Washington DC, SAEDNEWS, Jan. 20: By breaking with tradition and leaving Washington while still president, Trump’s final military flight this morning is expected to carry the designation “Air Force One.”
It is typical for outgoing presidents to depart Washington on one of the airplanes maintained by the 89th Airlift Wing of the Air Force and typically known as Air Force One. The new president typically offers this as a courtesy to his predecessor.
But it is not typical for that final flights to be officially called Marine One and Air Force One since those craft only have those names when the President is on them.
The helicopter flight for the outgoing president typically becomes known as Executive One.
And the airplane flight is usually called a Special Air Mission. Trump’s predecessor, 44th President Barack Obama, left town on a flight officially known as Special Air Mission 44.
But Trump’s early departure from the White House means he’ll still be president for the entirety of his flight to Florida.
There will be an aviation change around Trump’s Mar-a-Lago compound in Florida. The airspace restriction above the facility will shrink from 30 miles to just three (Source: CNN).
Trump Leaves White House But Trumpism Stays in the United States
