President
Donald Trump 's travel on May 1 will take him from Washington, D.C. to
Alabama to
Florida . Vice President
JD Vance is also on the move and separately heading to Palm Beach, Florida, the White House press schedule and
Federal Aviation Administration notices indicate. The Boeing 747-200s that the president flies on, known as Air Force One when he's aboard, are highly secured and specially equipped. The Palm Beach Post previously reported that the
aircrafts cost about $200,000 an hour to fly. Using that figure, the May 1 costs to get Trump to his presidential duties and back to the Winter White House could ring up to more than $700,000.
President Trump to speak in Tuscaloosa before heading to Mar-a-Lago
Trump will be speaking at the
University of Alabama on May 1 in his first commencement-related appearance of this presidency. The press guidance from the White House shows he will be headed to Tuscaloosa from D.C., where he had a swearing-in ceremony, an intelligence briefing and a National Day of Prayer Event on the calendar. After his remarks, he will fly to Palm Beach International Airport and is expected to arrive at Mar-a-Lago at 11:15 p.m., his schedule states.
Trump's travel cost on May 1 total to $700k+
There is no ticket price to fly on the Air Force presidential planes, per say, but the Palm Beach Post estimates it costs about
$200,000 per hour to operate the Air Force One military aircraft. The planes are equipped with advanced communication systems, medical facilities and defensive technology. But operating the plane isn't the entire cost of Trump's travel; another plane is used to carry the presidential helicopter, and cargo planes carry the motorcade vehicles. Using the time it takes to get to his destinates today as calculated by FlightTimeCalculator.org, Trump's May 1 travel could cost could total to more than $700,000.
Vice President also headed to Palm Beach on Air Force Two
Vance traveled to Huger, South Carolina on May 1 with Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin to tour a steel manufacturing facility, according to a news release from his office. Pool reports state he is taking Air Force Two to get there, and he is expected to be interviewed by Fox News anchor Brett Baier later in the day. Another "
VIP Movement " FAA Temporary Flight Restriction issued for the Palm Beach area indicates Vance could be making the trip for the afternoon. Though the FAA notice does not mention Vance, it is the presidential-level notice usually posted ahead of Trump's visit,
The Palm Beach Daily News reported this week. He is likely to leave by 9:15 p.m. The
vice president's office pointed to a reported fundraiser in Palm Beach that Vance is scheduled to speak at in regards to his travel schedule. Even if Vance and Trump shared an itinerary, a
long-standing security practice would likely prevent them from traveling together. Vance flies in a
C-32 , according to
Business Insider, a military-configured version of the Boeing 757-200 commercial intercontinental airliner.
Kinsey Crowley is the Trump Connect reporter for the USA TODAY Network. Reach her at [email protected]. Follow her on X and TikTok @kinseycrowley or Bluesky at @kinseycrowley.bsky.social.
