Madeira Airport Protection Area 1 Altitude Limit

In plain language

In Madeira Area 1, you cannot fly higher than 30 meters unless there is a taller obstacle within 75 meters of your drone, in which case you can fly up to the height of that obstacle. Higher flights require ANAC authorization.

Requirement as structured

In Madeira Airport Protection Area 1, RPA flights are limited to 30 meters above the surface, or up to the height of obstacles within a 75-meter radius if they exceed 30 meters, unless authorized by ANAC.

Original regulatory text

No interior da presente área são permitidos voos de RPA até 30 metros acima da superfície ou até à altura máxima do obstáculo natural ou artificial existente num raio de 75 metros, centrado na aeronave, caso a altura de tais obstáculos seja superior a 30 metros. A operação acima das alturas mencionadas anteriormente carece de autorização da ANAC.

Applies when

max altitude m

30