Flying a drone near airports in Switzerland

What the rules say

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

• Aerodrome permissionNo
• Protected facilitiesNo
• Altitude relationshipNo

The rules behind this answer

• Binding lawNational rule

  Operating restrictions for model aircraft over 250g

  Flying model aircraft weighing over 250g is prohibited within 5km of aerodrome runways, in an active CTR above 150m ground altitude, or within 100m of open-air assemblies of people.

  Open the requirementOfficial source
• Binding lawNational rule

  Prohibited areas for unmanned aircraft

  It is prohibited to operate an unmanned aircraft in aerodrome perimeters, over penal institutions, military areas, grid level 2 switching/substations, the Ruswil compressor station, the Wallbach measuring station, and within 750 meters of nuclear power plants and the Würenlingen interim storage facility.

  Open the requirementOfficial source
• Binding lawNational rule

  Restrictions for drones weighing over 250g near aerodromes and in CTRs

  It is prohibited to operate unmanned aircraft weighing over 250g within 5km of civil or military aerodrome runways, or in an active CTR if exceeding an altitude of 120m above the ground.

  Open the requirementOfficial source
• Binding lawNational rule

  Take-off and Landing Locations

  Unmanned aircraft and other special category aircraft are not required to take off from or land at an aerodrome.

  Open the requirementOfficial source

Official sources

• SR 748.941 — DETEC Ordinance on Special Category Aircraft (OSCA), consolidated text (EN) — Federal Office of Civil AviationOpen

Known limitations

• Binding law and official guidance disagree on airport_airspace.airport_permission; the binding position is published.
• Binding law and official guidance disagree on airport_airspace.altitude_relationship; the binding position is published.
• Binding law and official guidance disagree on airport_airspace.protected_facility; the binding position is published.
• 4 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 Switzerland

• Do I need to register my drone in Switzerland?Registration in Switzerland depends on the aircraft and the operation: it applies once the published conditions below are met, each cited to the rule that sets it.
• When does a drone operation need authorisation in Switzerland?Whether an operation in Switzerland 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 Switzerland?Proof of competency is required. Published rules in Switzerland require the remote pilot to hold the competency described below before operating.
• Do I need drone insurance in Switzerland?Whether drone insurance is required in Switzerland depends on the aircraft and the operation, as published in the conditions below.

All drone laws in Switzerland