Applicability to Small RPA VLOS Near Airports or Heliports
Verified from official sourcesSOR/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