DATE: March 3, 2016
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Director of Public Works
SUBJECT
Title
Super Bowl 50 Operations at Hayward Executive Airport
Recommendation
RECOMMENDATION
That Council accepts this report as information only; no action is necessary.
Body
BACKGROUND
Super Bowl 50 was held on February 7, 2016 at Levi Stadium in Santa Clara. This event impacted all of the airports in the San Francisco Bay Area, including Hayward Executive Airport (HWD). Based on the air traffic volume experienced for Super Bowl 49 in Phoenix, Arizona, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) forecast the arrival of up to 1,200 corporate jets in the Bay Area between Thursday, February 4 and Sunday, February 7.
Aircraft operating under Instrument Flight Rules (IFR), including virtually all of the corporate jets visiting the area, were required to have an advance arrival and departure reservation to gain access to any of the Bay Area airports. The FAA allocated a certain number of reservations for each airport and Hayward was originally assigned two arrival and two departure reservations per hour. After intervention by staff and local FAA officials, the number of reservations for Hayward was later increased to three arrivals and four departures per hour. In addition, Temporary Flight Restrictions (TFRs) similar to those used for presidential visits were in effect to restrict airspace over downtown San Francisco and near Levi stadium during the game.
DISCUSSION
Preparations
Staff began planning for this event in June 2015. Aircraft parking capacity was an important consideration and it was determined that up to 120 corporate jets could be parked at the airport if all available space was utilized, including one runway, a taxiway, and an aircraft parking apron on the former California Air National Guard (CANG) site. The Green Transient ramp was also dedicated for use during the event, requir...
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