Class 2 Aircraft Certification Fees

In plain language

When applying for Class 2 Aircraft Certification (often used for Category II flights), you must pay an application fee. The fee ranges from 2,450 JPY (for additional identical type-certified drones) up to nearly 1 million JPY (for non-type-certified, previously used drones), depending on type certification, weight, and maintenance.

Requirement as structured

An applicant for Class 2 Aircraft Certification (第二種機体認証) must pay the prescribed fee, which ranges from 2,450 JPY to 994,800 JPY per aircraft depending on whether the aircraft has a Type Certification, its maintenance status, its maximum takeoff weight, and whether it is applied for simultaneously as an additional identical aircraft.

Original regulatory text

二第二種機体認証次のイからハまでに掲げる無人航空機の区分に応じ、それぞれイからハまでに定める額イ法第百三十二条の十三第六項第一号に掲げる無人航空機次の（１）又は（２）に掲げる無人航空機の区分に応じ、それぞれ（１）又は（２）に定める額（１）航空の用に供した無人航空機一機につき四万九千六百円（追加機体にあっては、四万九千円）を超えない範囲内において、整備の実施の有無及びその実施主体に応じ、国土交通省令で定める額（２）（１）に掲げる無人航空機以外の無人航空機一機につき三千百円（追加機体にあっては、二千四百五十円）