FRZ Permission from Air Traffic Control

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Article 94AVersion 1Effective -Verified 21 August 2026

In plain language

If the aerodrome has an active Air Traffic Control (ATC) unit and you are flying during its operational hours, you must get permission from ATC.

Requirement as structured

Permission for a flight in the flight restriction zone of a protected aerodrome must be obtained from the air traffic control unit if the flight takes place during its operational hours.

Original regulatory text

permission for a flight, or a part of a flight, by an unmanned aircraft in the flight restriction zone of a protected aerodrome is required— a from any air traffic control unit at the protected aerodrome, if the flight, or the part of the flight, takes place during the operational hours of the air traffic control unit;

Applies when

country
United Kingdom
regulatory category
General