Drone Regulations
28. Who provides air traffic control services for UAS in your country?
Bahamas
All air traffic control services are provided by BANSA.
Bolivia
This is not detailed in the regulation.
Brazil
DECEA (‘Air Space Control Department’).
Canada
NAV Canada.
Colombia
There are not traffic control services for Class A. In Class B UAEAC is on charge of give the guidelines for its operation through the authorization.
Costa Rica
DGAC via the Air Traffic Control.
El Salvador
Air Traffic Control services are provided by AAC.
Germany
Deutsche Flugsicherung GmbH.
Guatemala
DGAC and Air Traffic Control.
India
Airports Authority of India provides air traffic control services for UAS in India.
Liability and accidents
Israel
No specific entity or authority is responsible for providing air traffic control services for UAS in Israel. Nonetheless, the Operations Directorate of the Israel Airports Authority (IAA) is the responsible authority for the provision of air traffic services for the entire territory of the State of Israel, including its territorial waters as well as the airspace over the high seas within the Tel-Aviv FIR.
Included amongst the air traffic control services provided by the Operations Directorate are: Alerting Service (ALRS), Area Control (ACC) and Radar Control with the exception of services provided at military air bases. With regard to aerodromes, the following services are provided: Approach Control; Aerodrome Control (TWR); Aeronautical Information Service (AIS); and Automatic Terminal Information Service (ATIS).
Italy
The public authority engaged in the management of the air traffic is ENAV (Ente Nazionale Assistenza Volo, i.e. the Italian Air Navigation Service Provider).
Kenya
All air navigation services including air traffic control are provided by the KCAA.[40] However, the KCAA may authorize an aerodrome to provide air navigation services for the use of such aerodrome subject to such conditions as may be set by the KCAA.[41]
The Draft Regulations provide that an Air Navigation Service Provider (ANSP) shall establish procedures, acceptable to the KCAA, for integration of UAS operation into the airspace to ensure aviation safety and such procedures shall include communication and surveillance detection[42].
[40] Section 7(1) of the CAA
[41] Section 38 of the CAA
[42] Regulation 36 of the Draft Civil Aviation (Unmanned Aircraft Systems) Regulations, 2019
Mexico
Air traffic control services for RPAS are provided by Servicios a la Navegación en el Espacio Aéreo Mexicano (SENEAM), which is the Mexican governmental body in charge of providing air traffic control services on all controlled airspaces in Mexico.
Nicaragua
INAC and Traffic Air Control.
Norway
Governmentally owned Avinor Air Navigation Services AS.
Pakistan
The CAA is the body that provides air traffic control services in Pakistan.
Panama
The Civil Aviation Authority of Panama (AAC).
Philippines
The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines provides for air traffic control services for all aircrafts, including a UAS.
Portugal
N/A.
Puerto Rico
The FAA.
Romania
The main characteristic of the G class airspace is the lack of any traffic control.
South Africa
Air traffic control services are provided by the Air Traffic and Navigation Services Company SOC Limited.
Spain
The Air Traffic Control (ATC) is entitled to provide air traffic control services (ATS) in Spain which can be divided in the following stages:
(i) Aerodrome control service: Provided by the control tower from the aerodromes in charge of the land movements and movement in its proximities.
(ii) Approach control service: Provides air traffic control to the users of the controlled airspace relating to the take-off and landings.
(iii) Area control service: Provides air traffic control to those aircrafts which are not in the aerodrome or in approach phase.
Furthermore, there are also FIS (Flight Information Service) providing useful information to all users and ALRS (Alert Service) responsible for informing relevant entities in respect of aircrafts which require save and rescue assistance.
Switzerland
Air traffic control services are provided by Skyguide, a Swiss company headquartered in Geneva and majority-owned by the Swiss Confederation. At the moment there is no air traffic control service for UAS in place, however, drones air traffic control will part of the Swiss U-Space program which is being developed and tested by Skyguide and shall be implemented in the near future (see Miscellaneous and Most Recent Changes further below).
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Turkey
CAA is the aviation regulator and provides the air traffic control services for all kinds of aircrafts including UAS’s.
United Kingdom
None.
United States of America
To the extent that air traffic control service is available for UAS, UAS air traffic control services are provided by the same ATC system as manned aircraft.