Drone Rules for Base Aérea de Campo dos Afonsos
Critical No-Fly Zone covering Campo dos Afonsos (SBAF). All unauthorized drone flights are strictly prohibited within this airspace to eliminate severe collision risks with military transport aircraft, paratrooper drop missions, historical fleet operations, and heavy search and rescue training.
Campo dos Afonsos (SBAF), located in the West Zone of Rio de Janeiro, is the historical cradle of Brazilian military aviation. Today, it remains a highly vital and active strategic installation for the Brazilian Air Force (FAB). The base hosts major military units, including tactical transport squadrons and the prestigious Air Force Academy's parachute instruction wings, which regularly conduct low-altitude paratrooper drop operations directly over the airfield's designated drop zones. It also features a high volume of military helicopter traffic, search and rescue drills, and historical aircraft maintenance flights.
The airfield is deeply embedded within a highly dense, complex metropolitan area and sits directly adjacent to major urban avenues, residential neighborhoods, and the complex airspace corridors of Rio de Janeiro. Because heavy military transports, helicopters, and paratroopers continuously utilize the low-altitude airspace under tight operational conditions, any uncoordinated drone activity creates an immediate, catastrophic threat to human life and national security. Spontaneous or recreational drone flights within the airfield perimeter, its tactical approach paths, or its surrounding military airspace are completely banned under federal and military law (Brazilian Penal Code, Art. 261).
Sources
Regulatory & Military Authorities: Department of Airspace Control (DECEA), ANAC, and the Brazilian Air Force (FAB).
Primary Framework: ICA 100-40 (DECEA regulations on UAS) and Article 261 of the Brazilian Penal Code.
Flight Planning Portal: Operational protection zones, military restricted grids, and specific airspace clearance protocols are managed via SARPAS NG and Aisweb.