Super Bowl TFR Puts Bay Area Pilots on Notice

Do your homework before you fly into Silicon Valley the weekend of February 8.

Meg Godlewski

Thursday, January 08, 2026 at 01:00 PM ET

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Travis Tingle

Personnel with U.S. Customs and Border Protection conduct operations in advance of Super Bowl 50 in San Jose, California, in 2016 .[Credit: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons]

Key Takeaways:

A Temporary Flight Restriction (TFR) will be in effect around the San Francisco Bay Area on February 8 for Super Bowl LX, significantly impacting general aviation.
Pilots, especially those in training, are discouraged from flying, and should expect heavy air traffic, potential rerouting, and significant delays for both VFR and IFR operations.
Pilots planning to fly should file flight plans 6-24 hours in advance, make parking arrangements, and consult specific airport NOTAMs for details on operational limitations and tower hours.

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If you are a pilot in training flying out of the San Francisco Bay Area, you may want to stay on the ground the weekend of February 8, as the Super Bowl TFR is going to be in place.

The FAA has created an informational web page for the event that cautions pilots that the TFR will be in place well before and after the game—and is discouraging training flights and student solo cross-country flights.