Exclusion of Indoor UAS Operations

Verified from official sources
Real Decreto 517/2024, art. 3Version 1Effective -Verified 23 August 2026

In plain language

If you fly entirely indoors or in a closed space where the drone cannot easily escape to the outside, this regulation does not apply to your flight.

Requirement as structured

This royal decree does not apply to UAS operations conducted entirely indoors or in spaces where the probability of the unmanned aircraft escaping into open airspace is very low.

Original regulatory text

Este real decreto no se aplica a: a) La utilización de UAS realizada en su integridad en espacios interiores cerrados o en aquellos espacios donde la probabilidad de que la aeronave no tripulada escape hacia espacio aéreo abierto sea muy baja («indoor operations»);

Applies when

country
Spain
regulatory category
General