Consent and Notification for Flights Near Designated Airports

In plain language

If you plan to fly near a designated airport under the Small UAV Prohibition Act, you must get permission from the airport manager and notify the local prefectural police (public safety commission) beforehand.

Requirement as structured

MLIT states that to fly a small UAV in the vicinity of airports designated under the Act on Prohibition of Flying Small UAVs, pilots must obtain consent from the airport administrator and submit a prior notification to the prefectural public safety commission.

Original regulatory text

小型無人機等飛行禁止法の対象空港の周辺地域における 小型無人機等の飛行は原則禁止 です。飛行させる場合には、空港管理者の同意や都道府県公安委員会への事前通報などが別途必要となります。