Drone Rules for Heliporto de Fátima
Open-category drone flights are completely prohibited within the tactical airspace surrounding the Heliporto de Fátima in the city of Fátima, Santarém district. This safety corridor ensures completely clear flight paths for unpredictable emergency medical and civil protection helicopters navigating the area.
An evaluation of the tactical airspace surrounding the Heliporto de Fátima underscores its critical role as a prominent logistical and emergency flight node in the city of Fátima, located within the Santarém district. This specialized helipad facility routinely manages time-critical emergency medical evacuations, civil protection operations, and high-priority security transport flights. Because these missions require instantaneous deployment and low-altitude approach vectors that must remain entirely clear of obstacles, any uncoordinated civilian drone presence creates an extreme hazard for flight crews. In compliance with Portuguese Decree-Law under Regulamento 1093/2016, all open-category drone operations are strictly prohibited within the safe radius of this infrastructure, meaning flights can only legally proceed with explicit, prior authorization from ANAC.