Regulations and Government
Mar-a-Lago Proposes 60-foot Helipad Upgrade
Demolished after previous term, pad could return larger
VH-92_Quantico (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Eric Huynh)
VH-92 helicopter (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Eric Huynh)

President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Club has submitted plans for a new helipad, four years after the original pad was demolished at the close of his first presidency. The proposed design, filed with the city August 21, calls for a 60-foot-diameter concrete pad on the estate’s west lawn, 10 feet wider than the previous structure.

Harvey Oyer, the project’s attorney, told the Palm Beach Daily News that the larger size is required to accommodate the Marine Corps’ VH-92A Patriot helicopters, which have replaced the older VH-60N and VH-3D aircraft.