Clearance required for flight in controlled airspace (category 1 equivalent)
Verified from official sourcesTSFS 2017:110Version 1Effective -Verified 23 August 2026
In plain language
In controlled airspace you need a clearance from the responsible ATC unit, and you must follow its conditions.
Requirement as structured
Flight in controlled airspace may only take place after specific permission (clearance) from, and on the conditions given by, the air traffic control unit responsible for that airspace.
Original regulatory text
Flygning i kontrollerat luftrum får bara ske efter särskilt tillstånd av och på de villkor som lämnas från berörd flygkontrollenhet för det aktuella luftrummet (klarering).
Applies when
- country
- Sweden
- scope note
- Open category (Article 4) operations corresponding to Swedish category 1 (MTOM up to and including 7 kg, flown within VLOS), per TSFS 2020:97 1 kap. 1 a § point 3.
- limiting instrument
- TSFS 2020:97, 1 kap. 1 a §
- regulatory category
- National overlay
- limiting instrument url
- https://www.transportstyrelsen.se/TSFS/TSFS%202020_97.pdf