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UAM.OP.VCA.135 Routes and areas of operation

ANNEX IX (Part-IAM) · Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026

IRImplementing rule

UAM.OP.VCA.135Routes and areas of operation

(a)The IAM operator shall ensure that operations are only conducted along routes or within areas for which:

(1)space-based facilities, ground facilities and services, and meteorological services, adequate for the planned operation, are provided;

(2)adequate vertiports, diversion locations or VEMS operating sites are available that permit a landing to be executed in the case of critical failure for performance (CFP) of the VCA;

(3)the performance of the VCA is adequate to comply with minimum flight altitude requirements;

(4)the equipment of the VCA meets the minimum requirements for the planned operation; and

(5)appropriate maps and charts are available.

(b)The IAM operator shall ensure that operations are conducted in accordance with any restriction on the routes or the areas of operation specified by the competent authority.

IR · UAM.OP.VCA.135 — Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · Regulation (EU) 2024/1111 · Air OPS Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026

AMCAcceptable means of compliance

AMC1 UAM.OP.VCA.135Routes and areas of operation

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USE OF DESIGNATED ROUTES If the competent authority responsible for the airspace where the VCA is or will be operated has designated routes for VFR day operations with VCA to account for potential ground risks and potential risk of collision with other aircraft or for airspace management purposes, the operator should ensure that its VCA operations are only conducted along those routes.

AMC · AMC1 UAM.OP.VCA.135 — Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · ED Decision 2025/010/R · Air OPS Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026

GMGuidance material

GM1 UAM.OP.VCA.135Routes and areas of operation

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USE OF DIVERSION LOCATIONS The actions needed to make a diversion location comply with the requirements, such as those related to availability and adequacy, may be subcontracted (for example, to the owner of the land or any third party) in accordance with point ORO.GEN.205. The IAM operator should ensure, in particular, that the services provided by the subcontractor are appropriately integrated to its flight preparation and operations management processes.

GM · GM1 UAM.OP.VCA.135 — Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · ED Decision 2025/010/R · Air OPS Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026

All rules in SUBPART B — OPERATING PROCEDURES

Consolidated from the EASA Easy Access Rules (revision 27 Mar 2026, extracted 17 Aug 2026) for convenience. Not the official publication — verify against the Official Journal of the European Union and the EASA publications before operational use.

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