DeSantis signs Trump Highway expansion; Tallahassee airport named for Coach Bobby Bowden

By: Jay Waagmeester

Outlets: Florida Phoenix

Published: April 14, 2026

Words: 439

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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Gov. Ron DeSantis Tuesday signed a law designating the Tallahassee airport as Bobby Bowden-Tallahassee International Airport, honoring the late Florida State University football coach.

“And just think, when Florida plays in Tallahassee at Florida State, every gator fan is going to have to fly in to Bobby Bowden International Airport,” DeSantis said during a news conference across the road from Tallahassee’s airport.

DeSantis was flanked by Florida Department of Transportation Secretary Jared Perdue, Sen. …

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