[3] In 1947, the newly established U.S. Air Force returned ownership of Morrison Field to Palm Beach County.

The 1707 ATW was known as the "University of MATS", becoming the primary USAF training unit for all Air Force personnel supporting and flying heavy transport aircraft.

The Air Photographic and Charting Service (APCS) moved its 1370th Photo-Mapping Wing to the base, performing geodetic survey flights.

Local voters defeated a proposal to relocate the airport around this time, instead choosing to expand the existing facilities.

[2] The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) built a new Air Traffic Control Tower on the south side of the airport during this period.

[6] The 25-gate David McCampbell Terminal, named for a World War II naval flying ace, was dedicated in 1988.

The 2001 recession and the September 11 terrorist attacks further inhibited growth, but development in South Florida since 2002 has finally led to a surge of passenger traffic at the airport.

Palm Beach County stated that it would erect a more permanent barrier system in mid-2017, but the school buses were still in use as of that November.

[12] Criteria was based on access, check-in, restaurants, shopping, and design, and was ranked from excellent to poor in those categories.

[8] Customs and Immigration services for international flights are located on the lower level on the west side of the terminal and can be accessed by a gates on both Concourses A and B.

[20] These apparatus include: The Trauma Hawk Station, which is located at the south west corner of the airport, Palm Beach County Fire Rescue has two Sikorsky S-76C helos.

[25] The department partners with the Palm Beach County Health Care District to operate the Trauma Hawk Aero-Medical Program.

[26] The Trauma Hawk program, which was established in November 1990, replaced the use of Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office helicopters to medevac critically injured patients to area hospitals.

[26] Carrier shares (February 2023 - January 2024) Interstate 95, Southern Boulevard, and Congress Avenue all serve – and provide direct vehicular access to – the airport.

[47][49] In conjunction with the slated construction of a new ATC tower at PBIA, the Federal Aviation Administration intended to transfer all of PBIA's air traffic controllers whose assigned sector is between 5 and 40 miles (60 km) from the airport to a remote facility at Miami International Airport.

The FAA cited the move as a cost-cutting measure, but critics say that it creates a risk to South Florida air traffic if the Miami facility is damaged in a hurricane or a terrorist attack.