Canadian Aviation Regulations

901.47 (1) No pilot shall operate a remotely piloted aircraft at or near an aerodrome that is listed in the Canada Flight Supplement or the Water Aerodrome Supplement in a manner that could interfere with an aircraft operating in the established traffic pattern.

(2) Subject to section 901.73, no pilot shall operate a remotely piloted aircraft at a distance of less than

• (a) three nautical miles from the centre of an airport; and

• (b) one nautical mile from the centre of a heliport.

(3) No pilot shall operate a remotely piloted aircraft at a distance of less than three nautical miles from the centre of an aerodrome operated under the authority of the Minister of National Defence unless the operation is conducted in accordance with a special flight operations certificate — RPAS issued under section 903.03.