KML Contingency Volume and Ground Risk Buffer Minimum Sizes
Verified from official sourcesSection 11UAM 008, para. 11Version 1Effective -Verified 24 August 2026
In plain language
When submitting your flight plan KML file to the IAA, make sure your contingency volume and ground risk buffer are at least as large as the calculated minimum sizes. If they are too small, they will be rejected.
Requirement as structured
Operators must strictly ensure that the contingency volume and ground risk buffer compiled in the submitted KML file do not fall short of the calculated minimum sizes.
Original regulatory text
It must be strictly ensured that the previously calculated minimum sizes of the contingency volume and ground risk buffer are correctly compiled in the *. kml. ... Note: Compliance with the calculated contingency volume and ground risk buffer is checked using automatic software tools. Falling short of the calculated sizes will not be accepted.
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