Horizontal Limits of Essential Services Geographical Zones

In plain language

When flying near critical infrastructure, the restricted zone extends horizontally by 25 meters for linear structures (like railways or roads) and 10 meters for non-linear structures (like power plants). If there is a perimeter fence, you must measure this distance starting from the fence.

Requirement as structured

The horizontal boundary of an essential services geographical zone extends 25 meters from the outer edges of linear infrastructures, or 10 meters from the covered surface of non-linear infrastructures, measured from the outer fence if present.

Original regulatory text

a) Horizontalmente: 1.º En el caso de infraestructuras lineales, hasta una distancia horizontal de 25 metros medidos desde los extremos exteriores de sus laterales... 2.º En el caso de infraestructuras no lineales, a una distancia horizontal de 10 metros respecto de la superficie cubierta por la instalación o la infraestructura. Cuando... estuvieran rodeadas... por algún tipo de vallado... las distancias horizontales... se medirán perpendicularmente desde la parte externa del vallado...

Applies when

country

Spain

regulatory category

General