president, the US Secret Service requested the FAA institute additional temporary flight restrictions over Mar-a-Lago,” a Secret Service spokesperson told the newspaper.
“We recognize that these changes could have an impact on the public and appreciate the Palm Beach community’s understanding as we work to keep the president safe.”
Wealthy residents near the president’s Palm Beach resort were ‘blindsided’ by a security measure that diverted all planes to fly above their homes ⬇️ https://t.co/zyPzUn1Vgs
— The Times and The Sunday Times (@thetimes) November 29, 2025
This has meant a much larger amount of what the newspaper describes as “noise pollution” in the wealthy community in South Florida. One real estate agent even told the newspaper that property values have plunged by as much as 20 percent under that flight path.
“They do not want the flight path changed because they didn’t buy in the flight path when they purchased their home. And now they’re in a flight path that was never a flight path before. That’s the point,” Don Todorich, the agent, told the newspaper.
Nancy Pullum, described by the Times as the chairwoman of the local citizens’ committee on airport noise, added that “people were surprised and alarmed and continued to be, because it just came out of the blue. There was no conversation, no anything.” She added that the flight paths in the area often inform home buyers’ decisions about exactly where to buy.
The Palm Beach Daily News reported that local officials have met with Rep. Lois Frankel (D-FL), who represents the area, to discuss the flight path situation.
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