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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signs bill to rename Palm Beach International Airport after President Trump

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(CBS, KYMA) - Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.) signed a bill on Monday to rename Palm Beach International Airport (PBI) as Donald J. Trump International Airport, which is set to take effective July 1.

The change also includes a new airport identifier, "DJT," and directs the appropriate federal agencies to update all references to the new name.

In a statement, the Federal Aviation Association (FAA) says "Changing an airport name is a local issue and the FAA does not approve airport name changes."

The agency goes on to add, "However, the FAA must complete some administrative tasks to include updating navigational charts and databases."

Palm Beach County has not yet responded.

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