Special Flight Permission for Urgent Operations in Emergency Airspace

In plain language

If you must fly in emergency airspace for urgent reasons like disaster reporting or critical infrastructure maintenance, you cannot rely on existing general permits; you must apply for and obtain a new, specific permission from the MLIT.

Requirement as structured

MLIT states that operators seeking to fly in emergency airspace for urgent and essential purposes, such as disaster news reporting or infrastructure inspection, must obtain a new flight permission from the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.

Original regulatory text

なお、飛行の目的が「災害等の報道取材やインフラ点検・保守など、『緊急用務空域』の指定の変更又は解除を待たずして飛行させることが真に必要と認められる飛行」に限り、新たに国土交通大臣の飛行許可を取得してください。