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UAE unmanned-aircraft (drone) framework (GCAA CAR-UAS)
The UAE federal framework for unmanned aircraft, administered by the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) via CAR-UAS (Civil Aviation Regulation, Unmanned Aircraft System and Operations, Issue 01) and the CAR Airspace U-space provisions, on the statutory base of Federal Decree-Law No. 26 of 2022 on Regulating Unmanned Aircraft and Federal Decree-Law No. 28 of 2023 on Civil Aviation. It distinguishes recreational from commercial operators and open from specific categories, with line-of-sight, 400 ft altitude, airport-exclusion, and Remote ID requirements. Statutory base dated to 2022 (year-level).
Jurisdiction: United Arab Emirates · Effective 2022-01-01
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Sources (4)
- https://www.gcaa.gov.ae/en/pages/UASRegistration.aspx/
- https://uaelegislation.gov.ae/en/legislations/1587/download
- https://u.ae/en/information-and-services/justice-safety-and-the-law/aviation-safety
- https://gulfnews.com/business/aviation/uae-sets-new-rules-to-integrate-drones-with-traditional-aircraft-safely-gcaa-1.500059697
Status history
- In effect · 2022-01-01 · editor:DEPLOY content-agent (Sprint 5c-3 MEAO regs)
UAE federal UAS framework: Federal Decree-Law No. 26 of 2022 + GCAA CAR-UAS Issue 01 (year-level).
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