Ron DeSantis flies to Jacksonville as hurricane season preparations ramp up

Ron DeSantis flew from Tallahassee International Airport to Jacksonville International Airport on May 22, 2026, a 34-minute hop aboard the state-owned Cessna Citation Latitude (N943FL). The aircraft, registered to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, is used for executive-protection transport and typically shuttles the governor between Tallahassee and major Florida metro areas.

The trip lands in Jacksonville the same week Florida’s Division of Emergency Management begins its annual hurricane season readiness drills, per the state’s emergency management calendar. Jacksonville, a coastal city vulnerable to storm surge, is a recurring destination for Ron DeSantis during the pre-season activation period. The governor has made similar trips to Jacksonville in previous Mays, according to flight history records.

This flight follows a pattern: Ron DeSantis flew from Washington, D.C., back to Tallahassee on May 21, and from Tallahassee to Miami on May 15. The Jacksonville visit appears to be part of a routine pre-hurricane-season tour of vulnerable regions, not a response to any immediate weather event. As of this week, no named storms are active in the Atlantic.