"LEVEL 4" flight enables us to open a new future.
We started new rules about unmanned aircraft from December 5th 2022
to realize more convenient and comfortable society in Japan.
These are UAS Certification, UA Remote Pilot Certificate,
and Flight Operation.
You can do so-called "LEVEL 4" flight (Flying unmanned aircraft
remotely on an inhabited area in the situation of no access
control measure on the ground) as well as current
"LEVEL 1～3" flight.
Please check the overview of these rules
on this website.
Information
- 2025.04.11
- The UA Remote Pilot Certificate contents of this web portal have been updated.
- 2025.04.01
- The Help Desk phone number has changed. (TEL: +81-3-5539-0352)
- 2023.03.17
- We opened Unmanned Aircraft "LEVEL 4" Flight Web Portal in English.
We started new rules below from December 5th 2022.
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UAS Certification
This is the UAS certification to ensure the safety of unmanned aircraft by inspecting its intensity, structure, and function.
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UA Remote Pilot Certificate
This certificate demonstrates that you have the necessary skill(knowledge and ability) to fly unmanned aircraft.
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Flight Operation
This shows you several flight operation rules to fly unmanned aircraft.
The combination of the rules above enabled us to do "LEVEL 4" flight.（You need Class 1 UAS Certification, Unmanned Aircraft Remote Pilot CLASS 1 Certificate, Flight Permission / Approval, and Compliance with each Flight Operation rule.）
"LEVEL 4" flight will realize a new future below.
INQUIRIESHelp Desk for Unmanned Aircraft
Business Hours : 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (JST)on weekdays, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, national holidays,
and year-end/new-year holidays (Dec 29 - Jan 3)
Related Websites
- Portal Site of Unmanned Aircraft System
This website leads you to have access to some websites related to several rules about unmanned aircraft, such as registration, flight permission / approval, and "LEVEL 4" flight. - Unmanned Aircraft Registration Web Portal
This website shows you the overview of Unmanned Aircraft Registration. - Unmanned Aircraft Flight Permission / Approval Website
This website shows you flight perrmission / approval procedures in detail. - MLIT Flight Rules for Unmanned Aircraft（Drones and Model Aircraft, etc.）
This website shows you each rule and other information about unmanned aircraft.
- DIPS2.0
Please apply for each rule about unmanned aircraft through this website.