The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has announced that it will call the Gulf of Mexico the US Gulf and will change its data and charts to reflect that change.
On the chart Let me know From Monday's FAA, the FAA explained that the change would “target for the next publication cycle.” The FAA added that the Gulf of Mexico's renamed the Gulf of America followed an executive order signed by President Donald Trump. title “We restore a name that honors America's greatness.”
“We recommend that the FAA be in the process of updating data and charts to show the name change from the Gulf of Mexico to the US Gulf and the name change from Denali to Mount McKinley,” the FAA notification said. It states. “This covers the next publication cycle.”
Trump's executive order, “Restoring Names in Honoring America's Greatness,” states that “within 30 days of the date of this order, the Interior Secretary will restore Mount McKinley.
“The Secretary will then update the Geographical Name Information System (GNIS) to reflect the renaming and revival of Mount McKinley. The national park area surrounding Mount McKinley retains the name Denali National Park and Reserve. “We shall do so,” the executive order states.
The executive order also states that the Secretary of the Interior will “work with native Alaska entities and state and local organizations to adopt the name of the landmark to honor the history and culture of the Alaskan people,” and the 30th of the executive order. Within the end, the Secretary of the Interior shall “take all appropriate measures to take all appropriate measures” to the Gulf of Mexico into the US Gulf.
Trump announced in January that he would rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America.
“American Bay. What a beautiful name, and that's appropriate,” Trump said. “And Mexico must allow millions of people to pour into our country.”
Announcement from the FAA arrives the day after Trump It was declared February 9th, 2025, as American Gulf Day.
