SORA Airspace Risk Classification for Airport Protection Areas (Area 3)

In plain language

If you fly up to 150 meters high in Area 3 of an international airport's protection zone in Portugal, your SORA risk assessment must treat this as flying in 'Controlled airspace'.

Requirement as structured

For SORA risk assessments in Portugal, drone operations conducted above the designated heights in Area 3 of international airport operational protection areas up to a maximum height of 150 meters AGL must be classified as operations in 'Controlled airspace'.

Original regulatory text

Operations above the heights mentioned in area 3 of international airports operational protection areas up to a maximum height of 150m above the ground, is considered to be an operation in controlled airspace “ Controlled airspace”;

Applies when

max altitude m

150