Air transport - requesting permission for an air event

Aviation events are associated with particular risks due to the increased traffic density and large number of visitors. They must therefore be meticulously planned, meticulously carried out and closely monitored. They place special demands on the reliability of the organizer and the participating pilots.

No aviation event may take place without our permission. We check whether the program and the participants guarantee that the event will be carried out safely and, if the event is approved, we take the necessary safety and noise protection precautions.

We monitor compliance with these requirements during the event.

• You submit the application to the Thuringian State Office of Administration.
• The decision will be made immediately after your application has been reviewed by the Thuringian State Office of Administration.

Please contact the Thuringian State Administration Office.

You must prove that you will take all organizational and personnel precautions to ensure that the event is held safely.

• Fully completed application form with attachments
  • Consent of the airfield operator (unless the organizer is also the airfield operator) or, in the case of other sites, proof of the right of use
  • Program of the event including flight program
  • a map on a scale of 1: 25 000 and
  • a site plan on a scale of 1: 5,000 with the event site marked on it
  • An expert opinion on the suitability of the event site (only at the request of the licensing authority)
  • Safety concept including emergency planning (only at the request of the approval authority)
  • Flight operations instruction of the event manager (only at the request of the licensing authority)
  • Details of the pilots involved and, at the request of the licensing authority, copies of the pilots' licenses of the pilots involved
  • Agreements of the organizer
    • with the pilots or air carriers
    • with other parties involved in the flight demonstrations in the air and on the ground and
    • with the liability and accident insurers (in each case only at the request of the licensing authority)
• Proof of approvals or declarations for CAT operations, specialized commercial high-risk flight operations or declarations made for specialized flight operations 9. (in each case only at the request of the licensing authority)

Cost range from 50 € to 10.300 € according to the cost regulation of the aviation administration (LuftkostV)

The application must be submitted to the responsible approval authority no later than 8 weeks before the event date.

Action before the Administrative Court

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Thuringian State Administration Office

13.04.2026