Cross-Border Operation Authorisation in the Specific Category

Verified from official sources
Version 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

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