Applicability to Small RPA VLOS Near Airports or Heliports

Verified from official sources
SOR/96-433, s. 901.62Version 1Effective -Verified 23 August 2026

In plain language

If you fly your small drone within 3 nautical miles of an airport centre or 1 nautical mile of a heliport centre, you must comply with this Division.

Requirement as structured

This Division applies to the operation of a small remotely piloted aircraft to conduct a VLOS operation within three nautical miles from the centre of an airport or within one nautical mile from the centre of a heliport.

Original regulatory text

(a) the operation of a small remotely piloted aircraft to conduct a VLOS operation... (iv) within three nautical miles from the centre of an airport or within one nautical mile from the centre of a heliport;

Applies when

country
Canada
operation
VLOS
regulatory category
Specific