{"id":39668,"date":"2021-12-07T17:44:30","date_gmt":"2021-12-07T17:44:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.pansapl.pansa.tech\/strefy-geograficzne\/"},"modified":"2026-07-23T13:52:33","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T11:52:33","slug":"geographical-zones","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dev.pansapl.pansa.tech\/en\/geographical-zones\/","title":{"rendered":"Geographical Zones"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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In accordance with Article 15 of the Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019\/947, geographical zones for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) are designated within Polish airspace.<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Every airspace has what are known as airspace structures\u2014 diverse types of zones designed to protect flights or activities that require segregation from other air traffic. The same applies in Poland. Initially, when drones (i.e., unmanned aircraft systems, or UAS) first appeared in the airspace, the flight rules applicable to manned aviation in specific zones also applied to unmanned aviation, i.e., these drones. Over time, as the number of drone flights grew rapidly, it became clear that it was not possible to apply the same airspace structures\u2014and thus the same flight rules within a given zone\u2014to both manned and unmanned aviation. Consequently, separate geographical zones were designated for unmanned aviation.<\/p>

According to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019\/947 of 24 May 2019, a geographical zone for unmanned aircraft systems refers to a portion of airspace designated by a competent authority, which facilitates, restricts, or excludes operations involving unmanned aircraft systems in order to mitigate risks related to safety, privacy, personal data protection, security, or the environment arising from such operations.<\/strong><\/p>

The concept of geographical zones had been also incorporated into Polish legislation, specifically in the Aviation Law Act under Article 119(1a) and Article 156h, as well as in the Act on the Polish Air Navigation Services Agency (PANSA), under Article 3a(1). This legislation designates PANSA as the competent authority responsible for establishing geographical zones, either on its own initiative or upon request from authorized entities.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Visualisation of geographical zones in DroneMap.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Guidelines No. 4\/2025 of the President of the Civil Aviation Authority of 21 February 2025nr 4\/2025\u00a0<\/a>on the designation of geographical zones for unmanned aircraft systems specify the following types of geographical zones designated by the Agency:<\/p>