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Entry into geographical areas

Entry into geographical areas

Applications for flights within geographical areas are the responsibility of the national aviation authorities. The responsibility depends on the respective place of flight. The table below lists the State Aviation Authorities with the respective documents required for the application.

An application is divided into a general licence and an individual permission, depending on the national aviation authority. The general licence granted in principle is valid for a certain period of time, usually two years. Depending on the federal state, different requirements must be fulfilled. An individual permission is required for use beyond the scope of the general permission, especially if special conditions are required. The individual permission is local, purpose-bound and limited in time.

States 'Bundesländer geteilte Zuständigkeit ' Hessen-Süd Hesse district Darmstadt ' Hessen-Nord Hesse district Kassel ' NRW-Münster North Rhine-Westphalia district Münster ' NRW-Düsseldorf North Rhine-Westphalia district Düsseldorf 'Bundesländer Brandenburg 'Niedersachsen Lower Saxony 'Inseln NI: Niedersachsen Insel 1 Niedersachsen Insel 2 Niedersachsen Niedersachsen Insel 3 Niedersachsen Insel 4 Niedersachsen Insel 5 Niedersachsen Insel 6 Niedersachsen Insel 7 Rhineland-Palatinate Saarland Baden-Wurttemberg Bavaria Thuringia Saxony Hamburg Berlin Saxony-Anhalt Mecklemburg-Western Pomerania Schleswig-Holstein ' Inseln SH Schleswig-Holstein Insel 1 Schleswig-Holstein Insel 2 Schleswig-Holstein Insel 3 Schleswig-Holstein Insel 4 Schleswig-Holstein Insel 5 Schleswig-Holstein Schleswig-Holstein Insel 6 Schleswig-Holstein Insel 7 Bremen Bremerhaven ' trennline Hessen ' trennline NRW

Responsibility of the national aviation authorities

State

General licence

Individual permission

Further documents

Baden-Wurttemberg
Country-specific ancillary provisions
Self-declaration
Bavaria
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Berlin
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Country-specific ancillary provisions
Brandenburg
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Country-specific ancillary provisions
Bremen
Country-specific ancillary provisions
Sample general authorisation
Fee calculator
Self-declaration
Hamburg
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Self-declaration
Hesse (district Kassel)
Self-declaration
Hesse (district Darmstadt)
Self-declaration
Mecklemburg-Western Pomerania
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Self-declaration
Lower Saxony
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North Rhine-Westphalia (district Münster)
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North Rhine-Westphalia (district Düsseldorf)
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Country-specific ancillary provisions
Rhineland-Palatinate
Country-specific ancillary provisions
Self-declaration
Saarland
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Data protection leaflet
Saxony
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Self-declaration
Saxony-Anhalt
Declaration of consent to email dispatch
Self-declaration
Schleswig-Holstein
Self-declaration
Thuringia
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