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Vegas Grand Prix Draws Flocks of Private Aircraft

With hundreds of private aircraft arrivals to area airports, it served as a trial run for February's Super Bowl

Business aircraft lined up for departure at KLAS on Sunday after the Las Vegas Grand Prix — Business jets lined up for departure at Harry Reid International Airport on Sunday morning after the Las Vegas Grand Prix. According to Argus International, departure flight activity on that day was two and a half times greater than on the previous Sunday, illustrating the boost the race presented to private aviation. The city will host its first Super Bowl in February and local aviation officials viewed this as a trial run for setting procedures to be enacted. © Barry Ambrose/AIN

By Curt Epstein • Business Aviation Services Editor

November 21, 2023

This past weekend’s Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix provided a big win for private aviation, with thousands of spectators watching from stands along the city’s famed Strip as European driver Max Verstappen took home the trophy on Sunday.

A prior-permission-required (PPR) system was placed in effect for aircraft arrivals in the days leading up to the event, and Heidi Hayes, a spokeswoman from the Clark County Department of Aviation, told AIN it received more than 1,200 PPR requests across its general aviation operations. That aligns with the 1,211 business arrivals tracked into the city’s three main airports in the four days ahead of the race by FlightAware.

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