Flying a drone near airports in Singapore

What the rules say

Each line is resolved from published facts of Singapore. "Not resolved" means the corpus does not answer it in a machine-checkable way — never that the law is silent.

• Aerodrome permissionConditional
• Protected facilitiesConditional
• Altitude relationshipConditional
• ExceptionsConditional

The rules behind this answer

• Binding lawNational rule

  Declaration of Protected Areas

  Any area described in the Schedule of the Air Navigation (Protected Areas) Order 2015 is declared to be a protected area for the purposes of sections 32 and 33 of the Air Navigation Act.

  Open the requirementOfficial source
• GuidanceNational rule

  Permit Exemptions for Approved Training Organisations

  CAAS states that approved UA Training and Assessment Organisations (UATOs) are exempt from obtaining a UA Operator Permit (OP) or Class 1 Activity Permit (AP1), but must obtain a Class 2 Activity Permit (AP2) for outdoor flights under restricted conditions.

  Open the requirementOfficial source
• GuidanceNational rule

  Recreational outdoor: Class 2 Activity Permit (UA ≤25 kg, any listed trigger)

  For recreational flying outdoors, you must have a Class 2 Activity Permit if the total weight of your UA does not exceed 25kg, and you are flying your UA in any of the following situations: at an altitude exceeding 200 feet above mean sea level; within any restricted/danger area; or within 5km of any airport or military airbase.

  Open the requirementOfficial source
• GuidanceNational rule

  UATO Permit Exemptions and Activity Permit Requirements

  CAAS states that while UATOs do not need an Operator Permit or Class 1 Activity Permit for training flights, they must obtain a Class 2 Activity Permit if flying outdoors above 200 feet AMSL, within 5 km of an aerodrome, or in restricted or danger areas.

  Open the requirementOfficial source

Official sources

• Air Navigation (Protected Areas) Order 2015 (S 350/2015) — consolidated text — Civil Aviation Authority of SingaporeOpen
• CAAS AC 101-2-1(8) — Permits for Unmanned Aircraft (3 July 2025) — Civil Aviation Authority of SingaporeOpen
• CAAS — Requirements for flying unmanned aircraft in Singapore — Civil Aviation Authority of SingaporeOpen
• CAAS AC 101-3-1(4) — Approvals for Unmanned Aircraft Training — Civil Aviation Authority of SingaporeOpen

Known limitations

• 3 dimension(s) of this topic are not expressed in a machine-resolvable way by the published corpus and are reported UNKNOWN, never FALSE.

Other drone rules in Singapore

• Do I need to register my drone in Singapore?Registration in Singapore depends on the aircraft and the operation: it applies once the published conditions below are met, each cited to the rule that sets it.
• Do I need Remote ID in Singapore?Remote identification in Singapore is tied to the aircraft and the operating category: the published triggers below decide whether a flight must carry or broadcast an electronic identity.
• Is BVLOS drone flight allowed in Singapore?BVLOS in Singapore runs through a defined authorisation pathway rather than an open permission: the published conditions below set out what that pathway requires.
• When does a drone operation need authorisation in Singapore?Whether an operation in Singapore needs prior authorisation depends on the operational category, risk class or location: the published triggers below decide it.
• What training do I need to fly a drone in Singapore?Remote pilot competency in Singapore scales with the operation: which training, examination or proof of competency applies is set by the published conditions below.

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