Geographical UAS zones of Switzerland

Last updated: March 11, 2025

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Organization: Bundesamt für Zivilluftfahrt - BAZL

Categories: Regions and cities, Transport

Description

A UAS geographical zone is a portion of airspace designated by the competent authority in which the operation of unmanned aircraft systems (UASs) is permitted, restricted or forbidden in order to take account of the risks to safety, privacy and personal data protection, security or the environment that are associated with UAS operations. According to Articles 27 and 28 of the DETEC Ordinance on Special Category Aircraft (OSCA), the operation of unmanned aerial vehicles in the defined UAS areas is prohibited. Exceptions may be granted by the competent authorities (Art. 29 OSCA). Likewise, the cantons may, on the basis of Article 34 OSCA, issue regulations for unmanned aerial vehicles with a weight of less than 25kg to reduce the impact on to the environment and the risk to persons and property on the ground.

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Additional information

Identifier

c3ebd7ba-0fd5-411a-9074-3d0cdc46bc4d@bundesamt-fur-zivilluftfahrt-bazl

Issued date

September 15, 2016

Modified date

March 11, 2025

Conforms to

Publisher

Federal Office of Civil Aviation

Contact points

rpas@bazl.admin.ch

Languages

English
German
French
Italian

Further information

Landing page

https://www.bazl.admin.ch/bazl/de/home/drohnen.html

Documentation

https://www.skyguide.ch/fr/services/vols-drones

Temporal coverage

Spatial coverage

Schweiz

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