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

Drone Permit Bali

Before the dates are locked

Drone permit consulting in Bali

Most storyboards cannot be flown as drawn. We map yours against the actual regulations first, then redesign the angles, timings and altitudes so the shots stay legal.

Send Storyboard What You Get
Hands tracing a route across a printed map
10–30
Working days · typical chain
2–6
Separate approvals per project
30–45
Days · KKOP or multi-airport
120m
Practical ceiling, uncontrolled

"Under 2 kg and under 150 m is fine" is the summary that costs productions their shoot dates. It skips several layers of Indonesian and local rules.

  • Anything commercial, sponsored or brand-linked usually needs permits — even a small aircraft over a quiet rice field
  • PM 180/2015 as amended by PM 47/2016 requires DGCA filing at least 14 working days before operations
  • Documents: passport scans, aircraft registration, insurance certificate, pilot licence, flight plan, risk assessment, local permissions
  • Planning stays under roughly 120 m / 400 ft in uncontrolled airspace unless a higher altitude is specifically approved
  • Coordination in English, Bahasa Indonesia and selected other languages
  • Written channels only — DGCA/DKPPU, AirNav/LPPNPI, airport authorities and SMS-FSC. No informal connections

Hobby or commercial, in the regulator's reading

  • The work

    Treated as commercial
    Sponsored, branded or monetised
    Treated as hobby
    Personal, unpaid, unpublished commercially

  • DGCA approval

    Treated as commercial
    Required for each operation
    Treated as hobby
    Not triggered by altitude alone

  • Pilot

    Treated as commercial
    Licensed operator, documented
    Treated as hobby
    Self-operated

  • Insurance

    Treated as commercial
    Expected, often required
    Treated as hobby
    Advisable, rarely demanded

  • What we deliver

    Treated as commercial
    Full permit chain and filing
    Treated as hobby
    Written SOPs and self-compliance guidance

This is how authorities are likely to read the work, not a legal opinion. The classification is assessed per project — a travel creator with a sponsor and a production company are frequently in the same column.

When a location cannot take the shot

Some of the most requested locations sit in the highest-risk airspace. A temple like Lempuyang touches national aviation rules, the temple authorities and the local customary council at the same time — flying between the gates or above a crowd is a stakeholder question before it is an airspace one.

Near Ngurah Rai, most of South Bali sits inside the 15 km buffer. The useful conversation there is not how to get the permit but whether the concept can move outside KKOP, drop to a much lower altitude, or be built from ground gimbals, cranes and post instead.

A sunrise flight near Canggu in July and a temple fly-through at Lempuyang in October are not the same application. Traffic patterns and local customary calendars change what is realistic, which is why the review happens before talent and dates are booked.

Temple on a cliff above the sea

The engagement

What the consulting phase produces

It starts with a technical call and a location list. What comes back is a route to a legal version of your shoot, with the lead times attached.

  • Storyboard and map review

    Every shot checked against the regulations before it reaches an application form.

  • Airspace and KKOP analysis

    Risk level per location — KKOP, controlled airspace, village or temple land, marine park.

  • Authority routing

    Which office signs what, in which order, and the realistic lead time for each.

  • Document checklists

    What each authority expects to receive, with draft forms prepared.

  • Plan versus permitted

    A plain comparison of your creative plan against what authorities are likely to accept.

  • On-call during filming

    For high-end shoots, coordination on shoot days so each sortie matches the approved plan.

When something goes wrong on the day

Sudden restrictions, VIP movements, weather, a ceremony nobody flagged. The playbook exists before the shoot, not after.

  • Land first, notify properly

    The goal in any unexpected restriction is a safe landing and written notification through the proper channel — never improvising in the air.

  • If the aircraft is held

    Authorities may keep it while permits, flight logs and pilot identity are reviewed. How to document the interaction and which receipts and minutes to request.

  • Paperwork that survives it

    The same records become the basis for an insurance claim or an internal risk report. That is why they are collected on the day, not reconstructed later.

Violations inside KKOP that endanger flight safety carry fines to Rp1,000,000,000 and up to three years' imprisonment. That is the reason the planning is structured rather than improvised.

Questions before engaging

Have the storyboard read before you book anything

Dates, locations and the shots you want. We come back with which of them are flyable, what has to change, and how long each approval takes.

Message the BD Desk bd@juaraholding.com