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Madagascar drone laws for travelers

Madagascar has exceptional wildlife and landscape value, but treat drone use as authorization-first with long lead time.

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Aviation Civile de Madagascar

Madagascar

Do not pack without approval

Exceptional authorization plus registration

Madagascar has exceptional wildlife and landscape value, but treat drone use as authorization-first with long lead time.

The trip, step by step

Bring it
Obtain ACM registration/authorization before travel; review can take 1 to 3 months.
Register it
ACM has UAS registration forms and requires authorization for unmanned aircraft use.
Fly it
Do not assume casual recreational flights are allowed; ACM authorization/registration should be obtained first.
Map check
Protected areas, airports, towns, and sensitive sites require caution and likely extra permissions.

Before you travel

  1. 01Submit ACM UAS registration and exceptional-use application as applicable.
  2. 02Attach passport/ID, pilot proof, risk analysis, manuals, work-area boundary, and insurance.
  3. 03Secure separate protected-area or site permissions before filming.

Operating notes

Max altitude
As stated in ACM authorization; application requires declaring maximum flight height.
Commercial work
Requires ACM authorization, risk analysis, manuals, insurance, and possibly protected-area or project approvals.

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Registration, import, and commercial-work rules can change at the border even when the flight looks identical.

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