Airports
Super Bowl Draws Flocks of Aircraft; Numbers Down from Previous Years
This year's totals were nearly 30 percent below traffic for last year's game
Business jets parked on the ramp at KLAS ahead of the Super Bowl
While Las Vegas' first Super Bowl drew hundreds of private aviation aircraft to Sin City, the overall numbers were down from previous years, leading experts to ponder why. © Barry Ambrose/AIN

Fans in attendance in Las Vegas for Super Bowl LVIII on Sunday got their money’s worth, with the Kansas City Chiefs pulling out a thrilling win in the last seconds of the overtime quarter to repeat as NFL champions. But business aviation traffic to the city—which was hosting its first Super Bowl—was down considerably compared to that in the host cities in previous years.

According to aviation activity tracker FlightAware, for the week encompassing the game, including Monday’s getaway day, the five airports in the Las Vegas area—Harry Reid International (KLAS), Henderson Executive (KHND), North Las Vegas (KVGT), Boulder City Municipal (KBVU) and Nellis Air Force Base (KLSV)—saw nearly 1,700 business aircraft arrivals, the lowest number in a Super Bowl host city since 2021's contest in Tampa Bay.

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