Sun ’n Fun NOTAM Offers Essential Pilot Info

Study, plan, and fly by the rules if you’re going to attend the annual fly-in event in Florida.

Meg Godlewski

Monday, March 16, 2026 at 02:35 PM ET

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Travis Tingle

A past Sun 'n Fun Aerospace Expo [Credit: FLYING Archive]

Key Takeaways:

Pilots flying into the Sun 'n Fun Aerospace Expo (April 13-19 at KLAL) must thoroughly study the 28-page NOTAM for detailed arrival, departure, and operational procedures.
Key operational considerations include filing IFR from your departure airport, strict radio discipline, awareness of nightly airport closures, Temporary Flight Restrictions (TFRs) during airshows, and arrival delays post-airshow.
Pilots must display non-computer-generated windshield signs indicating their parking/departure and be vigilant for balloon activity and skydiving in the vicinity of KLAL.
Temporary ATC towers will be active at nearby airports (KPCM, KGIF), and real-time weather and pilot updates are available via text message.

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If you are planning to fly in to Sun ’n Fun Aerospace Expo at Lakeland Linder International Airport (KLAL) in April, it’s time to start studying the NOTAM. Sun ’n Fun (SNF), also known as “spring break for pilots,” is scheduled for April 13-19 in Lakeland, Florida.

The 28-page NOTAM (Notice to Airmen) contains instructions for traffic flow, arrival procedures, holding, parking procedures, airport operations, departures, and frequencies. Thousands of pilots in all kinds of aircraft are expected to fly in from all over the country for the annual event.