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Luxembourg

EU and EASA pilots fly on their home registration and certificate. Every operator needs third-party insurance of at least 750,000 SDR. UK and US residents email the DAC to register (EUR 10 a year) and take the free EU A1/A3 test, as non-EU training is not recognised. Check g-o.lu/uas before every flight.

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31 rules · 60 sources, 52 of them official · 15 fields unconfirmed · Direction de l'Aviation Civile (DAC), Département UAS et nouvelles technologies · MyGuichet.lu, DAC registration of a UAS operator, for Luxembourg residents; third-country residents email uas@av.etat.lu (English)

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What decides it

  • Below 250 g, registration is still required if the drone has a camera or other sensor. A toy under 250 g, made for children under 14, needs none.confirmed on the cited page
  • The operator number must be displayed visibly on every drone operated, without the secret code; printed or handwritten is fine.confirmed on the cited page
  • Every operator must hold third-party liability insurance with a minimum cover of 750,000 SDR for a drone under 20 kg. Flying uninsured is punishable by 8 days to 1 year in prison and/or a fine of EUR 251 to 5,000.confirmed on the cited page
  • In flight the remote pilot must be able to show valid theory exam certificates, the A2 certificate where needed, any authorisation or STS confirmation, any light UAS operator certificate, and proof of insurance.confirmed on the cited page
  • The minimum age to fly in the open category in Luxembourg airspace is 14.confirmed on the cited page
  • If the drone supports remote identification, enter the identification string from the registration certificate into it.partly confirmed
  • Flying over private land is not restricted, but do not photograph or film identifiable people (faces, number plates) without their permission, get explicit consent before publishing, and get parental consent for minors.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.

  • Prior authorisation zones: the three prisons, Grand-Ducal household residences, Mertert port, SES, the European institutions and the Warehouse Support Agency (DAC); police sites (Police grand-ducale); NSPA; three army sites (Armée luxembourgeoise); and the Findel runway and approach zones (ANA). Where stated, requests must arrive at least 10 working days ahead.
  • The Useldange and Noertrange airfield zones ban drone flights when activated.
  • Since 13 September 2026, nine zones of 1 km radius (Bourglinster, Senningen, European Convention Center, Glacis, Ville Haute, Gare centrale, Esch Belval, Schengen and the Stade de Luxembourg) can be activated at police request; when active, flights are banned except with prior police authorisation. They appear on the map only when about to activate.
  • Temporary drone bans for events (Skoda Tour, the national holiday, state visits, marathons) are set by ministerial regulation and announced in the DAC news section.
  • Authorisation to access a UAS geographical zone is requested through Geoportal at least 10 working days before the flight.
  • Specific category: an operational authorisation costs a EUR 12 tax plus EUR 130 an hour (1 to 8 hours, EUR 130 paid up front) and is filed 6 weeks ahead; an STS declaration costs EUR 30; an operator registered in another member state files a cross-border operation request 10 working days ahead.

Before you fly, in order

  1. Below 250 g, registration is still required if the drone has a camera or other sensor. A toy under 250 g, made for children under 14, needs none.
  2. An operator registration from any EASA member state is valid in Luxembourg. EASA residents register in their own country and may not be registered in two member states at once.
  3. The operator number must be displayed visibly on every drone operated, without the secret code; printed or handwritten is fine.
  4. European-format remote pilot certificates from any EASA member state are valid in Luxembourg.
  5. In flight the remote pilot must be able to show valid theory exam certificates, the A2 certificate where needed, any authorisation or STS confirmation, any light UAS operator certificate, and proof of insurance.
  6. If the drone supports remote identification, enter the identification string from the registration certificate into it.
  7. Every operator must hold third-party liability insurance with a minimum cover of 750,000 SDR for a drone under 20 kg. Flying uninsured is punishable by 8 days to 1 year in prison and/or a fine of EUR 251 to 5,000.
  8. Authorisation to access a UAS geographical zone is requested through Geoportal at least 10 working days before the flight.
  9. Maximum 120 m above the ground directly below the drone, whatever the pilot's position.
  10. A1: C0 or C1 near people without flying over them. A2: C2 at 30 m, or 5 m in low-speed mode. A3: 150 m from industrial, commercial, residential or leisure sites. Never over gatherings such as concerts or football matches in the open category; an unmarked drone over 250 g may fly only in A3.
  11. Visual line of sight is mandatory in the open category.
  12. Night flight is authorised in the open category, outside zones that ban it.
  13. Check g-o.lu/uas before every flight. Only the zones shown there are legally applicable; the zones in the manufacturer's app do not necessarily cover Luxembourg's restricted areas. Where zones overlap, the conditions of both apply.
  14. Findel airport approach zones and hospital heliport zones: hold the A1/A3 training attestation, email a notification at least 24 hours ahead (to ANA, or to the hospital and Luxembourg Air Rescue), phone at the start and end, land for any approaching manned aircraft, and do not fly at night without prior authorisation.
  15. Prior authorisation zones: the three prisons, Grand-Ducal household residences, Mertert port, SES, the European institutions and the Warehouse Support Agency (DAC); police sites (Police grand-ducale); NSPA; three army sites (Armée luxembourgeoise); and the Findel runway and approach zones (ANA). Where stated, requests must arrive at least 10 working days ahead.
  16. The Useldange and Noertrange airfield zones ban drone flights when activated.
  17. FPV goggles are allowed in the open category only with an observer next to the pilot keeping direct visual contact with the drone.
  18. Arriving directly from outside the EU, goods above the franchise (EUR 430 by air) must be declared and taxed; an EU resident's personal effects enter without formality if in regular EU status. The customs page names no drone category.
  19. Flying over private land is not restricted, but do not photograph or film identifiable people (faces, number plates) without their permission, get explicit consent before publishing, and get parental consent for minors.
  20. The minimum age to fly in the open category in Luxembourg airspace is 14.
  21. Open-category flights need no DAC authorisation, and the rules make no distinction between leisure and professional flights.
  22. Specific category: an operational authorisation costs a EUR 12 tax plus EUR 130 an hour (1 to 8 hours, EUR 130 paid up front) and is filed 6 weeks ahead; an STS declaration costs EUR 30; an operator registered in another member state files a cross-border operation request 10 working days ahead.
  23. 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 operation

    Establish the take-off mass, the class mark or legacy status, whether the drone carries a camera, the subcategory and where you will fly. Open-category flights need no DAC authorisation.

    Visitors eligible · None · Immediate

    • Drone data

    Open the official page

  2. Step 2

    EU and EASA residents: bring your home registration and certificate

    Your operator registration and European-format remote pilot certificate are valid in Luxembourg. Do not register again.

    Visitors eligible · Home state fee · Home state procedure

    • Home operator registration
    • European-format remote pilot certificate

    Open the official page

  3. Step 3

    UK, US and other residents: email the DAC to register

    MyGuichet and the paper form are for Luxembourg residents. Email uas@av.etat.lu to ask how to register as a third-country resident; the reply takes 5 to 10 working days, so write well before the trip.

    Eligibility not stated · EUR 10 a year · 5 to 10 working days for the reply; the registration itself is not timed

    • Not published

    Open the official page

  4. Step 4

    UK, US and other residents: take the EU A1/A3 online exam

    Training from outside the EU is not recognised. The A1/A3 course and exam on Eurocontrol LearningZone are free, in English, French, German or Luxembourgish, and open to foreigners; the certificate is valid 5 years. The A2 exam is taken in person at the DAC.

    Visitors eligible · A1/A3 free; A2 exam EUR 45 · Online, at your own pace

    • LearningZone account

    Open the official page

  5. Step 5

    Insure the flight and carry the proof

    Third-party liability insurance of at least 750,000 SDR is mandatory for every operator under 20 kg. Carry proof of it with your exam certificates and any authorisation.

    Visitors eligible · Insurer dependent · Insurer dependent

    • Insurance proof
    • Exam certificates

    Open the official page

  6. Step 6

    Mark the drone and set the remote ID string

    Display the operator number visibly on each drone. If the drone supports remote identification, enter the identification string from your registration certificate.

    Visitors eligible · None · Immediate

    • Operator registration

    Open the official page

  7. Step 7

    Before every flight, check g-o.lu/uas

    Open the map, click any zone at your location and read its conditions file. Grey is inactive, yellow activates soon, red is active. Load the current file from drones.geoportail.lu/zones into a C1, C2 or C3 drone.

    Visitors eligible · None; the dataset is CC0 · Before each flight

    • Location
    • Date and time

    Open the official page

  8. Step 8

    Notification zones: email 24 hours ahead

    Near Findel airport and the hospital heliports, hold the A1/A3 attestation, email the notification at least 24 hours before the flight with your name, phone number, take-off GPS point, height, date, time and duration, and phone at the start and end.

    Visitors eligible · Not stated · At least 24 hours ahead

    • A1/A3 attestation
    • Flight details

    Open the official page

  9. Step 9

    Authorisation zones: apply 10 working days ahead

    For a red authorisation zone (prisons, residences, police sites, army sites, the European institutions, the Findel runway area), request access through Geoportal or from the authority the zone names, at least 10 working days before the flight.

    Visitors eligible · Not stated · At least 10 working days

    • Flight details
    • Purpose of the mission

    Open the official page

  10. Step 10

    Land when asked

    Police and DAC officers can order the drone down and check your documents; fines of EUR 25 to 250 can be paid on the spot.

    Visitors eligible · None · Immediate

    • Documents listed in RGD article 4

    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 DAC authorisation. What is needed is a recognised operator registration, the EU remote pilot training, third-party insurance with the proof carried, and compliance with the geozones.confirmed on the cited pageS1S18S29S30
EU or EEA registration recognisedYesA registration is valid for one year and recognised in all EASA member states; EASA residents must register in their own country and may not be registered in two member states at once.confirmed on the cited pageS1S2S23
UK registration recognisedNoNot recognised. No page names the UK; recognition is stated for EASA member states only, and the DAC treats residents outside them as third-country residents who ask by email how to register. The finding rests on the UK's absence from the recognised set.partly confirmedS1S2S23
US registration recognisedNoNot recognised. Same reasoning as the UK; no page names the FAA.partly confirmedS1S2S23
Local registrationRequired from 250 g. Cost: EUR 10 a year (annual tax; registration valid one year). Time: About 3 hours online via MyGuichet, 15 working days on paper; a third-country resident gets DAC's reply on how to register within 5 to 10 working days. Non-residents: Not published. MyGuichet and the paper form DAC-Form-UAS-101 are for Luxembourg residents (the form asks for a Luxembourg social security number); a third-country resident emails uas@av.etat.lu to ask how to register..Fee, validity and the resident routes are confirmed. The third-country route is only an email contact, so its documents and timing are unknown. Every application needs a civil liability insurance policy number. The DAC keeps registration data up to 10 years after deregistration.partly confirmedS1S2S8S23S24S30S32
Remote IDThe registration certificate shows an identification string, which must be entered in the drone if its system supports remote identification.No Luxembourg page restates the C1 to C3 direct remote identification requirement itself.partly confirmedS23
InsuranceMandatory, at least 750,000 SDR third-party liability below 20 kg · Every operator, at every weight. From 20 kg the cover follows article 19quater of the 1999 DAC law. Proof must be presentable in flight.Article 19quinquies of the Loi modifiée du 19 mai 1999, inserted by the Loi du 19 décembre 2025, in force 26 December 2025. Flying uninsured is punishable by 8 days to 1 year in prison and/or EUR 251 to 5,000. The law says every operator without a residence limit; whether a foreign policy below 750,000 SDR is accepted is not stated.confirmed on the cited pageS1S24S29S30
Altitude ceiling120 mMeasured vertically from the ground below the drone, regardless of the pilot's position; flying off a hilltop can exceed it.confirmed on the cited pageS1S18
Distance from peopleA1: C0 or C1 close to people without flying over them; unmarked drones only under 250 g. A2: C2 at 30 m, or 5 m in low-speed mode. A3: C3, C4 or unmarked 250 g to 25 kg, 150 m from industrial, commercial, residential or leisure sites. No overflight of gatherings in the open category; no overflight of uninvolved people except under 250 g or with C0 or C1.confirmed on the cited pageS1S18
Line of sightMandatory in every open subcategory: continuous visual contact without assistance.confirmed on the cited pageS1S18
NightAuthorised in the open category. Night flight is banned without prior authorisation inside the airport and heliport zones.No Luxembourg page states a lighting requirement.confirmed on the cited pageS18S26
Class marksC0 to C4 plus legacy. Without a class mark: A1 under 250 g, A3 under 25 kg; any unmarked drone over 250 g is allowed only in A3. Members of a model club holding a DAC Article 16 authorisation may fly on the club's terrain under its rules.confirmed on the cited pageS1S18S21
FPVAllowed in the open category only with a person beside the pilot who keeps direct visual contact with the drone, scans the airspace and can tell the pilot to land.confirmed on the cited pageS1S7
Commercial useThe open category makes no distinction between leisure and professional flights. Outside it, the specific category needs an operational authorisation (EUR 12 tax plus EUR 130 an hour, 1 to 8 hours, EUR 130 paid up front, filed 6 weeks ahead), an STS declaration (EUR 30), or for an operator registered in another member state a cross-border operation request on form DAC UAS 408, 10 working days ahead.confirmed on the cited pageS1S3S10S30

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

Dropping objects

Commercial use

Privacy

Customs and import

Parks and protected areas

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

Where the no-fly zones are published

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

No single distance rule. Findel airport has its own zones: approach strips from the ground to 50 m need the training attestation, a 24-hour email notification to ANA and no night flight without authorisation; the runway area and some 50 to 120 m approach zones need prior ANA authorisation requested 10 working days ahead. The Useldange and Noertrange airfield zones ban flights when activated. Hospital heliports have 300 m to 1,500 m notification zones.

Official map
g-o.lu
Dataset
drones.geoportail.lu · ED-269 JSON (Eurocae ED-269 Chapter VIII and Appendix 2). The file read on 2026-10-08 held 43 zones: 18 requiring authorisation, 16 conditional, 9 prohibited. The map has two layers, 0 to 50 m and 50 to 120 m; event zones appear only when about to activate.
Licence
Creative Commons Zero (CC0)
Updated
Extracted from the geoportal every 5 minutes; zones can activate several times a day, with 30 minutes to 6 hours of yellow notice. The dataset page was last updated 2026-02-17.
Apps named
Geoportail map at g-o.lu/uas (the only legally applicable source), drones.geoportail.lu/zones file for the drone's geo-awareness function

Customs and the border

Declaration
Arriving directly from outside the EU, goods must be declared and taxed beyond the franchise: EUR 430 for air travellers, not poolable between people for one item. The customs page names no drone, radio or battery category.
Import authorisation
None stated. An EU resident's personal effects enter without formality if they are in regular EU status, and customs may ask for receipts for valuable electronics that look new.
Radio conformity
Not established

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.

Too few confirmed reports to say7 confirmed cases · 2015-04-14 to 2026-09-21 · practice pass 8 October 2026

Seven dated reports from 2015 to 2026, mostly Findel airspace events with no pilot found. Only two reached anyone: tourists who deleted their footage near Luxembourg station in 2025, and two drones seized in a royal-event no-fly zone. No fine, customs or nature-park case was found.

How people fly
The official count says what people call the police about: in 2025, 39 calls, most about drones over private houses, gardens or fields, often to watch game, some inside no-fly zones. Registered operators reached 4,144 in March 2025, up 85 per cent in two years. The one visitor case was near Luxembourg railway station. No first-person or press account of a visitor flying at Mullerthal, Upper Sûre, Vianden or Esch-sur-Sûre was found in any language.
Police and rangers
Enforcement is complaint-led and the pilot is usually gone. The government's answer of 2025-09-09 says that in most interventions the person with the drone could not be intercepted; the exception was an unauthorised flight near Luxembourg railway station, where tourists were identified as the pilots and the footage was deleted in front of a security officer before the police arrived. Where a temporary zone is set and police are present, drones are taken: at the Grand Duke's accession celebrations on 2025-10-04 the police recorded three violations of the no-fly zone and seized the drone in two. The police announce each such zone on their news page, for state visits, the 2024 papal visit and international matches, and the railway station is now one of the police-activated event zones. No ranger encounter and no case in a nature park was found. On the law block: until 2025-12-26 Luxembourg had no drone-specific penalty, and since then no use of the article 32bis on-the-spot fines of EUR 25 to 250 or of the article 38bis order to land has been reported; the police search of their own notices returns only ban announcements.
At the border
No usable report.
Fines actually reported
No fine with an amount was located, before or after the article 32bis fines entered into force on 2025-12-26. The outcomes found are two drones seized at the accession no-fly zone on 2025-10-04, with no further detail released, and footage deleted by tourists near the railway station in 2025. The EUR 25 to 250 range in the law block is the statutory scale, not a sum anyone was reported to pay.

The law's own penalty schedule is separate: Not established, 6 published fine ranges below.

Where reports cluster

  • Luxembourg Airport (Findel)

    Confirmed three times: a near miss with a Luxair airliner on approach in 2015, and closures on the evenings of 2026-09-18 (19 flights diverted) and 2026-09-21. Nobody was found in any of them. Eleven of the 151 drone calls of 2026 concerned the Findel area.

  • Luxembourg railway station

    Confirmed once: tourists identified as the pilots of an unauthorised flight in 2025, footage deleted before the police arrived. Since 2026-09-13 the station is a police-activated event zone.

  • Temporary event zones in Luxembourg City: the palace, Ville Haute and state-visit sites

    Confirmed once: three violations and two drones seized at the accession celebrations on 2025-10-04. The police announce these zones on their news page before each event.

  • Houses, gardens and fields

    Most of the 39 drone calls to the police in 2025, often drones watching game. No outcome is reported.

  • Mullerthal, Upper Sûre, Vianden and Esch-sur-Sûre

    No dated case found in French, German, Luxembourgish or English, and no police notice. Absence of a report is not evidence of tolerance.

  • Findel customs, on arrival or departure

    No case found, and the customs traveller page names no drone rule.

Dated reports

  • 2015-04-14 · Approach to Luxembourg Airport (Findel), 2,300 ft · press

    A Luxair Bombardier DHC-8-402 from Munich had a near miss with a drone on approach and landed normally.

    Reported to the police, who could not find the drone or identify the operator; the subject of an AET investigation reported in June 2018. report

  • 2017-05-23 · Near Esch-sur-Alzette · press

    A near miss between a drone and a helicopter, one of 14 further near misses listed in the AET's June 2018 report.

    No outcome reported. report

  • 2024-05 · A critical-infrastructure site, not named · press

    The site's operator reported a breach of a no-fly zone to the police, according to the HCPN.

    No outcome reported. report

  • 2025-09 · Near Luxembourg railway station · official

    An unauthorised drone flight; tourists were identified as the remote pilots. The government's answer of 2025-09-09 places it in 2025 and prints no day or month; the research report dated it 2025-10-30 from a press byline.

    The footage was deleted in front of a security officer before the police arrived. No penalty is mentioned. report

  • 2025-10-04 · Luxembourg City, the accession-celebration no-fly zone · press

    The police recorded three violations of the temporary no-fly zone set for the Grand Duke's accession celebrations.

    Drones seized in two of the three cases; the police gave no further detail. report

  • 2026-09-18 · Luxembourg Airport (Findel) · official

    Unidentified, unauthorised drones were sighted over the airport in the evening.

    Flight operations suspended for just over three hours and 19 flights diverted. No drone was captured and no pilot found. report

  • 2026-09-21 · Luxembourg Airport (Findel) · press

    A second detection of drones near the airport in the evening.

    Flight operations stopped from about 21:40 to 22:30. No pilot found. 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
Flying without the legally prescribed documents, without the required competences, for an unregistered operator, or with a drone not meeting EU technical requirementsEUR 25 to 250 (article 32bis of the 1948 air navigation law, in force 26 December 2025); payable on the spot by avertissement taxéS13S29
Breaching open-category requirements or the conditions of a national geozoneEUR 25 to 250 (article 32bis, points 5 and 7)S13S29
Flying under the influence of alcohol or psychotropic substances, or while unfit through injury, fatigue, treatment or illnessEUR 25 to 250 (article 32bis, point 8)S13
Not landing the drone or not obeying the injunctions of police or DAC officersEUR 25 to 250 (article 32bis, point 10, with article 38bis)S13S29
Operating without the mandatory third-party liability insurance8 days to 1 year in prison and/or EUR 251 to 5,000S29
Repeat offence within five yearsUp to double the maximum penalty (article 34)S13

Confiscation: No drone-specific confiscation provision in the air navigation law. Article 38 lets the authorities retain an aircraft whose required documents are not produced until its identity or its operator's is established; whether this is applied to drones is not stated.

Criminal liability: Flying uninsured is a criminal offence carrying up to one year in prison. The drone-specific offences in article 32bis carry fines only, and police have direct access to the DAC operator register.

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.

Sources that disagree

  1. The registration route for a resident of a country outside the EASA states: documents, whether a foreign address and phone are accepted, language and processing time. Only the email contact uas@av.etat.lu is published.
  2. Whether a UK or US visitor can use MyGuichet at all; it requires a LuxTrust product, a Luxembourg eID or an eIDAS-compliant device.
  3. Whether a foreign operator's home insurance below 750,000 SDR satisfies article 19quinquies; the law says every operator without a residence limit.
  4. The C1 to C3 direct remote identification requirement; no Luxembourg page restates it.
  5. Radio conformity and frequency rules for drone control links; the ILR frequency FAQ has no drone entry.
  6. Any Luxembourg rule on carrying lithium batteries.
  7. Customs treatment of a non-EU resident's own drone brought in temporarily.
  8. Which national-interest nature reserve regulations ban drones, and whether the two drafts read were adopted.
  9. Drone rules in the Mëllerdall and Upper Sûre nature parks, at Vianden and at Esch-sur-Sûre; none found. The practice pass found no dated case, ranger encounter or first-person account at any of them either, in French, German, Luxembourgish or English.
  10. Fees for zone access authorisations and notifications; none stated.
  11. How often drone fines or avertissements taxés are issued. No statistics are published, the police told Parliament in 2025 that they keep none on no-fly-zone flights, and the practice pass found no reported use of the article 32bis fines or the article 38bis order to land since 2025-12-26.
  12. Whether article 38 retention of aircraft is applied to drones. Two drones were seized at the accession no-fly zone on 2025-10-04, before the 2025 law, but the report gives neither the legal basis nor the outcome.
  13. Any customs or airport-security handling of a traveller's drone at Findel. No case was found in any language.
  14. The community record. Reddit is blocked on this machine, and wort.lu, luxtimes.lu and virgule.lu refuse every client here, so the largest Luxembourg newspaper archive and the resident forums were not searched in the practice pass.
  15. Whether a child under 14 may fly under supervision, given the conflict between the grand-ducal regulation and the DAC FAQ.

What changed, and when

Dated changes to the rules, newest first.

  1. 30 September 2026

    The SES zone (EL-UAS-S18) is redefined as a 1 km circle.

    S28

  2. 13 September 2026

    Eight police-activated event zones are created (Bourglinster, Senningen, European Convention Center, Glacis, Ville Haute, Gare centrale, Esch Belval, Schengen); the Stade Josy Barthel zone and one police zone are removed.

    S27S33

  3. 14 January 2026

    The new fees apply: EUR 10 for registration or renewal, EUR 30 for an STS declaration, EUR 45 for the A2 exam.

    S32

  4. 27 December 2025

    The Règlement grand-ducal du 22 décembre 2025 enters into force: minimum age 14 in the open category, the documents to carry in flight, and the drone fees. Its preamble was rectified in April 2026.

    S30S31

  5. 26 December 2025

    The Loi du 19 décembre 2025 enters into force: mandatory third-party insurance with a 750,000 SDR minimum below 20 kg, the article 32bis drone fines of EUR 25 to 250, the duty to land on request, and police access to the operator register. Neither research pass reported it.

    S29S13

  6. 1 January 2024

    Only European-format remote pilot certificates are accepted, and the transitional rules of Regulation (EU) 2019/947 article 22 end.

    S5S18

  7. 1 January 2022

    The national generic authorisations for drone operations expire; operators must register on MyGuichet and comply with the EU framework.

    S4

  8. 31 December 2020

    The Règlement ministériel du 16 décembre 2020 creating the UAS geographical zones enters into force.

    S25

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

    Frequently Asked Questions (drones)

    Direction de l'Aviation Civile · document dated 2026-09-04 · opened 2026-10-08

    Non-EU residents can request information on how to register in Luxembourg by sending an email to uas@av.etat.lu. The response time is 5 to 10 working days.

    Rule page. Also the source for third-country training not being recognised, FPV with an observer, the A1/A2/A3 distances, the 120 m definition and the privacy guidance.

  2. S2official

    Where and When Do I Register?

    Direction de l'Aviation Civile · document dated 2026-09-04 · opened 2026-10-08

    It is valid for 1 year and recognized in all EASA Member States.

    Rule page.

  3. S3official

    Catégorie Spécifique

    Direction de l'Aviation Civile · document dated 2026-09-04 · opened 2026-10-08

    Pour toute déclaration d’exploitation selon un STS, une redevance de 30€ est due.

    Rule page.

  4. S4official

    Drone News

    Direction de l'Aviation Civile · document dated 2024-09-16 · opened 2026-10-08

    National Generic Authorizations for Drone Operations (UAS) expires on January, 1st ,2022.

  5. S5official

    Où et comment dois-je me former?

    Direction de l'Aviation Civile · document dated 2026-09-04 · opened 2026-10-08

    A partir du 1er janvier 2024, seuls les certificats d'aptitude de pilote à distance au format européen seront acceptés.

    Rule page. Exam languages, the EUR 45 A2 fee, 5-year validity and availability to foreigners.

  6. S6official

    Drones

    Direction de l'Aviation Civile · document dated 2026-09-04 · opened 2026-10-08

    For queries regarding geographical zones, please send an email to: uas.zones@av.etat.lu

    Hub page.

  7. S7official

    FAQ (DE)

    Direction de l'Aviation Civile · opened 2026-10-08

    Sie können Ihre Drohne im FPV-Modus nur dann in der Kategorie OPEN betreiben, wenn Sie eine Person an Ihrer Seite haben

    No date printed on the document; PDF metadata 2025-01-30. The research brief's date of 4 March 2026 was not found.

  8. S8official

    Notice d'information sur la protection des données: enregistrement en tant qu'exploitant d'UAS

    Direction de l'Aviation Civile · opened 2026-10-08

    Les données à caractère personnel sont conservées pendant une durée maximale de 10 ans après le désenregistrement de l’exploitant.

  9. S9official

    Rapport d'activité 2025

    Direction de l'Aviation Civile · document dated 2026-07-31 · opened 2026-10-08

    la délivrance de 38 autorisations d’accès à des zones restreintes.

    Over 5,000 registered operators; the list of 2025 temporary drone bans. Publication date from the DAC news item.

  10. S10official

    Application for a cross-border UAS operation in the 'specific' category (DAC UAS 408)

    Direction de l'Aviation Civile · document dated 2022-05 · opened 2026-10-08

    I, the undersigned, hereby request the confirmation of acceptability of the cross-border UAS operation in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

    Form for operators authorised by another member state; not a route for a third-country visitor.

  11. S11official

    Rapport d'activités 2025

    Administration du cadastre et de la topographie · opened 2026-10-08

    le Géoportail demeure la plateforme nationale officielle pour l’accès, la visualisation et la diffusion des données

    The research brief's quote of this page was not verbatim, and its OGC API Features claim was not found.

  12. S12official

    Loi du 21 septembre 2023 (road traffic and automated enforcement)

    Legilux · document dated 2023-09-21 · opened 2026-10-08

    Cited by the research brief for confiscation; it is a road traffic law with no drone content. Read from a headless Chrome render.

  13. S13official

    Loi modifiée du 31 janvier 1948 relative à la réglementation de la navigation aérienne (consolidated 26 December 2025)

    Legilux · document dated 2025-12-26 · opened 2026-10-08

    Sera puni d’une amende de 25 euros à 250 euros

    Rule page (statute). Articles 24ter, 32bis, 34, 38 and 38bis. Read from a headless Chrome render.

  14. S14official

    Loi du 7 mars 1980 sur l'organisation judiciaire (consolidated 5 July 2026)

    Legilux · opened 2026-10-08

    Cited by the research brief; no drone or aircraft content.

  15. S15official

    Loi du 7 mars 1980 sur l'organisation judiciaire (consolidated 16 September 2025)

    Legilux · opened 2026-10-08

    Cited by the research brief; no drone or aircraft content.

  16. S16official

    UAS Geographical Zones - Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

    Direction de l'Aviation Civile on data.public.lu · document dated 2026-02-17 · opened 2026-10-08

    The UAS geographical zones described herein are directly extracted from geoportal (https://g-o.lu/uas) each 5 minutes.

    Licence CC0. The research brief's update date of 29 September 2026 is contradicted by the page's latest update, 17 February 2026.

  17. S17official

    Direction de l'Aviation Civile (open data organisation page)

    data.public.lu · opened 2026-10-08

    Lists the geozone dataset among the DAC's datasets.

  18. S18official

    Let Me Fly: Drones - General presentation

    Direction de l'Aviation Civile · document dated 2024-09-16 · opened 2026-10-08

    Exclusively in accordance with the conditions defined on https://g-o.lu/uas

    Rule page, one click from S6. The open-category table: VLOS mandatory, 120 m, night flight authorised, legacy subcategories, geozone upload.

  19. S19official

    UAS Geographical Zones

    Direction de l'Aviation Civile · document dated 2025-02-18 · opened 2026-10-08

    In all cases, only the UAS geographical zones shown on https://g-o.lu/uas are legally applicable.

    Rule page, one click from S1. Zone types and the link to the ministerial regulation.

  20. S20official

    Data Protection (drones)

    Direction de l'Aviation Civile · document dated 2024-09-16 · opened 2026-10-08

    Request prior permission to take photos or videos of people who can be identified or recognized

  21. S21official

    Model Clubs

    Direction de l'Aviation Civile · document dated 2024-12-20 · opened 2026-10-08

    You may operate as a member of a model club or association, on its terrain, and benefit from an authorization issued by DAC

  22. S22official

    Procedures: Drones

    Direction de l'Aviation Civile · document dated 2026-09-04 · opened 2026-10-08

    Submission : a minimum of 10 working days before the date of the intended operation.

    Rule page; the quote is the line for zone access authorisations via Geoportal.

  23. S23official

    Registering as a UAS operator

    Guichet.lu · document dated 2026-01-14 · opened 2026-10-08

    A civil liability insurance policy number is required to complete all applications.

    Rule page, one click from S1. Eligibility (Luxembourg residents), the 250 g or more threshold, eID prerequisites, 3-hour and 15-working-day processing, one-year validity, the remote ID string.

  24. S24official

    Application to obtain/manage an UAS operator number - Natural persons (DAC-Form-UAS-101)

    Direction de l'Aviation Civile via Guichet.lu · document dated 2025-10 · opened 2026-10-08

    (Only for individuals officially residing in Luxembourg.)

    Form rev. 10.2025; asks for a Luxembourg social security number, a copy of ID, proof of payment and an insurance contract number.

  25. S25official

    Règlement ministériel du 16 décembre 2020 portant création de zones géographiques UAS

    Legilux · document dated 2020-12-16 · opened 2026-10-08

    Les vols de nuit sont interdits sauf autorisation préalable de l’ANA

    Rule page, one click from S19; in force 31 December 2020. Read from a headless Chrome render.

  26. S26official

    Règlement ministériel modifié du 16 décembre 2020 (consolidated 30 September 2026)

    Legilux · document dated 2026-09-30 · opened 2026-10-08

    Les vols d’UAS sont interdits dans cette zone géographique lorsqu’elle est activée, sauf autorisation préalable de la Police grand-ducale.

    The current zone list, read from a headless Chrome render.

  27. S27official

    Règlement ministériel du 7 septembre 2026 modifiant le règlement ministériel modifié du 16 décembre 2020

    Legilux · document dated 2026-09-07 · opened 2026-10-08

    La demande y relative doit parvenir à l’ANA au moins 10 jours ouvrables avant la date prévue du vol.

  28. S28official

    Règlement ministériel du 25 septembre 2026 modifiant le règlement ministériel modifié du 16 décembre 2020

    Legilux · document dated 2026-09-25 · opened 2026-10-08

    limites latérales : un cercle de 1 km de rayon, centré sur 494135N 0061951E.

    In force 30 September 2026.

  29. S29official

    Loi du 19 décembre 2025 (amending the 1999 DAC law and the 1948 air navigation law)

    Legilux · document dated 2025-12-19 · opened 2026-10-08

    dispose d’une police d’assurance assortie d’une couverture minimale de la responsabilité à l’égard des tiers de 750 000 droits de tirage spéciaux

    Rule page (statute), in force 26 December 2025. Reached from the DAC news item S32. Neither research pass reported it.

  30. S30official

    Règlement grand-ducal du 22 décembre 2025 relatif aux aéronefs sans équipage à bord

    Legilux · document dated 2025-12-22 · opened 2026-10-08

    L’âge minimum pour opérer un aéronef sans équipage à bord dans l’espace aérien luxembourgeois est de 14 ans

    Rule page, in force 27 December 2025: age, fees, documents to carry. Reached from S32.

  31. S31official

    Règlement grand-ducal du 22 décembre 2025 relatif aux aéronefs sans équipage à bord: rectificatif

    Legilux · document dated 2026-04-29 · opened 2026-10-08

    Corrects only the preamble of S30.

  32. S32official

    Nouveau cadre réglementaire national concernant l’utilisation des drones

    Direction de l'Aviation Civile · document dated 2026-01-07 · opened 2026-10-08

    L’ensemble de ces frais sera mis en application à partir du 14 janvier 2026

    Reached from the DAC news feed S36; last modified 5 May 2026.

  33. S33official

    Nouveautés pour les zones géographiques UAS

    Direction de l'Aviation Civile · document dated 2026-09-11 · opened 2026-10-08

    A partir du 13 septembre 2026, plusieurs nouveautés seront apportées aux zones géographiques UAS

  34. S34official

    UAS geographical zones (ED-269 JSON)

    Geoportail / Direction de l'Aviation Civile · document dated 2026-10-08 · opened 2026-10-08

    Please consult https://g-o.lu/uas to check the conditions of access to UAS geographical zones.

    Version stamp "UASZoneVersion 2026-10-08 17:43"; 43 zones.

  35. S35official

    Geoportail user guide: UAS geographical zones

    Direction de l'Aviation Civile · document dated 2024-12 · opened 2026-10-08

    The access conditions are then cumulative.

    Version 1.1 DEC2024, one click from S19.

  36. S36official

    DAC actualités (RSS)

    Direction de l'Aviation Civile · opened 2026-10-08

    Dans le cadre des mesures de sécurité liées à une visite protocolaire, les opérations de drones sont interdites dans différentes zones entre le 28 et 30 septembre 2026.

    Feed of temporary bans and regulatory news; the quote is the 25 September 2026 item.

  37. S37official

    Vous venez d'un pays extérieur à l'Union européenne et vous arrivez directement au Grand-Duché de Luxembourg

    Administration des douanes et accises · document dated 2026-07-30 · opened 2026-10-08

    d'une valeur ne dépassant pas 430 € pour les personnes voyageant par voie aérienne ou maritime

    Located by a search restricted to official domains; no drone category on the page.

  38. S38official

    Foire aux questions: fréquences radioélectriques

    Institut Luxembourgeois de Régulation · opened 2026-10-08

    Opened and searched; no drone entry.

  39. S39official

    Natur- & Geopark Mëllerdall

    Natur- & Geopark Mëllerdall · opened 2026-10-08

    Home page opened; no drone mention.

  40. S40official

    Naturpark Öewersauer

    Naturpark Öewersauer · opened 2026-10-08

    Home page opened; no drone mention.

  41. S41official tourism

    Mullerthal Trail

    Mullerthal Trail (regional tourist office) · opened 2026-10-08

    Home page opened; no drone mention.

  42. S42official

    Projet de règlement grand-ducal déclarant zone protégée d'intérêt national la zone « Dâerebësch - Waal - Helléngerbesch »

    Conseil d'État (draft from the Ministère de l'Environnement) · document dated 2022-10-19 · opened 2026-10-08

    Draft text, scanned; lists "l'emploi de drones ou autres engins télécommandés" among prohibited activities. Adoption not verified. Located by search.

  43. S43official

    Projet de règlement grand-ducal déclarant zone protégée d'intérêt national la zone humide « Dumontshaff »

    Conseil d'État (draft from the Ministère de l'Environnement) · document dated 2022-11-14 · opened 2026-10-08

    l’usage d’avions et de drones télécommandés

    Draft text; adoption not verified.

  44. S44official

    Taxes and fees

    Direction de l'Aviation Civile · document dated 2023-04-06 · opened 2026-10-08

    Lists licensing and airworthiness fees only; the drone fees are in S30.

  45. S45official

    Où et quand dois-je m'enregistrer?

    Direction de l'Aviation Civile · document dated 2026-09-04 · opened 2026-10-08

    L'exploitant d’UAS possède un ou des UAS dont la masse est supérieur à 250g.

  46. S46official

    Foire aux questions (drones)

    Direction de l'Aviation Civile · document dated 2026-09-04 · opened 2026-10-08

    qu’une assurance soit souscrite (obligatoire) par le représentant légal

    The under-16 supervised route, set against the RGD's minimum age of 14 in conflicts.

  47. S47official

    Geoportail UAS geographical zones map

    Geoportail (Administration du cadastre et de la topographie) · opened 2026-10-08

    Redirects to map.geoportail.lu with the two UAS layers; JavaScript map.

  48. S48official

    Commission nationale pour la protection des données

    CNPD · opened 2026-10-08

    Linked from S1 for privacy questions; no drone page found from the home page.

  49. S49official

    Réponse conjointe à la question parlementaire n°2760 du 8 août 2025 au sujet de « vol de drone suspects »

    Chambre des Députés (answer by the Minister of Home Affairs, the Minister of Mobility and the Prime Minister) · document dated 2025-09-09 · opened 2026-10-08

    lors d'un survol non-autorisé près de la gare de Luxembourg, des touristes ont été identifiés comme télépilotes

    Also the source for the 39 police calls of 2025, most pilots not intercepted, and the police holding no statistics on no-fly-zone flights. The flight at the station is not dated beyond 2025.

  50. S50press

    Au Luxembourg, «aucun cas de vol suspect» de drones

    Le Quotidien · document dated 2025-10-30 · opened 2026-10-08

    ont été effacées en présence d'un agent de sécurité avant l'arrivée de la police

    Cited by the research report as [13], which took its publication date as the event date. It restates S49.

  51. S51press

    Lückenhafte Regeln: Luxemburgs fahrlässige Drohnen-Strategie

    Reporter.lu · document dated 2025-10-22 · opened 2026-10-08

    In zwei Fällen seien die Drohnen sichergestellt worden

    Partly paywalled. Three violations of the accession no-fly zone on 4 October 2025, six no-fly-zone breaches reported to the DAC since January 2023, a May 2024 report by a critical-infrastructure operator, and a sanctions bill stuck in Parliament. Cited by the research report as [4]; its French version [8] is the same piece.

  52. S52official

    RAPPEL : Interdiction de drones

    Police Grand-Ducale · document dated 2025-10-04 · opened 2026-10-08

    toute évolution d'aéronefs sans équipage à bord (« drones ») est interdite les 3, 4 et 5 octobre

    The ban behind the S51 seizures.

  53. S53press

    Au Luxembourg: Le nombre de pilotes de drones explose

    L'essentiel · document dated 2025-04-07 · opened 2026-10-08

    Un projet de loi devrait permettre à l'avenir de sanctionner les infractions aux règles.

    4,144 registered UAS operators on 2025-03-13, up 85 per cent in two years; six DAC no-fly-zone cases since January 2023; two drone-related privacy complaints a year to the police from 2022 to 2024.

  54. S54press

    Drones au Findel: le Luxembourg enregistre 151 signalements en moins d'un an

    L'essentiel · document dated 2026-09-24 · opened 2026-10-08

    un total de 151 appels concernant des vols présumés de drones

    Reports the Prime Minister's parliamentary reply: 151 calls from 1 January to 2 September 2026, eleven about the Findel area; a new airport procedure since February 2026. Cited by the research report as [3]. Counts, not incidents.

  55. S55official

    Interministerial Drone Assessment Unit: Information Update

    Government of Luxembourg (Interministerial Drone Assessment Cell) · document dated 2026-09-21 · opened 2026-10-08

    On the evening of 18 September 2026, Luxembourg Airport temporarily suspended flight operations following the visual sighting of unidentified and unauthorized drones

    Cited by the research report as [2]. The quoted line is the linked 18 September update, carried on this page; the report's own URL for it ([12], mae.gouvernement.lu) renders a news index with no article.

  56. S56press

    Nouvelle détection de drones : le Findel temporairement fermé ce lundi soir

    Le Quotidien · document dated 2026-09-21 · opened 2026-10-08

    L'arrêt des opérations de vol a été décrété vers 21 h 40.

    The second Findel closure, lifted about 22:30. Also gives 19 flights diverted on the first night.

  57. S57press

    Survols de drones: quatre minutes pour décider, toujours aucun suspect

    Paperjam · opened 2026-10-08

    Aucun drone n'a été abattu, capturé ou retrouvé.

    Reports the press conference of 2026-09-24; the page prints no date of its own. First unusual reports on 13 and 14 September; the runway closed for just over three hours from 22:13 on 18 September.

  58. S58press

    Drone near-misses at Luxembourg airport

    Delano · document dated 2019-02-13 · opened 2026-10-08

    The incident was reported to police who were not able to find the drone or identify the operator.

    Reports a ministerial answer and a June 2018 AET report: the 2015-04-14 near miss of a Luxair DHC-8-402 on approach, and 14 other near misses, including a helicopter near Esch-sur-Alzette on 2017-05-23.

  59. S59official

    Recherche « drone », Portail de la Police Grand-Ducale

    Police Grand-Ducale · opened 2026-10-08

    Site search of the police news wire, with the variants drones, Drohne, Drohnen and télépilote: every hit is a drone-ban announcement (papal visit 2024, accession 2025, Luxembourg against Germany 2025, state visits 2026) or police use of its own drones. No notice reports a drone pilot stopped, fined or reported.

  60. S60press

    Zivilluftfahrtbehörde plant härtere Strafen für Drohnenpiloten

    Tageblatt · document dated 2026-09-23 · opened 2026-10-08

    Die Behörde arbeitet an einer Erhöhung der Sanktionen.

    Gives no figure for fines imposed.