{"id":278445,"date":"2025-11-08T02:41:07","date_gmt":"2025-11-08T02:41:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/278445\/"},"modified":"2025-11-08T02:41:07","modified_gmt":"2025-11-08T02:41:07","slug":"palm-beach-residents-rage-as-faa-redirects-air-traffic-over-their-homes-to-avoid-trumps-mar-a-lago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/278445\/","title":{"rendered":"Palm Beach residents rage as FAA redirects air traffic over their homes to avoid Trump’s Mar-a-Lago"},"content":{"rendered":"

Residents of tony Palm Beach County erupted in anger and fear this week, accusing the Federal Aviation Administration of wrecking their health<\/a>, homes and peace of mind by rerouting air traffic to pass over their neighborhoods to avoid a new no-fly zone surrounding President Trump\u2019s Mar-a-Lago estate.<\/p>\n

The FAA has imposed year-round flight restrictions<\/a> over Mar-a-Lago, which bans aircraft within a one-mile radius up to 2,000 feet \u2014 even when the president is not there.<\/p>\n

The rules, requested by the Secret Service for security reasons, will remain in effect until at least Oct. 20 of next year, forcing planes to divert over other parts of Palm Beach County.<\/p>\n

Federal security restrictions put in place to protect President Trump have caused disruptions for residents of the Palm Beach area. REUTERS<\/p>\n

Residents north and northeast of Palm Beach International Airport are now facing heavier air traffic, more jet noise and possible flight delays.<\/p>\n

County officials said they were blindsided by the decision, which they warned could trigger a surge in noise complaints.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou can literally die from this,\u201d Jennifer Tucker, who identified herself as a doctor, said on Thursday during a public hearing during which she described the deafening roar of jets that now pass directly overhead.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m imploring you and begging you \u2026 we should be scared \u2014 this is a massive health issue.\u201d<\/p>\n

For months, locals say, they have endured unrelenting noise and fumes from low-flying aircraft forced to divert around Trump\u2019s home when Secret Service restrictions are in place \u2014 flight paths they claim are now being made permanent.<\/p>\n

The FAA has imposed year-round flight restrictions over Mar-a-Lago, which bans aircraft within a one-mile radius up to 2,000 feet \u2014 even when the president is not there. AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n

\u201cMy house is filled with the smell of jet fuel,\u201d another resident, Jane Jones, told the Palm Beach County Citizens Committee during a hearing on Thursday.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s absolutely heartbreaking to watch the monitors of my four-year-old and watch her toss and turn every time a plane goes over our house,\u201d Nevin Bauman, who was born and raised in Palm Beach, told the committee.<\/p>\n

Several residents warned that constant exposure to aircraft exhaust and sonic blasts is destroying their health.<\/p>\n

\u201cNoise is not just an irritation \u2026 it leads to hypertension, heart disease, sleep disorders,\u201d Dr. Jerry Cammarata, a Palm Beach resident, told the meeting.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Others said that the pollution from the aircraft has caused physical damage to their homes.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur white roof was white \u2014 it is now gray,\u201d said a West Palm Beach resident. \u201cGiven the current circumstances, it will eventually get black.\u201d<\/p>\n

One speaker compared the FAA\u2019s handling of the situation to \u201ca dog dragging its butt across the carpet.\u201d<\/p>\n

Many homeowners said they deliberately bought property away from flight paths and invested heavily in their homes to avoid this very problem.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy wife and I bought our home intentionally not in the flight path,\u201d a man said. \u201cWe made a significant investment \u2014 money and blood and sweat and some tears.\u201d<\/p>\n

Another resident said her once-quiet evenings are now shattered by the whine of turbines.<\/p>\n

Residents north and northeast of Palm Beach International Airport are now facing heavier air traffic, more jet noise and possible flight delays. County Commissioner Gregg Weiss<\/p>\n

\u201cWe can\u2019t eat out \u2026 we usually eat outside every night for dinner. We can\u2019t do that anymore because it\u2019s constant jets.\u201d<\/p>\n

Homeowners said the relentless air traffic has rendered their yards and pools unusable and is eroding property values.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis type of impact equates to a significant double-digit decrease in your property value if this is to stay in place,\u201d one person said.<\/p>\n

Others called the change a \u201cmassive overstep\u201d by federal authorities, imposed without notice or study.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s effectively an air traffic easement that\u2019s been imposed over our houses with no measurement and no consideration on our lives,\u201d one speaker said.<\/p>\n

The Post has sought comment from the White House, the FAA and the Secret Service.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Residents of tony Palm Beach County erupted in anger and fear this week, accusing the Federal Aviation Administration…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":278446,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[59],"tags":[33861,12,23507,2808,97,252,253,102114,36214,3479,194],"class_list":["post-278445","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-health-care","tag-air-force-one","tag-donald-trump","tag-faa","tag-florida","tag-health","tag-health-care","tag-healthcare","tag-palm-beach","tag-secret-service","tag-trump","tag-us-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/278445","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=278445"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/278445\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/278446"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=278445"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=278445"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=278445"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}