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Entry into geographical zones

You do not require authorisation for flights within geographical zones, if you can comply with the operating conditions specified for the geographical zones in question. The state aviation authorities may authorise deviations from the specified operating conditions in justified cases. The responsibility depends on the respective flight location. The table below lists the state aviation authorities and the documents required for each application. 

Depending on the state aviation authority, an application is divided into a general permit and an individual permit. The general licence issued is valid for a specific period, usually two years. Different criteria must be fulfilled depending on the federal state. The general authorisation of deviations can also be issued by the state aviation authority in the form of a general ruling. In this case, you can make direct use of the authorisation published by the state aviation authority without having to submit an application. An individual authorisation is required if the use goes beyond the scope of the general authorisation, in particular if deviating ancillary provisions are required. The individual licence is limited in terms of location, subject matter and time.

'Bundesländer geteilte Zuständigkeit ' Hessen-Süd ' Hessen-Nord ' NRW-Münster ' NRW-Düsseldorf ' Bayern-Nord ' Bayern-Sued 'Bundesländer 'Niedersachsen 'Inseln NI: 'Mecklenburg-Vorpommern-Inseln ' Inseln SH ' trennline Hessen ' trennline NRW ' trennline Bayern

Responsibility of the national aviation authorities

State

General licence

Individual permission

Further documents

Baden-Württemberg
Country-specific ancillary provisions
Bavaria-North (Government of Middle Franconia)
General decree: railway and airports
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Bavaria-South (Government of Upper Bavaria)
General decree: railway and airports
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Berlin
Country-specific notes
Brandenburg
Country-specific notes
Bremen
Country-specific ancillary provisions
Sample general authorisation
Self-declaration
Hamburg
Self-declaration
Hesse (district Darmstadt)
Self-declaration
Hesse (district Kassel)
Self-declaration
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
-
Self-declaration
Lower Saxony
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North Rhine-Westphalia (district Düsseldorf)
-
Country-specific ancillary provisions
North Rhine-Westphalia (district Münster)
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Rhineland-Palatinate
Country-specific ancillary provisions
Saarland
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Data protection leaflet
Saxony
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Self-declaration
Saxony-Anhalt
Declaration of consent to email dispatch
Schleswig-Holstein
Self-declaration
Thuringia
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