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Palm Beach Sets Flight Ban and Road Closures for Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Return

The move follows a spate of airspace incursions that NORAD says reached about 25 this year.

Overview

  • A temporary flight restriction bars most aircraft within a 10-nautical-mile radius of Mar-a-Lago, with limited exceptions for approved law enforcement, Secret Service support, cleared air ambulances and properly screened commercial flights.
  • The Town of Palm Beach will close South Ocean Boulevard between South County Road and Southern Boulevard beginning Friday at 5 a.m., with closures in the area to remain until further notice.
  • Palm Beach police are conducting joint security exercises with the U.S. Secret Service, and officials warned residents to expect simulated gunfire and a visible increase in law enforcement activity near the club.
  • NORAD reports more than two dozen TFR violations around Mar-a-Lago this year and says interceptions decreased after a March capabilities demonstration at Homestead Air Reserve Base.
  • Lt. Col. Robert Ice urged pilots to check FAA Notices to Air Missions to avoid inadvertent violations that can prompt military jet or Coast Guard helicopter interceptions, with follow-on actions handled by the FAA.