The 60th annual NFL Super Bowl on 8 February generated substantial business jet activity in Santa Clara, California, as the Seattle Seahawks routed the New England Patriots.

WingX analysis shows Bay Area airports recorded more than 1,000 business jet arrivals during the four-day period leading up to and including game day, representing twice as many arrivals compared to normal February traffic levels.

Day-after departures reached nearly 600 on Monday 9 February, as corporate guests and attendees returned home following the championship game. This represented a surge ratio of three times compared to the Bay Area’s typical February daily average business jet departures.

Despite the activity, Super Bowl LX ranked seventh among the last 10 Super Bowl events for day-after departures. It remained well below the record set by Super Bowl LVII in Phoenix in 2023, which posted just over 950 day-after departures.

The Bay Area’s multi-airport system managed the influx, with Metropolitan Oakland International Airport handling 32% of arrivals, while San Francisco International and San Jose Mineta International airports each accounted for 22% of total traffic.

Aircraft type analysis showed super-midsize jets led arrivals. The Bombardier Challenger 300/350 recorded 128 arrivals, representing 12% of traffic, followed by the Cessna Citation Latitude with 64 arrivals and the Cessna Citation Longitude with 50.

When the Bay Area last hosted the Super Bowl in 2016, nearly 600 departures were recorded the following day, but that year saw a five times surge ratio compared to typical February traffic. In 2026, a similar volume equated to a three times surge, reflecting growth in baseline business jet activity over the past decade.

Nick Koscinski, WingX analyst, says: “Super Bowl LX delivered over 1,000 business jet arrivals and showed exactly what we expected from a Bay Area event. The day-after departures were nearly identical in 2016 and 2026, but the surge ratio this year dropped from five times to about three times. That's not because fewer jets showed up, rather it's because normal February traffic has grown so much over the past decade, so what used to be an exceptional day of San Francisco business jet traffic in 2016, is now closer to ‘normal’ in 2026.”

Globally, business jet activity is up 1.0% year-to-date in early 2026, led by South America and Asia, while North America posted modest growth. The pace represents a slowdown from the stronger year-on-year gains recorded during the same period in 2025.