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title: "UAM.OP.VCA.135 Routes and areas of operation — Part-IAM · Avioverse"
description: "The IAM operator shall ensure that operations are only conducted along routes or within areas for which:"
url: "https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/air-ops/part-iam/subpart-b/uam-op-vca-135"
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# UAM.OP.VCA.135 Routes and areas of operation

ANNEX IX (Part-IAM) · Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026

Official sources: [EASA Easy Access Rules (opens in a new tab)](https://www.easa.europa.eu/en/document-library/easy-access-rules/easy-access-rules-air-operations) · [EUR-Lex 2012/965 (opens in a new tab)](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32012R0965)

IR Implementing rule

## UAM.OP.VCA.135 Routes and areas of operation

(a) The IAM operator shall ensure that operations are only conducted along routes or within areas for which:

(1) space-based facilities, ground facilities and services, and meteorological services, adequate for the planned operation, are provided;

(2) adequate vertiports, diversion locations or VEMS operating sites are available that permit a landing to be executed in the case of [critical failure for performance (CFP)](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/critical-failure-for-performance) of the VCA;

(3) the performance of the VCA is adequate to comply with minimum flight altitude requirements;

(4) the equipment of the VCA meets the minimum requirements for the planned operation; and

(5) appropriate maps and charts are available.

(b) The IAM operator shall ensure that operations are conducted in accordance with any restriction on the routes or the areas of operation specified by the competent authority.

IR · UAM.OP.VCA.135 — Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · Regulation (EU) 2024/1111 · Air OPS Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026

AMC Acceptable means of compliance

## AMC1 UAM.OP.VCA.135 Routes and areas of operation

USE OF DESIGNATED ROUTES

If the competent authority responsible for the airspace where the VCA is or will be operated has designated routes for VFR day operations with VCA to account for potential ground risks and potential risk of collision with other [aircraft](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/aircraft) or for airspace management purposes, the operator should ensure that its VCA operations are only conducted along those routes.

AMC · AMC1 UAM.OP.VCA.135 — Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · ED Decision 2025/010/R · Air OPS Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026

GM Guidance material

## GM1 UAM.OP.VCA.135 Routes and areas of operation

USE OF DIVERSION LOCATIONS

The actions needed to make a diversion location comply with the requirements, such as those related to availability and adequacy, may be subcontracted (for example, to the owner of the land or any third party) in accordance with point ORO.GEN.205. The IAM operator should ensure, in particular, that the services provided by the subcontractor are appropriately integrated to its flight preparation and operations management processes.

GM · GM1 UAM.OP.VCA.135 — Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · ED Decision 2025/010/R · Air OPS Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026

[All rules in SUBPART B — OPERATING PROCEDURES](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/air-ops/part-iam/subpart-b)

Consolidated from the EASA Easy Access Rules (revision 27 Mar 2026, extracted 2 Nov 2026) for convenience. Not the official publication — verify against the Official Journal of the European Union and the EASA publications before operational use.