Last updated
October 16, 2025
Terms of use
Open use. Must provide the source.

Description

Residential areas are defined in Article 2f of the Off-Airport Landing Ordinance (AuLaV; SR 748.132.3). Residential areas are defined as urban areas or groups of at least ten inhabited buildings, including the area within a radius of 100 metres. Landing in residential areas is prohibited for the following purposes:

  • Passenger transport for tourist or leisure purposes (Art. 25b AuLaV),
  • Non-commercial flights (Art. 32b AuLaV),
  • Training flights (Art. 34b AuLaV).
Off-Airport landings in residential areas for aerial work purposes must be agreed upon in advance with the competent authority under cantonal law (Art. 31 AuLaV).

The ARE's "housing estate" dataset forms the basis for identifying and presenting "residential areas" and is updated annually.

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Additional information

Identifier
053aa1d7-ca48-4763-862f-39295f961ba9@bundesamt-fur-zivilluftfahrt-bazl
Issued date
October 16, 2025
Modified date
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Publisher
Federal Office of Civil Aviation
Contact points
heli@bazl.admin.ch
Languages
Language independent
Further information
Landing page
https://www.bazl.admin.ch/bazl/de/home/flugbetrieb/cat/helikopter/aussenlandungen.html
Documentation
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Temporal coverage
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Spatial coverage
Schweiz
Update interval
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