--- description: The Federal Aviation Administration said it will change the names of navigation codes named for Donald Trump. title: The FAA Will Nix Its Donald Trump Navigation Codes image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5a953d2451bab311/6988599b524fc0ca24df36bb/donald-trump4.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Politics](/section/politics/) ## Politics Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Donald Trump](/tag/donald-trump/) ## Donald Trump Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # The FAA Will Nix Its Donald Trump Navigation Codes  by [Tessa Berenson](/author/tessa-berenson/)  ## Tessa Berenson Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 9, 2015 8:07 PM CUT  Donald Trump speaks with the Chicago Tribune Editorial Board on June 29, 2015 in Chicago. Donald Trump speaks with the Chicago Tribune Editorial Board on June 29, 2015 in Chicago.Chicago Tribune—Getty Images  by [Tessa Berenson](/author/tessa-berenson/)  ## Tessa Berenson Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 9, 2015 8:07 PM CUT The Federal Aviation Administration [said it will change navigation codes named for Donald Trump](http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/10/travel/faa-to-drop-donald-trump-related-navigation-codes.html?%5Fr=2 "undefined"), in the wake of incendiary comments Trump made about Mexican immigrants that have caused business partners to cut ties with him. There are three navigation coordination points above Palm Beach International Airport that had been named for Trump, [the New York _Times_ reports](http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/10/travel/faa-to-drop-donald-trump-related-navigation-codes.html?%5Fr=2 "undefined"): DONLD, TRMMP and UFIRD. The last point refers to Trump’s catchphrase from _The Apprentice,_ “You’re fired.” “In general, the F.A.A. chooses names that are noncontroversial,” Laura Brown, a spokesperson for the F.A.A., told _Times_. Trump released a statement saying he was unconcerned about the changing codes. “Making America Great Again’ is far more important to me than an honor I never knew I had… meaning a blip on the radar,” he sad. But the _Times_ reported that Trump had been previously aware when the navigation codes were named for him. Many of Trump’s business partners have been [dropping him in recent weeks](http://time.com/3944471/donald-trump-mexican-immigrants/ "undefined") after he said during his announcement speech that Mexican immigrants are “rapists.” \[[_NYT_](http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/10/travel/faa-to-drop-donald-trump-related-navigation-codes.html?%5Fr=2 "undefined")\] Donald Trump: FAA Will Rename Donald Trump Navigation Codes ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3951968/donald-trump-faa-navigation-codes/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3951968/donald-trump-faa-navigation-codes/"},"headline":"The FAA Will Nix Its Donald Trump Navigation Codes","datePublished":"2015-07-09T20:07:14.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T09:07:20.943Z","description":"After his comments about Mexicans","url":"https://time.com/3951968/donald-trump-faa-navigation-codes/","keywords":["Donald Trump","2016 Election topic"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5a953d2451bab311/6988599b524fc0ca24df36bb/donald-trump4.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Tessa Berenson","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/tessa-berenson/"}],"articleSection":"Politics","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5a953d2451bab311/6988599b524fc0ca24df36bb/donald-trump4.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Donald Trump Chicago","caption":"Donald Trump Chicago","creditText":"Chicago Tribune—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/politics/","name":"Politics"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/donald-trump/","name":"Donald Trump"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3951968/donald-trump-faa-navigation-codes/","name":"The FAA Will Nix Its Donald Trump Navigation Codes"}}]}] ```