Drone Rules for Lençóis Airport - Coronel Horácio de Matos-SBLE
Critical No-Fly Zone covering Lençóis Airport (SBLE). All unauthorized drone flights are strictly prohibited within this airspace to eliminate collision risks with regional commercial flights, intense tourist charter aviation, and emergency eco-rescue flights. Only exceptional operations with explicit DECEA.
Coronel Horácio de Mattos Airport (SBLE) is located in the municipality of Lençóis, Bahia, and serves as the primary aviation gateway to the Chapada Diamantina National Park. The airport experiences highly specialized traffic, handling regular scheduled commercial flights, private executive turboprops, and a significant volume of tourist charter flights and helicopters carrying visitors to the region. Additionally, it acts as a critical operational base for environmental monitoring and aircraft engaged in wildfire combat or eco-rescue missions within the rugged mountain terrain.
The airfield is situated near major regional highways and the sensitive ecotourism corridors of the Chapada Diamantina. Because aircraft must operate at low altitudes and follow specific visual approach routes dictated by the surrounding mountainous terrain, uncoordinated drone activity poses an immediate and severe threat to flight safety. Spontaneous or recreational drone flights within the airport perimeter or its active traffic patterns are completely banned under federal law (Brazilian Penal Code, Art. 261).
Regulatory Authorities: DECEA, ANAC, and the Government of the State of Bahia.
Primary Framework: ICA 100-40 (DECEA) and Article 261 of the Brazilian Penal Code.
Flight Planning Portal: Operational safety grids, specific local VFR terrain routes, and airspace restrictions are managed via SARPAS NG and Aisweb.