Altitude that triggers flight approval for ultralight vehicles (Enforcement Rule Art. 308(5))

In plain language

This defines the 150 m height used for South Korea's flight-approval rule: over crowded areas it is 150 m above the tallest obstacle within 150 m of the drone; elsewhere 150 m above the ground, water or the top of an object. It is a trigger for needing approval, not a stated maximum height, and it does not by itself say whether any overall maximum height applies.

Requirement as structured

Article 308(5) of the Enforcement Rule of the Aviation Safety Act defines the altitude prescribed by Ministry ordinance ("국토교통부령으로 정하는 고도") referred to in Act Article 127(3)(1): (1) in areas where people or buildings are concentrated, 150 metres above the top of the highest obstacle within a horizontal distance of 150 metres (500 feet) centred on the ultralight vehicle; (2) in other areas, 150 metres above the ground surface, water surface or the top of an object. This paragraph only defines that altitude; the flight-approval duty that applies at or above it is in Act Article 127(3). This paragraph is an approval trigger, not a maximum height, and it does not itself establish whether any overall maximum flight height applies in South Korea.

Original regulatory text

⑤ 법 제127조제3항제1호에서 "국토교통부령으로 정하는 고도"란 다음 각 호에 따른 고도를 말한다. <신설 2017.11.10, 2018.11.22, 2019.9.23, 2020.2.28> 1. 사람 또는 건축물이 밀집된 지역: 해당 초경량비행장치를 중심으로 수평거리 150미터(500피트) 범위 안에 있는 가장 높은 장애물의 상단에서 150미터 2. 제1호 외의 지역: 지표면ㆍ수면 또는 물건의 상단에서 150미터