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Estonia

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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33 rules · 84 sources, 57 of them official · 14 fields unconfirmed · Transpordiamet (Estonian Transport Administration) · LOIS2, Aviation Safety Information System (login with Estonian ID-card or Mobiil-ID only) (English)

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What decides it

  • Below 250 g, registration is still mandatory if the drone has a camera or another sensor able to capture personal data, unless it is a toy under Directive 2009/48/EC.confirmed on the cited page
  • The operator number is valid one year and must be renewed every year (EUR 10), or it lapses. Mark it on every drone by sticker or marker, or inside the drone, for example on the battery, if it does not fit outside.confirmed on the cited page
  • Where Remote ID must be used, the operator registration number must be entered in it. C1, C2 and C3 drones come with Remote ID; every specific-category flight needs it.confirmed on the cited page
  • The remote pilot must be at least 16, except with a C0 drone, a self-built drone under 250 g and under 19 m/s, or under the direct supervision of a competent remote pilot.confirmed on the cited page
  • A camera drone is a surveillance device under data protection law: identifiable people in footage are personal data, the household exemption is read narrowly, and filming in a public place for publication needs consent or prior notice the person can act on (Personal Data Protection Act § 11).confirmed on the cited page
  • Radio equipment needs a CE mark and declaration of conformity and must follow the Estonian radio frequency plan. Licence-free drone bands: 2400 to 2483.5 MHz (100 mW EIRP wideband, 10 mW SRD), 5170 to 5250 MHz (200 mW) and 5725 to 5875 MHz (25 mW), plus narrow 433, 444 and 868 MHz channels. The drone must be set up for Europe.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.

  • Security, public-order and nature zones set by Government Order no. 229 need the zone holder's permit. Send a free-form written application, which must include the remote pilot's personal identification code; the holder decides within five working days. Overlapping zones need every holder's permit.
  • A flight outside the open-category limits needs a specific-category declaration (EUR 30) or operational authorisation (EUR 250, decision within 90 days).

Before you fly, in order

  1. Below 250 g, registration is still mandatory if the drone has a camera or another sensor able to capture personal data, unless it is a toy under Directive 2009/48/EC.
  2. No registration is needed for a drone under 250 g without a camera or personal-data sensor, or for a toy drone under 250 g even with a camera.
  3. An operator registered in another EASA state flies in Estonia on that number. An operator registers only in the state of residence and cannot be registered in two states at once.
  4. The operator number is valid one year and must be renewed every year (EUR 10), or it lapses. Mark it on every drone by sticker or marker, or inside the drone, for example on the battery, if it does not fit outside.
  5. Where Remote ID must be used, the operator registration number must be entered in it. C1, C2 and C3 drones come with Remote ID; every specific-category flight needs it.
  6. Insurance is not mandatory in the open category for a drone up to 20 kg. No minimum cover is published.
  7. Every flight under a specific-category operational declaration or authorisation needs a valid third-party liability insurance contract (Aviation Act).
  8. A flight outside the open-category limits needs a specific-category declaration (EUR 30) or operational authorisation (EUR 250, decision within 90 days).
  9. Maximum 120 m above ground or water; zones in the EANS map may set lower limits, and where zones overlap the lowest limit applies.
  10. Never fly over crowds; keep the subcategory distances from uninvolved people.
  11. Keep the drone in visual line of sight or use an airspace observer; the camera view is not enough.
  12. Night flying is allowed with the drone's green flashing light switched on.
  13. Check the EANS drone map when planning and again immediately before take-off, and check NOTAMs; the map is informative and does not relieve the operator of liability.
  14. Security, public-order and nature zones set by Government Order no. 229 need the zone holder's permit. Send a free-form written application, which must include the remote pilot's personal identification code; the holder decides within five working days. Overlapping zones need every holder's permit.
  15. FPV only with an airspace observer at your side, at least 150 m from settled areas, no spectators, under A3 rules.
  16. Radio equipment needs a CE mark and declaration of conformity and must follow the Estonian radio frequency plan. Licence-free drone bands: 2400 to 2483.5 MHz (100 mW EIRP wideband, 10 mW SRD), 5170 to 5250 MHz (200 mW) and 5725 to 5875 MHz (25 mW), plus narrow 433, 444 and 868 MHz channels. The drone must be set up for Europe.
  17. A camera drone is a surveillance device under data protection law: identifiable people in footage are personal data, the household exemption is read narrowly, and filming in a public place for publication needs consent or prior notice the person can act on (Personal Data Protection Act § 11).
  18. The remote pilot must be at least 16, except with a C0 drone, a self-built drone under 250 g and under 19 m/s, or under the direct supervision of a competent remote pilot.
  19. 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

    Classify the flight

    Work out the take-off mass, the class mark or legacy status, whether the drone has a camera, and the subcategory you will fly in.

    Visitors eligible · None · Immediate

    • Drone data

    Open the official page

  2. Step 2

    EASA residents: bring your home registration and certificate

    Fly on your home operator number and remote pilot certificate; no Estonian registration is needed.

    Visitors eligible · Home state fee · Home state procedure

    • Home operator number
    • Home remote pilot certificate

    Open the official page

  3. Step 3

    Everyone else: register as an operator in LOIS

    Start a new application in LOIS for unmanned aircraft operator registration and pay the state fee; the number is issued after payment. LOIS logins are an Estonian ID-card or Mobiil-ID only, and no route for a visitor without them is published.

    Eligibility not stated · EUR 10 a year · Not stated; issued after payment

    • Estonian ID-card or Mobiil-ID login

    Open the official page

  4. Step 4

    Take the A1/A3 online test

    For a drone of 250 g or more without a C0 mark: apply in LOIS, pay the fee and take the 40-question online test (75 percent to pass). The certificate is valid five years.

    Eligibility not stated · EUR 10 · Online test

    • LOIS login

    Open the official page

  5. Step 5

    A2 flights only: supervised A2 exam

    To fly a C2 drone close to people, apply in LOIS (uploading a foreign A1/A3 certificate if you have one) and sit the 30-question exam at a Transpordiamet office in Tallinn, Tartu, Pärnu or Jõhvi. The exam login is Smart-ID or Mobiil-ID; without them, contact Transpordiamet at least 2 working days before.

    Eligibility not stated · EUR 10

    • A1/A3 certificate

    Open the official page

  6. Step 6

    Mark the drone and set up Remote ID

    Show the operator number on every drone and enter it in the Remote ID system where the drone has one.

    Visitors eligible · None · Immediate

    • Operator number

  7. Step 7

    Check the drone map and NOTAMs before every flight

    Check the Estonian Drone Map when planning and again right before take-off, and the NOTAM bulletin, for permanent and temporary zones.

    Visitors eligible · None · Immediate

    Open the official page

  8. Step 8

    Zone permit from the zone holder

    Send a free-form written application to the holder named in the map (Environmental Board info@keskkonnaamet.ee, police by the PPA form, Defence Forces lennuluba@mil.ee) with operator and pilot details including the pilot's personal identification code, place, height, time, contingency plan, drone and purpose.

    Eligibility not stated · No fee stated · Decision within five working days (Ämari: apply 5 working days ahead)

    • Written application
    • Personal identification code of the remote pilot

    Open the official page

  9. Step 9

    Near Tallinn helipads and at Ämari: get air traffic clearance

    Near the marked Tallinn helipads notify Tallinn Tower through the map app and wait for take-off clearance; at Ämari call the tower before and after each flight.

    Eligibility not stated · At the time of flight

    Open the official page

  10. Step 10

    Outside the open category: specific-category application

    Choose the application form, pay the state fee and send the documents to Transpordiamet; a foreign operator sends its home authorisation and a document describing the planned locations.

    Eligibility not stated · EUR 250 authorisation (EUR 125 a year to hold it beyond a year); EUR 30 declaration · Authorisation within 90 days; declaration within 30 days

    • Application
    • Operations manual or declaration
    • Liability insurance

    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.Open-category flights need no coordination with Transpordiamet since 2 March 2023. What they need is an operator registration (home EASA registration counts), the A1/A3 certificate from 250 g without a C0 mark, and compliance with the geographical zones in the EANS map and NOTAMs. For a UK or US resident the binding constraint is the registration portal's Estonian eID login.confirmed on the cited pageS1S4S13S7
EU or EEA registration recognisedYesStated in terms: an operator or remote pilot registered in another EASA state may fly in Estonia on the same basis. An operator registers only in the state of residence and cannot be registered in two states at once.confirmed on the cited pageS4S33S34S15
UK registration recognisedNoNot recognised. The recognised set is the EU plus Switzerland, Norway, Liechtenstein and Iceland; no page names the UK CAA.partly confirmedS33S9
US registration recognisedNoNot recognised. No page names the FAA.partly confirmedS33
Local registrationRequired from 250 g. Cost: EUR 10 state fee to issue the operator number, EUR 10 to renew it each year. Time: Not stated; the number is issued once the state fee is paid. Non-residents: Not published. LOIS offers only an Estonian ID-card or Mobiil-ID login, and no page describes how a resident of a non-EASA state registers..Required from 250 g (or over 80 J), or under 250 g with a camera or other personal-data sensor unless the drone is a toy. The number is valid one year (Aviation Act § 46²⁰(2)) and lapses unless renewed. State fees print no VAT line. The research passes reported the fee as unknown.confirmed on the cited pageS33S34S48S41S16S18S30
Remote IDC1, C2 and C3 drones (and C5, C6) come with Remote ID from the manufacturer, and Remote ID is required on every specific-category flight. Since 19 July 2026 the Aviation Act requires the operator registration number to be entered in the Remote ID system wherever Remote ID must be used.Both research passes left Remote ID unknown. The query premise "Remote ID on C1 and above" overstates it: C4 is not listed.confirmed on the cited pageS9S41S33S21
InsuranceNot mandatory for you · Third-party liability insurance is mandatory for a drone over 20 kg MTOM, and under the Aviation Act for every flight made on a specific-category operational declaration or authorisation.No minimum cover is published. The study material also names commercial use as a trigger; recorded in conflicts.confirmed on the cited pageS9S10S14S41S15
Altitude ceiling120 mAbove ground or water; zones in the EANS map can set lower limits. Over an obstacle taller than 120 m a drone may fly up to 15 m above it within 50 m horizontally, with the owner's permission.confirmed on the cited pageS4S1S9S35
Distance from peopleA1 (C0, C1): may fly over single people but never over crowds. A2 (C2 only): at least 30 m horizontally from uninvolved people, 5 m in low-speed mode, and the 1:1 height to distance rule. A3: at least 150 m from uninvolved people and from residential, commercial, industrial and recreational areas.The research brief's "below 2 kg at 50 m from people" is the transition rule that ended on 1 January 2024.confirmed on the cited pageS35S2
Line of sightRequired, or with the help of an airspace observer; seeing the drone through the camera is not enough.confirmed on the cited pageS4S35
NightAllowed. The operator must make sure the drone's green flashing light is switched on at night, and the open-category rules, including VLOS, still apply.Both research passes reported no night rule; the FAQ in Estonian, English and Russian states it.confirmed on the cited pageS9S10S6
Class marksC0 to C4 plus legacy drones. From 1 January 2024 a drone without a class mark bought before that date may fly in A1 up to 249 g and in A3 from 250 g with the A1/A3 certificate; A2 is open only to C2 drones. Autonomous drones are not allowed in the open category.confirmed on the cited pageS35S9
FPVAn airspace observer is mandatory. Not over people, at least 150 m from settled areas, at most 120 m, no spectators, A3 rules, pilot 16 or older. FPV flights with spectators belong to the specific category and need Transpordiamet's permission.Both research passes reported no FPV rule; Transpordiamet's FPV page is linked from the flying-rules page they cited.confirmed on the cited pageS36S9
Commercial useEstonia applies Regulation (EU) 2019/947 without distinguishing hobby and business use. Specific category: operational authorisation EUR 250 (plus EUR 125 a year if issued for longer than a year), decision within 90 days, extendable once by 90; declaration for a standard scenario EUR 30, decision within 30 days. A foreign operator submits a copy of its home authorisation and a document describing the planned locations.confirmed on the cited pageS4S14S48S23S41

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

Events and crowds

Hazardous materials

Commercial use

Privacy

Radio conformity

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.

No single distance. Transpordiamet's general order of 6 August 2026 sets zones around Tallinn, Ämari, Tartu, Pärnu, Kuressaare and Kärdla, hospital helipads and the Väike-Maarja academy; next to the airports drones fly only under a specific-category authorisation.

Official map
utm.eans.ee
Dataset
utm.eans.ee · GeoJSON FeatureCollection of every currently active permanent and temporary zone, with identifier, restriction, reason, messages in English and Estonian and lower and upper limits; 244 features on 2026-10-08. Security and nature zones that need a permit are coded NO_RESTRICTION with the permit requirement in the message text.
Updated
Live download of the zones active at that moment; no publication schedule stated.
Apps named
Estonian Drone Map, utm.eans.ee/avm (EANS; also used to notify Tallinn Tower near helipads), Older EANS map at aim.eans.ee/droonikaart, still online, NOTAM bulletins at aim.eans.ee

Customs and the border

Declaration
Only the general traveller rule was found: customs usually does not ask for a declaration of personal belongings, but goods bought outside the EU above the duty-free allowance must be declared. No page mentions drones.
Import authorisation
Not established
Radio conformity
Radio equipment needs a CE mark and a declaration of conformity, but CE does not mean the device may be used in every country: use must follow the Estonian radio frequency plan and the licence-free bands and power limits, with the drone configured for Europe. TTJA is the radio regulator.

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.

Enforced18 confirmed cases · 2018-12-26 to 2026-07-11 · practice pass 8 October 2026

Eighteen 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.

How people fly
The confirmed cases are ordinary flights by people who did not know the rule: filming Narva's sights inside the border zone, flying near Narva's Swedish Lion monument, on Toompea on Independence Day, in a Tallinn park, over the Song Festival crowd, at a rally stage, near Ämari air base. In 2019 the police said tourists in Tallinn's Old Town want to launch for the Toompea views. The regulator estimated in 2026 that about 1,000 drones a month fly over Tallinn and about 80 percent break some rule, mostly the height limit and flying beyond sight.
Police and rangers
Four enforcers are confirmed. The Police and Border Guard Board's border guard fines flights in the border zone that were not coordinated with it: a Finnish citizen in Narva (2024-05-30, 80 EUR, he wanted to film tourist sights and did not know a permit was needed), Polish citizens in Narva (July 2024, 80 EUR), other pilots in Narva (2018, 2021 twice at 80 and 100 EUR, 2022 twice at 200 EUR, 2024, 2026) and an Estonian citizen in Värska (2026), while two Danish nationals in Setomaa (2023-10-05) were let off with a verbal warning after deleting their footage. The border guard counted 106 uncoordinated flights in the Ida-Viru border area in ten months of 2022. The police act at events and in Tallinn: countermeasures at the 2019 Song Festival, a pilot found and his drone held at Rally Estonia 2020, drone guns as the first response at Tallinn airport. In 2019 the police said foreigners in the Old Town are explained the rules and, if understanding, face no proceedings; the one dated Old Town case is a 26-year-old on Toompea on Independence Day 2019, ordered to land, his drone taken into storage and a fine from the Civil Aviation Administration. The Defence Forces' military police prosecuted two operators at Ämari in 2023, and operators near the Tapa and Jõhvi garrisons in October 2024 were detained, questioned and some fined. Transpordiamet runs the aviation misdemeanours. On the law block's general rules: registration is charged. Tallinn's deputy mayor was fined 70 EUR in 2026 in a proceeding opened under the operator-registration article (Aviation Act § 46²⁰(1)) after he lost an FPV drone in a city park. On the Ida-Viru conflict: hobby approvals stopped on 2025-01-24, and uncoordinated flights were still fined in Narva on 2026-06-27 (280 EUR); no source says whether a hobby application there is approved today. No Environmental Board or ranger case was found.
At the border
No usable report.
Fines actually reported
Amounts imposed: 70 EUR (Transpordiamet, Tallinn 2026), 80 EUR (a Finnish citizen, Narva 2024-05-30), 80 EUR (Polish citizens, Narva, July 2024), 80 EUR (Narva 2021-03-13), 100 EUR (Narva 2021-10-26), 120 EUR (Värska 2026-07-11), 200 EUR (Narva 2022-07-06), 200 EUR (Narva 2022-12-02), 200 EUR (Narva 2024-10-04), 280 EUR (Narva 2026-06-27). Fined without an amount: Narva-Jõesuu 2018, the Toompea pilot of 2019-02-24, the 2019 Song Festival pilot, two Ämari operators in 2023, some of the Tapa and Jõhvi operators in 2024. A verbal warning only: two Danish visitors, Setomaa 2023. Drones taken into police storage: Toompea 2019, Rally Estonia 2020. No forfeiture order, arrest or criminal case was located.

The law's own penalty schedule is separate: Not established, 4 published fine ranges below.

Where reports cluster

  • Narva, Narva-Jõesuu and the Ida-Viru border zone

    Confirmed nine times from 2018 to 2026, two with visitors; fines of 80 to 280 EUR from the border guard, including one near the Swedish Lion monument in town (2021). Hobby approvals stopped on 2025-01-24 and uncoordinated flights were still fined in 2026.

  • Setomaa and Värska, south-east border

    Confirmed twice: two Danish visitors warned in 2023, a resident fined 120 EUR in 2026.

  • Military sites: Ämari air base, Tapa and Jõhvi garrisons

    Confirmed twice, with military-police prosecutions and fines.

  • Tallinn: Song Festival grounds, the airport approaches, city parks

    Confirmed three times: the 2019 Song Festival, a drone lost towards the airport in 2026, a lost FPV drone in Uus-Veerenni park in 2026.

  • Tallinn Old Town and Toompea

    Confirmed once: a 26-year-old flying near Komandandi tee on Independence Day 2019 was ordered to land, his drone was taken into storage and the Civil Aviation Administration fined him. The police said the same year that tourists launching for the Toompea views are explained the rules and, if understanding, face no proceedings.

  • Rally Estonia stages

    Confirmed once (Kambja, 2020): pilot found, drone taken into custody.

  • Lahemaa, Soomaa, Matsalu, Vilsandi, Saaremaa and Hiiumaa

    No dated case found in Estonian, Russian or English, and no Environmental Board encounter. Absence of a report is not evidence of tolerance.

  • Airport customs on arrival or departure

    No case found.

Dated reports

  • 2018-12-26 · Km 11 of the Narva to Narva-Jõesuu road, Ida-Viru border zone · press

    A 31-year-old flew a drone in the border zone and said he did not know a permit was needed.

    Fined; the Ida Prefecture did not state the amount. report

  • 2019-02-24 · Komandandi tee, Toompea, Tallinn Old Town · press

    A 26-year-old flew a drone around 20:00 on Independence Day in the part of the city where flights are banned; he said he did not know about the no-fly zone and had no permit.

    Police ordered him to land and took the drone into storage; the Civil Aviation Administration opened a misdemeanour proceeding and fined him, amount not stated. report

  • 2019-07 · Song Festival grounds, Tallinn · press

    A drone was raised more than 300 m above the audience inside the event no-fly zone in early July.

    Police countermeasures against the drone; the Civil Aviation Administration punished the pilot in misdemeanour proceedings. report

  • 2020-09 · Kambja special stage, Rally Estonia · press

    The police counter-drone patrol spotted a drone flown without permission during the stage. Reported 2020-09-06; the day of the flight is not printed.

    Pilot found, drone taken into custody as property, case passed to the Civil Aviation Administration. report

  • 2021-03-13 · Near the Swedish Lion monument, Narva · community

    Two people flew a drone without coordinating with the police or the Transport Administration and were seen by the Narva border station patrol. Posted Monday 2021-03-15, "last Saturday".

    The pilot was fined 80 EUR. report

  • 2021-10-26 · Narva border zone · press

    A drone was spotted in the border zone; the owner did not know that a Transport Administration coordination and a Police and Border Guard Board permit were needed.

    Fined 100 EUR. report

  • 2022-07-06 · Near the Estonian-Russian border, Narva · press

    A drone was flown without coordination with Transpordiamet and the Police and Border Guard Board and spotted by border guards.

    Fined 200 EUR. report

  • 2022-12-02 · Narva border zone · community

    A drone was spotted in the border zone; the owner said he did not know about coordination with the Transport Administration, and border guards explained the Police and Border Guard Board permit.

    Fined 200 EUR, reported by the Ida Prefecture on 2022-12-05. report

  • 2023-07 · Ämari air base · official

    Two operators flew in the restricted area without coordinating with the Air Force, in the two months before 2023-08-01; both said they did not know the rules.

    Prosecuted for misdemeanours by the Defence Forces' military police. report

  • 2023-10-05 · Setomaa, south-east border · press

    Two Danish nationals flew a drone near the border and were stopped by the Värska patrol. ERR (2023-10-06) dates it to Thursday.

    Allowed to delete their footage and released with a verbal warning. report

  • 2024-05-30 · Narva · press

    A Finnish citizen flew a drone without coordination; he said he wanted to film tourist sights and did not know a permit was needed in the border zone.

    Fined 80 EUR. report

  • 2024-07 · Narva border zone · press

    Polish citizens flew drones in the border zone without coordination with the Police and Border Guard Board, the weekend before 2024-07-10.

    Contacted by border guards and fined 80 EUR. report

  • 2024-10-04 · Narva border zone · press

    Border guards found a man flying an uncoordinated drone.

    Fined 200 EUR. report

  • 2024-10 · Tapa and Jõhvi military compounds · press

    Several weeks of drone flights near the compounds in late October; the Defence Forces found no link to hostile reconnaissance.

    Operators detained, questioned and in some cases fined in misdemeanour proceedings, reported 2025-06-20. report

  • 2026-03-20 · Lasnamäe, Tallinn, towards Tallinn airport · press

    A pilot lost control of a drone just before midnight and reported to the police that it was heading for the airport.

    Three arrivals held or diverted to Helsinki for 20 minutes; Transpordiamet said a fine was possible and praised the report to the police. No outcome located. report

  • 2026-06 · Uus-Veerenni park, Tallinn · press

    Tallinn's deputy mayor lost his FPV drone in flight at the end of June; the prime minister found it.

    Transpordiamet opened a misdemeanour proceeding on 2026-07-22 under the operator-registration article; fined 70 EUR, reported 2026-09-10. report

  • 2026-06-27 · Narva · press

    A man launched a drone in the border zone without the required coordination; border guards found it.

    Fined 280 EUR, reported by the Ida Prefecture on 2026-06-29. report

  • 2026-07-11 · Värska, Setomaa · press

    An Estonian citizen flew a drone in the border settlement without the flight being registered with the Police and Border Guard Board.

    Fined 120 EUR on 2026-07-13. 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
Remote pilot breaching UAS operating requirements (Aviation Act § 60⁵³)Up to 300 fine units, EUR 2,400 at EUR 8 per unit; a legal person up to EUR 400,000S41S42
Flying a drone without remote pilot competency (Aviation Act § 60⁵⁴)Up to 300 fine units, EUR 2,400; a legal person up to EUR 400,000S41S42
Flying a drone while intoxicated (Aviation Act § 60⁵⁵)Up to 300 fine units, EUR 2,400S41S42
Flying without a permit in a restricted area or geographical zone, or breaching the permit's conditions (Aviation Act § 60¹⁴, processed by the zone's authority)Up to 200 fine units, EUR 1,600; with negligent property damage up to 300 units or detentionS41S42

Criminal liability: The drone offences in the Aviation Act are misdemeanours punished by fines (detention for a zone breach causing property damage). Criminal provisions were not read.

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. How a resident of the UK, US or another non-EASA state registers: LOIS logins are Estonian ID-card or Mobiil-ID only and no third-country route is published.
  2. Whether a UK or US remote pilot certificate is accepted, and the language of the A1/A3 test.
  3. Whether a visitor without an Estonian personal identification code can obtain a zone permit.
  4. Whether the police currently grant hobby permits in the Ida-Viru border zone (press reported in January 2025 that they stopped). The practice pass found uncoordinated flights still fined there in 2026 (Narva, 280 EUR) and the permit page still processing EER1 applications, but no source says whether a hobby application is approved today.
  5. Registration processing time.
  6. Confiscation powers and criminal provisions for drones. The practice pass found two drones taken into police storage (Toompea 2019, Rally Estonia 2020), no forfeiture order and no criminal case.
  7. Drone-specific customs treatment, import authorisation and Estonia-specific battery rules. The practice pass found no customs or airport-security case in Estonian, Russian or English press.
  8. Licence and update cadence of the geozone dataset.
  9. Whether presence bans in nature reserves and Soomaa's seasonal zones cover drone overflight.
  10. Vilsandi and Matsalu park pages and their protection rules were not read.
  11. Enforcement statistics. The practice pass found only press counts (12 punished in 18 months to 2019, 106 uncoordinated border-zone flights in ten months of 2022, about 8,400 violations detected in 18 months to 2026-04); no official yearly count of drone proceedings or fines was read.
  12. Whether the Environmental Board or a ranger has stopped or penalised anyone at Vilsandi, Matsalu, Lahemaa, Soomaa or on the islands. The practice pass found no case.
  13. How the Tallinn airport case of 2026-03-20 ended, and how many of the Tapa and Jõhvi operators of October 2024 were fined.
  14. The community record. Reddit refuses every client this project uses. A top-up pass (2026-10-08) read ten Rus.Delfi weekend summaries from the Narva crossing (March 2024 to July 2025; no drone case in any) and found four more cases through Rus.ERR and Narva portals, then stopped on its search budget; the Rus.ERR originals of the 2021-03-13 and 2022-12-02 Narva cases, Põhjarannik and the 2025 to 2026 summaries are unread.

What changed, and when

Dated changes to the rules, newest first.

  1. 6 August 2026

    Transpordiamet general order nr 1.1-8/26/4-1 on airport and helipad zones replaced the order of 15 January 2025.

    S37S38

  2. 19 July 2026

    Aviation Act amendments: operator number must be entered in Remote ID, more agencies may set temporary drone zones that can ban flights or restrict classes, legal-person fines up to EUR 400,000.

    S41

  3. 1 January 2025

    Fine unit raised to EUR 8, so the maximum drone fine of 300 units is EUR 2,400.

    S42

  4. 1 January 2024

    Transition period ended: drones without a class mark fly in A1 up to 249 g or A3 from 250 g; A2 only with a C2 drone.

    S35S5

  5. 2 March 2023

    Coordinating open-category flights with Transpordiamet no longer required; the EANS drone map replaced drooni.app.

    S13S7

  6. 8 September 2022

    Government Order no. 229 and Regulation no. 81 in force: security, border and nature zones for drones and the permit procedure.

    S39S40

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

    Droonide lennutamise informatsioon (geograafilised alad)

    Transpordiamet · document dated 2026-08-07 · opened 2026-10-08

    Avatud kategooria lendude puhul pole droonilendude kooskõlastamine Transpordiametiga küll vajalik, aga kohustuslik on järgida seatud geograafilisi alasid

    rule page

  2. S2official

    Kaugpiloodi pädevused

    Transpordiamet · opened 2026-10-08

    A2 eksamil on võimalik eksamikeskkonda sisse logida hetkel vaid Smart-ID või Mobiil-ID teenuste kaudu.

    rule page and A1/A3 study material

  3. S3official

    Droonide juhend (2021)

    Transpordiamet · document dated 2021-01-08 · opened 2026-10-08

    Teie kui drooni käitaja/omanik peate end registreerima. Seda tehakse oma elukohaks oleva ELi riigi Lennuametis.

    byte-identical to S15

  4. S4official

    Droonide lennutamine

    Transpordiamet · document dated 2026-08-25 · opened 2026-10-08

    Sama loogika kehtib siis, kui teises EASA liikmesriigis registreeritud käitaja või kaugpiloodi pädevuse omanik tahab Eestis lennata.

    rule page

  5. S5official

    Levinud küsimused droonide lennutamise uue korra kohta

    Transpordiamet · document dated 2022-08-17 · opened 2026-10-08

    Jah, alates 31. detsembrist 2020 kuni 1. jaanuarini 2024 võite oma drooni ilma klassi identifitseerimismärgistuseta lennutada avatud kategoorias

    superseded 2022 FAQ; its 50 m rule expired on 2024-01-01

  6. S6official

    Часто задаваемые вопросы

    Transpordiamet · document dated 2025-11-18 · opened 2026-10-08

    Да, запускать дрон можно как днем, так и ночью.

  7. S7official

    Информация о полетах беспилотников

    Transpordiamet · document dated 2026-08-07 · opened 2026-10-08

    Со 2 марта 2023 года полеты беспилотников больше не нужно будет согласовывать с Департаментом транспорта.

  8. S8official

    KKK 2022

    Transpordiamet · document dated 2022-08-16 · opened 2026-10-08

    tagama, et drooni geopiirangute jälgimise süsteemi kaardid oleksid ajakohased

    superseded 2022 FAQ document

  9. S9official

    Korduma kippuvad küsimused

    Transpordiamet · document dated 2025-11-14 · opened 2026-10-08

    Jah, drooni võib lennutada nii päeval kui ka öösel. Käitaja peab tagama, et mehitamata õhusõidukil oleks öisel ajal aktiveeritud roheline vilkuv tuli.

  10. S10official

    Frequently asked questions

    Transpordiamet · document dated 2025-11-18 · opened 2026-10-08

    Yes, a drone can be flown both during the day and at night. The operator must ensure that the green flashing light on the unmanned aircraft is activated at night.

  11. S11official

    Droonide lennutamine alates 2023. aasta märtsikuust (leaflet)

    Transpordiamet · document dated 2023-03-01 · opened 2026-10-08

    Kui inimene on täitnud nõuded Eestis lendamiseks, siis on tal õigus lennata sama pädevustunnistuse ja käitaja registreerimisnumbriga kõikides Euroopa Liidu riikides

  12. S12official

    Geographical zones

    Transpordiamet · document dated 2024-12-04 · opened 2026-10-08

    It’s JSON file format and you need an application that can read JSON files in your computer

    English page; lags the Estonian page S1

  13. S13official

    Drone flying rules to become simpler

    Transpordiamet · document dated 2023-03-02 · opened 2026-10-08

    Starting from 2 March 2023, the obligation for operators of unmanned aircrafts to coordinate their flights with the Estonian Transport Administration will be gone

    news release

  14. S14official

    Erikategooria

    Transpordiamet · document dated 2026-09-18 · opened 2026-10-08

    Käitamisteatise või käitamisloa alusel tehtavate lendude korral peab käitajal olema kehtiv vastutuskindlustusleping

    rule page

  15. S15official

    Droonide juhend (2021)

    Transpordiamet · document dated 2021-01-08 · opened 2026-10-08

    Jah, teie kui drooni käitaja saate kordumatu registreerimisnumbri, mis kehtib kõikides teistes EASA liikmesriikides.

  16. S16official

    Lennuohutuse järelevalve infosüsteem (LOIS2)

    Transpordiamet · opened 2026-10-08

    Login with ID-card ... Login with Mobiil-ID

    portal; login page /auth/login read with curl and headless Chrome

  17. S17official

    Mehitamata õhusõidukid (droonid)

    Tarbijakaitse ja Tehnilise Järelevalve Amet (TTJA) · document dated 2024-07-05 · opened 2026-10-08

    Raadioseadmete kasutus peab vastama Eesti raadiosagedusplaanile (ERSP).

  18. S18official

    Регистрация транспортного средства

    Transpordiamet · document dated 2023-05-26 · opened 2026-10-08

    Регистрация в качестве оператора дрона происходит в информационной системе надзора за безопасностью полетов lois.transpordiamet.ee.

    site-wide self-service block

  19. S19official

    Non-resident receives remuneration (handbook article)

    Maksu- ja Tolliamet · opened 2026-10-08

    unrelated to drones

  20. S20official

    Transport of employees (handbook article)

    Maksu- ja Tolliamet · opened 2026-10-08

    unrelated to drones

  21. S21official

    Droonid

    Tarbijakaitse ja Tehnilise Järelevalve Amet (TTJA) · document dated 2026-03-25 · opened 2026-10-08

    Kaugtuvastusseadmed (Direct Remote ID), mis võimaldavad drooni eemalt tuvastada

  22. S22official

    Registrid, päringud

    Maksu- ja Tolliamet · opened 2026-10-08

    unrelated to drones

  23. S23official

    Специальная категория

    Transpordiamet · document dated 2025-02-03 · opened 2026-10-08

    государственную пошлину в соответствии с законом RLS § 14240 в размере 250 евро

  24. S24officialcould not be opened

    Maksu- ja Tolliameti aastaraamat: keelud ja piirangud

    Maksu- ja Tolliamet · opened 2026-10-08

    returned 404

  25. S25official

    Estonian Tax and Customs Board annual review

    Maksu- ja Tolliamet · opened 2026-10-08

    no drone content

  26. S26official

    Apartment ownership share transfer (handbook article)

    Maksu- ja Tolliamet · opened 2026-10-08

    unrelated to drones

  27. S27official

    Other activities that require permission

    Keskkonnaamet (Environmental Board) · document dated 2022-11-30 · opened 2026-10-08

    it is a good idea to first identify the restrictions of the area and to find out what activities are permitted

    does not mention drones

  28. S28official

    Help information

    Maksu- ja Tolliamet · opened 2026-10-08

    unrelated to drones

  29. S29official

    Notifying the Transport Administration (handbook article)

    Maksu- ja Tolliamet · opened 2026-10-08

    unrelated to drones

  30. S30official

    Vehicle registration

    Transpordiamet · document dated 2023-05-26 · opened 2026-10-08

    An drone operator has to register itself or its company as a drone operator.

    site-wide self-service block

  31. S31official

    Riigi Teataja (home page)

    Riigi Teataja · opened 2026-10-08

    home page cited by the gaps pass; supports nothing on its own

  32. S32official

    Estonian Tax and Customs Board (home page)

    Maksu- ja Tolliamet · opened 2026-10-08

    home page cited by the gaps pass; supports nothing on its own

  33. S33official

    Käitajaks registreerimine

    Transpordiamet · document dated 2026-02-10 · opened 2026-10-08

    Mehitamata õhusõiduki süsteemi käitaja registreerimisnumbri väljastamise eest tuleb tasuda riigilõivu 10 eurot.

    rule page

  34. S34official

    Operator registration

    Transpordiamet · document dated 2024-11-25 · opened 2026-10-08

    A UAS operator cannot be registered in more than one Member State simultaneously.

  35. S35official

    Avatud kategooria

    Transpordiamet · document dated 2026-03-04 · opened 2026-10-08

    A2 kategooria tingimuste järgi lendamine pole päranddrooniga lubatud alates 2024 aasta 1. jaanuarist.

    rule page

  36. S36official

    FPV-lennud

    Transpordiamet · document dated 2025-06-26 · opened 2026-10-08

    Kindlasti tuleb teada ja järgida seda, et FPV-viisil drooni lennutamisel on õhuruumi vaatleja kasutamine kohustuslik.

    rule page

  37. S37official

    Üldkorralduslik ettekirjutus nr 1.1-8/26/4-1 (geographical zones for aviation safety)

    Transpordiamet · document dated 2026-08-06 · opened 2026-10-08

    Tunnistada kehtetuks 15.01.2025 üldkorralduslik ettekirjutus nr 1.1-8/25/1-1.

    general order (rule)

  38. S38official

    Lisa 1. Tallinna lähiala (CTR)

    Transpordiamet · document dated 2026-08-06 · opened 2026-10-08

    Transpordiameti poolt väljastatud erikategooria käitamisloa alusel.

    annex 1 to the general order

  39. S39official

    Lennupiirangud õhusõidukitele ja geograafilised alad mehitamata õhusõiduki lendamise piiramiseks (Order no. 229)

    Vabariigi Valitsus (Riigi Teataja) · document dated 2022-08-25 · opened 2026-10-08

    Punktis 3.1 nimetatud piirangualal võib lend toimuda vaid Politsei- ja Piirivalveameti loa alusel.

    rule; in force 2022-09-08, wording current

  40. S40official

    Lennupiirangute alas või geograafilises alas lendamiseks loa taotlemise ja selle andmise kord (Regulation no. 81)

    Vabariigi Valitsus (Riigi Teataja) · document dated 2022-08-26 · opened 2026-10-08

    Loa taotlus esitatakse Keskkonnaametile, kes kontrollib taotluses esitatud andmeid ja teeb otsuse loa andmise või sellest keeldumise kohta viie tööpäeva jooksul

    rule; in force

  41. S41official

    Lennundusseadus (Aviation Act)

    Riigikogu (Riigi Teataja) · document dated 2026-07-09 · opened 2026-10-08

    karistatakse rahatrahviga kuni 300 trahviühikut.

    statute; wording in force from 2026-10-01 (RT I, 09.07.2026, 69)

  42. S42official

    Karistusseadustik (Penal Code) § 47

    Riigikogu (Riigi Teataja) · opened 2026-10-08

    Trahviühik on rahatrahvi baassumma, mille suurus on 8 eurot.

    statute; this wording in force from 2025-01-01

  43. S43official

    Kaitstaval alal tegutsemise taotlused (droonid)

    Keskkonnaamet (Environmental Board) · document dated 2025-12-08 · opened 2026-10-08

    Palun arvesta, et Keskkonnaamet annab taotlusele vastuse 5 tööpäeva jooksul.

  44. S44official

    Lennuloa taotlemine

    Politsei- ja Piirivalveamet · opened 2026-10-08

    Seetõttu küsib PPA EER1 alas lennuluba taotlevatelt inimestelt lisainformatsiooni

  45. S45official

    Application for a permit to fly

    Politsei- ja Piirivalveamet · opened 2026-10-08

    For flying in the geographical area established above the objects guarded by the police, one needs a permit.

  46. S46official

    Rules on conduct in border zones

    Politsei- ja Piirivalveamet · opened 2026-10-08

    Flying a drone in the border zone without prior knowledge and permission from the Police and Border Guard Board is prohibited.

  47. S47official

    Kaamerad (KKK)

    Andmekaitse Inspektsioon · opened 2026-10-08

    Kaameraga drooni kasutamisele kehtivad samad isikuandmete kaitse põhimõtted ja reeglid nagu iga teise jälgimisseadme kasutamisel.

  48. S48official

    Riigilõivud ja nende tasumine

    Transpordiamet · document dated 2026-04-28 · opened 2026-10-08

    Mehitamata õhusõiduki erikategoorias käitamisloa taotluse läbivaatamise eest tasutakse riigilõivu 250 eurot.

    fee schedule

  49. S49official

    UAS geographical zones (GeoJSON)

    Lennuliiklusteeninduse AS (EANS) · opened 2026-10-08

    You must have a permission from the Estonian Environmental Board. The written application must be sent to info@keskkonnaamet.ee.

    dataset; 244 features on 2026-10-08

  50. S50official

    Estonian Drone Map

    Lennuliiklusteeninduse AS (EANS) · opened 2026-10-08

    Estonian Drone Map

    map application (page title)

  51. S51official

    Droonikaart

    Lennuliiklusteeninduse AS (EANS) · opened 2026-10-08

    Droonikaart

    older ArcGIS map in an iframe, still online

  52. S52official

    Lahemaa rahvuspargi kaitse-eeskiri

    Vabariigi Valitsus (Riigi Teataja) · document dated 2023-06-22 · opened 2026-10-08

    Loodusreservaadis on keelatud igasugune inimtegevus, sealhulgas inimeste viibimine

    rule; in force 2023-07-08; no drone provision

  53. S53official

    Soomaa rahvuspargi kaitse-eeskiri

    Vabariigi Valitsus (Riigi Teataja) · document dated 2005-04-22 · opened 2026-10-08

    Kikepera ja Valgeraba sihtkaitsevööndites on keelatud inimeste viibimine 15. veebruarist 31. juulini

    rule; wording in force 2023-07-08; no drone provision

  54. S54official

    Looduskaitseseadus (Nature Conservation Act)

    Riigikogu (Riigi Teataja) · opened 2026-10-08

    statute; wording in force 2026-09-01; contains no drone or aircraft provision

  55. S55official

    Declaration of goods

    Maksu- ja Tolliamet · document dated 2026-01-29 · opened 2026-10-08

    As a general rule, customs authorities do not ask for a declaration in respect of a person’s personal things

  56. S56official

    NOTAM area bulletin

    Lennuliiklusteeninduse AS (EANS) · document dated 2026-10-08 · opened 2026-10-08

    Estonian Air Navigation Services

  57. S57press

    PPA keelas droonide lennutamise Ida-Virumaa piirivööndis

    ERR · document dated 2025-01-25 · opened 2026-10-08

    alates reedest Ida prefektuur hobilenduritele kooskõlastusi enam ei väljasta

  58. S58press

    Estonian police authorized to bring down drones which fail to meet state regulations

    ERR · document dated 2026-03-27 · opened 2026-10-08

    For example, the entire eastern border is a restricted area

  59. S59press

    В Нарве мужчину оштрафовали за несанкционированный запуск дрона

    ERR (Russian) · document dated 2026-06-29 · opened 2026-10-08

    За нарушение ему был назначен штраф в размере 280 евро.

    Research report item [1]. Event on 27 June, reported by the Ida Prefecture on Monday 2026-06-29; flight in the border zone without the required coordination.

  60. S60press

    Pooleteist aastaga on saanud karistada 12 droonilennutajat

    ERR · document dated 2019-07-23 · opened 2026-10-08

    Politsei saab ikka väljakutseid Tallinna vanalinna, kus turistid soovivad ilusate Toompea vaadete jaoks drooni õhku tõsta.

    The same article: 15 proceedings since 2018 and 12 people punished in 18 months; the Song Festival pilot of early July 2019 flew over 300 m above the crowd, countermeasures were used and the Civil Aviation Administration punished him; foreigners who are understanding face no proceedings.

  61. S61press

    Drone flights without permission near military zones a misdemeanor offense

    ERR News · document dated 2023-08-01 · opened 2026-10-08

    the military police has prosecuted two drone operators for misdemeanor offenses committed in the vicinity of Ämari

    Reports the Defence Forces release (S62). Quotes a ceiling of 1,200 EUR at the then 4 EUR fine unit.

  62. S62official

    Kaitseväe territooriumite juures loata droonide lennutamine on karistatav

    Kaitsevägi (Estonian Defence Forces) · document dated 2023-08-01 · opened 2026-10-08

    viimase umbes kahe kuu jooksul sõjaväepolitsei võtnud väärteokorras vastutusele kaks droonilennutajat Ämaris

    Both operators said they did not know the requirements or misread them.

  63. S63press

    PPA intercept, halt illegal Setomaa drone flight

    ERR News (from Lõuna Postimees) · document dated 2023-10-06 · opened 2026-10-08

    issued a verbal warning before sending them on their way.

    Two Danish nationals stopped by the Värska patrol on Thursday, 2023-10-05; they were allowed to delete the footage.

  64. S64press

    Two military bases in Estonia scene of unauthorized drone flights last autumn

    ERR News · document dated 2025-06-20 · opened 2026-10-08

    individuals had been detained, questioned, and in some cases fined, under misdemeanor proceedings.

    Flights near the Tapa and Jõhvi compounds over several weeks in October 2024; ordinary consumer drones, some modified; no link to hostile reconnaissance confirmed.

  65. S65press

    Kontrolli alt väljunud droon häiris Tallinna lennujaama tööd

    ERR · document dated 2026-03-21 · opened 2026-10-08

    murelik droonilennutaja oli kaotanud ühenduse oma drooniga ja et droon on tõenäoliselt liikumas lennujaama suunas

    Event just before midnight on Friday 2026-03-20 over Lasnamäe; three arrivals affected for 20 minutes, one diverted to Helsinki.

  66. S66press

    Lennujaama töö halvanud droonijuhti ähvardab trahv. Summa aga oleks pigem mõõdukas

    Delfi · document dated 2026-03-23 · opened 2026-10-08

    Seega on pisut vara otsustada, kas ja kuidas teo toimepanijat karistada.

    Transpordiamet on the S65 case: a remote-pilot error carries up to 300 fine units, 2,400 EUR; it credited the pilot for reporting to the police.

  67. S67press

    Transpordiamet alustas Järvani drooni kadumise üle väärteomenetlust

    Delfi · document dated 2026-07-22 · opened 2026-10-08

    Transpordiamet otsustas täna alustada väärteomenetlust Lennundusseaduse §46*20 (1) alusel

    The article that cites § 46²⁰(1), the duty to register as a UAS operator. The FPV drone was lost in Uus-Veerenni park, Tallinn, at the end of June 2026.

  68. S68press

    Кристьяна Ярвана оштрафовали на 70 евро за полет дрона

    Delfi (Russian) · document dated 2026-09-10 · opened 2026-10-08

    Кристьяна Ярвана оштрафовали на 70 евро за полет дрона

    The amount is in the page title; the body after the opening is paywalled, as is the Estonian original on delfi.ee.

  69. S69press

    Ärev olukord Rally Estonial: reeglitele vilistaja lennutas kiirusekatse ajal drooni! Hetk hiljem lendas samast kohast üle helikopter

    Delfi Sport · document dated 2020-09-06 · opened 2026-10-08

    Lennutaja saime kätte, droon võetakse vallasasjana hoiule ja rikkumist menetleb lennuamet.

    Kambja special stage; quotes the police's tweet. The police later said there had been no real danger.

  70. S70press

    Штраф 200 евро за использование дрона. Что надо знать, чтобы не пришлось платить за свое хобби

    Delfi (Russian) · document dated 2022-07-07 · opened 2026-10-08

    Подобные нарушения выявляются в Нарве достаточно часто.

    Flight on 6 July 2022 near the Estonian-Russian border without coordination with Transpordiamet and the Police and Border Guard Board; 200 EUR.

  71. S71press

    Запуск дрона в приграничной зоне в Нарве гражданину Финляндии обошелся в 80 евро

    ERR (Russian) · document dated 2024-05-31 · opened 2026-10-08

    Гражданина Финляндии оштрафовали на 80 евро.

    Flight on Thursday 30 May 2024, per the Ida Prefecture; the pilot said he wanted to film tourist sights and did not know a permit was needed. The Rus.ERR original, which the first pass read through a SETI.ee reprint (seti.ee storyid=131532).

  72. S72press

    Перелезть через мост в Нарве, быть незаконно 2785 дней в Шенгене: за что штрафовали пограничники в Нарве в эти выходные

    Delfi (Russian) · document dated 2024-07-10 · opened 2026-10-08

    В выходные граждане Польши управляли беспилотными летательными аппаратами в пограничной зоне без согласования с PPA.

    The weekend of 6 and 7 July 2024; the Polish citizens were contacted by border guards and fined 80 EUR.

  73. S73press

    Штраф 200 евро за полет дрона, 160 за незаконный переход. Очереди меньше, но есть: так прошли выходные на нарвском погранпункте

    Delfi (Russian) · document dated 2024-10-07 · opened 2026-10-08

    Полет дрона был несогласованным, поэтому за правонарушение мужчину оштрафовали на 200 евро.

    Flight on 4 October 2024 in the border zone.

  74. S74press

    Гражданина Эстонии оштрафовали за запуск дрона

    Delfi (Russian) · document dated 2026-07-14 · opened 2026-10-08

    13 июля гражданину Эстонии назначили штраф в размере 120 евро.

    Flight two days earlier, 2026-07-11, in the border settlement of Värska, not registered with the Police and Border Guard Board.

  75. S75press

    Жителя Эстонии оштрафовали за запуск дрона в пограничной зоне в районе Нарва-Йыэсуу

    ERR (Russian) · document dated 2018-12-27 · opened 2026-10-08

    Размер штрафа префектура не сообщила.

    Flight on 26 December 2018 at km 11 of the Narva to Narva-Jõesuu road; a 31-year-old who said he did not know about the border-zone ban. The Rus.ERR original (archived, no longer updated), which the first pass read through a STENA.ee reprint.

  76. S76press

    PPA tahab Narva tanki endisesse asukohta rajada drooniseiresüsteemi

    ERR · document dated 2022-12-05 · opened 2026-10-08

    ainuüksi selle aasta kümne kuuga tuvastasid piirivalvurid Ida-Virumaal piiriäärsel alal 106 kooskõlastamata droonilendu

    Some from ignorance, some cross-border crime; no outcomes given.

  77. S77press

    80 protsenti droonilennutajatest rikuvad õhuruumi reegleid

    ERR · document dated 2026-04-19 · opened 2026-10-08

    Kusagil pooleteist aastaga 8400 rikkumist.

    Transpordiamet's head of unmanned aviation; a detection firm's estimate of about 1,000 drones a month over Tallinn, 80 percent breaking a rule. Transpordiamet said it cannot link a drone to its pilot without going to the site.

  78. S78press

    Transpordiamet droonidest: levinumad rikkumised on kõrguspiiri ületamine ja nähtavuseta lend

    Delfi · document dated 2025-07-30 · opened 2026-10-08

    Tahtlike ja tõsisemate rikkumiste puhul alustame väärteomenetlust

    Most common breaches: exceeding the height limit and flying beyond sight, then flying over crowds and in areas closed to the open category.

  79. S79press

    Öisel ajal lendavad Eesti idapiiril loata droonid, kas tegu on uudishimulike hobilennutajate või hoopis kurjategijatega?

    Delfi · document dated 2018-07-13 · opened 2026-10-08

    küll aga on mõned siitpoolsed lennutajad trahvi saanud

    More than 30 unauthorised drones seen over the eastern border in 2017 and the first half of 2018; a border-regime breach then carried up to 800 EUR.

  80. S80press

    Tallinna lennujaam ootab riigilt kesksemat droonitõrjet

    ERR · document dated 2025-09-23 · opened 2026-10-08

    Meil on olemas reageerimiseks erinevad vahendid, ennekõike klassikalised droonipüssid.

    The Police and Border Guard Board on its response to a drone at Tallinn airport.

  81. S81press

    Мужчина получил штраф за запуск дрона на Тоомпеа в День независимости

    ERR (Russian) · document dated 2019-03-28 · opened 2026-10-08

    Летный департамент возбудил расследование о проступке и полицейские взяли аппарат на хранение. Летный департамент выписал мужчине штраф.

    Flight around 20:00 on 24 February 2019 near Komandandi tee on Toompea, per the Põhja Prefecture (via BNS); a 26-year-old who did not know about the no-fly zone and had no permit. Amount not stated. Archived, no longer updated.

  82. S82community

    В Нарве за несанкционированный запуск дрона мужчину оштрафовали на 80 евро

    STENA.ee (user blog reprinting ERR) · document dated 2021-03-15 · opened 2026-10-08

    В минувшую субботу в Нарве неподалеку от памятника "Шведский лев" двое лиц запускали дрон и были замечены патрулем Нарвского кордона.

    Posted Monday 15 March 2021, so the flight was Saturday 13 March 2021. The flight was coordinated with neither the police nor the Transport Administration; the pilot was fined 80 EUR, per the Ida Prefecture. The ERR original was not located.

  83. S83press

    Запуск дрона в приграничной зоне в Нарве обошелся в 100 евро

    ERR (Russian) · document dated 2021-10-27 · opened 2026-10-08

    дрон в приграничной зоне в Нарве заметили 26 октября

    The owner did not know that drone use had to be coordinated with the Transport Administration or that a Police and Border Guard Board permit was needed over the border zone; fined 100 EUR.

  84. S84community

    Запуск дрона в приграничной зоне в Нарве обошелся в 200 евро

    SETI.ee (Narva portal, reprinting Rus.ERR) · document dated 2022-12-05 · opened 2026-10-08

    Дрон в приграничной зоне в Нарве заметили 2 декабря, сообщила в понедельник Идаская префектура

    Page is windows-1251 encoded. Flight on 2 December 2022; the owner said he did not know about coordination with the Transport Administration, border guards explained the permit, fined 200 EUR. The Rus.ERR original was not located.