Prohibited areas for unmanned aircraft

Verified from official sources
Art. 27SR 748.941, Art. 27Version 1Effective -Verified 25 August 2026

In plain language

You cannot fly drones over prisons, military areas, high-voltage substations, specific gas stations (Ruswil/Wallbach), or within 750 meters of nuclear power plants and the Würenlingen storage facility without special permission.

Requirement as structured

It is prohibited to operate an unmanned aircraft in aerodrome perimeters, over penal institutions, military areas, grid level 2 switching/substations, the Ruswil compressor station, the Wallbach measuring station, and within 750 meters of nuclear power plants and the Würenlingen interim storage facility.

Original regulatory text

It is prohibited to operate an unmanned aircraft: a. in the Sectoral Plan for Aviation Infrastructure perimeter of a civil aerodrome or in the Sectoral Plan for the Military perimeter of a military aerodrome; b. over penal institutions; c. over military areas as per the Annex; d. over (outdoor) switching stations or substations of grid level 2 of the power supply system; e. over the Ruswil compressor station and Wallbach measuring station; and f. within a distance of 750m of the nuclear power plants and the Würenlingen interim storage facility.