Drone Rules for Monte Roraima
You can legally fly your drone at Monte Roraima, as the airspace is completely open for responsible use. To ensure a safe and successful flight, you must register your drone with ANAC/ANATEL, log your flight plan on the SARPAS system, keep a safe distance from other trekkers, and—crucially—never attempt to fly in poor
The airspace over the legendary Mount Roraima is open to responsible drone flight operations under strict ecological preservation and safety guidelines. Characterized by its massive flat-topped summit (tepui), sheer vertical cliffs, and unique endemic flora and fauna found nowhere else on Earth, this region provides a surreal, prehistoric setting for legal aerial content creation. To preserve this fragile and ancient environment, operations must be conducted with absolute respect for its extreme isolation and conservation status.
Regulatory Framework & Permissions: Drone operations are allowed for recreational and landscape capturing. All operators must ensure their aircraft is properly registered with ANAC and ANATEL, and flights must strictly follow DECEA regulations (ICA 100-40) for unmanned aircraft.
Flight Authorization & Coordination: Standard recreational flights do not require a specialized individual environmental permit, but you must log your flight path and request clearance via the SARPAS portal. For professional, commercial, or documentary media productions on the plateau, obtaining prior written authorization from the ICMBio (for the Brazilian side) or the relevant national parks authority (for the Venezuelan side) is mandatory.
Geofencing & Flight Conditions: The coordinates are not blocked by permanent firmware-level Red Zones, meaning your aircraft will unlock and take off normally. However, pilots must be prepared for the most challenging flying conditions in South America: extreme mountain turbulence, erratic wind currents around the cliffs, and sudden, dense cloud cover that can completely obscure visibility in seconds, leading to immediate signal loss or crashes.
Environmental & Access Restrictions: To keep your flights legal, drones must never disturb or closely track the rare endemic fauna or land on fragile, protected plateau vegetation. Furthermore, pilots must maintain a safe distance from trekker groups and researchers to ensure public safety and preserve the quiet, meditative atmosphere of the site.
Legal Penalties: Flying a drone recklessly, disrupting protected endemic species, or operating without proper SARPAS logging will lead to immediate flight termination by local rangers or expedition guides. Violations are subject to equipment confiscation, heavy administrative fines under federal environmental laws, and criminal prosecution under Article 261 of the Brazilian Penal Code if airspace safety is compromised.