Applying for Automated Airspace Authorisation
Verified from official sourcesVersion 1Effective -Verified 25 August 2026
In plain language
To get an automated airspace approval, your chief remote pilot must register with a CASA-verified app, and you must submit your flight request through the app up to 30 days before you fly.
Requirement as structured
CASA requires the chief remote pilot to register with a participating CASA-verified drone safety app and the remote pilot to submit the flight request through the app no more than 30 days before the planned flight.
Original regulatory text
How to apply 1. The chief remote pilot must register with a participating CASA-verified drone safety app. 2. The remote pilot must submit the flight request through the app before flying. 3. Submit the request no more than 30 days before the flight. 4. Receive the airspace authorisation through the app.
Applies when
- max mtom kg
- 25