dronetravel.guideBriefings checked 8 Oct 2026

Every country we have briefed, and what it means for you.

thirty-eight countries across 25 regions, 2011 sources opened,638 fields we could not confirm and say so. Answer the two questions and the table re-sorts: the ones you can fly today come first.

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The briefings

  1. AustriaCentral Europe / Alps · EASAOpen after a stepDecided by registration, minimum age, insurance. 8 place- or time-specific permits to plan around.36 rules · 49 sources · 19 unconfirmedPatchy enforcement · 7 confirmed caseschecked 2026-10-08
  2. BelgiumWestern Europe (Benelux) · EASAOpen after a stepDecided by registration, minimum age, radio conformity. 6 place- or time-specific permits to plan around.39 rules · 65 sources · 19 unconfirmedEnforced · 14 confirmed caseschecked 2026-10-08
  3. BulgariaSoutheast Europe · EASAOpen after a stepDecided by registration, minimum age. 6 place- or time-specific permits to plan around.25 rules · 55 sources · 16 unconfirmedToo few confirmed reports to say · 3 confirmed caseschecked 2026-10-08
  4. CroatiaAdriatic / Southeast Europe · EASAOpen after a stepDecided by registration, insurance, minimum age, radio conformity, privacy law. 5 place- or time-specific permits to plan around.33 rules · 41 sources · 18 unconfirmedPatchy enforcement · 9 confirmed caseschecked 2026-10-08
  5. CyprusSouthern Europe (Eastern Mediterranean) · EASAOpen after a stepDecided by registration, minimum age, Remote ID, airspace zones, privacy law. 7 place- or time-specific permits to plan around.23 rules · 53 sources · 14 unconfirmedToo few confirmed reports to say · 3 confirmed caseschecked 2026-10-08
  6. CzechiaCentral Europe · EASAOpen after a stepDecided by registration, radio conformity. 7 place- or time-specific permits to plan around.33 rules · 74 sources · 17 unconfirmedEnforced · 11 confirmed caseschecked 2026-10-08
  7. DenmarkNorthern Europe (EU, EASA) · EASAOpen after a stepDecided by registration, insurance, minimum age, a permit. 5 place- or time-specific permits to plan around.44 rules · 52 sources · 14 unconfirmedEnforced · 14 confirmed caseschecked 2026-10-08
  8. EstoniaNorthern Europe (Baltics) · EASAOpen after a stepDecided by registration, Remote ID, minimum age, privacy law, radio conformity. 2 place- or time-specific permits to plan around.33 rules · 84 sources · 14 unconfirmedEnforced · 18 confirmed caseschecked 2026-10-08
  9. Faroe IslandsNorth Atlantic (Kingdom of Denmark, outside the EU) · EASA via Danish orderOpen after a stepDecided by registration, Remote ID.32 rules · 22 sources · 18 unconfirmedPatchy enforcement · 5 confirmed caseschecked 2026-10-07
  10. FinlandNorthern Europe (Nordics) · EASAOpen after a stepDecided by registration, minimum age, privacy law, radio conformity. 5 place- or time-specific permits to plan around.34 rules · 86 sources · 20 unconfirmedEnforced · 24 confirmed caseschecked 2026-10-08
  11. FranceWestern Europe · EASAOpen after a stepDecided by registration, minimum age, privacy law. 6 place- or time-specific permits to plan around.34 rules · 37 sources · 19 unconfirmedPatchy enforcement · 6 confirmed caseschecked 2026-10-08
  12. GermanyCentral Europe · EASAOpen after a stepDecided by registration, insurance, minimum age. 10 place- or time-specific permits to plan around.43 rules · 58 sources · 15 unconfirmedEnforced · 13 confirmed caseschecked 2026-10-08
  13. GreeceSouthern Europe / Mediterranean · EASAOpen after a stepDecided by registration, minimum age, privacy law, radio conformity. 10 place- or time-specific permits to plan around.34 rules · 36 sources · 19 unconfirmedPatchy enforcement · 4 confirmed caseschecked 2026-10-08
  14. HungaryCentral Europe · EASAOpen after a stepDecided by registration, minimum age, airspace zones, privacy law, radio conformity. 4 place- or time-specific permits to plan around.24 rules · 72 sources · 14 unconfirmedPatchy enforcement · 8 confirmed caseschecked 2026-10-08
  15. IcelandEurope (EEA, non-EU) · EASAOpen after a stepDecided by registration, minimum age.37 rules · 31 sources · 11 unconfirmedToo few confirmed reports to say · 1 confirmed casechecked 2026-10-07
  16. IrelandNorthwest Europe · EASAOpen after a stepDecided by registration, Remote ID, minimum age, privacy law, radio conformity. 3 place- or time-specific permits to plan around.29 rules · 69 sources · 15 unconfirmedEnforced · 17 confirmed caseschecked 2026-10-08
  17. ItalySouthern Europe / Mediterranean · EASAOpen after a stepDecided by registration, insurance, Remote ID, batteries, privacy law. 8 place- or time-specific permits to plan around.31 rules · 54 sources · 19 unconfirmedEnforced · 25 confirmed caseschecked 2026-10-08
  18. JapanEast Asia · NationalOpen after a stepDecided by registration, Remote ID, a permit. 12 place- or time-specific permits to plan around.25 rules · 31 sources · 17 unconfirmedPatchy enforcement · 5 confirmed caseschecked 2026-10-07
  19. LatviaNorthern Europe (Baltics) · EASAOpen after a stepDecided by registration, minimum age, insurance, privacy law, radio conformity. 3 place- or time-specific permits to plan around.38 rules · 88 sources · 16 unconfirmedEnforced · 17 confirmed caseschecked 2026-10-08
  20. LiechtensteinCentral Europe / Alps · EASAOpen after a stepDecided by registration, Remote ID, minimum age, privacy law. 2 place- or time-specific permits to plan around.25 rules · 35 sources · 13 unconfirmedToo few confirmed reports to saychecked 2026-10-08
  21. LithuaniaNorthern Europe (Baltics) · EASAOpen after a stepDecided by registration, minimum age. 3 place- or time-specific permits to plan around.24 rules · 46 sources · 18 unconfirmedEnforced · 26 confirmed caseschecked 2026-10-08
  22. LuxembourgWestern Europe (Benelux) · EASAOpen after a stepDecided by registration, insurance, minimum age, Remote ID, privacy law. 6 place- or time-specific permits to plan around.31 rules · 60 sources · 15 unconfirmedToo few confirmed reports to say · 7 confirmed caseschecked 2026-10-08
  23. Madeira (Portugal)Macaronesia, North Atlantic · EASAOpen after a stepDecided by registration, Remote ID, minimum age. 1 place- or time-specific permit to plan around.32 rules · 35 sources · 15 unconfirmedToo few confirmed reports to say · 2 confirmed caseschecked 2026-10-07
  24. MaltaSouthern Europe (Mediterranean) · EASAOpen after a stepDecided by registration, insurance, a permit, Remote ID, minimum age, privacy law. 5 place- or time-specific permits to plan around.22 rules · 44 sources · 12 unconfirmedTolerated in practice · 3 confirmed caseschecked 2026-10-08
  25. NetherlandsWestern Europe · EASAOpen after a stepDecided by registration, minimum age, Remote ID, privacy law. 5 place- or time-specific permits to plan around.26 rules · 60 sources · 20 unconfirmedEnforced · 18 confirmed caseschecked 2026-10-08
  26. New ZealandOceania · NationalOpen after a stepDecided by the altitude limit, night rules, distances from people, batteries. 5 place- or time-specific permits to plan around.38 rules · 36 sources · 17 unconfirmedPatchy enforcement · 7 confirmed caseschecked 2026-10-07
  27. NorwayNorthern Europe (Nordics), with Svalbard under a separate conservation regime · EASAOpen after a stepDecided by registration, the commercial regime, radio conformity, a permit. 5 place- or time-specific permits to plan around.29 rules · 48 sources · 12 unconfirmedPatchy enforcement · 10 confirmed caseschecked 2026-10-07
  28. PolandCentral Europe · EASAOpen after a stepDecided by registration, minimum age, airspace zones. 7 place- or time-specific permits to plan around.26 rules · 68 sources · 17 unconfirmedEnforced · 10 confirmed caseschecked 2026-10-08
  29. RomaniaSoutheast Europe · EASAOpen after a stepDecided by registration, minimum age, radio conformity. 3 place- or time-specific permits to plan around.25 rules · 49 sources · 16 unconfirmedPatchy enforcement · 8 confirmed caseschecked 2026-10-08
  30. SlovakiaCentral Europe · EASAOpen after a stepDecided by registration, minimum age, radio conformity. 4 place- or time-specific permits to plan around.30 rules · 69 sources · 17 unconfirmedPatchy enforcement · 6 confirmed caseschecked 2026-10-08
  31. SloveniaCentral Europe (Alps and Adriatic) · EASAOpen after a stepDecided by registration, insurance. 9 place- or time-specific permits to plan around.32 rules · 56 sources · 21 unconfirmedPatchy enforcement · 5 confirmed caseschecked 2026-10-08
  32. SpainSouthern Europe / Iberia · EASAOpen after a stepDecided by registration, minimum age, privacy law, radio conformity. 2 place- or time-specific permits to plan around.48 rules · 59 sources · 15 unconfirmedPatchy enforcement · 15 confirmed caseschecked 2026-10-08
  33. SwedenNorthern Europe (Nordics) · EASAOpen after a stepDecided by registration, customs, privacy law. 9 place- or time-specific permits to plan around.41 rules · 82 sources · 23 unconfirmedEnforced · 32 confirmed caseschecked 2026-10-08
  34. SwitzerlandCentral Europe / Alps · EASAOpen after a stepDecided by registration, Remote ID, minimum age, privacy law. 1 place- or time-specific permit to plan around.29 rules · 34 sources · 21 unconfirmedPatchy enforcement · 5 confirmed caseschecked 2026-10-07
  35. NamibiaSouthern Africa · NationalPermit per flightDecided by a permit. 4 place- or time-specific permits to plan around.24 rules · 32 sources · 18 unconfirmedToo few confirmed reports to say · 6 confirmed caseschecked 2026-10-07
  36. Portugal (mainland and Azores)Iberian Peninsula and the Azores, Western Europe · EASAPermit per flightDecided by a permit. 10 place- or time-specific permits to plan around.38 rules · 63 sources · 13 unconfirmedPatchy enforcement · 10 confirmed caseschecked 2026-10-08
  37. Indonesia (Bali)Southeast Asia · NationalClosed to youDecided by registration. 5 place- or time-specific permits to plan around.21 rules · 38 sources · 22 unconfirmedPatchy enforcement · 7 confirmed caseschecked 2026-10-07
  38. MoroccoNorth Africa · NationalClosed to youDecided by customs.16 rules · 40 sources · 19 unconfirmedStrictly enforced · 7 confirmed caseschecked 2026-10-07

Newest check 8 October 2026. A country not listed has no brief yet, and we would rather say nothing than guess.