Both Games Taking Place At  Dolphin Stadium In Miami

The FAA has posted TFR's for the next two weekends over Dolphin Stadium in Miami for the Pro Bowl on January 31st, and the Super Bowl on February 7th.

The TFR for the Pro Bowl will center on the Fort Lauderdale VOR/DME (FLL) 214 degree radial at 8.4 nautical miles. (Latitude: 25º57'28"N, Longitude: 80º14'19"W) and extend for three nautical miles in all directions from the surface to 3,000ft AGL.  The Pro Bowl TFR will be in effect from Sunday, January 31st at 1830 EST until 2359 EST. 

Except as specified below and/or unless authorized by ATC in consultation with the Air Traffic Security Coordinator via the Domestic Events Network (DEN), aircraft must be on a discreet code assigned by and ATC facility. Aircraft must be squawking the discrete code prior to departure and at all times while in the TFR, and must remain in two-way radio communications with ATC. Aircraft may not loiter in the area covered by the TFR. The exceptions are military, law enforcement, fire fighting, and medevac aircraft, as well as aircraft operations necessitated for safety or emergency reasons.

Pro Bowl TFR

The TFR for the Super Bowl is more extensive. An inner ring centers on the Fort Lauderdale VOR/DME (FLL) 218 degree radial at 7.6 nautical miles. (Latitude: 25º58'28"N, Longitude: 80º14'19"W). It extends 10 nautical miles in all directions and goes from the surface up to FL180. An outer ring extends to 30 nautical miles in all directions from the stadium. Both areas are in effect from 1600 to 2359 on Sunday, February 7th.

For the inner core, or Area B, all aircraft operations are prohibited except for approved law enforcement and approved military aircraft directly supporting the Super Bowl, approved air ambulance flights, and regularly scheduled commercial passenger and all-cargo carriers operating under one of the following TSA-approved standard security programs/procedures: Aircraft Operator Standard Security Program (AOSSP), Full All-Cargo Aircraft Operator Standard Security Program (FACAOSSP), Model Security Program (MSP), Twelve Five Standard Security Program (TFSSP) All Cargo, or All-Cargo International Security Procedure (ACISP) and are arriving into and/or departing from 14 CFR Part 139 Airports. All Emergency/life saving flights (medical/law enforcement/firefighting) operations must coordinate with the FAA.

In the outer ring, or Area A, all aircraft operating within the outer ring(s) listed above are limited to aircraft arriving or departing local airfields, and workload permitting, ATC may authorize IFR transit operations with prior coordination with the DEN. Aircraft may not loiter. All aircraft must be on an active IFR or VFR flight plan with a discrete code assigned by an Air Traffic Control (ATC) facility. Aircraft must be squawking the discrete code prior to departure and at all times while in the TFR and must remain in two-way radio communications with ATC.

Super Bowl TFR

The following operations are not authorized within this TFR: Flight training, practice instrument approaches, aerobatic flight, glider operations, parachute operations, ultralight, hang gliding, balloon operations, agriculture/crop dusting, animal population control flight operations, banner towing operations, sightseeing operations, model aircraft operations, model rocketry, seaplane/amphibious water operations, and unmanned aerial systems (UAS).

Any person operating an aircraft within this TFR who becomes aware of an inability to comply with the requirement to continuously squawk the ATC assigned transponder code must immediately request control instructions and comply with all instructions from ATC. If unable to contact ATC, pilots must exit the TFR by the most direct lateral route.

The FAA advises that noncompliance with this TFR may result in the use of force. All aircraft operators are advised to check NOTAMs frequently for possible changes to this TFR prior to operations within this region.

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