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Hungary

An EU operator registration counts; UK and US pilots register with the aviation authority, and every drone except a toy goes on the Hungarian register 10 days ahead. Mark every flight in HungaroControl's mydronespace app. Over towns and villages you need ad hoc airspace from the defence ministry.

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24 rules · 72 sources, 49 of them official · 14 fields unconfirmed · Közlekedési és Beruházási Minisztérium (KBM, Ministry of Transport and Investment), Légügyi Felügyeleti Hatósági Főosztály, published as the Közlekedési Hatóság · mydronespace (HungaroControl), the app and web app every outdoor flight must be marked in; registration itself is a paper or e-Papír filing with KBM

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What decides it

  • Every drone except a toy must be on the Hungarian drone register before it flies in Hungarian airspace, whatever its weight: 2,000 Ft per drone. A toy is under 120 g, has no camera or other recording device and cannot fly beyond 100 m.confirmed on the cited page
  • Apply for the operator and drone registrations at least 10 days before the first flight.partly confirmed
  • Mark the operator number and the drone's own registration mark on the drone, durably and legibly.confirmed on the cited page
  • Applicants under 18 register with a legal representative's consent.confirmed on the cited page
  • The minimum remote-pilot age is 16. No minimum for a C0 toy in A1, a self-built drone under 250 g, or under the direct supervision of a competent pilot over 16.confirmed on the cited page
  • Pilot competency: an online course and online theory exam for A1 with a C1 drone and for A3; A2 adds self-practical training and a further exam. Exempt: C0 drones and self-built drones under 250 g. Certificates are valid 5 years.confirmed on the cited page
  • Every outdoor flight, even in your own garden, must be marked in HungaroControl's mydronespace app or web app before take-off and checked throughout the flight, then closed in the app. The account is created through the GoodID app with an ID card or passport, an address and a mobile number, and renewed every year.confirmed on the cited page
  • Recording sound or images of someone's home or fenced garden with a drone used without authorisation is a petty offence; observing and recording it is a criminal offence punished by detention, and publishing the recording by up to 1 year in prison.partly confirmed
  • The drone's radio links must use the bands the national frequency rules allow; drones in the listed short-range bands need no individual licence, anything else needs an NMHH licence. Electronic devices without CE marking may not be used in Hungary.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.

  • Over a populated area (any place where uninvolved people habitually live) you may fly only inside an ad hoc airspace designated by the defence ministry's State Aviation Department (HM ÁLF). Apply at least 30 days ahead on its electronic form, for at most 7 days; no fee. Activate it by phone with Budapest ATS Centre at least 30 minutes before.
  • No drones in prohibited airspace, the No Drone Zones (around Budapest airport, the Budapest CTR above 40 m, and at Kecskemét, Szolnok, Pápa and Bácsbokod), within 300 m of priority national memorials, protected state sites and critical infrastructure, or in dangerous and temporary reserved airspace while active.
  • Within 2 km of an aerodrome without an ATZ, or 750 m of an ambulance heliport, fly only with the operator's consent, notified to the aviation authority at least 2 days ahead. TIZ, RMZ, TMZ and Drop Zones need the responsible operator's consent.
  • In the 38 environmental restricted airspaces (LHB01 to LHB35B, ground to 300 or 450 m), among them Hortobágy, Aggtelek, Fertő, Kis-Balaton, Tihany, the Tapolca basin, the Bükk and seasonally the Dunazug hills and Börzsöny, no drone may fly except an authorised flight for a listed purpose such as image recording.

Before you fly, in order

  1. An operator resident or established in another EU member state registers there and does not register again in Hungary.
  2. Every drone except a toy must be on the Hungarian drone register before it flies in Hungarian airspace, whatever its weight: 2,000 Ft per drone. A toy is under 120 g, has no camera or other recording device and cannot fly beyond 100 m.
  3. Apply for the operator and drone registrations at least 10 days before the first flight.
  4. Mark the operator number and the drone's own registration mark on the drone, durably and legibly.
  5. Pilot competency: an online course and online theory exam for A1 with a C1 drone and for A3; A2 adds self-practical training and a further exam. Exempt: C0 drones and self-built drones under 250 g. Certificates are valid 5 years.
  6. Stay within 120 m of the ground; within 40 m in the Budapest CTR outside the airport No Drone Zone.
  7. Keep the open-category distances: never over crowds; A2 30 m from people (5 m in low-speed mode); A3 150 m from residential, commercial, industrial or recreational areas.
  8. Keep the drone in sight; follow-me mode up to 50 m, or fly FPV with a drone observer beside you.
  9. Night flights are allowed in the open category with a green flashing light on.
  10. Every outdoor flight, even in your own garden, must be marked in HungaroControl's mydronespace app or web app before take-off and checked throughout the flight, then closed in the app. The account is created through the GoodID app with an ID card or passport, an address and a mobile number, and renewed every year.
  11. No drones in prohibited airspace, the No Drone Zones (around Budapest airport, the Budapest CTR above 40 m, and at Kecskemét, Szolnok, Pápa and Bácsbokod), within 300 m of priority national memorials, protected state sites and critical infrastructure, or in dangerous and temporary reserved airspace while active.
  12. Within 2 km of an aerodrome without an ATZ, or 750 m of an ambulance heliport, fly only with the operator's consent, notified to the aviation authority at least 2 days ahead. TIZ, RMZ, TMZ and Drop Zones need the responsible operator's consent.
  13. In the 38 environmental restricted airspaces (LHB01 to LHB35B, ground to 300 or 450 m), among them Hortobágy, Aggtelek, Fertő, Kis-Balaton, Tihany, the Tapolca basin, the Bükk and seasonally the Dunazug hills and Börzsöny, no drone may fly except an authorised flight for a listed purpose such as image recording.
  14. Over a populated area (any place where uninvolved people habitually live) you may fly only inside an ad hoc airspace designated by the defence ministry's State Aviation Department (HM ÁLF). Apply at least 30 days ahead on its electronic form, for at most 7 days; no fee. Activate it by phone with Budapest ATS Centre at least 30 minutes before.
  15. The drone's radio links must use the bands the national frequency rules allow; drones in the listed short-range bands need no individual licence, anything else needs an NMHH licence. Electronic devices without CE marking may not be used in Hungary.
  16. Recording sound or images of someone's home or fenced garden with a drone used without authorisation is a petty offence; observing and recording it is a criminal offence punished by detention, and publishing the recording by up to 1 year in prison.
  17. Applicants under 18 register with a legal representative's consent.
  18. The minimum remote-pilot age is 16. No minimum for a C0 toy in A1, a self-built drone under 250 g, or under the direct supervision of a competent pilot over 16.
  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

    Establish the take-off mass, the class mark, whether the drone is a toy, and where you will fly: over a populated area, in an environmental restricted airspace, near an airport.

    Visitors eligible · None · Immediate

    Open the official page

  2. Step 2

    EU residents: bring your home operator registration

    Your home EU registration is the operator registration you fly on; do not register again as an operator in Hungary.

    Visitors eligible · Home state fee · Home state procedure

    • Home operator registration

    Open the official page

  3. Step 3

    UK, US and other residents: register as an operator with KBM

    If Hungary is your first EU operation, fill in the bilingual natural-person operator form, pay 2,000 Ft by bank transfer (IBAN HU04 1003 2000 0000 3582 0602 0015, reference UAS-591RU and your name) and send both by post to H-1442 Budapest, Pf. 89, or hand them in at Vecsés. Apply at least 10 days before flying.

    Visitors eligible · 2,000 Ft · Apply at least 10 days ahead

    • Operator form (Hungarian and English)
    • Proof of payment
    • Insurance policy number from 250 g

    Open the official page

  4. Step 4

    Put each drone on the Hungarian register

    File the bilingual device form for every drone except a toy, with 2,000 Ft per drone (reference UAS-591RE), at least 10 days before flying, then mark the registration on the drone. No page says whether a visiting EU operator's drone is exempt.

    Visitors eligible · 2,000 Ft per drone · Apply at least 10 days ahead

    • Device form
    • Serial number
    • Proof of payment

    Open the official page

  5. Step 5

    Hold the pilot competency

    Complete the online course and exam for A1 with a C1 drone or for A3; A2 needs a further exam. C0 and self-built drones under 250 g are exempt.

    Eligibility not stated

    Open the official page

  6. Step 6

    250 g and above: insure before you register

    Buy third-party liability insurance with at least 3,000,000 Ft per event (6,000,000 Ft per period) up to 4 kg; it must exist when the operator registers.

    Eligibility not stated · Market price · Before registering

    • Insurance policy

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  7. Step 7

    Open a mydronespace account

    Register in mydronespace through the GoodID identity app: scan an ID card or the photo page of a passport, give your address, mobile number and e-mail. Renew the data every year or the account is locked.

    Eligibility not stated · None published

    • ID card or passport
    • Address
    • Mobile phone number

    Open the official page

  8. Step 8

    Mark every flight in mydronespace

    Before each take-off mark the flight area, height and duration in the app; keep the phone with you for restriction alerts and end the flight in the app when you land.

    Visitors eligible · None · Immediate

    Open the official page

  9. Step 9

    Over a populated area: request ad hoc airspace from HM ÁLF

    Fill in the ÁNYK electronic form (HMEIR_HMALF_02) and submit it through the Central Electronic Service System at least 30 days ahead, for at most 7 days. Activate the airspace by phone with Budapest ATS Centre at least 30 minutes before flying. Submission needs a Hungarian KÜNY client registration.

    Eligibility not stated · No fee · Apply at least 30 days ahead

    Open the official page

  10. Step 10

    Protected areas: check the zone and the landowner

    In an environmental restricted airspace only an authorised flight is allowed. On Hortobágy National Park Directorate land, drone filming off the trails needs the Directorate's prior consent (request form on hnp.hu).

    Eligibility not stated

    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.Conditions: an operator registration (home EU registration counts), the drone on the Hungarian register, liability insurance from 250 g and a mydronespace marking for every flight. No page says whether a visitor can open a mydronespace account with a foreign passport, or whether a visiting EU operator's drone must be on the Hungarian register.partly confirmedS1S13S21S26S29
EU or EEA registration recognisedYesAn operator resident or established in an EU member state registers with that state's authority. HungaroControl: whoever is registered in one EU state need not register in another.confirmed on the cited pageS1S24
UK registration recognisedNoA third-country operator registers in the EU member state where the first operation takes place. The UK is not named; it falls under that branch.partly confirmedS1
US registration recognisedNoSame third-country branch as the UK; the FAA is not named.partly confirmedS1
Local registrationRequired. Cost: 2,000 Ft for the operator, 2,000 Ft per drone; an optional certificate of registration 4,090 Ft. Time: Apply at least 10 days before the first flight (statute); otherwise the general administrative deadline. Non-residents: Bilingual Hungarian and English forms: full name, birth name, mother's maiden name, place and date of birth, address, e-mail, phone and the insurance policy number; for each drone the manufacturer, type, subtype and serial number. Proof of the fee paid by bank transfer..Two registers. The operator registers before the first operation (no weight threshold on the authority page). Every drone except a toy goes on the drone register whatever its weight; a toy is under 120 g, a toy under Directive 2009/48/EC, carries no data-recording device and cannot fly beyond 100 m. Filing by e-Papír, by post to H-1442 Budapest, Pf. 89, or in person in Vecsés. Applicants under 18 need a legal representative's consent.confirmed on the cited pageS1S2S4S5S6S13S23
Remote IDC1 and C2 drones may only be flown with active and updated direct remote identification and geo-awareness. The operator number is to be uploaded into the drone's direct remote ID system.From HungaroControl's FAQ; no authority page on Remote ID was found.partly confirmedS24S25
InsuranceMandatory, at least 0.25 to 4 kg: 3,000,000 Ft per event and 6,000,000 Ft per insurance period; 4 to 20 kg: 5,000,000 Ft and 10,000,000 Ft. Commercial or over 20 kg: Regulation (EC) 785/2004, from 750,000 SDR. · Take-off mass of 250 g or more, or any commercial activity; the policy must exist when the operator registersGovernment Decree 39/2001, section 2/A. HungaroControl's FAQ words the trigger as above 250 g; see conflicts. Whether a foreign policy satisfies the obligation is not stated.confirmed on the cited pageS1S18S23
Altitude ceiling120 mFrom the closest point of the ground. In the Budapest CTR outside the airport No Drone Zone the cap is 40 m. Near an obstacle taller than 105 m a flight may go up to 15 m above it within 50 m, at the obstacle owner's request.confirmed on the cited pageS3S25S28
Distance from peopleA1: C0 and self-built drones under 250 g may overfly uninvolved people but never crowds; C1 should not overfly uninvolved people. A2: no overflight, at least 30 m horizontally, 5 m in low-speed mode. A3: at least 150 m from residential, commercial, industrial or recreational areas. Never over crowds.confirmed on the cited pageS25
Line of sightRequired in the open category, except in follow-me mode (up to 50 m from the pilot) or with a drone observer.confirmed on the cited pageS24S25
NightPermitted in the open category with a green flashing light switched on.confirmed on the cited pageS25
Class marksC0 to C4 plus legacy. From 1 January 2024 only class-marked drones are placed on the market; older or self-built drones fly in A1 under 250 g and in A3 above.confirmed on the cited pageS3S25
FPVAllowed in the open category without continuous direct visual contact if a drone observer assists the pilot.confirmed on the cited pageS25
Commercial useCommercial means activity for consideration; it needs liability insurance at any weight. The statute's economic-purpose operations include filming, press work and commercial image-taking. Outside the open category an authorisation from the aviation authority.confirmed on the cited pageS1S13S24

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

Airspace zones

Parks and protected areas

Towns and cities

Altitude

Distance from people

Line of sight

Night

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 Drone Zones at Budapest Liszt Ferenc airport, Kecskemét, Szolnok, Pápa and Bácsbokod; in the Budapest CTR outside the airport zone 40 m AGL without ATC clearance. Within 2 km of aerodromes without an ATZ and 750 m of ambulance heliports only with consent notified 2 days ahead.

Official map
app.mydronespace.hu
Updated
Live: temporary restrictions (protected persons, events, accidents) are posted in mydronespace immediately and the app tells pilots to stop flying. Ad hoc airspaces are published daily in HungaroControl's airspace use plan.
Apps named
mydronespace (HungaroControl), mandatory for every outdoor flight, app and app.mydronespace.hu

Customs and the border

Declaration
Within the EU no customs procedure applies to goods carried between member states; NAV's traveller guide does not name drones.
Import authorisation
Not established
Radio conformity
Electronic devices without CE marking may not be used in Hungary. Drone radio links in the listed short-range bands need no individual licence; other frequencies or powers need an NMHH radio licence, and every radio module on the drone should be checked.

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 enforcement8 confirmed cases · 2016-03-11 to 2026-01-20 · practice pass 8 October 2026

Eight dated cases from 2016 to 2026, one with a foreign pilot (a Singaporean whose drone hit a car on a Budapest bridge). Pilots were charged or reported at the airport, over the Danube, at rallies under closures and over political estates; no fine amount located. Nothing on mydronespace logging, Balaton or customs.

How people fly
A 2026 guide by a Hungarian drone-training company says hobby flying in central Budapest is practically impossible and points pilots to fields, meadows and forest edges outside settlements. The confirmed cases show what people were doing when found: aerial photos over the Szabadság Bridge, a flight along the Árpád Bridge while rescuers searched the Danube, filming political rallies at Kötcse and in Budapest, and recreational climbs to about 3,000 m from a factory roof next to the airport. Two cases involve journalists filming estates linked to the prime minister and his circle (Felcsút 2016, Bicske 2020).
Police and rangers
Pilots were found by the police's air-policing service at Vecsés in 2026, by rescue units on the Danube who called the Budapest police in 2019, by police securing political events at Kötcse and on Andrássy út in 2025, and after a drone broke a car windscreen on the Szabadság Bridge in 2017. In Felcsút in March 2016 police seized a news site's drone and memory card as evidence in a petty-offence procedure after a filming flight with no aviation authority permit, and lifted the seizure two weeks later. Drone footage of a businessman's Bicske estate, published by Átlátszó in May 2020, led to a criminal investigation for illicit data acquisition against an unknown perpetrator, which the prosecutor closed on 2021-01-14 because the act was not a crime. A single flight can open several procedures at once: the Vecsés pilot faces a criminal investigation, a petty-offence procedure and an aviation-authority procedure. Police said in 2019 that first offenders at a prohibited place would not get million-forint fines and that endangering people or disturbing the airport is a crime, and in 2022 that most petty-offence proceedings stopped at a warning, usually for a missing ad hoc airspace permit, with real penalties in a negligible number of cases. By 2022 counter-drone systems at the Paks nuclear plant, the Parliament and airports had been used several times. On the rules behind the country's headline status: no dated case was found of anyone penalised for not marking a flight in mydronespace, for an unregistered drone, for missing insurance, or for an ordinary flight over a town without ad hoc airspace; the two Budapest flights charged as unpermitted were inside temporary closures. No ranger case was found at Hortobágy or any other park.
At the border
No customs (NAV) case involving a traveller's drone was found. The only traveller accounts are reader comments of 2017 to 2019 under a drone-travel guide: several say Budapest airport security made them check in a drone they meant to carry in the cabin, one paying 25 EUR for it, and one says nobody checked anything on arrival.
Fines actually reported
No amount actually imposed was located in any case from 2016 to 2026. The one seizure, of a news site's drone and memory card as evidence at Felcsút in March 2016, was lifted after two weeks; the one criminal investigation with a known end (drone footage of a Bicske estate, 2020) was closed in January 2021 as no crime. The other outcomes stop at the charge or complaint: a criminal charge of negligently endangering road safety (Szabadság Bridge, 2017), petty-offence complaints (Árpád Bridge, 2019; a 46-year-old and an unknown pilot, Budapest, 2025-10-23), an administrative procedure at the Siófok police (Kötcse, 2025), and criminal, petty-offence and aviation-authority procedures together (Vecsés, 2026). The 100,000,000 Ft aviation fine and the 6,500 to 200,000 Ft petty-offence range in the law block are ceilings, not penalties anyone was reported to pay.

The law's own penalty schedule is separate: Not established, 3 published fine ranges below.

Where reports cluster

  • Budapest Liszt Ferenc airport and Vecsés

    Confirmed twice: drones over the runways suspended traffic on two evenings in October 2019 with no operator identified, and a recreational pilot climbing to about 3,000 m from a Vecsés factory roof was caught in January 2026 and faces three procedures.

  • Budapest's Danube bridges

    Confirmed twice: a Singaporean's drone hit a car on the Szabadság Bridge in 2017 and he was charged; a pilot flying along the Árpád Bridge during the Hableány rescue closure in 2019 was reported for a petty offence.

  • Political rallies and marches under temporary airspace closures

    Confirmed twice: an administrative procedure after the Kötcse weekend of 2025-09-07, and two petty-offence complaints on the day of the 2025-10-23 Nemzeti Menet in Budapest, where drones flew despite the closure.

  • Estates linked to the prime minister and his circle (Felcsút, Bicske)

    Confirmed twice, both journalists: police seized 444's drone after a filming flight at Felcsút in March 2016 and returned it two weeks later; Átlátszó's 2020 footage of a Bicske estate led to an illicit-data investigation, closed in 2021 as no crime.

  • The Parliament and the Paks nuclear power plant

    No dated case found. Police said in 2022 that counter-drone systems there and at airports had already been used several times.

  • Central Budapest generally

    No case from an ordinary flight over the city. A Hungarian training company's 2026 guide says hobby flying in the centre is practically impossible; nothing was found at Buda Castle or the Fisherman's Bastion.

  • Lake Balaton and Hortobágy

    No dated case found, from police, rangers or the press. Parts of both lie in environmental restricted airspace, and the Hortobágy directorate requires consent for filming off the trails.

Dated reports

  • 2016-03-11 · Felcsút, Fejér county, over the Puskás Akadémia · press

    A 444.hu crew filmed a video report with a DJI Phantom 3 launched from an empty street. Police arrived as they packed up, breath-tested them and said they had broken aviation rules: no aviation authority permit.

    Drone and memory card seized as evidence in a petty-offence procedure; the Bicske police lifted the seizure and returned the drone two weeks later. No fine reported. report

  • 2017-02 · Szabadság Bridge, Budapest XI · press

    A 23-year-old from Singapore taking aerial photos lost his drone; it fell on a car heading to Buda and broke the windscreen. The flight was on the Friday before the police report of 2017-02-06.

    Charged with negligently endangering road safety, a criminal offence. Nobody was hurt. No outcome located. report

  • 2019-06-09 · Árpád Bridge, Pest bridgehead, Budapest · official

    A 44-year-old flew a drone along the bridge without airspace permission while the airspace over the Danube was closed for the Hableány rescue; rescue units alerted the police.

    He admitted it and the Budapest police opened a petty-offence procedure. No outcome located. report

  • 2019-10-14 · Budapest Liszt Ferenc airport · official

    Drones flew over the airport near the runways and the tower on 14 and 15 October; traffic was suspended for 23 minutes and then for 30 minutes, eight approaches were aborted and 21 flights delayed.

    No operator identified in the operator's release. Police said in November that the disruptions are treated as a crime. report

  • 2020-05 · Bicske, Fejér county, over a lakeside estate owned by a company of Lőrinc Mészáros · press

    Átlátszó published drone footage of armoured vehicles on the estate on 2020-05-13; the flight day is not stated. Police later questioned an Átlátszó journalist as a witness about who made the recording.

    Criminal investigation for illicit data acquisition against an unknown perpetrator; the Central Investigation Prosecutor's Office closed it on 2021-01-14 because the act was not a crime. report

  • 2025-09-07 · Kötcse, Somogy county, during two parties' political events · press

    A drone photo of one event was published while HungaroControl's airspace plan showed a restriction over Kötcse from 7:00 to 19:00.

    An administrative procedure for irregular drone use opened at the Siófok police. The operator is not named. report

  • 2025-10-23 · Andrássy út and Dózsa György út, Budapest, during the Nemzeti Menet · press

    Drones flew despite an airspace closure for the march. At 14:35 police met a 46-year-old Hungarian flying without permission; at 17:42 a drone fell into a private garden.

    Petty-offence complaints against the 46-year-old and against an unknown pilot. No outcome located. report

  • 2026-01-20 · Vecsés, next to Budapest Liszt Ferenc airport · official

    A Budapest man flying for recreation from a factory roof repeatedly climbed to about 3,000 m by the airport. He told police he did not know the rules.

    Criminal investigation by the Monor police, a petty-offence procedure by the Budapest VIII district police and an administrative procedure by the aviation authority. No amount reported. 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 rules on operating or using a drone (aviation fine)Up to 100,000,000 Ft, imposed by the aviation authority or the police on the operator or the person the drone was lent toS13
Flying a drone over a populated area without authorisation (petty offence)6,500 to 200,000 Ft; on-the-spot fine 6,500 to 65,000 Ft, 90,000 Ft on a repeat within six monthsS16
Recording sound or images of another's home or fenced area during unauthorised drone use (petty offence, on the victim's motion)6,500 to 200,000 FtS16

Confiscation: The thing used to commit a petty offence must be confiscated, unless it belongs to someone else or confiscation would be disproportionate. Authorised bodies may detect, order to land, intercept, jam and force down a drone that breaks the rules or uses the airspace without right.

Criminal liability: Yes. Observing and recording another's home with a drone used without authorisation is a misdemeanour punished by detention; making the recording public carries up to 1 year. Prosecuted on the victim's motion.

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.

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

Sources that disagree

  1. Whether GoodID and mydronespace accept a foreign passport, foreign address and foreign mobile number. Without an account no outdoor flight is lawful.
  2. Whether a foreigner can obtain the Hungarian KÜNY client registration the ad hoc airspace application requires. Without it a visitor cannot lawfully fly over a populated area.
  3. Whether a visiting EU operator's drone must be entered on the Hungarian drone register.
  4. Whether a liability policy issued abroad satisfies the Hungarian insurance obligation.
  5. Whether the Hungarian online pilot exam is available in English and to visitors, and whether home-state certificates are checked.
  6. The minimum height for recreational flights that ad hoc airspace decisions refer to for privacy; not found in the texts read.
  7. A fixed fine schedule for drone breaches below the 100,000,000 Ft cap. Police said in 2019 that fixed fines were planned; the practice pass found no amount actually imposed in any of eight dated cases from 2016 to 2026.
  8. Customs treatment of a visitor's own drone brought from outside the EU, and any Hungary-specific battery rule. The practice pass found no NAV customs case involving a traveller's drone, only reader comments of 2017 to 2019 about Budapest airport security screening.
  9. The drone policies of the Balaton-felvidék, Aggtelek and Duna-Ipoly national park directorates, Natura 2000 sites, and Budapest or Tokaj.
  10. The mydronespace data format, licence and API.
  11. The statute texts on the official host: njt.hu reset every connection, so the acts were read on net.jogtar.hu.
  12. Whether anyone has been penalised for not marking a flight in mydronespace, for an unregistered drone, for missing insurance, or for an ordinary flight over a town without ad hoc airspace. Every case the practice pass located concerns the airport, a temporary closure, a collision or journalists filming a politically prominent estate; a top-up search on 2026-10-08 in the national press and on police.hu found no such case either.
  13. How the located cases ended: Szabadság Bridge 2017, Árpád Bridge 2019, Kötcse 2025, Budapest 2025-10-23 and Vecsés 2026 are reported at the charge or complaint stage only (only Felcsút 2016, seizure lifted, and Bicske 2020, investigation closed, have a known end), and whether the operators who closed Budapest airport in October 2019 were ever identified.
  14. Whether police or rangers check drone flights at Lake Balaton, Hortobágy or Budapest's landmarks (the Parliament, Buda Castle, the Fisherman's Bastion). No dated case was located. The county press sites and the community forums (Reddit, MavicPilots) refuse every client this project uses, so that half of the record is unread.

What changed, and when

Dated changes to the rules, newest first.

  1. 1 January 2024

    Only class-marked drones are placed on the market; older drones fly in A1 under 250 g or A3.

    S3

  2. 1 December 2022

    The Hortobágy National Park Directorate's visitor regulation with the drone-filming consent rule takes effect.

    S9

  3. 31 July 2021

    End of the transition: flights inside an activated ad hoc airspace must also be marked in mydronespace.

    S13S21S27

  4. 10 February 2021

    Government Decree 39/2021 amends the airspace decree (mydronespace checks, No Drone Zones) and sets the drone insurance minimums.

    S14S18S50

  5. 1 January 2021

    National drone rules take effect (Act CLXXIX of 2020): mydronespace use for every flight, flights over populated areas only in ad hoc airspace, the drone and operator registers, and the petty and criminal offences for drone privacy breaches.

    S13S16S17S21

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

    Pilóta nélküli légijármű-rendszerek (UAS) nyilvántartásával kapcsolatos ügyintézés

    Közlekedési és Beruházási Minisztérium, Légügyi Felügyeleti Hatósági Főosztály · opened 2026-10-08

    Harmadik országbeli üzembentartó esetén a regisztrációt annál az uniós tagállamnál kell kezdeményezni, ahol az első UAS-műveletét végre kívánja hajtani.

    Rule page; prints no date. Research ids main 1, gaps 7 and 19.

  2. S2official

    Pilóta nélküli légijármű-rendszerek (UAS) nyilvántartásával kapcsolatos ügyintézés (second URL)

    Közlekedési és Beruházási Minisztérium, Légügyi Felügyeleti Hatósági Főosztály · opened 2026-10-08

    Az üzembentartó nyilvántartásba vételének díja 2000 Ft.

    Same text as S1. Research ids gaps 1 and 5.

  3. S3official

    Tudnivalók pilóta nélküli légijármű üzemeltetőknek (leaflet)

    Közlekedési Hatóság · opened 2026-10-08

    Lakott területen belül kötelező az eseti légtér!

    All four version URLs in the research serve the same file (PDF metadata 2024-06-01). Research ids main 2, 3 and 11, gaps 14 and 15.

  4. S4official

    Kérelem UAS nyilvántartásba vételére természetes személy tulajdonos esetén (device form)

    Közlekedési és Beruházási Minisztérium · opened 2026-10-08

    eszköz nyilvántartásba vételének díja 2000 Ft. / ügymenet.

    Bilingual form, revision Rev04. Research ids main 4, gaps 3 and 10.

  5. S5official

    Kérelem UAS üzembentartói nyilvántartásba vételre természetes személy esetén (operator form)

    Közlekedési és Beruházási Minisztérium · opened 2026-10-08

    The administrative fee for the operator registration procedure is HUF 2,000 per procedure.

    Bilingual Hungarian and English form, revision Rev04. Research id main 12.

  6. S6official

    Kérelem UAS üzembentartó nyilvántartásba vételére jogi személy esetén (legal-person form)

    Közlekedési és Beruházási Minisztérium · opened 2026-10-08

    Kijelentem, hogy az üzembentartásomban lévő UAS(ok) legnagyobb felszálló tömege kevesebb, mint 250g

    Research id main 10.

  7. S7official

    Magyarország UAS nyilvántartása / UAS register of Hungary

    Közlekedési és Beruházási Minisztérium · opened 2026-10-08

    HA00IQZ-UAS Aktív DJI Mini 4 Pro

    Public register; entries include sub-250 g DJI Mini and Neo drones. Versions 6.0 and 7.0 were not opened separately. Research ids main 6, 13 and 14.

  8. S8official

    Pilóta Nélküli Légijármű Osztály

    Közlekedési Hatóság · opened 2026-10-08

    az Eseti légtér engedélyek kiadását

    Stale pre-2021 department page (caa@itm.gov.hu); ad hoc airspace is now designated by HM ÁLF. Research id main 8.

  9. S9official

    Ökoturisztikai Látogatási Szabályzat, általános és részletes szabályok

    Hortobágyi Nemzeti Park Igazgatóság · document dated 2022-12-01 · opened 2026-10-08

    drónfelvétel készítési tevékenység csak a HNPI előzetes vagyonkezelői hozzájárulásával végezhető

    Rule page, park-specific (in force 2022-12-01). Research id main 5.

  10. S10official

    Látogatási szabályzat

    Hortobágyi Nemzeti Park Igazgatóság · opened 2026-10-08

    Index page linking the regulation and its annexes. Research id main 15.

  11. S11official

    Őskori vadlovakat mentenek a Hortobágyon mesterséges intelligenciával

    Hortobágyi Nemzeti Park Igazgatóság · opened 2026-10-08

    A vadlovak viselkedésökológiai kutatásához a nemzeti park területén drónokat vetettek be a kutatók

    Research use, not a rule. A second URL (.../orszolgalat/1514/...) carries the same article. Research ids main 7 and 9.

  12. S12official

    Természetfotózás és filmezés szabályai a HNPI vagyonkezelésében lévő területeken

    Hortobágyi Nemzeti Park Igazgatóság · opened 2026-10-08

    Drónfelvételek készítése csak a vagyonkezelői hozzájárulásban foglalt feltételek ... betartása mellett kezdhető meg.

    Rule page, annex 3 of the visitor regulation; reached from S10.

  13. S13secondary

    1995. évi XCVII. törvény a légiközlekedésről (Lt.)

    Wolters Kluwer Hungary, Hatályos Jogszabályok Gyűjteménye · opened 2026-10-08

    A magyar légtér ... pilóta nélküli légijárművel végrehajtott UAS-művelethez lakott terület felett eseti légtér kijelölése esetén vehető igénybe.

    Consolidated statute in force from 2026-10-01 (5. § (3), 6. § (5) and (6), 10. § (2a), 17. §, 66/A. §, 71. §). The official njt.hu was unreachable.

  14. S14secondary

    4/1998. (I. 16.) Korm. rendelet a magyar légtér igénybevételéről

    Wolters Kluwer Hungary, Hatályos Jogszabályok Gyűjteménye · opened 2026-10-08

    nem végezhető hajtóművel felszerelt és a hajtóművét használó légijárművel ... ideértve a pilóta nélküli légijárművet

    Airspace decree in force from 2026-10-07 (4/A, 4/C, 4/D, 5, 5/A, 5/B, 8/C, 9/A).

  15. S15secondary

    26/2007. (III. 1.) GKM-HM-KvVM együttes rendelet a magyar légtér légiközlekedés céljára történő kijelöléséről

    Wolters Kluwer Hungary, Hatályos Jogszabályok Gyűjteménye · opened 2026-10-08

    Annex 3: environmental restricted airspaces LHB01 to LHB35B and the No Drone Zone table. State from 2026-01-06.

  16. S16secondary

    2012. évi II. törvény a szabálysértésekről (Szabs. tv.)

    Wolters Kluwer Hungary, Hatályos Jogszabályok Gyűjteménye · opened 2026-10-08

    Aki lakott terület felett pilóta nélküli légijárművet jogosulatlanul használ, szabálysértést követ el.

    229. §, 166. § (1a), 18. § (confiscation), 11. § and 99. § (fine ranges); in force from 2026-10-01.

  17. S17secondary

    2012. évi C. törvény a Büntető Törvénykönyvről (Btk.)

    Wolters Kluwer Hungary, Hatályos Jogszabályok Gyűjteménye · opened 2026-10-08

    Aki pilóta nélküli légi jármű jogosulatlan használatával más lakását ... megfigyeli és az ott történteket rögzíti

    422/A. §, in force since 2021-01-01.

  18. S18secondary

    39/2001. (III. 5.) Korm. rendelet a légiközlekedési kötelező felelősségbiztosításról

    Wolters Kluwer Hungary, Hatályos Jogszabályok Gyűjteménye · opened 2026-10-08

    biztosítási eseményenként legalább 3 000 000 Ft, biztosítási időszakonként legalább 6 000 000 Ft

    2/A. §, inserted by Decree 39/2021 with effect from 2021-02-10. The same figures are on S1.

  19. S19secondary

    1996. évi LIII. törvény a természet védelméről (Tvt.)

    Wolters Kluwer Hungary, Hatályos Jogszabályok Gyűjteménye · opened 2026-10-08

    38. § and 40. §: nature-conservation permits; no drone-specific provision.

  20. S20official

    mydronespace, Magyarország drónapplikációja

    HungaroControl Magyar Légiforgalmi Szolgálat Zrt. · opened 2026-10-08

    Lakott terület felett kizárólag eseti légtérben szabad műveletet végrehajtani a magánélethez való alapvető jog védelme érdekében.

  21. S21official

    mydronespace applikáció

    HungaroControl Magyar Légiforgalmi Szolgálat Zrt. · opened 2026-10-08

    akkor kizárólag a mydronespace mobilapplikáció segítségével reptetheted pilóta nélküli légi járműved.

  22. S22official

    Eseti légtér Kisokos

    HungaroControl Magyar Légiforgalmi Szolgálat Zrt. · opened 2026-10-08

    Az eseti légteret az eseti légtér igénylőjének kérelme alapján a Honvédelmi Minisztérium Állami Légügyi Főosztály (HM ÁLF) hatósági határozattal jelöli ki

  23. S23official

    GYIK: Általános drón

    HungaroControl Magyar Légiforgalmi Szolgálat Zrt. · opened 2026-10-08

    Magyarországon súlyhatártól (maximális felszálló tömegtől) függetlenül ... minden pilóta nélküli légijárművet nyilvántartásba kell venni.

  24. S24official

    GYIK: Távoli pilóta, üzembentartó

    HungaroControl Magyar Légiforgalmi Szolgálat Zrt. · opened 2026-10-08

    A nyílt és speciális kategóriába tartozó műveletet végző távoli pilóták minimális életkora 16 év.

  25. S25official

    GYIK: Repülés drónnal

    HungaroControl Magyar Légiforgalmi Szolgálat Zrt. · opened 2026-10-08

    gondoskodik arról, hogy a drónon zöld villogó fény be legyen kapcsolva.

  26. S26official

    GYIK: Mydronespace applikáció

    HungaroControl Magyar Légiforgalmi Szolgálat Zrt. · opened 2026-10-08

    abban az esetben is használnod kell a mydronespace mobilalkalmazást, amennyiben a repülést a saját kertedben/telkeden hajtanád végre.

  27. S27official

    GYIK: Lakott terület

    HungaroControl Magyar Légiforgalmi Szolgálat Zrt. · opened 2026-10-08

    Pilóta nélküli légijárművel, lakott terület felett végrehajtott repüléshez eseti légtér kijelölése szükséges.

    The app does not show populated areas.

  28. S28official

    GYIK: Légtér

    HungaroControl Magyar Légiforgalmi Szolgálat Zrt. · opened 2026-10-08

    Az LHBP NDZ-n kívül, de még a Budapest CTR-n belül, a pilóta nélküli légijármű legfeljebb a földfelszín legközelebbi pontjától számított 40 méteres (AGL) magasságig repülhet.

  29. S29official

    mydronespace felhasználói kézikönyv

    HungaroControl Magyar Légiforgalmi Szolgálat Zrt. · opened 2026-10-08

    Személyi igazolvány mindkét oldalának vagy útlevél fényképes oldalának beolvasása

    User manual PDF (metadata 2020-12-17).

  30. S30official

    Adatfrissítés: Mit tegyek, ha zárolták a fiókomat?

    HungaroControl Magyar Légiforgalmi Szolgálat Zrt. · opened 2026-10-08

    évente egyszer ellenőrizzétek a rendszerben meglévő információk pontosságát, vagyis újítsátok meg a regisztrációt.

  31. S31official

    Information on application for temporary designated airspace

    Honvédelmi Minisztérium Állami Légügyi Főosztály (HM ÁLF) · document dated 2024-01-09 · opened 2026-10-08

    The application is not to be submitted via e-mail or post.

    Rule page in English; submission through KR needs KÜNY registration; no fee. Reached from S22.

  32. S32official

    eseti légtér igénylés (forms folder)

    Honvédelmi Minisztérium Állami Légügyi Főosztály (HM ÁLF) · opened 2026-10-08

    Forms HMEIR_HMALF_02 to 05 and the information sheets; reached from S22.

  33. S33official

    Tájékoztató a pilóta nélküli légijárművek frekvenciahasználatáról és engedélyezési kérdéseiről

    Nemzeti Média- és Hírközlési Hatóság (NMHH) · document dated 2024-09-18 · opened 2026-10-08

    érdemes ellenőrizni, hogy az összes rádiómodulhoz tartozó valamennyi használható frekvencia megfelel-e a hazai szabályozásnak.

    The gaps pass dated it 2024-12-16; the document prints 2024-09-18. Research id gaps 11.

  34. S34official

    Rádióberendezések és a nagyfrekvenciás jelet vagy mellékhatást keltő berendezések

    NMHH · opened 2026-10-08

    rendelkeznek-e a szükséges megfelelőségi dokumentációval (pl. CE jelölés, EU-megfelelőségi nyilatkozat)

    Market surveillance of sellers and importers, not a traveller procedure. Research id gaps 2.

  35. S35official

    Radio equipment and equipment producing high-frequency emissions

    NMHH · opened 2026-10-08

    English counterpart of S34. Research id gaps 1.

  36. S36official

    Vegye észre a jeleket és keresse a CE-jelzést!

    NMHH · opened 2026-10-08

    A CE megfelelőségi jelzéssel nem rendelkező elektronikus készülékek használata a többi uniós országhoz hasonlóan Magyarországon is tilos.

    Research id gaps 6.

  37. S37official

    Megfelelőségértékelő szervezetek

    NMHH · opened 2026-10-08

    Conformity-assessment bodies; nothing drone-specific. Research id gaps 3.

  38. S38official

    Hírközléssel kapcsolatos jogszabályok

    NMHH · opened 2026-10-08

    Legislation list. Research id gaps 4.

  39. S39official

    mmk_b309_v2.doc

    NMHH · opened 2026-10-08

    Test-standard sheet; not drone guidance. Research id gaps 8.

  40. S40official

    Jogalkotás és jogalkalmazás

    NMHH · opened 2026-10-08

    Legislation list. Research id gaps 9.

  41. S41official

    Elektronikus hírközlésfelügyeletre vonatkozó jogszabályok

    NMHH · opened 2026-10-08

    Legislation list. Research id gaps 12.

  42. S42official

    Megfelelőségértékelő szervezetek (second URL)

    NMHH · opened 2026-10-08

    Same page as S37. Research id gaps 13.

  43. S43official

    Utastájékoztató: Az utasforgalomra vonatkozó vám- és egyéb szabályok

    Nemzeti Adó- és Vámhivatal (NAV) · opened 2026-10-08

    Magyarországról egy másik tagállamba történő árukivitelhez, illetve onnan Magyarországra történő árubehozatalhoz nem kapcsolódik vámeljárás.

    Traveller guide (PDF metadata 2026-06-10); does not mention drones.

  44. S44official

    Nemzeti Adó- és Vámhivatal

    NAV · opened 2026-10-08

    Homepage cited by the gaps pass; no drone content on it.

  45. S45official

    Balaton-felvidéki Nemzeti Park Igazgatóság

    Balaton-felvidéki Nemzeti Park Igazgatóság · opened 2026-10-08

    Redirects to the English site; no drone page found.

  46. S46official

    Budapest

    Budapest Főváros · opened 2026-10-08

    Homepage cited by the gaps pass; no drone rule found.

  47. S47official

    Tokaj

    Tokaj Város Önkormányzata · opened 2026-10-08

    Homepage cited by the gaps pass; no drone rule found.

  48. S48secondarycould not be opened

    Natura 2000

    Magyar Madártani és Természetvédelmi Egyesület (BirdLife Hungary) · opened 2026-10-08

    HTTP 404; an NGO, not an authority.

  49. S49official

    Hortobágyi Nemzeti Park

    Hortobágyi Nemzeti Park Igazgatóság · opened 2026-10-08

    Homepage cited by the gaps pass.

  50. S50official

    Hazánkban is hatályba lépett az EU kompatibilis drónszabályozás

    Közlekedési Hatóság · opened 2026-10-08

    A 38/2021. (II. 2.) Korm. rendelet, a 39/2021. (II. 2.) Korm. rendelet továbbá az innovációért és technológiáért felelős miniszter 6/2021. (II. 5.) ITM rendelete.

  51. S51officialcould not be opened

    1995. évi XCVII. törvény a légiközlekedésről (Nemzeti Jogszabálytár)

    Nemzeti Jogszabálytár · opened 2026-10-08

    Connection reset in curl and in headless Chrome; the statute was read on S13 instead.

  52. S52official

    Légtérfelhasználási terv

    HungaroControl Magyar Légiforgalmi Szolgálat Zrt. · opened 2026-10-08

    Daily airspace use plan with the ad hoc airspaces, named on S22.

  53. S53official

    Aggteleki Nemzeti Park

    Aggteleki Nemzeti Park Igazgatóság · opened 2026-10-08

    Homepage; no drone page found.

  54. S54official

    Duna-Ipoly Nemzeti Park

    Duna-Ipoly Nemzeti Park Igazgatóság · opened 2026-10-08

    Homepage; no drone page found.

  55. S55official

    Veszélyeztette a légteret

    Rendőrség (Készenléti Rendőrség) · document dated 2026-01-27 · opened 2026-10-08

    Szabálytalanul reptette drónját egy budapesti férfi Vecsésen.

    Research report [12]. Names the three procedures (Monor police criminal, BRFK VIII petty offence, aviation authority administrative); the event date is in S67.

  56. S56official

    Engedély nélküli drónhasználóval szemben intézkedtek az Árpád hídnál

    Rendőrség (BRFK) · document dated 2019-06-09 · opened 2026-10-08

    szabálysértési eljárást kezdeményeztek azzal a férfivel szemben, aki a Duna felett engedély nélkül drónt reptetett

    Flight at 16:12 on 2019-06-09, during the airspace closure for the Hableány rescue; the pilot was 44 and admitted it.

  57. S57press

    Drone Flown Into Car In Budapest

    XpatLoop (from MTI's Hungary Matters) · document dated 2017-02-07 · opened 2026-10-08

    Police have raised charges against the man for committing a crime against road safety through negligence.

    Cites the Budapest police report on police.hu. The pilot was a 23-year-old from Singapore; the flight was 'last Friday' before the Monday police report.

  58. S58press

    Drone collides with car in Budapest

    Daily News Hungary · document dated 2017-02 · opened 2026-10-08

    A 23-year-old man from Singapore who was using the drone to take aerial photographs above the bridge last Friday

    Same case as S57.

  59. S59official

    Irresponsible droners jeopardized air traffic

    HungaroControl · document dated 2019-10-16 · opened 2026-10-08

    HungaroControl has flagged the issue of increasing illegal drone activities

    Drones over Budapest airport on 2019-10-14 and 15: traffic suspended 23 and 30 minutes, eight approaches aborted, 21 flights delayed. No operator identified.

  60. S60press

    Kötcsei szabálytalan drónozás miatt indított eljárást a rendőrség

    444 · document dated 2025-09-08 · opened 2026-10-08

    szabálytalan drónhasználat miatt közigazgatási eljárás indult a Siófoki Rendőrkapitányságon

    Events on Sunday 2025-09-07; quotes the Somogy county police spokesperson via Telex. The operator is not named.

  61. S61press

    Két feljelentést tettek a rendőrök a nemzeti menethez kapcsolódó drónozások miatt

    Telex · document dated 2025-10-24 · opened 2026-10-08

    egy 46 éves magyar férfival szemben engedély nélküli drónhasználat miatt szabálysértési feljelentést tettek.

    BRFK statement, via Népszava, on 2025-10-23: the 46-year-old at 14:35 at Bajcsy-Zsilinszky út and Andrássy út; a drone in a Dózsa György út garden at 17:42, complaint against an unknown pilot.

  62. S62press

    Légtérzár ide vagy oda, felszállt egy drón

    Index (live report) · document dated 2025-10-23 · opened 2026-10-08

    Annak ellenére, hogy légtérzár van, felszállt egy drón a Bajza utcai kereszteződésnél.

    Entry at 15:37; an earlier entry says an airspace closure had been ordered for the march.

  63. S63press

    A jelenlegi drónos helyzetről beszélt a Magyar Rendőrség

    Drónerz · document dated 2022-06-05 · opened 2026-10-08

    a legtöbb szabálysértési eljárás megáll a figyelmeztetésnél

    Report of the Készenléti Rendőrség air-policing service's press conference of 2022-06-01: real penalties in a negligible number of cases, no statistics kept, counter-drone systems at Paks, the Parliament and airports used several times.

  64. S64press

    Üzent a rendőrség: fix büntetést kaphatnak a drónozók is

    Economx · document dated 2019-11-08 · opened 2026-10-08

    főleg első alkalommal nem fognak milliós bírságot kiszabni.

    A police lieutenant colonel: one wrongful flight can open three petty-offence procedures; endangering people, and the autumn 2019 Liszt Ferenc airport disruptions, are crimes; fixed fines planned.

  65. S65community

    Drone rules and laws in Hungary

    Drone Traveller (reader comments) · document dated 2025-01-23 · opened 2026-10-08

    i just passed the security check and i argue like no tomorrow but i had to check-in.

    Reader comments of 2017 to 2019 on Budapest airport security (comment of 2018-04-04 quoted) and one on where the writer flew (2019-06-12). The page date is the guide's update, not the comments'.

  66. S66secondary

    Hol Lehet Drónozni Magyarországon? Légterek és Szabályok 2026

    iDroneProject (drone pilot training company) · document dated 2026-07-16 · opened 2026-10-08

    Budapest belvárosában drónozni hobbi célból gyakorlatilag nem lehet

    Research report [8]. Advice, not a record of use; it cites no case.

  67. S67press

    Rohantak a rendőrök: berepült egy drón a ferihegyi repülőtérre

    Origo · document dated 2026-01-27 · opened 2026-10-08

    Január 20-án elfogtak egy budapesti férfit, aki szabálytalanul reptette a drónját a reptér közelében

    Gives the event date of the S55 case. The headline overstates it: the flights were from Vecsés, beside the airport.

  68. S68press

    A rendőrség lefoglalta a 444 drónját Felcsúton

    444 · document dated 2016-03-11 · opened 2026-10-08

    Rövid közjáték után azt mondták, megsértettük a légügyi szabályokat, a drónt pedig lefoglalták a szabálysértési eljárás keretében, a bizonyítás részeként.

    The outlet's own account, read in a Wayback Machine snapshot of 2016-12-25: the live URL returns 404. It says the crew had no aviation authority (NKH) permit and that no drone specialist it asked knew of an earlier seizure in Hungary.

  69. S69press

    Elvették a rendőrök a 444.hu drónját Orbán falujában

    HVG · document dated 2016-03-11 · opened 2026-10-08

    A 444.hu videóriportot forgatott pénteken Felcsúton.

    Gives the event day: published Friday 2016-03-11, about filming that Friday. hvg.hu refuses every client live; read in a Wayback Machine snapshot of 2016-04-27.

  70. S70press

    A rendőrség visszaadta a 444 Felcsúton lefoglalt drónját

    444 · document dated 2016-03-25 · opened 2026-10-08

    A rendőrség feloldotta a lefoglalást, visszakaptuk a két héttel ezelőtt Felcsúton elvett drónt

    The Bicske police lifted the seizure; no fine or other outcome is stated. The footage was for a report on Hatvanpuszta.

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    Tiltott adatszerzés gyanújával indult nyomozás a Mészáros Lőrinc harcjárműveiről készült drónvideó miatt

    Telex · document dated 2020-10-27 · opened 2026-10-08

    Az is kiderült, hogy a rendőrök tiltott adatszerzés miatt nyomoznak az ügyben ismeretlen tettes ellen.

    Átlátszó's footage appeared in May 2020 (444 carried it on 2020-05-13); the flight day is not stated. 444 reported the same investigation the same day, naming the Fejér county police.

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    Prosecutor’s office terminates investigation into camera drone recordings taken at oligarchs estate

    Átlátszó · document dated 2021-02-05 · opened 2026-10-08

    the proceedings initiated for the crime of illicit data acquisition were terminated by the Central Investigation Prosecutor’s Office on 14 January 2021, as the act was deemed not to be a crime.

    The outlet reporting on its own case. english.atlatszo.hu sits behind a Cloudflare challenge; read in a Wayback Machine snapshot of 2022-01-20.