Singapore legislation

Regulation 6

of Air Navigation (96 — Aerial Activities and Dangerous Lights) Regulations 2025

Regulation 6

Requirement for permit for aerial activity more than 5 kilometres from aerodrome

For the purposes of section 14(2)(a) of the Act, a person must not conduct any of the following aerial activities at a distance of more than 5 kilometres from an aerodrome unless the person holds an aerial activity permit that is in force and authorises the person to do so:

(a)

flying or operating a kite or parasail at an altitude higher than 200 feet above mean sea level in any area that is —

(i)

at a distance of 10 kilometres or less from Paya Lebar aerodrome and at a distance of one kilometre or less from the flight funnel of that aerodrome; or

(ii)

at a distance of 10 kilometres or less from Tengah aerodrome and at a distance of one kilometre or less from the flight funnel of that aerodrome;

(b)

flying or operating a kite or parasail at an altitude higher than 500 feet above mean sea level in any area that is not mentioned in paragraph (a);

(c)

causing or permitting the release of —

(i)

one free balloon that, including any object attached to the free balloon, measures 2 metres or longer in any linear dimension; or

(ii)

more than one free balloon, released collectively or in a cluster such that the free balloons so released may cluster with other free balloons (regardless of whether all the free balloons are released by the same person) resulting in a cluster that, including any object attached to any of the free balloons, measures 2 metres or longer in any linear dimension;

(d)

causing or permitting the release of a tethered sky lantern which is capable of rising to an altitude higher than 200 feet above mean sea level.