Plane Enters TFR Over Broncos Stadium During F-35 Flyover

Air Traffic Control Interaction

• 🎯 Air traffic control (ATC) issued instructions to a plane, identified as 55 hotel, to maintain specific flight paths and altitudes.
• ⚠️ ATC warned 55 hotel about inbound F-35 fighter jets and a Temporary Flight Restriction (TFR) zone.

TFR Violation and Deviation

• 🚨 55 hotel was identified as being inside the TFR over the stadium at 7,400 feet, despite the TFR extending up to 8,300 feet.
• ✈️ ATC instructed 55 hotel to exit the TFR to the west due to the presence of four F-35s.
• 🚫 55 hotel claimed to have a waiver for the TFR for work purposes but was informed that a waiver alone is insufficient without prior clearance from ATC.

Resolution and Next Steps

• 📝 55 hotel was advised of a possible pilot deviation and instructed to contact Denver TCON.
• 🛫 The pilot stated they had obtained permission earlier that morning and offered to return to Centennial Airport to make a call.
• 🛑 ATC clarified that clearance into the TFR was not obtained, leading to the deviation, and instructed the pilot to land at Centennial and contact the crew to resolve the issue.