Main Runway at Palm Beach International Airport to be rehabilitated

PBIA run­way project may add to delays

Flight delays at Palm Beach Inter­na­tional Air­port, already among the worst in the coun­try, could worsen in the com­ing months.

The Palm Beach County Depart­ment of Air­ports is pre­par­ing to rehab­il­it­ate the air­port’s 10,000-foot primary com­mer­cial run­way, known as 10 L. The $27 mil­lion project will require overnight clos­ures later this year and a com­plete shut­down for six months in 2027, accord­ing to air­port offi­cials.

The first phase of the work will res­ult in the clos­ure of Run­way 10L from 10 p.m. through 6 a.m. Monday to Fri­day from Octo­ber 2026 to Janu­ary 2027. Then, from Feb­ru­ary through July 2027, the 10L run­way would be closed all day. All air­craft would use the smal­ler 7,000-foot cross­wind run­way.

“Wow” was the reac­tion of Nancy Pul­lam, a mem­ber of the Cit­izens’ Com­mit­tee on Air­port Noise. She and other mem­bers were briefed on the upcom­ing work dur­ing a recent meet­ing with air­port staff mem­bers.

“Oh Lordy,” said another mem­ber. Air­port Dir­ector Laura Beebe said some car­ri­ers may need to adjust their sched­ules dur­ing the first phase because flights will not be able to take off or land after 11 p.m. on weeknights. Once the main run­way is closed in 2027, car­ri­ers may have to reduce the load on their planes because the sec­ond­ary run­way is much shorter than the main one.

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Palm Beach International Airport (PBI) is officially rebranding to President Donald J. Trump International Airport. The name change takes effect on July 9, 2026. Flight codes and booking systems will transition from PBI to DJT on August 18, 2026. Until then, travelers should continue using PBI.

FAA extends flight restrictions over Mar-A-Lago

FAA extends Mar-a-Lago flight restrictions until December 2026 amid Palm Beach County lawsuit

In a move with major implications for pilots, Palm Beach County and the ongoing legal battle over airspace — the Federal Aviation Administration has issued a new letter that formally resets and extends flight restrictions around Mar-a-Lago for another full year, effective Dec. 10, 2025.

The letter, sent Wednesday by Palm Beach Air Traffic Manager Mark Siviglia and obtained by WPTV’s Michael Hoffman, outlines a set of temporary flight restriction-driven procedural amendments for Palm Beach International Airport (PBI).

While many of the operating limits were already in place under the year-round flight restriction activated on Oct. 20, this letter establishes a new one-year timeframe—now stretching to Dec. 10, 2026.

This directly contradicts earlier understanding that the restrictions would expire one year from their October activation. Instead, the FAA’s new directive effectively “resets the clock” as of Dec. 10.

According to sources familiar with the matter, the FAA’s new letter is viewed internally as a direct response to Palm Beach County’s decision to move forward with litigation against both the FAA and the U.S. Secret Service, regarding the impact of the Mar-a-Lago flight restrictions on airport operations and local businesses.

The issuance of the letter appears to formalize the procedures while the case proceeds.

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We are a litigious nation.