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Croatia

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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33 rules · 41 sources, 25 of them official · 18 fields unconfirmed · Croatian Civil Aviation Agency (CCAA / Hrvatska agencija za civilno zrakoplovstvo) · FAUST, the CCAA platform for unmanned aircraft system operators (English)

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What decides it

  • Operator registration is unnecessary only if all three conditions hold together: maximum take-off mass under 250 g, the drone cannot transfer more than 80 J on impact with a person, and it carries no sensor able to collect personal data. If one condition fails, registration is required.confirmed on the cited page
  • A drone under 250 g carrying a camera or microphone must be registered. CCAA applies this expressly to FPV drones that carry only a flight camera. A drone that is a toy under Directive 2009/48/EC is excepted.confirmed on the cited page
  • The operator registration number must be displayed on the drone, leaving off the characters after the hyphen, in the form HRV123abc456defg-abc.confirmed on the cited page
  • Third-party liability insurance under Regulation (EC) 785/2004 is mandatory whenever aerial work is performed, and aerial work includes filming and photography, whether paid or not and whether for personal or public needs.confirmed on the cited page
  • The minimum third-party liability cover is 750,000 SDR per accident per aircraft, and the insured risks must include acts of war, terrorism, hijacking, sabotage, unlawful seizure of aircraft and civil commotion.confirmed on the cited page
  • The remote pilot must be at least 16 years old, unless flying a privately built unmanned aircraft under 250 g, a class C0 aircraft, or under the supervision of a remote pilot aged 16 or over. The same minimum applies in the specific category.confirmed on the cited page
  • The CCAA lists obtaining an authorisation for the use of the radio-frequency spectrum among the operator's duties in every category and links to HAKOM. HAKOM grants a general authorisation for bands that the Radio-Frequency Allocation Table designates for one, available to every natural and legal person under the conditions in that Table and in NN 40/23.partly confirmed
  • An aviation registration settles nothing about privacy or the environment. The CCAA states that it is competent for the safety of flight operations and not for environmental protection, public security or the protection of privacy and personal data, and that the bodies competent for those areas may make their own national rules.confirmed on the cited page

Permits tied to a place or a time

These do not change the country's colour; they decide whether a particular flight is legal where and when you want it.

  • A flight above 120 m, up to a maximum of 300 m, cannot be flown in the open category. It needs a CCAA operational authorisation in the specific category, granted on proof that the operator has identified the hazards and provided measures to reduce the risk.
  • Approval from the public institution that manages a protected natural area, such as a national park, must be obtained before flying there. Asked whether such approval is needed, the CCAA answers with a single word: yes.
  • Flying beyond visual line of sight is outside the open category and requires a special approval from the Croatian Civil Aviation Agency, requested at uas@ccaa.hr.
  • Failing any open-category condition moves the operation into the specific category, which needs an operational authorisation, a standard scenario declaration, a predefined risk assessment authorisation or a LUC. A third-country operator applies to the competent authority of the first member state where it intends to operate.
  • Taking aerial photographs and video may require permission from the State Geodetic Administration.

Before you fly, in order

  1. Operator registration is unnecessary only if all three conditions hold together: maximum take-off mass under 250 g, the drone cannot transfer more than 80 J on impact with a person, and it carries no sensor able to collect personal data. If one condition fails, registration is required.
  2. A drone under 250 g carrying a camera or microphone must be registered. CCAA applies this expressly to FPV drones that carry only a flight camera. A drone that is a toy under Directive 2009/48/EC is excepted.
  3. An operator resident in an EU member state registers in the country of permanent residence, and that registration is valid in Croatia. No second Croatian registration is created.
  4. In the specific category, operator registration is required for an unmanned aircraft of any mass.
  5. The operator registration number must be displayed on the drone, leaving off the characters after the hyphen, in the form HRV123abc456defg-abc.
  6. Third-party liability insurance under Regulation (EC) 785/2004 is mandatory whenever aerial work is performed, and aerial work includes filming and photography, whether paid or not and whether for personal or public needs.
  7. The insurance exemption covers only a drone or aircraft model up to 20 kg flown purely for sport and recreation with no aerial work of any kind.
  8. The minimum third-party liability cover is 750,000 SDR per accident per aircraft, and the insured risks must include acts of war, terrorism, hijacking, sabotage, unlawful seizure of aircraft and civil commotion.
  9. Taking aerial photographs and video may require permission from the State Geodetic Administration.
  10. Open-category flight stays within 120 m of the closest point of the surface of the earth, except when overflying an obstacle. Height is measured vertically from the terrain below the drone's current position, not from the take-off point, and over an obstacle higher than 105 m the ceiling becomes 15 m above the obstacle.
  11. A flight above 120 m, up to a maximum of 300 m, cannot be flown in the open category. It needs a CCAA operational authorisation in the specific category, granted on proof that the operator has identified the hazards and provided measures to reduce the risk.
  12. Overflying assemblies of people is never allowed in the open category. An assembly is a gathering so dense that people cannot move away, and spectators at sporting or other public mass events count as uninvolved persons.
  13. In subcategory A3 the flight must be in an area where no uninvolved persons are expected and at least 150 m from areas used for residential, commercial, industrial or recreational purposes.
  14. Visual line of sight applies at all times, except in follow-me mode, where the aircraft may be up to 50 m from the remote pilot, or when an unmanned aircraft observer is used.
  15. Flying beyond visual line of sight is outside the open category and requires a special approval from the Croatian Civil Aviation Agency, requested at uas@ccaa.hr.
  16. Night flying is permitted in all categories, and under UAS.OPEN.060 (2)(g) the remote pilot must make sure a green flashing light is switched on.
  17. Depending on the area of the planned flight, every remote pilot and operator must obtain an airspace reservation, called an ad hoc structure, irrespective of the drone's mass. It is obtained either by a paper application submitted 7 days before the intended start of operations or through the automated procedure in the AMC Portal Mobile application.
  18. The automated AMC procedure is available only in uncontrolled airspace up to 120 m above ground level and, inside a control zone, up to 50 m above ground level at more than 5 km from the aerodrome reference point, and only where no other restriction or prohibition applies to that airspace.
  19. Airspace reservations are enabled only for users registered on the AMC Portal. An ad hoc request must arrive up to seven days before the day of activity and no later than 09:00 UTC on the last working day before it.
  20. Temporary no-fly zones are declared on the AMC Portal and must be checked before every flight. Notices live on 8 October 2026 covered Split, three locations in Rijeka and a flyover in Zagreb.
  21. Flying is prohibited inside an area where an emergency intervention is taking place.
  22. A manufacturer's geofencing database is not the legal zone list. The CCAA says a manufacturer may restrict flying wherever it thinks fit, that publishing the areas where flight is forbidden, restricted or allowed on specific conditions is the state's task, and that the operator must load those published areas into the unmanned aircraft system and respect their rules and limits.
  23. Approval from the public institution that manages a protected natural area, such as a national park, must be obtained before flying there. Asked whether such approval is needed, the CCAA answers with a single word: yes.
  24. FPV flying is allowed in the open category only with an observer standing beside the remote pilot who visually follows the aircraft and helps the pilot keep visual contact with it.
  25. The CCAA lists obtaining an authorisation for the use of the radio-frequency spectrum among the operator's duties in every category and links to HAKOM. HAKOM grants a general authorisation for bands that the Radio-Frequency Allocation Table designates for one, available to every natural and legal person under the conditions in that Table and in NN 40/23.
  26. An aviation registration settles nothing about privacy or the environment. The CCAA states that it is competent for the safety of flight operations and not for environmental protection, public security or the protection of privacy and personal data, and that the bodies competent for those areas may make their own national rules.
  27. The remote pilot must be at least 16 years old, unless flying a privately built unmanned aircraft under 250 g, a class C0 aircraft, or under the supervision of a remote pilot aged 16 or over. The same minimum applies in the specific category.
  28. Failing any open-category condition moves the operation into the specific category, which needs an operational authorisation, a standard scenario declaration, a predefined risk assessment authorisation or a LUC. A third-country operator applies to the competent authority of the first member state where it intends to operate.
  29. Spare lithium batteries in cabin baggage only: up to 100 Wh without approval, 100 to 160 Wh with airline approval and two spares, over 160 Wh not allowed (IATA passenger guidance; airlines may be stricter).

Spare lithium batteries in cabin baggage only: up to 100 Wh without approval, 100 to 160 Wh with airline approval and two spares, over 160 Wh not allowed (IATA passenger guidance; airlines may be stricter).

How a visitor gets legal

Each step as the authority describes it, with who may apply, what it costs and how long it takes.

  1. Step 1

    Work out whether you are the operator, the remote pilot, or both

    The operator registers and holds the insurance; the remote pilot trains and passes the exam. A visitor flying their own drone is both.

    Visitors eligible · None · Immediate

    • Drone data

    Open the official page

  2. Step 2

    Apply the three-condition registration test

    Registration is unnecessary only if the drone is under 250 g and cannot transfer more than 80 J on impact and carries no sensor able to collect personal data. Any camera drone fails it.

    Visitors eligible · None · Immediate

    • Drone specification

    Open the official page

  3. Step 3

    EU residents: register at home, not in Croatia

    Register as an operator in your country of permanent residence. That registration is valid in Croatia, and so is a remote-pilot certificate issued in any member state.

    Visitors eligible · Home state fee · Home state procedure

    • Home operator registration
    • Remote pilot certificate

    Open the official page

  4. Step 4

    UK, US and other third-country residents: register with the CCAA on FAUST

    If Croatia is the first EU member state where you intend to fly, register on FAUST under the procedure that applies to Croatian residents. The e-Gradjani login is open only to holders of a Croatian OIB, so a visitor uses the e-mail route.

    Visitors eligible · HRK 20.00 administrative fee, stated in a currency withdrawn on 1 January 2023; no euro figure is published · Not stated for the e-mail route; the certificate is issued after processing the electronic data

    • Name and surname
    • Telephone number
    • E-mail address
    • Signed original of registration form FOD-FRM-302
    • Passport or identity card number for the payment reference
    • Foreign citizens use identification number 76108805525 in the payment reference

    Open the official page

  5. Step 5

    Display the operator number on the drone

    Mark the drone with the registration number, leaving off the characters after the hyphen.

    Visitors eligible · None · Immediate

    • Operator number

    Open the official page

  6. Step 6

    Train and pass the remote-pilot exam

    Subcategories A1 and A3: an online course and a 40-question theory exam with a 75 per cent pass mark, valid 5 years. Subcategory A2: additionally self-practical training and an exam of at least 30 questions sat at the Agency. A third-country pilot may take the exam in Croatia or in any member state; the Croatian course is in Croatian and the CCAA points English speakers to another member state's course.

    Visitors eligible · Not stated on any current page · Exam dependent

    • Certificate of remote pilot competency

    Open the official page

  7. Step 7

    Take out 750,000 SDR liability cover if you will photograph or film at all

    Photography and filming count as aerial work whether paid or not and whether for personal or public needs, and aerial work makes insurance mandatory. Only pure sport and recreation up to 20 kg is exempt. Policy details are entered in FAUST and kept current there.

    Visitors eligible · Insurer dependent · Insurer dependent

    • Policy number
    • Insurer

    Open the official page

  8. Step 8

    Register on the AMC Portal and obtain the airspace reservation the area needs

    Install the AMC Portal Mobile application and register on the portal. Where the automated procedure is enabled the reservation is made in real time on the day of flight and activated within 5 minutes of approval; otherwise a paper application goes in up to 7 days ahead and no later than 09:00 UTC on the last working day before.

    Eligibility not stated · Not stated · Real time on the day of operation, or up to 7 days ahead for an ad hoc structure

    • Aircraft data
    • Types of activity
    • Flight details
    • Contact telephone

    Open the official page

  9. Step 9

    Check the live airspace picture before every flight

    The AMC situation map is open to anonymous users and shows zone activations and valid NOTAM; the portal's news page carries dated temporary no-fly notices.

    Visitors eligible · None · Immediate

    • Location
    • Date

    Open the official page

  10. Step 10

    For a protected natural area, get the managing institution's approval first

    Flying in a protected natural area, including a national park, needs the approval of the public institution that manages it, and that institution may prohibit drone operations over its area whatever the aviation rules say.

    Eligibility not stated · Unknown · Unknown

    • Unknown

    Open the official page

  11. Step 11

    Check whether aerial photography needs a separate permission

    The CCAA says a pilot intending to take aerial photos and videos might be required to obtain permission from the State Geodetic Administration, and gives its contacts page as the route.

    Eligibility not stated · Unknown · Unknown

    • Unknown

    Open the official page

  12. Step 12

    If the flight leaves the open category, apply to the CCAA

    Above 120 m, beyond visual line of sight, over assemblies or above 25 kg, the route is the specific category: standard scenario declaration on form UAS-FRM-024, authorisation on form UAS-FRM-001, or a LUC on form UAS-FRM-006. A third-country operator applies to the first member state's authority, which is the CCAA when that state is Croatia.

    Visitors eligible · Not stated · Not stated

    • Completed form
    • The documents the form lists
    • Operational risk assessment

    Open the official page

  13. Step 13

    Carry the paperwork, and report a serious occurrence within 72 hours

    Keep the registration confirmation, the competency certificate, the insurance policy and the flight manual available while operating. A serious injury to a person or a close encounter with a manned aircraft must be reported to the CCAA within 72 hours.

    Visitors eligible · None · Within 72 hours of the event

    • Registration
    • Competency certificate
    • Insurance policy
    • Flight manual

    Open the official page

The numbers

The engine's inputs, each with the verdict our verification pass gave it and the sources it rests on.

FieldWhat the pages sayVerdictSources
May a visiting pilot fly at allYes, after a registration or a notification.Nothing on any official page bars a visiting pilot. What a visitor must settle first is the operator registration, the remote-pilot exam, the insurance question and the airspace reservation for the area.confirmed on the cited pageS1S4
EU or EEA registration recognisedYesThe operative wording is EU member state, never EASA. An EU citizen registers in the country of permanent residence and that registration is valid in Croatia; the remote-pilot certificate from any member state is valid too. No CCAA page names Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein or Switzerland, so the EASA bucket is wider than the evidence.partly confirmedS4S2
UK registration recognisedNoA UK resident is a third-country operator and registers in the first EU member state of intended operation.confirmed on the cited pageS4S1S7
US registration recognisedNoSame third-country route as the UK.confirmed on the cited pageS4S1S7
Local registrationRequired from 250 g. Cost: HRK 20.00, in a currency Croatia withdrew on 1 January 2023. Time: Immediate on the e-Gradjani route, which is open only to holders of a Croatian OIB. On the e-mail route the certificate is issued after processing the electronic data, with no duration stated.. Non-residents: Name, surname, telephone number, e-mail and a password create the FAUST account. The registration dialog adds the signed original of registration form FOD-FRM-302 and the administrative fee; the payment reference uses the passport or identity-card number without letters, and foreign citizens use the fixed identification number 76108805525..The duty, the three-condition test and the portal are confirmed. The 250 g figure is only the mass arm of a cumulative test: registration is unnecessary only if the drone is under 250 g AND cannot transfer more than 80 J on impact AND carries no sensor able to collect personal data. The fee and the signed paper form are partial: the page states them in kuna, a currency withdrawn on 1 January 2023, beside an electronic route that issues the certificate at once, and no euro figure is published anywhere on ccaa.hr.partly confirmedS8S3S9S7
Remote IDThere is no separate national Remote ID rule. The duty arrives through the class marks: subcategory A1 needs a C1 aircraft with electronic identification and the geo-awareness function, A2 needs C2 on the same terms, and A3 needs C2 or C3 on the same terms.The research pass reported Remote ID as not established. It is established, just not as a national rule.confirmed on the cited pageS6
InsuranceMandatory, at least 750,000 SDR · Any aerial work. CCAA counts photography and filming as aerial work whether paid or not and whether for personal or public needs, so a camera flight triggers the duty. Only a drone or aircraft model up to 20 kg flown purely for sport and recreation is exempt.This is the most consequential rule on the page for a traveller. The FAQ says insurance is mandatory in the open category when aerial work is performed, and separately that photographing and filming for private purposes is itself aerial work. The 750,000 SDR figure is confirmed three times: on the English visitor page, in the Croatian EU 2019/947 summary and on the CCAA insurance checklist, which states it per accident per aircraft.confirmed on the cited pageS2S1S6S13
Altitude ceiling120 mMeasured vertically from the terrain under the drone's current position, not from the take-off point, so the ceiling follows rising ground. Over an obstacle higher than 105 m the limit becomes 15 m above the obstacle. Inside a control zone the automated AMC procedure covers only 50 m AGL. The research pass reported the 120 m wording as unconfirmed; four official sources state it.confirmed on the cited pageS1S6S2
Distance from peopleOverflying assemblies of people is never allowed in the open category; an assembly is a gathering so dense that people cannot move away. Subcategory A1 allows flight near uninvolved persons with a drone under 900 g. Subcategory A2 requires at least 30 m from uninvolved persons, reducible to 5 m in active low speed mode. Subcategory A3 requires an area where no uninvolved persons are expected and at least 150 m from areas used for residential, commercial, industrial or recreational purposes.confirmed on the cited pageS6S5S1
Line of sightVisual line of sight at all times, except in follow-me mode, where the aircraft may be up to 50 m from the pilot, or when using an unmanned aircraft observer. Flying beyond visual line of sight is outside the open category and needs a special CCAA approval.confirmed on the cited pageS6S7S8
NightPermitted in all categories. Under UAS.OPEN.060 (2)(g) the remote pilot must make sure a green flashing light is switched on during a night flight.confirmed on the cited pageS2S15
Class marksEU class marks C0 to C4, plus privately built aircraft and Article 20 legacy aircraft. The transitional regime for drones without a C mark ended on 31 December 2023; since then such a drone flies only in subcategory A1 if it is under 250 g, or in A3 if it is under 25 kg, or in the specific category.This is what decides where a visitor's older camera drone may fly: a non-C-marked 900 g machine is an A3 aircraft, which means 150 m from anything residential, commercial, industrial or recreational.confirmed on the cited pageS1S6
FPVPermitted inside the open category only with an observer. CCAA states that beyond visual line of sight is not available in the open category except for FPV operations, where the remote pilot must operate exclusively in the presence of an unmanned aircraft observer who stands beside the pilot, visually follows the aircraft and helps the pilot keep visual contact. An FPV drone carrying only a flight camera still requires operator registration, because the camera is a sensor able to collect personal data.The gap pass reported no official page on FPV observer requirements. Two CCAA documents state them.confirmed on the cited pageS2S15
Commercial useCommercial intent does not by itself change the category. What moves an operation into the specific category is failing an open-category condition, and then the operator needs an operational authorisation, a standard scenario declaration, a predefined risk assessment authorisation or a LUC. A third-country operator applies to the competent authority of the first member state where it intends to operate, which is the CCAA when that state is Croatia.confirmed on the cited pageS1S7S6S2

Every rule we could confirm

Grouped by what they govern. A general rule decides the country's colour for a profile; a situational one applies in a place, a zone or a season.

Registration

Remote ID

Insurance

Minimum age

Permits

Airspace zones

Parks and protected areas

Altitude

Distance from people

Line of sight

Night

FPV

Hazardous materials

Commercial use

Privacy

Radio conformity

Customs and import

Parks and protected areas

Who decides, what they decided, and whether there is a way in.

Where the no-fly zones are published

The authority's own map is the one that counts on the day; an app is a convenience, not a source.

The automated AMC procedure covers uncontrolled airspace up to 120 m above ground level, and inside a control zone only up to 50 m above ground level and only at more than 5 km from the aerodrome reference point. Anything outside that envelope goes through an ad hoc airspace reservation.

Official map
amc.crocontrol.hr
Updated
The automated approval runs in real time on the day of operation. Temporary no-fly notices are published on the AMC Portal as they arise; no formal update cadence is stated for any dataset.
Apps named
AMC Portal Mobile

Customs and the border

Declaration
A traveller's personal belongings go through on an oral declaration at the border crossing, with no special customs formalities. Foreign nationals and Croatian citizens usually resident in third countries may temporarily import them with full relief from import duties and an obligation to export them again. Personal belongings are all items, new or used, that the traveller may reasonably need for personal use during the journey, and the customs page's own examples include photo cameras, video cameras and laptops.
Import authorisation
None is published for a recreational drone carried as personal luggage. No customs page reached names drones, and nothing on carina.gov.hr requires an import authorisation, licence or written declaration for one. The research brief's border document list, with proof of purchase and technical identification, has no official source behind it.
Radio conformity
The CCAA lists obtaining an authorisation for the use of the radio-frequency spectrum among the operator's duties in subcategories A1, A2 and A3 and in the specific category, and links to HAKOM. HAKOM's general-authorisation page says every natural and legal person has the right to use a radio-frequency band that the Radio-Frequency Allocation Table designates for use under a general authorisation, on the conditions set out in that Table and in the Ordinance on the conditions for allocation and use of the radio-frequency spectrum, NN 40/23.

On the ground

What pilots, police and the press report actually happening. This is evidence about behaviour, not law: it never changes the status above, and it is dated and linked so you can judge it yourself.

Patchy enforcement9 confirmed cases, from 17 dated reports read · 2022-07-02 to 2026-08-10 · practice pass 8 October 2026

Nine 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.

How people fly
The two first-hand accounts located describe the same thing: flying the coast, the sea and the islands, staying out of the national parks, and not flying over Dubrovnik or Split. One visitor names Hvar, Bol, Slano, Korcula, Klis and Vis plus many spots over the water, says he saw three other drones on the same trip, and reports that his aircraft's own geofence refused takeoff in Trogir's port because of the airport. The CCAA says the specific Croatian problem is the summer visitor who treats a drone as a flying camera and does not read the national rules first.
Police and rangers
The police are the visible enforcer and they act on referrals. In every airport case the chain is identical: the aircraft crew reports the sighting, Croatia Control notifies the police, the police investigate. At fires the referral comes from the fire command, and the Croatian Firefighters Association says it will report every unauthorised drone over a fire. Confirmed police actions: three drones confiscated with their accessories at Pula in July 2022 and all three cases referred to the CCAA, one man taken to the police station on Hvar in June 2024, a search for an identified pilot after Murter in July 2024, an arrest at Split in July 2026 and a criminal complaint to the state attorney in August 2026. Rangers are a different picture: one 2016 commentary records conflicts between park rangers and visitors over drones at Plitvice, Krka, Brijuni and Medvednica, and this pass found no dated ranger intervention for any Croatian park.
At the border
No dated report was located, in either direction, of Croatian customs or border control inspecting, declaring, holding or confiscating a personal drone on arrival. Searches in Croatian and English returned nothing, and every confirmed confiscation in this record was taken by police in the field rather than at a border. The one data point found is on departure and is a single traveller's account: his cabin bag was pulled at screening over a forgotten laptop, the officer found the drone and its batteries, wished him a safe flight and waved him through.
Fines actually reported
No fine amount imposed on an identifiable person was located anywhere, in Croatian or in English. What is confirmed is the rest of the ladder: three drones with their accompanying equipment confiscated at Pula in July 2022 and the cases referred to the CCAA, one man taken to a police station on Hvar in June 2024, one 36-year-old Hungarian arrested at Split Airport on 31 July 2026, and one 39-year-old German reported to the state attorney in August 2026 for endangering life and property by a generally dangerous act. The CCAA says its inspectors receive police reports on the basis of which misdemeanour orders, fines and warnings have already been issued, and that some operators have had their operating approvals withdrawn, without naming an amount or a case.

The law's own penalty schedule is separate: Not established, 2 published fine ranges below.

Where reports cluster

  • Split Airport zone, including Kastela, Kastel Stafilic and Trogir

    The hardest-enforced place in the country, and the one that catches visitors. An unauthorised drone stopped all traffic for just over two hours on 31 July 2026 and a 36-year-old Hungarian was arrested; a week later a 39-year-old German was criminally reported for repeatedly flying in prohibited zones over Trogir and Kastel Stafilic. Two of the three dangerous approaches the CCAA recorded in two weeks of 2024 were at Split or Dubrovnik. One visiting pilot's own geofence refused takeoff in Trogir's port.

  • Dubrovnik Airport zone

    One confirmed near-miss: on 13 April 2025 a drone came within about 200 m of a passenger aircraft on final approach, the airport closed for a time and two inbound aircraft were diverted to Split. The crew reported it to Croatia Control, which notified the police. The CCAA restated a zero-tolerance policy and put the direct cost of a diversion at 15,000 to 190,000 EUR per flight. No operator was identified.

  • Any active fire, anywhere on the coast or the islands, in summer

    The one context with repeated, reported intervention, and three of the nine confirmed cases. Hvar, 23 June 2024: a man filming the fire was taken to the police station. Murter, 5 July 2024: three Canadairs and two air tractors broke off for 10 to 15 minutes with a campsite at risk, and police hunted the pilot. Vrsi near Zadar, early August 2026: two CL-415s broke off, firefighters called over a megaphone for the operator to land it and MORH put the interruption at about five minutes. Fires start at short notice, so this is a condition to watch for rather than a place to avoid.

  • Pula Amphitheatre and Pula city parks

    The only confiscation in the whole record. Over one weekend in July 2022 police stopped three people flying without authorisation, a 27-year-old Croatian and a 27-year-old German at the Amphitheatre and a 22-year-old Swiss in Valerij Park, took all three drones with their accessories and reported all three cases to the CCAA. Two of the three flights were after midnight.

  • Plitvice Lakes, Krka, Kornati and the other national parks

    Plitvice's own management banned drones in July 2016, and a commentary from that August records conflicts between rangers and visitors over drones at Plitvice, Krka, Brijuni and Medvednica. Beyond that there is nothing: no dated ranger intervention, no named visitor and no outcome was located for any Croatian park, in either language. Both first-hand accounts located say they stayed out of the parks.

  • Beaches with bathers

    One dated report. On 10 August 2026 a drone flew the length of the Raznjic nudist beach on Korcula, from Bilo zalo to the lighthouse and back; bathers said publicly that they felt watched and that their privacy had been violated. No police action and no identification of the operator followed in the coverage. What to expect here is a complaint from the ground rather than an official stop.

  • Dubrovnik Old Town

    No dated case of any kind was located, in any language, and nothing found here supports treating it as a place where reports cluster. The pages that call it a no-fly zone are advisory guides, which the legal pass had already found unusable for a rule. One visiting pilot says he chose not to fly over Dubrovnik, which is a decision rather than an enforcement report.

Dated reports

  • 2022-07-02 · Pula: the Amphitheatre (twice) and Valerij Park · press

    Police stopped three people flying without CCAA authorisation over one weekend: a 27-year-old Croatian citizen at the Amphitheatre during a public gathering at about 00:45 on 2 July, a 22-year-old Swiss citizen in Valerij Park at about 23:10 on 3 July, and a 27-year-old German citizen at the Amphitheatre at about 01:10 on 4 July.

    All three drones were confiscated with their accompanying equipment and all three cases were reported to the Croatian Civil Aviation Agency for further action. No fine amount appears in the report. The police used the occasion to remind citizens and tourists that a drone must be registered with the CCAA and every flight filed in advance. report

  • 2024-06 · Immediate vicinity of Split and Dubrovnik airports · official

    In the two weeks from 29 May to 13 June 2024 three dangerous unlawful drone approaches to passenger aircraft were recorded near Split and Dubrovnik airports, two in the landing phase and one on takeoff. The CCAA set this against 7 reports of unauthorised drone flight in controlled airspace near aerodromes for the whole of 2023.

    The crews passed their observations to Croatia Control, which notified the competent police bodies. The CCAA published the figures, called the two-week cluster very worrying, and asked media not to publish drone footage of fires or other live emergency scenes. No operator is identified in the release. report

  • 2024-06-23 · Poljun hill above the town of Hvar · press

    A man filmed the fire above Hvar town with a drone while Canadairs were working it from the air, endangering the aerial operation. About 30 hectares of grass, low scrub and pine forest burned.

    He was taken to the police station on Hvar after what the Hvar volunteer fire brigade's spokesman called a quick police intervention. No charge, fine or confiscation appears in the coverage located. report

  • 2024-07-05 · Hill above Kosirina bay, island of Murter · press

    An unknown drone appeared over the fire zone while three Canadairs and two air tractors were working it. Aerial operations were suspended for 10 to 15 minutes until it withdrew, and the nearby campsite and the civilians in it were at risk during that window.

    Sibenik police opened inquiries. The outlet Morski.hr located a tourist guide on social media who had posted drone footage from the fire site; he said he had endangered nobody and the police were to establish the details. No charge, fine or confiscation was reported in any follow-up located. report

  • 2025-04-13 · Final approach to Dubrovnik Airport · official

    A drone came dangerously close to a passenger aircraft on final approach, at roughly 200 m, endangering the crew, the passengers and people and property on the ground.

    The crew reported it to Croatia Control, which notified the police bodies responsible for the investigation. Dubrovnik Airport was closed for a period and two inbound aircraft were diverted to Split. No operator was identified in the CCAA statement or in the press coverage of it. report

  • 2026-07-31 · Controlled airspace of Split Airport (Sveti Jeronim, Kastela) · press

    An unauthorised drone was spotted near the runway on the Friday afternoon of the peak summer weekend. All operations stopped for just over two hours; aircraft held or were diverted to Zadar and Dubrovnik, two flights were cancelled, dozens were delayed and thousands of passengers waited in the terminal or on board during a heatwave.

    Police went to the field, located the operator in the wider airport area and arrested him: a 36-year-old Hungarian, flying in a strictly prohibited zone with no CCAA authorisation and with no flight filed through the airspace management application. A criminal investigation was conducted. No fine or sentence has been reported. report

  • 2026-08 · Trogir and Kastel Stafilic, including the area near Split Airport · press

    Split-Dalmatia police established a suspicion that a 39-year-old German national had, over a short period, repeatedly flown a drone in zones where it is prohibited, including close to Split Airport. Reported by Hina on 7 August 2026 as the second such case in a few days.

    A criminal complaint was to be filed with the competent state attorney for endangering life and property by a generally dangerous act or means. No fine or confiscation is stated. report

  • 2026-08 · Vrsi, Zadar county · press

    Two CL-415 Canadairs had to break off firefighting after a drone was spotted close to the fire site. Firefighters called over a megaphone for the person flying it to bring it down, and both aircraft resumed only once it had landed. The Ministry of Defence put the interruption at about five minutes.

    No fine, charge or confiscation is reported. The Croatian Firefighters Association issued a public warning on 4 August 2026 and announced that it would report every unauthorised drone filming of a fire to the police. report

  • 2026-08-10 · Raznjic nudist beach, Korcula · press

    A drone flew the length of the beach, from Bilo zalo toward the lighthouse and back. Bathers reported feeling watched and filmed and said their privacy and personal space had been seriously intruded upon.

    The bathers reported it to a local portal, which published the account. No police action, no identification of the operator and no penalty appear in the coverage. report

What the law says it costs

Published penalty ranges. What has actually been charged, where anyone reported it, is in the section above.

OffenceRangeSources
Breaching the air traffic safety rules, generallyPenalties are prescribed by the Air Transport Act and run from a warning, through fines from 700 EUR upwards, to temporary or permanent withdrawal of pilot licences and of operator approvals and registrations.S2
Declaring at registration that you will fly only for sport and recreation, then performing aerial work, and so avoiding compulsory insurance2,652 EUR to 26,520 EURS2

What we could not confirm

Printed rather than hidden. A brief that answers everything has usually guessed somewhere, and a gap here is a real gap in the official pages or a page we could not reach.

1 cited pages refused our checks and are marked unreachable in the source list.

Sources that disagree

  1. The registration fee in euro. Only HRK 20.00 is published, in a currency Croatia withdrew on 1 January 2023, and no page on ccaa.hr prints a euro amount.
  2. Whether the signed paper form FOD-FRM-302 and the administrative stamps are still required alongside the electronic registration route.
  3. The processing time for the non-resident registration route. The portal says only that the certificate is issued after processing the electronic data.
  4. The complete document list for a non-resident, and whether a Croatian address or telephone number can be left blank.
  5. Whether a visiting recreational pilot may apply for the BVLOS special approval. The FAUST page gives only an e-mail address.
  6. Whether a visiting pilot can register on the AMC Portal at all. Its English registration page offers automatic UAS registration only to holders of an operator registration issued by the Polish authority.
  7. Plitvice Lakes, Krka, Kornati and every other named park: the park-level policy, permit path, fee, season and enforcement. No park authority page was cited by either research pass or reachable from a cited official page.
  8. Natura 2000. No page reached mentions it.
  9. Municipal restrictions at Dubrovnik old town, Hvar and Zlatni Rat. No municipal page was cited and none is reachable from a cited official page; the secondary pages that assert a Dubrovnik old-town no-fly zone are not usable for a rule.
  10. The geozone dataset download, its exchange format, its licence and any stated update cadence. map.ccaa.hr, linked from the CCAA registration page, serves only a JavaScript shell.
  11. Whether the authority can confiscate the aircraft, and whether any drone offence is criminal rather than a misdemeanour.
  12. Fine tariffs for flying unregistered, for breaching a zone, for exceeding 120 m and for a protected-area breach. Only the general ladder from 700 EUR and the insurance misdeclaration band are published.
  13. Any Croatia-specific lithium battery carriage rule. Airline and dangerous-goods rules apply by default, but no fetched Croatian page says so.
  14. Whether the usual drone control and video bands fall under a HAKOM general authorisation. The Allocation Table itself was not opened, and the HAKOM page the CCAA links to no longer exists.
  15. The scope of the State Geodetic Administration permission for aerial photography. The CCAA says it might be required; the page it links to is a contacts directory with no such rule.
  16. Current exam fees. The only figure published anywhere is 70 HRK of administrative duty for the A2 exam, in the 2020 material and in a withdrawn currency.
  17. Any rule change dated since 2024. No page reached announces one; the only dated changes found are 2020-12-31, 2021-12-02 and 2023-12-31.
  18. Any community pilot report. Neither research pass retrieved a single dated report, and reddit.com is blocked in the verification environment, so the reality section is empty rather than reassuring.

What changed, and when

Dated changes to the rules, newest first.

  1. 31 December 2023

    The transitional period for drones without a C class mark ends. Since then such a drone may fly in the open category only in subcategory A1 if it is under 250 g, or in A3 if it is under 25 kg, which means at least 150 m from residential, commercial, industrial and recreational areas. The older 2020 material still published gives 1 January 2023 for the same deadline.

    S1S2S15

  2. 2 December 2021

    Standard scenario declarations become available, according to the third-country guidance and the 2020 question material. The CCAA FAQ and the English visitor page both print 1 January 2024 for the same thing.

    S7S15S2S1

  3. 31 December 2020

    Regulation (EU) 2019/947 starts to apply in Croatia and the limited open category opens the transitional period. Theory exams passed before this date under the old national rules stop being valid.

    S15S2

Checked 8 October 2026. Newer than that? Look here:

Rules move between our checks. The official pages publish the change; the community pages are where someone notices it first.

Official pages

Where pilots report

Sources

Every page this brief rests on, with the date we opened it and, where the page carries one, the date printed on the document itself.

  1. S1official

    I wish to fly a drone in Croatia, I am not Croatian citizen, I am here temporarily. What do I need to do?

    Croatian Civil Aviation Agency · opened 2026-10-08

    The minimum insurance amount in respect of liability for third parties is 750.000,00 SDR. / the unmanned aircraft is maintained within 120 meters from the closest point of the surface of the earth, except when overflying an obstacle.

    Rule page, English, and the richest visitor page on the site. It prints no date of its own. Parts of its wording are stale: it still says the standard scenario option will be available from 1 January 2024 and names a 31 December 2022 deadline for non-C-marked drones over 900 g.

  2. S2official

    Cesto postavljana pitanja

    Croatian Civil Aviation Agency · opened 2026-10-08

    U otvorenoj kategoriji osiguranje je OBAVEZNO ukoliko se izvode radovi iz zraka. / Izvodjenjem radova iz zraka smatra se i fotografiranja i snimanje za privatne svrhe.

    Rule page, Croatian, 36 questions, and the only live source for the fine figures, the protected-area duty and the measurement of the 120 m ceiling. The page prints no date; the gap pass's 23 July 2026 stamp is a search-index crawl date. English gloss of the quote: in the open category insurance is MANDATORY if aerial work is performed, and photographing and filming for private purposes is itself aerial work.

  3. S3official

    Registracija UAS operatora

    Croatian Civil Aviation Agency · opened 2026-10-08

    Ako [...] koristite dron: mase vece od 250 g ili koji prilikom udarca u prepreku moze razviti kineticku energiju vecu od 80 J ili koji je opremljen senzorima za prikupljanje osobnih podataka [...] MORATE SE REGISTRIRATI

    Procedure page, Croatian, no date printed. It is the route to FAUST, to the insurance checklist and to map.ccaa.hr. English gloss: if you use a drone over 250 g, or one that can develop more than 80 J of kinetic energy on impact with an obstacle, or one equipped with sensors for collecting personal data, YOU MUST REGISTER.

  4. S4official

    UAS operator registration

    Croatian Civil Aviation Agency · opened 2026-10-08

    I am EU member state citizen. I need to register as UAS operator in my permanent residence country and my registration is valid in Croatia! / I am not EU member state citizen. I need to register [...] in the first EU member state [...]

    Rule page, English, two short answers and a link into FAUST. No date printed.

  5. S5official

    Otvorena kategorija

    Croatian Civil Aviation Agency · opened 2026-10-08

    Ako namjeravam letjeti dronom male mase, do 900 g u blizini ljudi ili dronom vece mase, do 25 kg tamo gdje nema ljudi i na udaljenosti od 150 m od infrastrukture, potpadam u potkategorije A1/A3

    Rule page, Croatian, no date printed. English gloss: if I intend to fly a low-mass drone up to 900 g near people, or a heavier drone up to 25 kg where there are no people and at 150 m from infrastructure, I fall into subcategories A1/A3.

  6. S6official

    Sazeti prikaz zahtjeva za operacije sustavima bespilotnih zrakoplova sukladno EU 2019/947

    Croatian Civil Aviation Agency · opened 2026-10-08

    Najmanja dozvoljena dob 16 godina, osim ako leti: privatno izradjenim UAS-om laksim od 250g, UAS-om klase C0 ili pod nadzorom pilota dobi 16 godina i vise. / obveza osiguranja postoji [...] na svotu od 750.000 SDR-a

    Rule summary, Croatian, a 19-page PDF served as application/pdf and read page by page. It is the authoritative source for the minimum age, the A1, A2 and A3 conditions, the class marks and the insurance amount. No date printed on the document. English gloss: minimum age 16 unless flying a privately built UAS under 250 g, a class C0 UAS, or under the supervision of a pilot aged 16 or over; the insurance duty exists regardless of take-off mass, in the amount of 750,000 SDR.

  7. S7official

    UAS-UPUTE-004 Guidance for third country Unmanned Aerial Systems operators

    Croatian Civil Aviation Agency · document dated 2026-06-22 · opened 2026-10-08

    The competent authority for the third-country UAS operator shall be the competent authority of the first Member State where the UAS operator intends to operate.

    Rule page for the visiting non-EU pilot, English, served as a .docx and reached from the CCAA forms index. The document prints no date; the date recorded here is the file's own modification timestamp, with creation on 2021-03-21.

  8. S8official

    FAUST: registration of UAS operators

    Croatian Civil Aviation Agency · opened 2026-10-08

    REGISTRATION OF UAS OPERATORS IS NOT NECESSARY IF ALL THREE [...] CONDITIONS ARE SATISFIED / To perform flight operations out of sight of a remote pilot, it is necessary to obtain a special approval from the Croatian Civil Aviation Agency.

    Procedure page, English. The Croatian sibling at /user2/index.php and the legacy path /user/index.php printed in the third-country guidance both serve the same content. No date printed.

  9. S9official

    FAUST platform login and registration

    Croatian Civil Aviation Agency · opened 2026-10-08

    To register a drone system operator, it is necessary to submit the signed original of the form of the drone system operator registration. / Amount: HRK 20.00 / For foreign citizens the identification number is 76108805525

    Procedure page, English, with the fee, the form number and the foreign-applicant reference number inside modal dialogs that a casual read misses. The Croatian sibling at /user2/ref-login.php carries the same text and adds that the e-Gradjani certificate is issued immediately. No date printed.

  10. S10official

    AMC portal: Information

    Croatia Control · opened 2026-10-08

    A UAG zone is a part of airspace above a geographical zone determined by a competent body within which UAS operations can be conducted by the shortened procedure.

    Rule page, English, no date printed. It is the route to the AMC rules document.

  11. S11official

    Rules and Procedures for Reservations and Use of Airspace via AMC Portal System

    Croatia Control · document dated 2026-05-28 · opened 2026-10-08

    in uncontrolled airspace up to 120 m AGL and within the CTR up to 50 m AGL, but at a distance greater than 5 km from the ARP / It shall be submitted up to seven days prior to the day of activity

    Rule document, English, 5 pages, reached by following a link on S10. The document prints no date; the date recorded here is the PDF's own modification timestamp, with creation on 2021-12-07.

  12. S12official

    AMC portal: home and notices

    Croatia Control · document dated 2026-10-06 · opened 2026-10-08

    02.10.2026 Split No-Fly Zone. Notice to airspace users.

    Live notice board, English. The date recorded is the newest item on the page on the day of checking; notices for Split, Rijeka Preluk, Rijeka Kantrida and Rijeka Rujevica were live alongside it.

  13. S13official

    Lista provjere za obvezno osiguranje operatora sustava bespilotnog zrakoplova / UAS operator's third party liability insurance checklist

    Croatian Civil Aviation Agency · document dated 2023-04-08 · opened 2026-10-08

    Najnize pokrice iz obveznog osiguranja za odgovornost u odnosu na trece osobe po nesreci za svaki pojedini zrakoplov je 750000 SDR.

    Bilingual guidance served as a .docx, reached by following the checklist link on S3. The document prints no date; the date recorded is the file's own modification timestamp, with creation on 2021-10-29. English gloss: the minimum compulsory third-party liability cover per accident for each individual aircraft is 750,000 SDR.

  14. S14official

    Temporary import and export

    Croatian Customs Administration (Carinska uprava) · opened 2026-10-08

    The import of these goods shall be done without special customs formalities with an oral declaration at the border crossing.

    Rule page, English, no date printed. It names photo cameras, video cameras and laptops among travellers' personal belongings but never names a drone.

  15. S15official

    Pitanja

    Croatian Civil Aviation Agency · opened 2026-10-08

    Letenje nocu dozvoljeno je u okviru svih kategorija letackih operacija. / Svaka javna ustanova, bez obzira na propis, moze zabraniti operacije dronova iznad podrucja svoje ustanove.

    Webinar question-and-answer material, Croatian, 7 pages. It prints no date but is internally dated to the 2020 transition, saying the new regulation starts to apply on 31 December 2020 and quoting amounts in kuna, so it is superseded on fines, on the transitional table and on exam fees. It is used only where a live page corroborates it. English gloss: night flying is permitted within all categories of flight operations; any public institution, whatever the rules say, may prohibit drone operations above its area.

  16. S16official

    Summarized requirements for flying Unmanned Aircraft Systems

    Croatian Civil Aviation Agency · opened 2026-10-08

    Minimum age of the remote pilot: 14 years, or less than 14 years but under adult supervision

    Superseded regime, carried only to record what it does not support. Every row of this 6-page PDF cites the national Ordinance on Unmanned Aircraft Systems and uses that Ordinance's Category A, B1, B2, C1 and C2 operating-mass scheme, not the EU open-category A1, A2 and A3 scheme the rest of the site uses. The quoted minimum age is a Category B1 row under the national Ordinance, and it is where the research gap pass took its 14, 16 and 18 figures from.

  17. S17official

    Opca dozvola

    HAKOM (Croatian Regulatory Authority for Network Industries) · opened 2026-10-08

    Svaka pravna i fizicka osoba ima pravo na uporabu radiofrekvencijskog pojasa koji se prema Tablici namjene radiofrekvencijskog spektra moze upotrebljavati na temelju opce dozvole za uporabu radiofrekvencijskog spektra

    Rule page, Croatian, no date printed, reached by navigating the live HAKOM site after the URL the CCAA cites was found dead. hakom.hr did not resolve through this machine's DNS resolver, so it was fetched by pinning the Cloudflare address a public resolver returned. English gloss: every legal and natural person has the right to use a radio-frequency band which, under the Radio-Frequency Allocation Table, may be used on the basis of a general authorisation.

  18. S18official

    Obrasci i publikacije

    Croatian Civil Aviation Agency · opened 2026-10-08

    UAS-UPUTE-004 Uputa za UAS operatore iz trecih zemalja zadnje EN

    Index of UAS forms and guidance, Croatian, no date printed. It is the route to the third-country guidance and to forms UAS-FRM-001, UAS-FRM-006 and UAS-FRM-024, and it shows that the specific-category risk-assessment guidance exists in Croatian only.

  19. S19official

    AMC portal: Application for registration

    Croatia Control · opened 2026-10-08

    Automatic registration. Only for UAS (unmanned aircraft system) users: Select if you have a UAS operator registration (UOR) issued by the Polish Civil aviation authority (ULC)

    Procedure page, English, reached by following a link on S10; the footer reads AMC portal v5.5, copyright 2026. The UAS self-registration route names the Polish authority rather than the Croatian one, which leaves a visiting pilot's eligibility for the automated procedure unresolved.

  20. S20official

    Drzavna geodetska uprava: Kontakti

    State Geodetic Administration (Drzavna geodetska uprava) · opened 2026-10-08

    Contacts directory only, reached by following the link the CCAA gives for the aerial-photography permission. It carries no passage about aerial photography, approvals or drones, so it supports the existence of the contact route and nothing about the rule itself.

  21. S21officialcould not be opened

    The HAKOM page the CCAA links to for radio-frequency spectrum authorisation

    HAKOM (Croatian Regulatory Authority for Network Industries) · opened 2026-10-08

    Dead link. It answers HTTP 200 but redirects to the HAKOM home page; the id=340 page no longer exists, so it supports nothing. Recorded because the CCAA's own EU 2019/947 summary cites it as the route to the spectrum authorisation, in every category.

  22. S22official

    Karta stanja (anonimni korisnici)

    Croatia Control · opened 2026-10-08

    Karta stanja (anonimni korisnici). Aktivacije zona. Vazeci Notam-i.

    Live map viewer, Croatian, usable without an account, showing zone activations and valid NOTAM. No date printed. English gloss: situation map for anonymous users, zone activations, valid NOTAM.

  23. S23press

    Policija u Puli kaznila turiste koji su upravljali dronom bez dozvole

    Morski.hr · document dated 2022-07-04 · opened 2026-10-08

    Policijski sluzbenici oduzeli su bespilotne letjelice s popratnom opremom te ce o sva tri dogadaja izvijestiti Hrvatsku agenciju za civilno zrakoplovstvo.

    The only confiscation in the whole practice record. English gloss of the quote: officers confiscated the unmanned aircraft with their accompanying equipment and will report all three events to the Croatian Civil Aviation Agency.

  24. S24official

    Ugrozavanje sigurnosti izvodenja letackih operacija gasenja pozara koristenjem dronova

    Croatian Civil Aviation Agency · document dated 2023-07-14 · opened 2026-10-08

    Pilotske posade ce obustaviti letacke operacije odmah po uocavanju drona u zoni svojih aktivnosti. To ce otezati sprjecavanje sirenja pozara.

    The agency's first fire-season drone warning located, which dates the pattern to 2023. A rule restatement, not an event: carried for the fire-site hotspot and for policeAndRangers. English gloss: pilot crews will suspend flight operations as soon as a drone is spotted in their area of activity, which makes containing the fire harder.

  25. S25official

    PRIOPCENJE - Porast broja ugrozavanja putnickih zrakoplova protupravnim koristenjem dronova u RH

    Croatian Civil Aviation Agency · document dated 2024-06-20 · opened 2026-10-08

    U razdoblju od samo dva tjedna 29.05.-13.06.2024. u neposrednoj blizini Zracnih luka Split i Dubrovnik zabiljezena su tri opasna protupravna priblizavanja dronova putnickim zrakoplovima.

    The only official enforcement statistics located: three dangerous approaches in two weeks of 2024 against 7 reports for the whole of 2023. The release also asks media not to publish drone footage of fires or live emergency scenes.

  26. S26press

    Dronom ometao kanadere na Hvaru. "Priveden je"

    Index.hr · document dated 2024-06-24 · opened 2026-10-08

    Brzom intervencijom policije neodgovorni gradanin koji je snimao pozar dronom priveden je u policijsku postaju na Hvaru.

    Quoted to the Hvar volunteer fire brigade's spokesman Cvjetko Mazalin. English gloss: through a quick police intervention the irresponsible citizen who was filming the fire with a drone was taken to the police station on Hvar. The fire itself was the previous day.

  27. S27press

    Nova opasnost u Hrvatskoj, "napadaju" zracne luke, snimaju gasenje pozara, a nitko ne zna koliko ih ima

    DNEVNIK.hr / Nova TV · document dated 2024-06-27 · opened 2026-10-08

    Ide dojava prema policiji, oni brzo reagiraju i uklone takve neodgovorne gradane ili turiste.

    Quoted to the chief fire commander Slavko Tucakovic. English gloss: a report goes to the police, they react quickly and remove such irresponsible citizens or tourists. The same piece has a CCAA inspector give 600 to 20,000 EUR as the fine range and puts registered drone owners in Croatia at nearly 4,000. Corroborates the Hvar and airport cases; contributes no event of its own.

  28. S28press

    Na 10-ak minuta prekinuto gasenje pozara kanaderima jer se pojavio nepoznati dron

    Index.hr · document dated 2024-07-06 · opened 2026-10-08

    Samu akciju sa zracnim snagama morali smo prekinuti na 10-ak minuta jer se na zoni pozarista pojavio nepoznati dron i dok se taj dron nije povukao, morali smo prekinuti djelovanje zracnih snaga.

    Quoted to Darko Dukic, commander of the Sibenik-Knin county fire brigade association. The fire was the previous day, 5 July 2024. English gloss: we had to break off the action with the aerial forces for about ten minutes because an unknown drone appeared over the fire zone, and until it withdrew we had to suspend the aerial forces.

  29. S29press

    Policija traga za pilotom drona koji je ometao gasenje pozara na Murteru

    Net.hr / RTL Danas · document dated 2024-07-07 · opened 2026-10-08

    I dok sibenska policija kaze da jos traju izvidi, portal Morski.hr na drustvenim mrezama pronasao je turistickog vodica koji je pustio snimke dronom s pozarista.

    The one confirmed instance of a pilot being identified from his own posted footage, which is the mechanism the research report asserted without a case. English gloss: while Sibenik police say inquiries are still running, the portal Morski.hr found on social media the tourist guide who had released the drone footage from the fire site. The outcome of those inquiries was never reported.

  30. S30official

    Neodgovorno koristenje drona ugrozilo sigurnost putnickog zrakoplova i onemogucilo slijetanje dva putnicka zrakoplova u zracnu luku Dubrovnik

    Croatian Civil Aviation Agency · document dated 2025-04-18 · opened 2026-10-08

    U neposrednoj blizini Zracne luke Dubrovnik tijekom zavrsnog prilaza za slijetanje dana 13.4.2025. zabiljezeno je opasno priblizavanje drona putnickom zrakoplovu na priblizoj visini od 200 metara.

    The agency's own statement on the Dubrovnik event, with the event's date read off the page rather than the publication date.

  31. S31press

    Neodgovorno koristenje drona ugrozilo sigurnost putnickog zrakoplova kod Dubrovnika

    Bug.hr · document dated 2025-04-18 · opened 2026-10-08

    Prema operatorima i udaljenim pilotima koji ugrozavaju sigurnost zracnog prometa primjenjuje se politika nulte tolerancije, a kazne za takve prekrsaje se penju do 20.000 eura.

    Carries the CCAA release in full plus the detail the release omits: the airport closure, the two diversions to Split and the 15,000 to 190,000 EUR direct cost per diverted flight. English gloss of the quote: a zero-tolerance policy is applied to operators and remote pilots who endanger air traffic safety, and fines for such offences climb to 20,000 EUR.

  32. S32press

    Policija uhitila neodgovornog turista: poznati detalji obustave prometa u Splitu

    Croatian Aviation · document dated 2026-08-02 · opened 2026-10-08

    Rijec je o 36-godisnjem Madaru, pocinitelj je lociran, priveden u sluzbene prostorije te je nad njim provedeno kriminalisticko istrazivanje.

    The fullest account of the Split shutdown: just over two hours of suspended traffic, holds and diversions to Zadar and Dubrovnik, and the operator flying in a strictly prohibited zone with no CCAA authorisation and no flight filed. English gloss: it is a 36-year-old Hungarian; the perpetrator was located, taken to official premises and a criminal investigation was conducted.

  33. S33press

    Nevjerojatno, ali istinito: Zbog drona stao zracni promet u Splitu, turist zavrsio u policiji

    Reporter.hr · document dated 2026-08-02 · opened 2026-10-08

    Nakon brzog postupanja, identificiran je i priveden strani turist koji je upravljao letjelicom, nesvjestan ozbiljnosti situacije koju je izazvao.

    Corroborates the Split case and is the item that names the operator as a foreign tourist. English gloss: after quick action, the foreign tourist operating the aircraft was identified and detained, unaware of the seriousness of the situation he had caused.

  34. S34press

    Hungarian man arrested after single-handedly shutting down Croatian airport

    Daily News Hungary · document dated 2026-08-02 · opened 2026-10-08

    Officers from the Split-Dalmatia Police Administration quickly launched an investigation against the Hungarian man after receiving reports on Friday, 31 July, that the safety of the airspace had been compromised.

    English-language corroboration, and the item that pins the event date to Friday 31 July 2026. It also gives the passenger impact: two flights cancelled and several heavily delayed.

  35. S35press

    Zbog incidenta kod Zadra Hrvatska vatrogasna zajednica izdala vazno upozorenje

    Index.hr · document dated 2026-08-04 · opened 2026-10-08

    Najavili su da ce svako neovlasteno snimanje pozara dronom prijaviti policiji. Upozorenje je objavljeno nakon nedavnog slucaja kod naselja Vrsi u Zadarskoj zupaniji.

    The Croatian Firefighters Association's warning after the Vrsi case. English gloss: they announced that they will report every unauthorised drone filming of a fire to the police; the warning was published after the recent case near the settlement of Vrsi in Zadar county.

  36. S36press

    Novi incident iznad Trogira i Kastela: Turist upravljao dronom uz aerodrom

    DNEVNIK.hr / Hina · document dated 2026-08-07 · opened 2026-10-08

    Protiv 39-godisnjaka nadleznom drzavnom odvjetnistvu bit ce podnesena kaznena prijava zbog sumnje u pocinjenje kaznenog djela dovodenja u opasnost zivota i imovine opceopasnom radnjom ili sredstvom.

    Refused to WebFetch with HTTP 403 and served normally to a browser user agent; read that way. English gloss: a criminal complaint will be filed against the 39-year-old with the competent state attorney for suspected endangerment of life and property by a generally dangerous act or means. The piece also dates the Hungarian's arrest to a few days earlier.

  37. S37press

    Snimao nudiste dronom iznad Korcule? Kupaci ostali zatecen

    Srpski Dnevnik · document dated 2026-08-10 · opened 2026-10-08

    Takvo iskustvo bilo je za nas kupace vrlo neugodno. Zaista smo se osecali kao da nam je narusena privatnost.

    A regional pickup of a Croatian local-portal item; the Croatian original was not located, which is why this is the citation. English gloss: that experience was very unpleasant for us bathers, we really felt as if our privacy had been violated. The only beach-level report found, and no authority acted on it.

  38. S38press

    Kanaderi gase vatru, a onda se moraju povuci: Opasan trend stvara kaos, a kazne? "Premale su"

    tportal.hr · document dated 2026-08-22 · opened 2026-10-08

    Njihovi inspektori dobivaju policijska izvjesca na temelju kojih su vec izdavani prekrsajni nalozi i novcane kazne te upozorenja, a pojedinim operatorima oduzimana su i odobrenja za rad.

    The only statement found that fines have actually been imposed, and it names no amount and no case. English gloss: their inspectors receive police reports on the basis of which misdemeanour orders, fines and warnings have already been issued, and some operators have had their operating approvals withdrawn. The same piece has the CCAA on the summer visitor who treats a drone as a flying camera, the Vrsi megaphone detail with the Ministry of Defence's five-minute figure, and the schedule given as 660 to 20,000 EUR.

  39. S39press

    OSVRT: Zasto je u NP Plitvicka jezera zabranjena uporaba dronova?

    odgovorno.hr · document dated 2016-08-31 · opened 2026-10-08

    Koristenje dronova u nacionalnim parkovima u posljednje vrijeme kod nas je bilo uzrok sukoba cuvara i posjetitelja.

    Commentary, not a case, and the only Croatian-language evidence located that ranger friction over drones exists at all. English gloss: drone use in national parks has recently been a cause of conflict between rangers and visitors here. It also dates the Plitvice management's own drone ban to July 2016 and names Plitvice, Krka, Brijuni and Medvednica as the places drones were being flown over.

  40. S40community

    Croatia hidden gems off the beaten track

    Max Haase · opened 2026-10-08

    Drones are prohibited in national parks (Plitvice Lakes, Krka, Kornati). I had no problems along the coast, over the sea, and at most tourist attractions. Just be careful not to fly over crowds or ports, and respect privacy.

    The only sentence the research report had, and it is on the page verbatim. No documentDate is recorded because none is established: the page prints January 2021 as its only date while the same section names the DJI Mini 5 Pro, a 2025 product, so the printed date is stale and the report's 2026-05-15 is unsupported. Not carried as an incident for that reason.

  41. S41community

    My Drone Experience

    TripAdvisor, Croatia Travel Forum · opened 2026-10-08

    During the inspection, the officer found my drone and batteries. He then smiled at me, said "I hope you got some good photos. Have a safe flight," and waved me through.

    The only full first-hand visiting-pilot account located, and the only data point of any kind on airport screening. Served to a browser user agent; a plain fetch is refused. No documentDate is recorded because the thread renders only a relative date, about two years before our check, so about 2024. The same post describes flying without ever obtaining the CCAA registration the law requires, after months of unanswered enquiries, and names Hvar, Bol, Slano, Korcula, Klis and Vis as where he flew.