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Standard permits 7–14 working days · KKOP zones 30–45

Drone Permit Bali

Incoming productions · English desk

Bali drone permits for foreign crews

Four to seven separate clearances, 10–21 working days, and every official word of it in Indonesian. An English-speaking desk in Bali handles the paperwork while your crew stays on the creative.

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Film crew silhouetted on a beach at sunset
4–7
Separate clearances per project
10–14
Working days · uncontrolled airspace
30–45
Days · KKOP or controlled airspace
3–6wk
Head start we ask for

Every official word goes to the authorities in Indonesian. That single fact is what derails most overseas productions.

  • Core documents: flight plan with GPS coordinates, altitude profile, insurance proof, passport data and an Indonesian sponsor letter
  • The 15 km Ngurah Rai buffer is avoided unless formally cleared as a KKOP operation under PM 37/2020
  • Local drone spotters arranged to monitor VLOS, crowd safety and the line to ground security
  • Bilingual templates, plus English translations of the correspondence for your legal and network compliance teams
  • Filed only through official written channels — DGCA/DKPPU, AirNav/LPPNPI, airport authority and SMS-FSC
  • No government affiliation, no informal fast lanes, no promise of a shortcut

Why crews stop doing this themselves

Foreign producers rarely have an Indonesian-speaking line producer on the roster, yet every piece of correspondence with DGCA/DKPPU, AirNav and the airport authority is in Indonesian and cites local rules — UU No. 1 Tahun 2009 and the PM 37/2020 framework. A misunderstanding at that layer delays the permit or ends it.

The desk reads your call sheets and tech recce notes in English and converts them into compliant Indonesian documents, then sends the English translation back so your legal and risk teams can see the scope. Your DOP, pilot and producer never have to chase a stamp.

Editorial sensitivity matters as much as airspace. Public-space filming, religious ceremonies and aerials over villages or government buildings all trigger extra review, and a clear Indonesian-language description of the content reduces the questions before they are asked.

Two crew members with a camera on a beach

How it runs

From your call sheet to a filed application

The process starts three to six weeks before the shoot dates. Earlier is cheaper, because a feasibility read can still change the location.

  1. 01

    Brief in English

    Storyboard, map references, schedule and aircraft specs. For an agency on a framework agreement, a feasibility read on KKOP or controlled airspace comes back in 24–48 hours.

  2. 02

    Indonesian document set

    A sample permit letter drafted for DGCA submission, the sponsor letter on Indonesian letterhead, and the altitude and coordinate profile the authorities expect.

  3. 03

    Filing

    Lodged by email and official portals with DGCA/DKPPU, AirNav and the airport authority, and through SMS-FSC where Flight Security Clearance is required.

  4. 04

    On the ground

    Local spotters for VLOS and crowd safety, the licensed AOC operator flying, and a compliance contact who handles any check while you shoot.

PM 180/2015, amended by PM 47/2016, sets a 14-working-day guideline. We advise incoming crews to treat 21 calendar days as a safe minimum, and 30 or more inside KKOP.

Scope

What the desk actually does

The parts a production cannot do from another time zone, and the parts it should not have to.

  • Translation both ways

    Your brief into compliant Indonesian, their correspondence back into English for legal and network review.

  • Sponsor letter

    Drafted on Indonesian letterhead, which most authorities ask for from a non-Indonesian production.

  • Feasibility read

    Whether a location sits inside KKOP or controlled airspace, before the schedule is locked.

  • Local drone spotters

    Hired to monitor visual line of sight, crowd safety and the line to ground security.

  • Aircraft declarations

    Serial numbers and specs for own aircraft brought in, and advice on when temporary import applies.

  • Bundled insurance

    Aerial liability cover combined with permit handling where a production wants one fixed scope.

For agencies that come back

What changes when a production company works here more than once.

  • One point of contact

    A named contact who already holds your risk appetite, preferred AOC operators and your usual locations.

  • Pre-approved templates

    A maintained library of letter drafts that can be adapted for a new title instead of written from zero.

  • Defined response times

    Framework agreements that set target response and feasibility windows, even though formal approval still follows DGCA's timeline.

Questions from producers

Send the call sheet three weeks out

Dates, locations, aircraft and a brief storyboard. We come back with the clearances you need, a realistic window and a quote.

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