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Airspace summary · Haifa

Can you fly a drone in Haifa?

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Place
Haifa, city
Centre
32.79°N 34.99°E
Main type
Prohibited area (LLP04)
Data source
Israel AIP (PMAT) · CAAI

Over Haifa Bay a prohibited area applies — the “Refineries” zone (LLP04) — and over the city a drone no-fly area (LLU06). Drone flight here is heavily restricted.

Restriction types that apply around the city

  • “Refineries” prohibited area (LLP04)Over the refineries and Haifa Bay, a prohibited area — from ground level up to 3000 ft. No flight.
  • “Haifa” drone no-fly area (LLU06)Over the city, an area where drone flight (small UAS under 25 kg, VLOS) is prohibited.
  • Additional restrictionsA control zone or a weekend fly-bubble may apply over parts of the area. The point-specific check is in the app.

Almost the whole bay and city is covered by one restriction or another. Because the boundaries shift from point to point, the check is always for the exact point.

General airspace guidance as of this date. Not a flight authorization. For a binding check, open the app.

What this means in practice

Over Haifa Bay and the refineries, a prohibited area applies (LLP04), from ground level up to 3000 ft — flight there is entirely forbidden. In addition, over the city a drone no-fly area is defined (LLU06): an area where flying a small UAS (under 25 kg, VLOS) is prohibited. A control zone around the airport and a weekend fly-bubble may also apply over parts of the area. The picture changes from point to point, so the check is always for the exact point.

Map of the Haifa area in the DroneOps app, with the airspace layers around the bay and the city Captured from the app
Screenshot from the map in the DroneOps app, the Haifa area and bay, with the airspace layers. Map base: © OpenStreetMap · OpenTopoMap (CC-BY-SA). For illustration only, not to scale.

The rules that apply here

“Refineries” prohibited area (LLP04)

What the publication says

LLP04, the prohibited area “Refineries” in Haifa: from ground level up to 3000 ft above mean sea level.
Israel AIP (PMAT), א׳-17 §1(ד) · summary of the Hebrew sourceSource: airspace publications

“Haifa” drone no-fly area (LLU06)

What the publication says

LLU06, the prohibited area “Haifa”. (From the list of areas prohibited for flight (LLU) for small UAS under 25 kg flown in visual line of sight.)
Israel AIP (PMAT), א׳-17 §1א(ג) · summary of the Hebrew sourceSource: airspace publications

The full explanation of the zone types is in the guide: Drone no-fly zones.

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