How Many Private Jets Fly to the Super Bowl?

The Super Bowl is always one of the busiest private jet weekends of the year and this years game saw the usual large influx of private flyers. Here’s a look at the number of jets flying in, a comparison to prior years and a review of the type of planes.

New Orleans Super Bowl LIX

The game between the Eagles and the Chiefs at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans drew hundreds of private jets. The good news for fans arriving this way is that there are several airports in the area, which means there’s more capacity and more flexibility. Airports in the New Orleans area include Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport KMSY, Lakefront Airport KNEW, and KHUM, KGAO, KNBG.

According to data from WINGX, there were 611 business jet arrivals recorded at New Orleans airports during the Friday – Sunday period prior to the game. This was up from the 109 during the previous Friday-Sunday period at the same airports.

On the Monday after the game, WINGX says there were 577 private jet departures from the New Orleans area. This is 5x higher than the average daily departures for the month. Because there are so many aircraft wanting to leave, it takes quite a while for each of them to gain a slot. So as a passenger you can’t expect to just walk out of the stadium, head to your plane and fly away – there are just too many aircraft wanting to leave.

Prior Years

The chart below shows the private jet departures one day after the Super Bowl, for the last twenty years. The orange bars for each year on the graph, are the average departures for a February day – so a comparison to show a regular day without Super Bowl activity.

As you can see the 2023 Super Bowl in Arizona, also between the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs, saw the highest number of business jet departures on the Monday following the game, with 931 departures.

The Logistics

Managing this armada of private jets is a complex logistical undertaking. These airports often implement special procedures to handle the influx of private jets, including temporary parking arrangements, additional staff, and coordinated ground transportation. And the fixed-base operators (FBOs) at the airports play a crucial role, providing services like fueling, aircraft maintenance, and ground handling.

Securing a parking spot for a private jet during Super Bowl week is a highly competitive and often expensive endeavor. Slots are booked well in advance, and prices can skyrocket due to the high demand. Many aircraft will fly in, drop off their passengers and fly out due to the shortage of space.

WINGX shared the data on the top 15 parked aircraft and they are all larger planes – super-mid size jets and above. The top three were the Gulfstream G600/650, Bombardier Challenger 300 / 350 and the Gulfstream GV/500/550. The larger planes predominate because it’s often a group of friends or colleagues who are flying to the game, and some of these aircraft can accommodate up to 16 passengers. The chart below shows the numbers of each of these top 15 jets and the time before the game that they flew in - for instance most of the Gulfstream G600/650's came in 1-3 days before game day.

Security & Flight Restrictions

The FAA puts in place Temporary Flight Restrictions (TFRs) around the Super Bowl stadium, creating restricted airspace where general aviation private flights are prohibited. These TFRs typically extend for a certain radius (usually around 10 nautical miles) and up to a certain altitude.

The FAA also implements special air traffic procedures at nearby airports to manage the increased volume of flights. This can include things like arrival and departure routes, altitude restrictions, and ground delays.

The security and airspace restrictions for the 2025 Super Bowl were further amplified by the presence of the President of the United States. But with the President leaving the game early, this eased the restrictions for everyone else to depart from New Orleans.

The Operators

Fractional jet operators were the busiest operator type during the Super Bowl weekend, producing a third of all arrivals into New Orleans airports. NetJets was the busiest fractional operator during the Super Bowl weekend with 160 jet arrivals during the weekend period, representing 73% of all the fractional arrivals, Flexjet recorded 43 arrivals, according to WINGX data. In comparison, fractional operators recorded 31% of market share of arrivals into Las Vegas airports during the 2024 Super Bowl event weekend.

There were 100 business jet arrivals from corporate flight departments during the weekend and a further 100 arrivals from branded charter operators. The operators have told us that they see the biggest rush for aircraft reservations within 24-48 hours of the two final teams being known - in other words you have to move fast to get a plane. Almost all the weekend arrivals came in from other cities in the United States, with just 22 arrivals from countries outside of the USA. The map below shows the major routes for these incoming flights.