Cross-Border Operation Authorisation in the Specific Category
Verified from official sourcesVersion 1Effective -Verified 25 August 2026
In plain language
If you have a 'specific' category permit from another EU country and want to fly in Austria, you must apply to Austro Control with your original permit and updated safety measures for the Austrian environment.
Requirement as structured
To operate in the 'specific' category in Austria using an authorisation from another EU member state, the operator must submit an application to Austro Control with a copy of the original authorisation and updated local mitigation measures.
Original regulatory text
If you want to operate your drone in Austria, you must ensure that the mitigating measures submitted in your original risk assessment are appropriate to the new operational environment you plan to operate in or update them if necessary... Send an application with a copy of the operational authorisation granted by the national aviation authority of the member state of registration... to [Austro Control].
Applies when
- operation
- BVLOS