Controlled Airspace Authorization and Altitudes

In plain language

If you want to fly in controlled airspace (Class B, C, D, or surface Class E designated for an airport), you must get permission first using LAANC or DroneZone, and you must stay at or below the altitude authorized by the FAA.

Requirement as structured

Recreational flyers must fly at or below FAA-authorized altitudes in controlled airspace only with prior FAA authorization via LAANC or DroneZone.

Original regulatory text

Fly at or below FAA-authorized altitudes in controlled airspace ( Class B, C, D, and surface Class E designated for an airport ) only with prior FAA authorization by using LAANC or DroneZone .

Applies when

country

United States

operation

recreational

airspace class

Class B, C, D, or surface Class E

operation regime

recreational

regulatory category

General