MLIT Permission Requirement for Restricted Airspace and Category III Flights

In plain language

You must obtain permission from the MLIT to fly in airport zones, high altitudes, or densely populated areas without entry control measures (or if flying an extremely heavy drone), even if you hold a license and have a certified drone.

Requirement as structured

No person shall fly an unmanned aircraft in airspaces affecting aviation safety, or in densely populated areas without entry control measures (or with a drone exceeding the MLIT-prescribed weight threshold even with entry control measures), unless they meet the pilot and aircraft certification requirements and obtain permission from the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.

Original regulatory text

何人も、前項第一号の空域又は同項第二号の空域（立入管理措置を講ずることなく無人航空機を飛行させる場合又は立入管理措置を講じた上で国土交通省令で定める総重量を超える無人航空機を飛行させる場合に限る。）においては、同項に規定する場合に該当し、かつ、国土交通大臣がその運航の管理が適切に行われるものと認めて許可した場合でなければ、無人航空機を飛行させてはならない。

Applies when

dense area

true