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Drone Rules for Great Basin National Park
White Pine County, Nevada (NV)
• United States
Nevada, USA
Lat: 38.9399 • Lng: -114.255
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| Flight status | NoFly | Permission |
| Summary | Drones are prohibited in Great Basin National Park per NPS policy. No recreational use is allowed. | United States National Parks are restricted from taking off, landing, or controlling a drone within the park to those with permission. Which is rare to receive. |
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## Drone Rules - Great Basin National Park **Drones are not allowed** in Great Basin National Park. ### Key Rules - All recreational drone flights are prohibited within park boundaries - Commercial use requires a Special Use Permit - One of the darkest night skies in the US -- drone lights disrupt stargazing programs ### Source - Great Basin NPS Rules: https://www.nps.gov/grba/planyourvisit/rules.htm
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## This action applies to the launching, landing, and operation of uncrewed aircraft on lands and waters administered by the NPS. Jurisdiction by the NPS ends at the park boundary. The policy memorandum does not modify any requirement imposed by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on the use or operation of uncrewed aircraft in the National Airspace System. https://www.nps.gov/articles/uncrewed-aircraft-in-the-national-parks.htm
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+ This action applies to the launching, landing, and operation of uncrewed aircraft on lands and waters administered by the NPS. Jurisdiction by the NPS ends at the park boundary. The policy memorandum does not modify any requirement imposed by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on the use or operation of uncrewed aircraft in the National Airspace System. - - ### Key Rules - - All recreational drone flights are prohibited within park boundaries - - Commercial use requires a Special Use Permit - - One of the darkest night skies in the US -- drone lights disrupt stargazing programs - - ### Source - - Great Basin NPS Rules: https://www.nps.gov/grba/planyourvisit/rules.htm -
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| Field | Before | After |
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| Flight status | NoFly | Permission |
| Summary | Drones are prohibited in Great Basin National Park per NPS policy. No recreational use is allowed. | United States National Parks are restricted from taking off, landing, or controlling a drone within the park to those with permission. Which is rare to receive. |
| Mapped shapes | 09a15979-d31a-4981-b9fc-59455cddb4ab | 4448fd9b-9104-4e63-bcfa-6c27947b1ad4 |
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## Drone Rules - Great Basin National Park **Drones are not allowed** in Great Basin National Park. ### Key Rules - All recreational drone flights are prohibited within park boundaries - Commercial use requires a Special Use Permit - One of the darkest night skies in the US -- drone lights disrupt stargazing programs ### Source - Great Basin NPS Rules: https://www.nps.gov/grba/planyourvisit/rules.htm
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## This action applies to the launching, landing, and operation of uncrewed aircraft on lands and waters administered by the NPS. Jurisdiction by the NPS ends at the park boundary. The policy memorandum does not modify any requirement imposed by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on the use or operation of uncrewed aircraft in the National Airspace System. https://www.nps.gov/articles/uncrewed-aircraft-in-the-national-parks.htm
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+ This action applies to the launching, landing, and operation of uncrewed aircraft on lands and waters administered by the NPS. Jurisdiction by the NPS ends at the park boundary. The policy memorandum does not modify any requirement imposed by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on the use or operation of uncrewed aircraft in the National Airspace System. - - ### Key Rules - - All recreational drone flights are prohibited within park boundaries - - Commercial use requires a Special Use Permit - - One of the darkest night skies in the US -- drone lights disrupt stargazing programs - - ### Source - - Great Basin NPS Rules: https://www.nps.gov/grba/planyourvisit/rules.htm -
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| Field | Before | After |
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| Rule category | — | Ground |
| Flight status | — | Permission |
| Summary | — | United States National Parks are restricted from taking off, landing, or controlling a drone within the park to those with permission. Which is rare to receive. |
| Mapped shapes | — | 4448fd9b-9104-4e63-bcfa-6c27947b1ad4 |
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## This action applies to the launching, landing, and operation of uncrewed aircraft on lands and waters administered by the NPS. Jurisdiction by the NPS ends at the park boundary. The policy memorandum does not modify any requirement imposed by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on the use or operation of uncrewed aircraft in the National Airspace System. https://www.nps.gov/articles/uncrewed-aircraft-in-the-national-parks.htm
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+ ## + This action applies to the launching, landing, and operation of uncrewed aircraft on lands and waters administered by the NPS. Jurisdiction by the NPS ends at the park boundary. The policy memorandum does not modify any requirement imposed by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on the use or operation of uncrewed aircraft in the National Airspace System. + + https://www.nps.gov/articles/uncrewed-aircraft-in-the-national-parks.htm