Submission of KML Files for Operational Authorisation

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Section 11UAM 008, para. 11Version 1Effective -Verified 24 August 2026

In plain language

When applying for a flight permit, you must submit a digital map file (.kml) showing the exact boundaries of your flight geography, contingency volume, and ground risk buffer.

Requirement as structured

Applicants for an operational authorization must submit a digital *.kml file defining the outer coordinates of the Flight Geography, Contingency Volume, and Ground Risk Buffer.

Original regulatory text

The outer coordinates of Flight Geography, Contingency Volume and Ground Risk Buffer should be provided to the IAA... For easy processing, we require to define the above areas digitally with cartography software and save them as a *. kml file. This file should be submitted with the application for an operational authorisation.