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Unmanned aircraft; application for an operating license for cross-border operations in the "special" operating category

Are you registered as an operator of unmanned aircraft (UAS) in an EASA member state other than Germany and would like to operate a UAS in the "special" operating category in Germany? Then you need a permit for this.

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Luftfahrt-Bundesamt - Referat B 5

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Hermann-Blenk-Straße 26
38108 Braunschweig

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Postfach 3054

38020 Braunschweig

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uas@lba.de

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You apply for approval from the German Federal Aviation Authority (LBA) and receive it if you meet one of the two requirements:

  • The aviation authority in your country has already granted you an operating license for your country or
  • You have the Light Unmanned Aircraft Operator Certificate (LUC) including the right to add a new operating area independently.

EASA establishes and monitors uniform safety and environmental standards for civil aviation at European level.

  • You live in an EASA member state other than Germany.
  • You are registered with your national aviation authority as a UAS operator.
  • You have
    • an operating license for the "special" operating category, issued by your national aviation authority, or
    • a simplified operator certificate (LUC).
  • the flight of your UAS does not correspond to any of the standard scenarios.
  • Your UAS operation is assigned to the "special" operating category. This is the case
    • as soon as a condition of the "open" operating category is not met and
    • none of the criteria of the "subject to approval" operating category apply.

Note: The conditions that apply to the "open" and "subject to approval" operating categories can be found in Article 4 and Article 6 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/947.

  • Required Documents
    • Antragsformular
    • Betriebsgenehmigung
    • Datei mit den Koordinaten des Betriebsgebiets
    • Datei mit Risikominderungsmaßnahmen

    falls eine Genehmigung als LUC vorliegt:

    • Antragsformular
    • Vereinfachtes Betreiberzeugnis (LUC) mit Genehmigungs-umfang
    • Datei mit den Koordinaten des Betriebsgebiets

    falls Sie den Antrag in Vertretung für eine andere, zum Beispiel minderjährige Person stellen:

    • Vollmacht

    falls Sie die Betriebsgenehmigung per Post beantragen, benötigen Sie zur Authentifizierung:

    • für natürliche Personen:
      • Personalausweis
      • Reisepass oder
      • Aufenthaltstitel, jeweils in Kopie
    • für juristische Personen:
      • Handels- oder Vereinsregisterauszug mit
      • Kopie Personalausweis oder Reisepass und
      • Unterschrift einer vertretungsberechtigten Person

You can apply for your UAS operating permit for the cross-border operation of a UAS in the "special" operating category online or by post

  • Call up the online application on the federal portal verwaltung.bund.de. This will guide you step by step through the necessary information.
  • Upload the required documents and submit the application. Alternatively, you can print out the completed online application and send it to the LBA by post together with the documents.
  • The LBA will check your application.
  • You will receive
    • a fee notice and
    • an operating license or
    • a rejection notice.
  • You pay the fees.

Fee for issuing an operating license
Fee: EUR 100 - EUR 500

2 to 8 weeks

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Status: 04.07.2024
Editorially responsible for prodecure description: Bundesministerium für Verkehr
Source: Federal Portal
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