Maximum altitude in the 1-2 km HEMS airfield buffer zone

Verified from official sources
BEK nr 1649 af 12/12/2023, § 10Version 2Effective -Verified 23 August 2026

In plain language

If you are flying in the zone between 1 km and 2 km from a HEMS airfield, you must keep your flight altitude at or below 40 meters above the runway elevation of that HEMS airfield.

Requirement as structured

When operating a drone between 1 and 2 km horizontal distance from a HEMS airfield, the flight altitude must not exceed 40 meters above the airfield's runway elevation.

Original regulatory text

Stk. 2. Hvis fjernpiloten er indehaver af et kompetencecertifikat, må operationer med droner finde sted indtil 1 km horisontal afstand fra en lægehelikopterflyveplads (HEMS). Foregår droneoperationen 1-2 km horisontal afstand fra en lægehelikopterflyveplads, må flyvehøjden ikke overstige 40 meter over lægehelikopterflyvepladsens banehøjde, jf. dog stk. 3.

Applies when

country
Denmark
regulatory category
General