UAS geographical zone

EASA defines “UAS geographical zone” in one regulation. The wording below is reproduced verbatim from the EASA Easy Access Rules, with a link to the paragraph it comes from.

‘UAS geographical zone’ means a portion of airspace established by the competent authority that facilitates, restricts or excludes UAS operations in order to address risks pertaining to safety, privacy, protection of personal data, security or the environment, arising from UAS operations;

Article 2 · Unmanned Aircraft Systems · Regulations (EU) 2019/947 and 2019/945 · Easy Access Rules, 29 Jun 2026 revision · Read Article 2

Defined in the same article

airspace observer
assemblies of people
autonomous operation
beyond visual line of sight operation
C2 link
contingency area
contingency volume
control and monitoring unit (CMU)

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