Pre-Flight Check for Emergency Service Airspace

Verified from official sources
Version 1Effective -Verified 31 August 2026

In plain language

Before taking off, always check the MLIT website or their official X (Twitter) account to ensure your flight area has not been temporarily designated as an emergency service airspace.

Requirement as structured

MLIT states that pilots must check before every flight that their intended airspace has not been designated as an emergency service airspace, which is announced on the MLIT website and official X (Twitter) account.

Original regulatory text

空港等の周辺、150m以上の上空、人口集中地区の上空の飛行許可があっても、緊急用務空域を飛行させることはできません。無人航空機を飛行する前には、飛行させる空域が緊急用務空域に設定されていないことを確認してください。