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South America drone rules

Chile drone laws for travelers

Chile has huge landscape potential, but populated-area work, national parks, borders, urban scenes, and formal aerial work need DGAC and site-permission planning.

DGAC Chile

Chile

Permit path required

DAN 151 for populated or formal operations

Chile has huge landscape potential, but populated-area work, national parks, borders, urban scenes, and formal aerial work need DGAC and site-permission planning.

Bring it

Patagonia and park locations can have site-level launch restrictions.

Register it

Use DGAC Chile, SIPA, and DAN 151 requirements for registration, pilot credential, and authorization.

Fly it

Recreational flying outside populated areas is less explicitly described in the official materials found; avoid populated areas unless you meet DAN 151 authorization, credential, and registration requirements.

Map check

Check airports, runway buffers, military/border areas, parks, prohibited/restricted zones, NOTAMs, and protected sites.

Before you travel

  1. 01Check DAN 151 and DGAC drone requirements.
  2. 02Use SIPA for remote pilot credential/authorization steps where required.
  3. 03Secure park or land manager permission where required.
  4. 04Plan for wind, remoteness, and emergency helicopter traffic.

Operating notes

Max altitude
120 m / 400 ft AGL and 500 m VLOS under DAN 151 unless specially authorized.
Recreational
Recreational flying outside populated areas is less explicitly described in the official materials found; avoid populated areas unless you meet DAN 151 authorization, credential, and registration requirements.
Commercial work
Trabajos aereos or populated-area operations require DGAC authorization, RPA registration, remote pilot credential through SIPA, insurance/JAC or operator documents, coordinates/KMZ, and site permission.
Airspace
Check airports, runway buffers, military/border areas, parks, prohibited/restricted zones, NOTAMs, and protected sites.