FAA TFR graphic circulating for the McGregor, Texas airspace. Credit: FAA / aviation social posts
Tesla has a no-fly zone locked in over the McGregor area ahead of its October 1 Roadster reveal in Waco, according to a new FAA Temporary Flight Restriction and reservation-holder invites that already name the Texas city.
Space watcher Niall Anderson first flagged the filing, noting a TFR had appeared around SpaceX’s McGregor test site up to about 10,000 feet and running through October 2. Pilot and Tesla/SpaceX watcher Joe Tegtmeyer then quoted that post, tying the airspace box to the Roadster event rather than a routine engine-test NOTAM alone.
FAA Graphic TFR 6/3825 (Fort Worth Center) covers McGregor from September 18 through October 2, 2026 UTC. Charts circulating with Anderson’s notice show about a 1.5-mile radius and a ceiling near 10,000 feet, which would keep most drones and low-flying aircraft out of the ring around SpaceX’s longtime engine test site just outside Waco.
The city itself is not the surprise. Tesla’s invite already puts the reveal in Waco. The new public piece is the federal flight restriction sitting on that same date window.
That lines up with the rest of the Roadster drumbeat. Tesla teased October 1 with its “Go for launch” creative, pointed people to the Roadster page, and then reopened $50,000 refundable reservations. McGregor sits about 20 minutes from Waco and is where SpaceX has long fired engines, which is why the no-fly zone reads like event infrastructure for a demo, not a random map pin.
The FAA listing confirms restricted airspace through early October. It does not publish a Tesla press release inside the NOTAM text. Still, with Waco already on the invite and the TFR timed through October 2, the no-fly zone is the clearest public sign yet that Tesla wants the skies quiet for whatever it plans to show.
