4,000 Fans Taking Business Jets to Super Bowl 2011

The Steelers and Packers aren't the only teams that have spent months preparing for Super Bowl XLV in Dallas on February 6. The FAA, along with Dallas-area airports and FBOs, have also invested countless hours and millions of dollars getting runways and facilities ready for the more than 4,000 fans expected to arrive by private aircraft. Harrison Aviation at Fort Worth Spinks Airport recently opened an executive terminal, and the company is gearing up to handle an influx of traffic at its other FBO at Arlington Municipal Airport, which is just six miles from Cowboys Stadium. Additionally, Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport recently remodeled its executive terminal and Mid-Way Regional Airport in Midlothian, Texas (approximately 30 minutes south of downtown Dallas) recently added a 6,500-foot runway. The North Texas Super Bowl Committee has created a dedicated aviation transport Web site with listings and links for area FBOs, as well as Super Bowl-related notices to pilots, temporary flight restrictions and other information. Dallas-area FBOs are already taking parking reservations and planning to host Super Bowl parties with food, contests and big-screen TVs.