Former President Donald Trump’s plane departs from New York area

Former President Donald Trump’s plane has departed from the New York City area.

According to a flight tracker website, Ads-B Exchange, the plane departed shortly after 5:20 p.m. from Newark Liberty International Airport. A spokesperson for Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport said Wednesday the former president’s arrival is not expected to impact operations here.

Former President Donald Trump's plane departed from the Newark Liberty International Airport at about 5:22 p.m. He is bound for Atlanta, where he is expected to surrender on criminal charges in the 2020 election conspiracy case.

As Trump’s plane took off Thursday, a large contingent of police officers on motorcycles and in cruisers were staging on the tarmac at the Signature Executive Terminal at Hartsfield-Jackson.

Trump has announced on his social media site, Truth Social, that he intends to surrender at the Fulton County Jail at 7:30 p.m.

“Arrest Time: 7:30 P.M.,” Trump posted Thursday afternoon.