Fixed Site Operations in Controlled Airspace

In plain language

If you fly at an approved fixed site located in controlled airspace, you must follow the specific operating procedures agreed upon between the site's sponsoring organization and the local air traffic control tower.

Requirement as structured

Persons operating from a fixed site within Class B, Class C, Class D, or Class E surface airspace, or the sponsoring community-based organization, must make the location known to the FAA and establish a mutually agreed operating procedure with air traffic control.

Original regulatory text

Persons operating unmanned aircraft under paragraph (1) from a fixed site within Class B, Class C, or Class D airspace or within the lateral boundaries of the surface area of Class E airspace designated for an airport, or a community-based organization sponsoring operations within such airspace, shall make the location of the fixed site known to the Administrator and shall establish a mutually agreed upon operating procedure with the air traffic control facility.

Applies when

country

United States

operation

recreational

environment

fixed_site

operation regime

recreational

regulatory category

General