The air show TFR application goes through FAA AFS-830, the National Field Office for Aviation Events. That’s a separate agency and a separate filing from the CoW/A, which goes through the FSDO. Two filings, two agencies — both must be accurate.

And the submission timeline?

Forty-five days minimum before the show. Submit earlier if you can. That buffer gives you time to catch and correct errors before the NOTAM publishes. An error in the application becomes an error in the published TFR, and at that point you’re dealing with it under time pressure.

What goes into the application itself?

Geographic coordinates of the ASDA outer boundary, all show dates and times including rehearsals and practice days, the altitude limits for the TFR from surface to the specified ceiling, and contact information for the organizer and Air Boss. Every element has to be correct because ATC and non-participating aircraft will rely on what gets published.

Once it’s published, the Air Boss reviews the actual NOTAM — not the application draft.

That’s critical. Read the published NOTAM line by line. Verify dates, coordinates, altitudes, and times match what you submitted. If there’s a discrepancy between the CoW and the published TFR, contact the FSDO immediately. You do not begin aerial operations with conflicting documents.

And if the show wraps before the TFR expires?

Notify ATC that show operations are complete. That’s an active step — returning the airspace matters as much as securing it in the first place.