Area Around Super Bowl Restricted by Fighter Jets: ‘Never Before Seen Formation’

Four F-16's from the 79th Fighter Squadron at Shaw Air Force Base fly over during pre race ceremonies at the NASCAR Winston Cup Series Daytona 500 at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla., on Feb. 16, 2003. Robert Laberge/Getty Images

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) confirmed that an hour before the Super Bowl kickoff in Los Angeles on Sunday afternoon, airplanes that don’t have special authorization and drones will be banned from flying within 30 miles of the stadium.

Raquel Girvin, the regional administrator for the FAA’s Western-Pacific region, told American Military News that the aircraft will be barred from flying up to an altitude of 18,000 within the 30-mile radius of SoFi Stadium.