The Civil Aviation Authority (AACM) announced in a statement yesterday that all flight activities, including unmanned aircraft operations, are prohibited across the Macao Special Administrative Region (MSAR) from today to Sunday, November 22, in order to ensure the smooth conduct of the 33rd Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders’ Meeting.
The two-day APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting will be held on November 18 and 19 in Shenzhen. The straight-line distance between Macau and Shenzhen is about 100 km.
The statement said that the restriction would be imposed under Paragraph 66 of the Air Navigation Regulation of Macao, noting that the prohibition covers all unmanned aircraft operations, including drone flights, but exempts public commercial air transportation.
The statement added that the prohibition does not apply to unmanned aircraft operated by the Public Security Police Force (PSP) for emergency and rescue operations or police duties.
The authority warned that anyone violating the ban would face penalties under Article 59 of Law No. 4/2025, the Civil Aviation Activity Law.
This poster provided by the Civil Aviation Authority of Macau (AACM) yesterday shows its drone ban logo.
