Thirty-eight briefed destinations
Sorted for your profile. Each card shows the rule that decides your status and when we last opened the official page.
placeholder photoIceland
Open after a step
Decided by registration, minimum age.
On the ground: Too few confirmed reports to sayThe only practice report we could open is a press piece from December 2025 about visitors flying past a no-drone sign; no check, fine or seizure of a visitor's drone is documented anywhere we looked, and three reports are too few to read the country either way. 3 dated reports, newest 2026-07-31.
Iceland runs EASA rules: an EEA pilot flies on their home registration, a visitor from outside Europe registers on Flydrone.is first, and since 2026-05-17 no recreational drone permit is available at 27 protected areas including Gullfoss, Geysir and Skógafoss.
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Decided by registration, the commercial regime, radio conformity, a permit. 5 place- or time-specific permits to plan around.
On the ground: Patchy enforcementTen confirmed dated reports between May 2023 and October 2026 all come from an airport zone, central Oslo, a naval base or Svalbard; none describes a flight being stopped elsewhere, and none involves customs checking a drone at the border. 11 dated reports, newest 2026-10-06.
An EU or EEA citizen flies in Norway on their home operator registration; everyone else registers at flydrone.no via ID-porten, insures above 250 g, registers camera use with NSM, stays under 120 m and outside the 5 km airport zones, and cannot fly in Svalbard's protected areas at all.
placeholder photoFaroe Islands
Open after a step
Decided by registration, Remote ID.
On the ground: Patchy enforcementPolice here do act on drone reports: in 2021 a foreign pilot was charged and his drone seized at a whale hunt, and another drone was shot down over one. Every case found involves a whale hunt, a warship or a complaint about flying near homes, and the most recent is from 2025. 10 dated reports, newest 2026-08-22.
European drone rules apply here: fly on your EASA certificate, register with Trafikstyrelsen if your drone carries a camera, insure to 0.75 million SDR, hold 5 km from Vága Floghavn and 2 km from every helipad, and stay off protected areas from 15 April to 30 August.
placeholder photoMadeira (Portugal)
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Decided by registration, Remote ID, minimum age. 1 place- or time-specific permit to plan around.
On the ground: Too few confirmed reports to sayOne case is confirmed: a video near Madeira Airport was reported to ANAC and the police in August 2026 with no offence established at the time. Nothing we could open records a fine, a seizure or a stop anywhere else, and the community threads behind the wider reading were unreachable. 4 dated reports, newest 2026-08-30.
Madeira flies under the EU open category: register free with ANAC if Portugal is your first EU country of operation, stay within 120 m, and apply through IFCN's SIMplifica drone service before flying over the Parque Natural da Madeira or a Natura 2000 site.
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Switzerland
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Decided by registration, Remote ID, minimum age, privacy law. 1 place- or time-specific permit to plan around.
On the ground: Patchy enforcementPenalties are reported where a flight met an airport exclusion zone, a rescue operation or a closed disaster zone; in protected areas wardens say pilots usually leave before anyone arrives. Five confirmed reports, June 2024 to July 2026. 8 dated reports, newest 2026-07-10.
Only registered operators may fly in Switzerland: residents of the EU, Norway or Iceland use their home registration and certificate with no Swiss procedure, everyone else registers on dLIS for CHF 10, and 120 m, visual line of sight and a drone map plus DABS check apply before every flight.
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Decided by registration, Remote ID, a permit. 12 place- or time-specific permits to plan around.
On the ground: Patchy enforcementThin evidence: five dated reports from 2015 to 2025, each one ending in the police referring a case to prosecutors at a palace garden, a city centre, an event or over a radio breach, and only one of them from the last three years. Nothing was found either way about rural flying, customs, or a fine actually paid. 5 dated reports, newest 2025-10.
Visitors can fly in Japan, but every drone of 100 g or more including battery must be registered in DIPS for 1,450 JPY and fitted with Japan-conformant Remote ID, and DID, night, BVLOS, 150 m, airport and event flights need permission at least 10 government-office days ahead.
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New Zealand
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Decided by the altitude limit, night rules, distances from people, batteries. 5 place- or time-specific permits to plan around.
On the ground: Patchy enforcementDOC logged 37 drone complaints in the 16 months to November 2021 and issued one $800 notice; the courts have acted only where a flight endangered an aircraft. Nothing confirmed here is newer than August 2025. 11 dated reports, newest 2026-07.
New Zealand has no drone register and no national fee: fly under 120 m in daylight, keep the aircraft in sight, get consent from everyone you fly over and from the landowner, stay 4 km clear of aerodromes, and buy a DOC permit before taking off on conservation land.
placeholder photoNamibia
Permit per flight
Decided by a permit. 4 place- or time-specific permits to plan around.
On the ground: Too few confirmed reports to sayThin and all from 2026: six dated reports, only one of them confirmed, and every account of a drone being taken at a park gate comes from a travel or operator page rather than a named case. No Namibian press, police or customs record was found in either pass. 6 dated reports, newest 2026-08-21.
Every drone flight in Namibia needs prior written NCAA approval, applied for by email to rpas@ncaa.na before you travel with a NAD 300 private fee, drone-specific liability insurance and every launch coordinate named in advance; national parks are closed to private flights and the NCAA publishes no RPAS page.
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Indonesia (Bali)
Closed to you
Decided by registration. 5 place- or time-specific permits to plan around.
On the ground: Patchy enforcementSeven dated reports, 2019 to 2026: park rangers at Rinjani, Merbabu and Komodo stop flights in person, airport and event airspace reaches prosecutors, and no fine was reported paid and no foreigner deported over a drone anywhere in Indonesia. Nothing documents a routine check elsewhere. 7 dated reports, newest 2026-08.
Indonesia reads closed to a visiting pilot: the official registration form requires an Indonesian NIK with no stated alternative, the remote pilot certificate requires an Indonesian ID card outright, and one reachable page states the application must come from an Indonesian citizen or legal entity.
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Morocco
Closed to you
Decided by customs.
On the ground: Strictly enforcedSeven dated press reports between May 2015 and September 2025: drones seized at two land borders and at an airport on departure, one Gendarmerie seizure inland, and two court convictions with prison terms and fines of nearly 40,000 and 80,000 dirhams. Nothing confirmed says a declared drone is given back. 7 dated reports, newest 2025-09.
Treat Morocco as closed to visiting drone pilots: drones sit outside the personal-effects allowance and import runs through an authorisation with no evidenced visitor route, and every Moroccan customs page behind this brief refuses automated requests, so nothing here is confirmed.
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Italy
Open after a step
Decided by registration, insurance, Remote ID, batteries, privacy law. 8 place- or time-specific permits to plan around.
On the ground: EnforcedTwenty-five dated reports, 2019 to May 2025: in the monumental centres the pilot is identified, the drone seized and a criminal complaint follows, with fines imposed from 50 to 33,000 EUR. In parks the fine often arrives later, traced from the pilot's own footage. Nothing was found about open rural areas. 25 dated reports, newest 2025-05-18.
Every drone operator must register on d-flight and hold third-party liability insurance, a camera drone under 250 g included, and before each flight check the d-flight map; 120 m, visual line of sight and the A1 to A3 separation distances then apply.
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Spain
Open after a step
Decided by registration, minimum age, privacy law, radio conformity. 2 place- or time-specific permits to plan around.
On the ground: Patchy enforcementFifteen dated reports from August 2022 to August 2026, every one of them at an airport, a monument, a procession or event, or a declared emergency; none records an ordinary rural flight being stopped, and none records a fine actually paid. 16 dated reports, newest 2026-08-14.
An operator registered in any EASA State flies in Spain on that registration with nothing to file; a UK, US or other third-country operator registers free with AESA first. Then 120 m, visual line of sight, the ENAIRE Drones zone check and a five-day notice to the Ministry of the Interior for a flight in a town.
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France
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Decided by registration, minimum age, privacy law. 6 place- or time-specific permits to plan around.
On the ground: Patchy enforcementEvery penalty that could be opened came from a prohibited or temporarily restricted place: a Paris landmark, a protected monument, an Olympic zone, an erupting volcano, an aerodrome. Six confirmed press reports, February 2014 to September 2026. 7 dated reports, newest 2026-09-11.
A visiting EU-registered pilot flies on the home registration and carries the certificate, but night flight is banned, flight over public space in any agglomeration is banned, and all outdoor flight in Paris is prohibited; UK and US pilots must register on AlphaTango and sit the French A1/A3 exam.
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Greece
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Decided by registration, minimum age, privacy law, radio conformity. 10 place- or time-specific permits to plan around.
On the ground: Patchy enforcementFour dated reports between August 2018 and June 2026, all found in the Greek press. Every one is at a military installation or an archaeological monument, two ended in espionage charges, and one flight held HCAA permits and still drew a criminal complaint. Nothing confirmed covers beaches, viewpoints or customs. 4 dated reports, newest 2026-06.
A pilot registered in another EASA state flies on that registration; everyone else registers with HCAA for 20 euro, and a non-EU pilot must also take the EU training because a home qualification is not accepted. Checking the DAGR map before every flight is mandatory.
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Croatia
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Decided by registration, insurance, minimum age, radio conformity, privacy law. 5 place- or time-specific permits to plan around.
On the ground: Patchy enforcementNine dated cases, 2022 to 2026: an arrest and a criminal complaint in the Split airport zone, a near-miss at Dubrovnik, aerial firefighting grounded at Hvar, Murter and Vrsi, and three drones confiscated at Pula. No case found from coastal or island flying. 17 dated reports, newest 2026-08-22.
An EU operator registration counts in Croatia while UK, US and other visitors register with the CCAA on FAUST, and any flight that takes photos or video counts as aerial work needing 750,000 SDR liability cover, on top of the 120 m ceiling, an AMC airspace reservation and a park authority's permission.
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Portugal (mainland and Azores)
Permit per flight
Decided by a permit. 10 place- or time-specific permits to plan around.
On the ground: Patchy enforcementTen dated reports from 2017 to June 2026: every confirmed seizure happened at a policed event, an airport or a prison, and the citation named ANAC registration and the competence certificate. No stop is documented at a viewpoint or a park, and the Azores have no confirmed report at all. 14 dated reports, newest 2026-09-11.
Portugal flies under the EU open category, but ANAC's own decision chart routes every drone that can capture images through a separate, free aerial-survey authorisation from the military AAN, and a third-country pilot must collect a Chave Movel Digital in person before registering.
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Germany
Open after a step
Decided by registration, insurance, minimum age. 10 place- or time-specific permits to plan around.
On the ground: EnforcedThirteen dated cases from 2018 to 2026, almost all German police releases: pilots are identified and charged at airports, prisons, military and police sites, crowds, waterways and railways. No located case of anyone stopped flying in open countryside, in a national park, or at customs. 13 dated reports, newest 2026-10-03.
Visitors fly in the EU open category: a drone of 250 g or more, or any drone with a camera, needs operator registration, liability insurance is compulsory, and the dipul map must be checked before every flight because the zone rules apply even where nothing is drawn on it.
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Austria
Open after a step
Decided by registration, minimum age, insurance. 8 place- or time-specific permits to plan around.
On the ground: Patchy enforcementNobody patrols: the state auditor found no routine drone checks, and charges follow an event, a complaint, a crash or a rescue-helicopter conflict. Four located fines run 600 to 1,300 EUR and one was annulled. Nothing confirmed on customs, on rangers, or on five of the six national parks. 12 dated reports, newest 2026-09-03.
Residents of the EU, Switzerland, Iceland, Norway or Liechtenstein fly on their home operator registration; everyone else registers with Austro Control for 46.80 euro if Austria is their first EU flight, and insurance of 750,000 SDR, 120 m, visual line of sight and a Dronespace check apply to every flight.
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Netherlands
Open after a step
Decided by registration, minimum age, Remote ID, privacy law. 5 place- or time-specific permits to plan around.
On the ground: Enforced18 dated cases from 2016 to 2026, most from the prosecution service's own releases: pilots are detected and fined from a EUR 250 starting point in airport and military zones, ports, events and the NATO summit, and night flying is charged as its own offence. Nothing located covers countryside, Natura 2000 or customs. 18 dated reports, newest 2026-03-13.
Open-category flight needs no permission, but the Netherlands layers three hard national rules on the EU baseline: daylight only, no open-category permit or exemption of any kind, and a statutory no-fly map that closes every main control zone outright.
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Ireland
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Decided by registration, Remote ID, minimum age, privacy law, radio conformity. 3 place- or time-specific permits to plan around.
On the ground: EnforcedNine IAA prosecutions between 2021 and 2026, each published with a name, a court and an amount, and each starting from a public complaint, a detection system or the pilot's own posted footage. Nothing on the record comes from a viewpoint, a park, a beach or a customs desk. 19 dated reports, newest 2026-09-11.
An EU operator registration is enough in Ireland; a UK, US or other third-country operator registers with the IAA on MySRS for EUR 41 and must redo the EU training, because no foreign qualification is recognised. Then 120 m, visual line of sight, and the 87 published geographical zones.
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Denmark
Open after a step
Decided by registration, insurance, minimum age, a permit. 5 place- or time-specific permits to plan around.
On the ground: EnforcedDenmark charges people and publishes the case: 14 dated cases from 2022 to 2026, drones and paired phones taken at Aalborg, three charges in two days on Bornholm including a 3,000 DKK fine for a German tourist. Nothing located covers beaches, cliffs, national parks or customs. 14 dated reports, newest 2026-09-01.
Fly on your EASA registration and certificate, insure to 0.75 million SDR, stay below 120 m within sight, hold 8 km from instrument airports and 4 km from visual ones unless you hold an A2, and apply to Trafikstyrelsen before any bird protection area, including the Wadden Sea all year.
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Sweden
Open after a step
Decided by registration, customs, privacy law. 9 place- or time-specific permits to plan around.
On the ground: EnforcedThirty-two dated cases from 2020 to 2026, from Swedish press and police, twelve with foreign pilots: people are caught at events, protected sites, airports and town centres, and nine fines of 1,500 to 64,000 SEK were located. Both park fines hit businesses. No case at customs or of a private visitor in the mountains. 32 dated reports, newest 2026-09-02.
An operator ID and drone licence from any EU or EASA state are valid in Sweden with no Swedish procedure; everyone else registers by email for SEK 190 plus SEK 250 a year and needs a Swedish drone licence at 250 g and above, 600 SEK and up to 90 days, with a theory test in Swedish only.
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Finland
Open after a step
Decided by registration, minimum age, privacy law, radio conformity. 5 place- or time-specific permits to plan around.
On the ground: EnforcedTwenty-four dated cases from 2018 to 2026, four with pilots from abroad: fines at event restrictions, on the eastern border and at protected sites. The one court amount found is 204 EUR, and forfeiture was refused. Nothing confirmed covers national parks, Lapland's tourist sites, Åland or customs. 24 dated reports, newest 2026-09-16.
EU residents fly on their home registration; anyone else registers online with Traficom through the Finnish Authenticator app and a passport, EUR 40 a year, and passes the free A1/A3 online exam to fly over 250 g. Remote pilots may be 12, operators 18.
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Czechia
Open after a step
Decided by registration, radio conformity. 7 place- or time-specific permits to plan around.
On the ground: EnforcedEleven dated cases, 2022 to 2026, from Czech press and police: drones seized at event zones, airports and heliports, pilots reported to ÚCL, whose 2025 fines were 10,000 Kč each. None names a foreign pilot, though 54 of 136 reported in 2024 were foreigners. No park, Castle or customs case found. 11 dated reports, newest 2026-10.
EU and EASA operator IDs are valid in Czechia. UK and US visitors must register with ÚCL, whose free portal accepts only Czech-recognised eID, and every flight starts in DroneMap, where parks, protected areas, roads, railways and cities add conditions.
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Poland
Open after a step
Decided by registration, minimum age, airspace zones. 7 place- or time-specific permits to plan around.
On the ground: EnforcedTen dated cases from 2015 to 2026, four with foreign pilots, nearly all at protected sites: government buildings, airports, a refinery, a mine, a base. Pilots were detained and charged; one fine located, 4,000 zł with deportation. No case at customs, on a beach, or for a missing DroneTower check-in. 10 dated reports, newest 2026-07-31.
An EU or EFTA operator registration is valid in Poland; UK, US and other visitors register free on drony.gov.pl. From 250 g you need liability insurance of at least 50,000 SDR, and every flight must be checked in with PANSA's DroneTower app. National parks are restricted zones.
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Slovenia
Open after a step
Decided by registration, insurance. 9 place- or time-specific permits to plan around.
On the ground: Patchy enforcementFive dated reports from 2018 to 2026, none with a pilot traced and none naming a visitor. CAA totals show fines every year, 19 totalling EUR 3,100 in 2025 to October, mostly for flying unregistered and in zones. No customs case, no Triglav park case and no fined tourist was found. 5 dated reports, newest 2026-08-23.
EU residents fly on their home registration; UK, US and other visitors register online with CAA Slovenia for EUR 50 and take the free A1/A3 test at 250 g and up. Built-up areas need a drone of 1,200 g or less, owner approval and 12 hours' notice; Triglav National Park is closed to recreational flights.
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Belgium
Open after a step
Decided by registration, minimum age, radio conformity. 6 place- or time-specific permits to plan around.
On the ground: EnforcedFourteen dated press reports, 2022 to 2026, none involving a visitor: police find pilots by detection at events, Kleine-Brogel air base, Antwerp and airports, and seize the drone. Two fines located, up to EUR 12,000. Nothing found for nature reserves, tourist towns, the countryside or customs. 14 dated reports, newest 2026-09-16.
An EU or EASA operator registration and pilot certificate are valid in Belgium. Residents outside the EU must register free with the DGLV and pass the EU A1/A3 exam from 250 g, as home certificates do not count. Check Droneguide before every flight; Wallonia bans drones over nature reserves.
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Luxembourg
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Decided by registration, insurance, minimum age, Remote ID, privacy law. 6 place- or time-specific permits to plan around.
On the ground: Too few confirmed reports to saySeven dated reports from 2015 to 2026, mostly Findel airspace events with no pilot found. Only two reached anyone: tourists who deleted their footage near Luxembourg station in 2025, and two drones seized in a royal-event no-fly zone. No fine, customs or nature-park case was found. 7 dated reports, newest 2026-09-21.
EU and EASA pilots fly on their home registration and certificate. Every operator needs third-party insurance of at least 750,000 SDR. UK and US residents email the DAC to register (EUR 10 a year) and take the free EU A1/A3 test, as non-EU training is not recognised. Check g-o.lu/uas before every flight.
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Hungary
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Decided by registration, minimum age, airspace zones, privacy law, radio conformity. 4 place- or time-specific permits to plan around.
On the ground: Patchy enforcementEight dated cases from 2016 to 2026, one with a foreign pilot (a Singaporean whose drone hit a car on a Budapest bridge). Pilots were charged or reported at the airport, over the Danube, at rallies under closures and over political estates; no fine amount located. Nothing on mydronespace logging, Balaton or customs. 8 dated reports, newest 2026-01-20.
An EU operator registration counts; UK and US pilots register with the aviation authority, and every drone except a toy goes on the Hungarian register 10 days ahead. Mark every flight in HungaroControl's mydronespace app. Over towns and villages you need ad hoc airspace from the defence ministry.
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Romania
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Decided by registration, minimum age, radio conformity. 3 place- or time-specific permits to plan around.
On the ground: Patchy enforcementEight dated cases from 2017 to 2026, none with a visitor: the gendarmerie fines drones over Bucharest crowds and national events (2,000 to 15,000 lei) and an airport incursion led to a criminal case. Nothing confirmed covers the mountains, the Danube Delta, the coast, the castles or customs. 8 dated reports, newest 2026-06-13.
An EU operator registration is valid in Romania and open-category flights need no national permit, but AACR publishes no registration route for UK or US visitors. Check ROMATSA's zone map before every flight: military and airport zones need approval, and filming inside them needs Defence Ministry approval.
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Bulgaria
Open after a step
Decided by registration, minimum age. 6 place- or time-specific permits to plan around.
On the ground: Too few confirmed reports to sayNo case of a drone pilot fined, stopped or losing a drone was found. The three confirmed reports are Sofia airport alerts in 2025 and 2026, none ending in a penalty or involving a visitor. Nothing covers the Black Sea resorts, Plovdiv, Rila Monastery, the national parks or customs. 3 dated reports, newest 2026-03.
An EU or EFTA operator registration is valid in Bulgaria. UK, US and other visitors must register in the first EU state they fly in; Bulgaria's portal uas.caa.bg costs 10.23 EUR but needs a Bulgarian qualified e-signature. Check the CAA geozone map before every flight.
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Slovakia
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Decided by registration, minimum age, radio conformity. 4 place- or time-specific permits to plan around.
On the ground: Patchy enforcementSix dated cases, 2017 to 2022: pilots traced near airports and a military site, TANAP drones referred to inspectors. Fines are rare and small: 22 from the aviation authority in five years, two park fines of 20 EUR in all in 2025. No visitor, Slovenský raj, castle or customs case found; the record is old. 6 dated reports, newest 2022-03.
EU and EASA operator numbers are valid in Slovakia. UK and US visitors register with the Transport Authority on an English paper form (35 EUR, by post or in person), then check the geozones, stay out of 5 km airport circles, and need nature-authority consent to fly low over national parks.
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Estonia
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Decided by registration, Remote ID, minimum age, privacy law, radio conformity. 2 place- or time-specific permits to plan around.
On the ground: EnforcedEighteen dated cases from 2018 to 2026, three with visitors (Danish, Finnish, Polish): border guards fine uncoordinated flights in the border zone, 80 to 280 EUR, and military sites, events and Toompea see proceedings. Nothing confirmed covers national parks, the islands or customs. 18 dated reports, newest 2026-07-11.
EASA-registered pilots fly on their home registration. Estonia registers operators only through LOIS with an Estonian ID-card or Mobiil-ID (EUR 10 a year), so UK and US visitors have no published route. Check the EANS drone map: border, security and bird areas need a permit.
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Latvia
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Decided by registration, minimum age, insurance, privacy law, radio conformity. 3 place- or time-specific permits to plan around.
On the ground: EnforcedSeventeen dated cases from 2017 to 2026, mostly in Riga: detentions at Riga Castle and military sites, police patrols, airport stoppages with no pilot found. Fines located are 75 to 150 EUR; tourists were among ten grounded at the 2023 Song Festival. Nothing confirmed covers parks, Jūrmala, the coast or customs. 17 dated reports, newest 2026-06-13.
EASA residents fly on their home registration. Anyone resident outside the EU registers with the CAA for EUR 5 a year if Latvia is their first EU state, buys liability insurance (EUR 50,000 in A1 and A2) and passes the Latvian-language A1/A3 exam from 250 g. Pilots must be 16.
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Lithuania
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Decided by registration, minimum age. 3 place- or time-specific permits to plan around.
On the ground: Enforced26 dated cases from 2025-08 to 2026-06, all at the Vilnius, Kaunas and Palanga airports or strategic sites: detection finds the pilot, who is detained; fines imposed were 200 EUR. No case names a tourist. Nothing covers Old Town, Trakai, the Curonian Spit, the parks, the border zone or customs. 26 dated reports, newest 2026-06-05.
Register with TKA (27 EUR) for a drone over 250 g or with a camera, pass the A1/A3 online exam, be 16 or older and check the UTM map: the border zone and airport zones are no-fly without permission, fines run 400 to 1,000 EUR with confiscation possible.
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Cyprus
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Decided by registration, minimum age, Remote ID, airspace zones, privacy law. 7 place- or time-specific permits to plan around.
On the ground: Too few confirmed reports to sayThree dated cases from 2021 to 2026, all smuggling drones seized by police or prison staff, none with a visitor. Nothing confirmed shows a recreational pilot stopped, fined or charged, at beaches, parks, airport customs or during the 2026 ban; the guides' fines and airport confiscations have no source. 3 dated reports, newest 2026-06-18.
EU drone rules apply: an EASA-registered operator flies on the home registration, while a UK or US visitor flying first in the EU registers online at uas.drones.gov.cy (15 EUR) and needs the EU A1/A3 certificate (15 EUR); check the DCA geozone map, as airport Zone A and police and military zones are closed.
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Malta
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Decided by registration, insurance, a permit, Remote ID, minimum age, privacy law. 5 place- or time-specific permits to plan around.
On the ground: Tolerated in practiceNo fine, seizure or prosecution of a drone pilot was found in English or Maltese press, and in January 2023 the Transport minister told Parliament none had been brought. Three dated cases, 2019 to 2022, none with a visiting pilot; operators were never found. Nothing covers Comino, heritage sites or customs. 3 dated reports, newest 2022-02.
Every drone operator registers on tmcad.idronect.com (10 EUR for three months with an EASA number, otherwise 25 EUR), carries third-party insurance at any weight and gets an authorisation for each flight; flights up to 60 m outside restricted zones in daylight are approved automatically.
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Liechtenstein
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Decided by registration, Remote ID, minimum age, privacy law. 2 place- or time-specific permits to plan around.
On the ground: Too few confirmed reports to sayNo dated case of a drone pilot stopped, fined or losing a drone was found: none in 1,515 police press releases from 2020 to 2026, ten police annual reports or the local press. Officials say drones are common and complaints come in. Nothing covers visitors, customs, Malbun or the nature reserves. 0 dated reports.
An EASA registration counts in Liechtenstein; UK and US pilots register on Switzerland's dLIS for CHF 10, which is valid there. Over 250 g carry CHF 1 million liability cover, keep Remote ID on, stay under 120 m, and check the Swiss drone map: Vaduz Castle and the Balzers heliport need an exemption.