FAA notice on flight restrictions, security for Trump Palm Beach visit
Video shows President Trump security at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach
Video shows security has been upgraded at Mar-A-Lago for President Trump’s visit to Palm Beach on Oct. 17, 2025.
- President Donald Trump is scheduled to visit his Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach from Oct. 17-19.
- The visit follows Trump’s trip to Israel and will be his first to Palm Beach ahead of the island’s social season.
- During his visit, Trump is expected to be the keynote speaker at a $1 million-per-plate fundraiser for the MAGA Inc. super PAC.
- Temporary flight restrictions, road closures and adjusted bridge schedules will be in effect during the president’s stay.
New flight restrictions posted Oct. 15 provide more details about President Donald Trump’s upcoming visit to his Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach.
Trump will arrive at Palm Beach International Airport after 4:15 p.m. Oct. 17, then leave before 6:30 p.m. Oct. 19, according to the temporary flight restrictions issued by the Federal Aviation Administration.
The temporary flight restrictions issued by the FAA on Wednesday do not specifically mention Trump by name, but they are of the level issued ahead of presidential visits. The restrictions also specify that movements within the area are restricted in part to those supporting the U.S. Secret Service and the Office of the President of the United States. Such notices have historically been early indications of Trump’s plans.
South Ocean Boulevard, the road next to Mar-a-Lago, will close to through-traffic between the Southern Boulevard traffic circle and the intersection with South County Road starting at 5 a.m. Oct. 17 and remain closed until further notice, Palm Beach officials said in an alert on Oct. 13.
This will be Trump’s 11th visit to Palm Beach since his Jan. 20 inauguration, and his first ahead of Palm Beach’s busy social season. He most recently came to Palm Beach May 1-4.
The visit follows Trump’s trip to Israel, where he spoke Oct. 13 to the Knesset, Israel’s parliament, following the announced release of the remaining Israeli hostages from the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks. The hostage release was part of a U.S.-brokered prisoner swap and ceasefire.
Trump is set to be the keynote speaker at a $1 million-per-plate fundraiser for super PAC MAGA Inc. on Oct. 17 at Mar-a-Lago, according to details shared with the Palm Beach Daily News.
While the White House has not confirmed Trump’s travel plans for the weekend of Oct. 17-19, flight restrictions and the associated notices have served as a reliable way for those in Palm Beach County to know when to expect a visit from the president — along with the raft of security measures his arrival will bring.
The U.S. Secret Service declined to comment on the president’s schedule. Palm Beach officials also previously declined to comment.
“In general, residents, businesses and commuters should be advised that road closures on S. Ocean Boulevard can be expected during the open season of the Mar-a-Lago Club when President Trump is in residence,” a Secret Service official previously told the Daily News. “Residents and businesses can anticipate similar traffic restrictions and processes that were in effect earlier this year. Specific road closures and traffic impacts will be communicated by the Palm Beach Police Department.”
What to expect with Trump in town
Those who live, work and are visiting homes within the area affected by the South Ocean Boulevard’s closure will be allowed in after providing identification, and they can enter and exit only through the north security checkpoint at South County Road, officials have said.
South Ocean Boulevard next to Mar-a-Lago first closed July 20, 2024, as part of increased security measures ordered by the U.S. Secret Service following the July 13, 2024, assassination attempt on Trump.
Officials initially said the road would be closed 24 hours a day through at least the Nov. 5 election, but the town, Secret Service, Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office and Mar-a-Lago Club on Aug. 19, 2024, announced they reached an agreement to open the road when Trump is not home.
That agreement remains in place, and the road closes when Trump is at Mar-a-Lago, then lifts when he leaves for a long enough period of time that it makes logistical sense to remove and replace the concrete barricades, traffic cones and electronic signs that go along with the closure, law enforcement sources have told the Daily News.
When Trump returns, bridge schedules also are adjusted as part of temporary security zones announced late last year by the U.S. Coast Guard around Mar-a-Lago.
When Trump is home, the Flagler Memorial and Southern Boulevard bridges have similar opening schedules:
- Monday through Friday: From 7:30 to 9 a.m., the bridge will open on the quarter-hour; from 9 a.m. to 2:15 p.m., the bridge will open on the quarter and three-quarter hour; from 2:15 to 6 p.m., the bridge will open on the quarter-hour; and from 6 p.m. to 7:30 a.m., the bridge will open on the quarter and three-quarter hour.
- Saturday, Sunday and federal holidays: The bridge will open on the quarter- and three-quarter hour.
The Southern Boulevard Bridge also may close without notice to allow for motorcades to pass uninterrupted, the Coast Guard said. Because the bridge-opening times are staggered, the Royal Park Bridge’s schedule when Trump is in town is different from the schedule for the other two bridges:
- Monday through Friday: From 7:30 to 9 a.m., the bridge will open on the half-hour; from 9 a.m. to 2:15 p.m., the bridge will open on the hour and half-hour; from 2:15 to 6 p.m., the bridge will open on the half-hour; and from 6 p.m. to 7:30 a.m., the bridge will open on the hour and half-hour.
- Saturday, Sunday and federal holidays: The bridge will open on the hour and half-hour.
For more information about the road closures, security checkpoints, bridge opening schedules and marine security zones, go to Palm Beach’s Planned Traffic Impacts page at townofpalmbeach.com/1279/Planned-Traffic-Impacts.
Kristina Webb is a reporter for Palm Beach Daily News, part of the USA TODAY Florida Network. You can reach her at [email protected]. Subscribe today to support our journalism.
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