Attachment 15: Letter to Helicopter Operators re regulations and landing fee 0001

HAVASUPAI TRIBAL COUNCIL

P.O. Box 10 • Supa1, Arizona 86435
(82BJ 433-8130 • Fax (828) 433-81 18

April 10, 2026
Dear Aircraft and Helicopter Operators, Companies, and Pilots: Under the inherent authority as a federally recognized sovereign lndian tribe and the Constitution of the Havasupai Tribe, the Tribal Council is putting you on advance notice that the Tribe has enacted regulations for the flying and landing of aircraft, helicopters, and drones within the Havasupai airspace or on the Havasupai Reservation and any and all lands under the jurisdiction of the Havasupai Tribe. Under Havasupai Tribe Res No. 13-26, the Tribal Council has implemented the following regulations and fees:

1. any operator, company, or pilot who intends to fly an aircraft, helicopter, or drone within the Havasupai airspace, on the Havasupai Reservation, or within any and all lands under the jurisdiction of the Tribe is required to have prior authorization and permission from the Tribal Council; and
2. any operator, company, or pilot who intends to land an aircraft, helicopter, or drone on the Havasupai Reservation or within any and all lands under the jurisdiction of the Tribe is required to provide prior notice to, and receive prior authorization from, the Tribal Council; and 3. any operator, company, or pilot who intends to land an aircraft, helicopter, or drone on the Havasupai Reservation or within any and all lands under the jurisdiction of the Tribe is required to pay a limited license landing fee of $3,500.00 per day in which the operator, company, or pilot lands the aircraft, helicopter, or drone; and
4. any operator, company, or pilot in violation of this Resolution will be in trespass and subject to enforcement measures, including but not limited to permanent exclusion, fines, assessments, and impoundment of property.
Emergency medevac helicopters are exempt from these regulations. These regulations and limited license landing fee go into effect on May 1, 2026. Please ensure you are prepared to successfully comply with all Tribal regulations and fees by that date.

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Melinda Yaiva
Chairwoman, Havasupai Tribe
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Havasupai Tribal Council
Denten Robinson, General Counsel