Maximum altitude in the 1-2 km HEMS airfield buffer zone
Verified from official sourcesBEK 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