Flight approval at or above the prescribed altitude or in prescribed zones (Aviation Safety Act Art. 127(3))

In plain language

In South Korea you need prior flight approval from the transport ministry to fly at or above the prescribed altitude (150 m, measured as set out in Enforcement Rule Art. 308(5)), or to fly in prescribed zones such as control zones, even if no other approval would be needed.

Requirement as structured

Under Article 127(3) of the Aviation Safety Act, a person must obtain flight approval from the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, following the paragraph 2 procedure, when (1) flying at or above (이상) the altitude prescribed by Ministry ordinance under Article 68(1), or (2) flying in a zone prescribed by Ministry ordinance, such as a control zone (관제권), among the controlled, restricted and caution airspaces under Article 78(1). This applies even to flights that fall outside the paragraph 2 approval requirement. The prescribed altitude is defined in Enforcement Rule Article 308(5).

Original regulatory text

③ 제2항 본문에 따른 비행승인 대상이 아닌 경우라 하더라도 다음 각 호의 어느 하나에 해당하는 경우에는 제2항의 절차에 따라 국토교통부장관의 비행승인을 받아야 한다. <신설 2017.8.9, 2021.12.7> 1. 제68조제1호에 따른 국토교통부령으로 정하는 고도 이상에서 비행하는 경우 2. 제78조제1항에 따른 관제공역ㆍ통제공역ㆍ주의공역 중 관제권 등 국토교통부령으로 정하는 구역에서 비행하는 경우