2025 NCAA MEN’S FINAL FOUR

SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS

APRIL 3-9, 2025

SPECIAL AIR TRAFFIC PROCEDURES

In anticipation of a large number of aircraft operating to and from the San Antonio metropolitan area during the NCAA Men’s Final Four, the following Special Air Traffic procedures will be used to enhance safety and minimize air traffic delays. These procedures will be in effect from Thursday April 3, 2025, 1200 UTC through Wednesday, April 9, 2025, 0300 UTC.

Aircraft should be prepared for potential airborne holding, reroutes, and/or Expect Departure Clearance Times (EDCTs) that may be issued for all domestic IFR arrivals. Airspace Flow Programs (AFPs) or Ground Delay Programs (GDPs) are possible. In order to assist Fixed-Base Operators (FBOs) with staging aircraft and to ease ramp congestion, aircraft departing the San Antonio metropolitan area are strongly encouraged to coordinate their departure times as early as possible.

GENERAL

RAMP RESERVATIONS

Many other airports, especially those within a 50 NM radius of KSAT, are projecting a substantial increase in operations, and parking at surrounding airports may be unavailable.

Specific Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) procedures may be revised, and arrivals to some airports possibly restricted so please review NOTAMs frequently to verify you have the current information.

VFR OPERATIONS

Due to the high volume of traffic in the San Antonio metropolitan area, VFR arrivals can expect lengthy delays during peak traffic periods. In addition, VFR departures from the San Antonio metropolitan area should not expect to obtain an airborne pickup of IFR clearance within 150 NM of their point of departure.

Practice approaches, touch-and-goes, flight following services and pilot training operations at airports within the San Antonio Metropolitan area will be extremely limited and possibly prohibited during this time period, due to the high volume of traffic associated with the NCAA Men’s Final Four.

Class C airspace requirements apply. Contact San Antonio Approach Control a minimum of 20 NM from entering Class C airspace on the following frequencies below.

SAN ANTONIO AREA AIRPORTS

San Antonio INternational Airport (KSAT)

AIR TRAFFIC FREQUENCIES

CUSTOMS

U.S. Customs service is available at KSAT. Customs Agents will come to your aircraft at the General Aviation Federal Inspection Station located at the North Fixed Based Operator Ramp east side. Pilots and passengers needing U.S. Customs service are REQUIRED TO STAY IN THEIR AIRCRAFT UNTIL Customs Agents arrive at your aircraft. Please contact U.S. Customs at 210-821-6965 prior to and upon arrival.

COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT TERMINAL GATE AREA

The Commercial Aircraft Terminal Gate Area at KSAT is defined as the commercial airline terminal and airline gates This is restricted to pre-coordinated Air Carrier traffic.

OVERFLOW PARKING AREAS

Due to the large amount of traffic associated with the NCAA Men’s Final Four, the KSAT Airport Manager may designate the following ramps and Taxiways as overflow parking. Please follow your signalman’s instructions.

Contact preferred FBOs to determine parking location prior to departure via phone or 20-25 minutes before landing via Ramp Frequencies. Failure to receive a parking location prior to checking in with San Antonio Airport Traffic Control Tower (ATCT) may result in extended delays for parking. Please see list below:

STINSON MUNICIPAL Airport (KSSF)

Contact local FBO for parking reservations. KSSF Federal Contract Tower (FCT) hours of operation are 0700-2200 Local/1200-0300 UTC.

AIR TRAFFIC FREQUENCIES

FIXED-BASE OPERATOR

kelly field airport (kskf)

Contact local FBO for parking reservations.

AIR TRAFFIC FREQUENCIES

customs

U.S. Customs service is available at KSKF. Pilots and passengers needing U.S. Customs service are REQUIRED TO STAY IN THEIR AIRCRAFT UNTIL Customs Agents arrive at your aircraft. Please contact U.S. Customs at 210-362-7838 prior to and upon arrival.

FIXED-BASE OPERATOR

new braunfels national airport (kbaz)

Contact local FBO for parking reservations. KBAZ FCT hours of operation are 0700-1900 Local/1200-0000 UTC.

AIR TRAFFIC FREQUENCIES

FIXED-BASE OPERATOR

SAN MARCOS REGIONAL airport (kHYI)

AIR TRAFFIC FREQUENCIES

FIXED-BASE OPERATOR

TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT

AIRFILES AND CHANGE OF DESTINATION

Traffic management initiatives for this event will be utilized to provide equitable airspace access. To maintain program integrity and minimize delays, no airborne IFR filing or airborne changes of destination will be accepted within 200 NM of the San Antonio metropolitan, except in emergency situations. Duplicate flight plans (same time/call sign) to multiple airport destinations are subject to removal from the system.

REQUIRED ROUTES

IFR aircraft arriving the San Antonio metropolitan area should file and expect to be routed via the following routes.

However, if any other impacts, such as weather preclude the use of these routes, please refer to the FAA’s Air Traffic Control System Command Center (ATCSCC) Advisory page for the most up to date route information at: https://www.fly.faa.gov/adv/advAdvisoryForm.jsp.

ARRIVAL ROUTES

Effective 1200-0300 UTC daily, from Thursday April 3, 2025, through Wednesday, April 9, 2025.

AIRPORT INFORMATION

Airport diagrams are available on the Internet at: http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/.

FLIGHT PLANS AND WEATHER INFORMATION

To ensure proper processing, flight plans should be filed at least 4 hours prior to departure.

ZHU [3/13/25]