Where can you fly a drone in Denmark?

The official map of Danish drone airspace is called Dronezoner and lives at droneregler.dk/dronezoner. It shows every permanent and temporary geographical drone zone, and lets you search an address, measure distances and see the maximum flying height in a zone.

If you search for droneluftrum.dk, note that the domain does not belong to Trafikstyrelsen. Use the map on droneregler.dk.

• Red zonesFlight-safety-critical areas such as officially approved and military airfields and air ambulance (HEMS) sites. Flying is not allowed without permission from Trafikstyrelsen, though some exceptions apply to A2 holders. Some red zones are temporary NOTAM closures where you cannot apply for permission at all.
• Blue zonesSecurity-critical areas such as royal palaces, embassies, police property, prisons and military areas. Not allowed without permission. For military areas you apply to the Danish Defence Command (Forsvarskommandoen).
• Green zonesNatura 2000 areas such as bird protection areas. Not allowed while the zone is active, to protect wildlife. You can apply for permission.
• Orange zonesSmaller and private airfields, gliding sites, seaplane bases and parachuting areas. Allowed, but watch out for other airspace users. You must always give way to them.
• Yellow zonesNOTAM areas that are activated regularly. Allowed while the zone is inactive. Tap the zone to see whether it becomes active today.

• 8 km from officially approved IMC airfields and military air bases.
• 4 km from officially approved VMC airfields.
• 2 km from air ambulance (HEMS) landing sites.
• 1,000 metres from sites where police or emergency services are working.
• 150 metres from police stations.

The distances to airfields and HEMS sites are drawn on the map.

• Don’t fly over public roads with a speed limit above 70 km/h.
• Keep 15 metres horizontally from railways and light rail unless you have permission. Underground lines such as the Metro may be overflown.
• You need consent to fly over someone else’s land that has a fence, hedge or wall.
• Where there is no fence, hedge or wall, don’t fly closer than 2.5 metres to buildings.

The map is only an aid. It doesn’t show, for example, power lines, masts, mobile cranes, private fences or places where a landowner has banned take-off and landing. You are responsible for knowing the rules.

NOTAMs on the map update once an hour, so a new zone can be missing. Always check the latest NOTAMs with Naviair before you fly.

To fly inside a zone you must apply to Trafikstyrelsen. Permission is only given if you hold an A2 certificate of competency and the owner of the area agrees. Read about A2.