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Slovenia

EU residents fly on their home registration; UK, US and other visitors register online with CAA Slovenia for EUR 50 and take the free A1/A3 test at 250 g and up. Built-up areas need a drone of 1,200 g or less, owner approval and 12 hours' notice; Triglav National Park is closed to recreational flights.

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32 rules · 56 sources, 41 of them official · 21 fields unconfirmed · Javna agencija za civilno letalstvo Republike Slovenije (Civil Aviation Agency, CAA) · UAS repozitorij, the CAA operator-registration and A1/A3 training portal, with a Login from outside the EU route (English)

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What decides it

  • A drone under 250 g still requires operator registration if it carries a sensor able to capture personal data, unless it is a toy. CAA's example is the DJI Mavic Mini at 249 g.confirmed on the cited page
  • Operator registration is valid for 30 months.confirmed on the cited page
  • Every drone is labelled with the operator registration number; on small drones the label may go on the battery.confirmed on the cited page
  • The operator must take out compulsory insurance for the unmanned aircraft system under the regulation governing compulsory insurance in transport.partly confirmed

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.

  • Open-category flight is prohibited inside a control zone (CTR) within 5 km of the aerodrome reference point. Slovenia Control approves flights there only in the specific category.
  • At an aerodrome without air traffic control, flight is prohibited within 2,600 m of both runway thresholds and in a 2,600 m strip either side of the runway centreline, unless the aerodrome operator approves. Portorož, Maribor and Cerklje count as uncontrolled outside air traffic service hours; Ljubljana Jože Pučnik is open 24/7.
  • Flight within 1,850 m of a heliport needs the heliport operator's approval, and in the open category the pilot must hold the A2 certificate.
  • Open-category flight within 600 m of a public-interest site (a helicopter emergency landing site) needs the approval of the site's manager.
  • Flight within 500 m of an airfield's reference point needs the airfield operator's approval.
  • Over areas of buildings and above-ground structures where people are, open-category flight is allowed only with a drone of at most 1,200 g, at or below 50 m above ground, by day only, with the approval of the owner or user of the property overflown and after announcing the flight to CAA. The drone may stray at most 10 m past the property line when this is needed for safety.
  • Roads and pavements may be overflown in the open category only when no one is on them; motorway overflight is prohibited in the open category.
  • Inside geozones set for nuclear safety, defence, police, nature conservation, meteorological radar, security or other legal reasons, flight needs the prior approval of the zone's manager, whose contact is published in the CAA geozone system.
  • The police may set temporary geozones where they work; approval to fly inside one comes from the police.

Before you fly, in order

  1. A drone under 250 g still requires operator registration if it carries a sensor able to capture personal data, unless it is a toy. CAA's example is the DJI Mavic Mini at 249 g.
  2. A resident of another EU member state registers in the state of residence and not again in Slovenia; an operator cannot be registered in more than one member state.
  3. Operator registration is valid for 30 months.
  4. Every drone is labelled with the operator registration number; on small drones the label may go on the battery.
  5. The operator must take out compulsory insurance for the unmanned aircraft system under the regulation governing compulsory insurance in transport.
  6. The drone stays within 120 m of the nearest point of the earth's surface, except when overflying an obstacle.
  7. The pilot keeps the drone at a safe distance from people and never flies over assemblies of people.
  8. The drone stays in visual line of sight, except in follow-me mode or with an observer assisting the pilot.
  9. Open-category flight is prohibited inside a control zone (CTR) within 5 km of the aerodrome reference point. Slovenia Control approves flights there only in the specific category.
  10. Inside a control zone more than 5 km from the aerodrome reference point, open-category flight is allowed below 50 m above the ground without any approval.
  11. At an aerodrome without air traffic control, flight is prohibited within 2,600 m of both runway thresholds and in a 2,600 m strip either side of the runway centreline, unless the aerodrome operator approves. Portorož, Maribor and Cerklje count as uncontrolled outside air traffic service hours; Ljubljana Jože Pučnik is open 24/7.
  12. Flight within 1,850 m of a heliport needs the heliport operator's approval, and in the open category the pilot must hold the A2 certificate.
  13. Open-category flight within 600 m of a public-interest site (a helicopter emergency landing site) needs the approval of the site's manager.
  14. Flight within 500 m of an airfield's reference point needs the airfield operator's approval.
  15. Inside geozones set for nuclear safety, defence, police, nature conservation, meteorological radar, security or other legal reasons, flight needs the prior approval of the zone's manager, whose contact is published in the CAA geozone system.
  16. The police may set temporary geozones where they work; approval to fly inside one comes from the police.
  17. Over areas of buildings and above-ground structures where people are, open-category flight is allowed only with a drone of at most 1,200 g, at or below 50 m above ground, by day only, with the approval of the owner or user of the property overflown and after announcing the flight to CAA. The drone may stray at most 10 m past the property line when this is needed for safety.
  18. A flight over a built-up area is announced to CAA 12 hours before, on form UAS.APL-2 with a KMZ file of the take-off point and flight area, to uav@caa.si, even when no people are expected there.
  19. Roads and pavements may be overflown in the open category only when no one is on them; motorway overflight is prohibited in the open category.
  20. A traveller not normally resident in the EU may temporarily import goods in personal luggage duty and tax free and must take them out again on leaving. FURS names no drone category.
  21. Inside the built-up geozone the remote pilot observes the regulations on privacy as well as the open-category limits, especially on flight over uninvolved people.
  22. 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

    Check whether you must register

    Registration is needed at 250 g or more, over 80 J, or with a camera or other personal-data sensor unless the drone is a toy.

    Visitors eligible · None · Immediate

    • Drone data

    Open the official page

  2. Step 2

    EU residents: keep your home registration

    Register in the EU state where you live and do not register again in Slovenia.

    Visitors eligible · Home state fee · Home state procedure

    • Home operator registration number

    Open the official page

  3. Step 3

    UK, US and other non-EU residents: register online with CAA

    Open uas.caa.si, choose Login from outside the EU, verify your email, upload a photo of your identity card or passport, and pay for the online operator registration by card.

    Visitors eligible · EUR 50 · About 5 minutes on average

    • Email address
    • Photo of passport or identity card
    • Payment card

    Open the official page

  4. Step 4

    Take the A1/A3 online training and exam (250 g and above)

    Complete the nine-chapter online course and exam in the same portal; the interface is in English and the certificate downloads on passing.

    Visitors eligible · Free · 2 to 3 hours on average

    Open the official page

  5. Step 5

    Label the drone and set Remote ID

    Stick the operator registration number on every drone (on the battery for small ones). On a C1, C2 or C3 drone enter the full registration number with the three extra characters shown in the portal.

    Visitors eligible · None · Immediate

    Open the official page

  6. Step 6

    Check the CAA geozone map before every flight

    Use the CAA 2D geozone map; the zones built into the drone by its manufacturer are not aligned with the official Slovenian data.

    Visitors eligible · None · Immediate

    Open the official page

  7. Step 7

    Over a built-up area: get the owner's approval, then announce the flight

    Only with a drone of 1,200 g or less, by day, at or below 50 m. Obtain the approval of the owner or user of the property, then send form UAS.APL-2 with a KMZ file to uav@caa.si at least 12 hours before.

    Visitors eligible · None stated · Send 12 hours before the flight

    • Owner or user approval
    • Form UAS.APL-2
    • KMZ file of take-off point and flight area

    Open the official page

  8. Step 8

    Near airports: stay out of the 5 km circle

    Inside a control zone, the open category flies only more than 5 km from the aerodrome reference point and below 50 m. Slovenia Control issues approvals only for specific-category flights, within 48 hours, and none for the open category.

    Visitors not eligible · None · No approval route in the open category

    Open the official page

  9. Step 9

    Triglav National Park: no recreational route

    The park consents only to scientific, surveying, film, video and documentary flights, filming only in settlements and infrastructure areas. A complete application is decided within 30 days and an administrative fee is payable.

    Visitors not eligible · Administrative fee under the Administrative Fees Act; amount not stated · 30 days from a complete application

    • Application form for flights for surveying, film, documentary or research

    Open the official page

  10. Step 10

    At the border: personal luggage

    A visitor resident outside the EU may bring the drone in duty and tax free as personal luggage and must take it out again.

    Visitors eligible · None · Immediate

    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.No flight permit is needed in the open category. What is needed is an operator registration (in the home EU state, or in Slovenia for anyone from outside the EU), the A1/A3 online test at 250 g and above, and compliance with the geozones and the national ban on open-category flight over built-up areas.confirmed on the cited pageS8S20S34
EU or EEA registration recognisedYesCAA states that natural persons register in the state where they reside, that residents of other EU member states must register there, and that an operator cannot be registered in more than one member state. No Slovenian page states the recognition of a home A1/A3 certificate in so many words.confirmed on the cited pageS8S33S12
UK registration recognisedNoNot recognised. No official page names the UK CAA. The portal routes everyone resident outside the EU through its Login from outside the EU button, and the manual says third-country citizens register and train in the same way as Slovenian nationals. The finding rests on the absence of the UK from the recognised set.partly confirmedS34S12S13
US registration recognisedNoNot recognised. Same branch as the UK; no official page names the FAA.partly confirmedS34S12S13
Local registrationRequired from 250 g. Cost: EUR 50 for online operator registration (EUR 70 is the tariff for operator registration not done online); A1/A3 online course and exam free. Time: About 5 minutes for registration and 2 to 3 hours for training and exam, on CAA's own averages. Non-residents: An email address for the login link, proof of being over 18, and a photograph of an identity card or passport showing the photo and document number. No Slovenian qualified digital certificate is needed on the outside-EU route..Three triggers: a maximum take-off mass of 250 g or more, more than 80 J of kinetic energy on impact, or a sensor able to capture personal data unless the drone is a toy under Directive 2009/48/EC. CAA's own example is the DJI Mavic Mini at 249 g. The registration is valid 30 months under Article 4 of Uredba 39/24. Payment is by card through the UJP e-payment system. Whether the tariffs include VAT is not stated, and a 2021 question-and-answer document still linked from the registration page gives EUR 40; see conflicts.confirmed on the cited pageS8S12S13S14S20S32
Remote IDMandatory in the open category from 1 January 2024 for every C1, C2 and C3 drone under UAS.OPEN.060(d). The full operator registration number, with three extra characters shown in the portal under the technical-transfer number and not printed on the certificate, must be entered into the drone.confirmed on the cited pageS27S14
InsuranceMandatory · Article 5 of Uredba 39/24: the operator must take out compulsory insurance for the unmanned aircraft system under the regulation governing compulsory insurance in transport.The decree in force since 25 May 2024 makes insurance compulsory, but the registration portal's manual (December 2020) still tells the applicant that insurance is not required up to 20 kg and to tick a statement saying so. No minimum cover for drones is published; CAA's insurance page carries the Regulation (EC) 785/2004 table for aircraft, from which model aircraft under 20 kg are exempt. Recorded as a live conflict.partly confirmedS20S11S12S22
Altitude ceiling120 mMeasured from the nearest point of the earth's surface, except when overflying an obstacle. Lower ceilings apply in places: 50 m inside a control zone more than 5 km from the aerodrome reference point, and 50 m above ground for the built-up-area exception.confirmed on the cited pageS10S16S20
Distance from peopleKeep a safe distance from people and never fly over assemblies of people. On top of that, Slovenia prohibits open-category flight over areas of buildings and above-ground structures where people are, unless the drone is at most 1,200 g, stays at or below 50 m above ground, flies by day only, has the approval of the owner or user of the property overflown, and the flight has been announced to CAA in advance.The national built-up-area rule is confirmed in Article 14 of Uredba 39/24. The per-subcategory A1, A2 and A3 distances are not stated on any Slovenian page read; the CAA FAQ words only the baseline.partly confirmedS10S20S21
Line of sightRequired. The drone stays in the remote pilot's visual line of sight, except in follow-me mode or when an unmanned-aircraft observer assists the pilot.confirmed on the cited pageS10S16
NightNo national night ban was found in the rules in force. The exception that allows a light drone over built-up areas applies by day only.The gap pass reported that night flight needs prior Agency approval. That rule comes from the pre-2021 national decree (S15), which the EU regulation replaced on 31 December 2020; Uredba 39/24 contains no such rule. No page read states a night-light requirement in full.partly confirmedS20S15
Class marksC0 to C4 in the open category, C5 and C6 for standard scenarios. Since 1 January 2024 a drone without a C-class mark flies in subcategory A1 if it is under 250 g and in A3 if it is from 250 g to 25 kg.confirmed on the cited pageS10S27
FPVNot establishedNo current Slovenian page states an FPV rule. The FPV observer rules and FPV offences in the gap pass come from the repealed pre-2021 decree (S15) and are not carried.not confirmedS15
Commercial useThe open category draws no commercial line: CAA says there is no difference between commercial and non-commercial operations for aviation safety. Operations beyond the open category need an STS declaration (C5 or C6 drones), an operational authorisation or a light UAS operator certificate from CAA.confirmed on the cited pageS10S26

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

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.

Open category prohibited in a control zone within 5 km of the aerodrome reference point and limited to below 50 m elsewhere in it; 2,600 m around uncontrolled aerodromes, 1,850 m around heliports, 600 m around public-interest sites and 500 m around airfields, each lifted by the operator's approval.

Official map
caa-slovenia.maps.arcgis.com
Dataset
www.caa.si · ArcGIS web map published by CAA (account CAA_SLO), with feature layers for Triglav National Park, control zones, restricted and danger areas, the nuclear plant, power grid, IFR and VFR aerodromes, airfields, heliports, public-interest sites, built-up areas, the Port of Koper, model-flying zones and prison zones. The download is a zip holding UAS Geo zones - May_2026.kmz, intended for the 3D application used for flight notifications, which does not contain the built-up-area restriction.
Licence
None stated; the ArcGIS item licence fields are empty.
Updated
Versioned when zones change: 2025.1 (March 2025) to 2026.3 (May 2026). A zone is established on the day it is published in the CAA system.
Apps named
CAA 2D geozone map (uas-geo.caa.si redirects to it), CAA 3D application, for flight notifications only

Customs and the border

Declaration
No drone-specific declaration. A traveller not normally resident in the EU may temporarily import goods in personal luggage duty and tax free, including goods for sports used during the stay, and must re-export them when leaving.
Import authorisation
None is stated for a traveller. FURS's import page says only that goods entering the EU are under customs supervision from entry and may be controlled.
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.

Patchy enforcement5 confirmed cases · 2018-11 to 2026-08-23 · practice pass 8 October 2026

Five dated reports from 2018 to 2026, none with a pilot traced and none naming a visitor. CAA totals show fines every year, 19 totalling EUR 3,100 in 2025 to October, mostly for flying unregistered and in zones. No customs case, no Triglav park case and no fined tourist was found.

How people fly
CAA says most violations are detected exactly where the footage is most attractive: the coast, Triglav National Park and Ljubljana Castle. Earlier press named Bled and Ljubljana Castle as the main concern, with drones at Bled hitting a resident's window and the bell tower of the island church. A Ljubljana local on a travel forum says people fly at Bled and around Lake Bohinj, which lies inside the park. Residents complain about drones over homes and yards, as at Žižki in 2024 and Ptuj. CAA says non-registration remains the most common violation and many operators fly over private property without the owner's consent.
Police and rangers
CAA is the misdemeanour authority; the police and municipal wardens may themselves fine an unregistered operator or an untrained pilot, and for other offences the police gather evidence and propose proceedings to CAA. Most proposals come from police stations. Detection is by complaint and by joint inspections: the first, in Portorož on 2021-06-06, was chosen for its tourists and its airport and found nobody; later ones used DJI AeroScope with Ljubljana's municipal wardens and covered large events such as the Ljubljana Marathon, and at Planica 2023 police announced technology to locate controllers. Without that equipment the pilot is usually not found: all three UKC Ljubljana heliport incursions (November 2018, March 2026, August 2026) and the Žižki case of April 2024 ended with no operator traced, and UKC is now testing passive detection. On the status: the obligation that makes Slovenia read conditions for a visitor, registration and the A1/A3 test, is the one sanctioned most, since CAA says non-registration remains the most common violation alongside geozone breaches. On the built-up-area ban, Ptuj police state a general ban on drones over settlements, but no fined built-up-area case was located. No case in Triglav National Park was located; a tourism page says the park's supervisors warn violators on the field. Foreigners appear only in older CAA statements: warnings rather than fines in 2016, and two open proceedings in 2018, one started from an Instagram video, with no outcome found.
At the border
No usable report.
Fines actually reported
Only yearly totals from CAA were located, never a single fined case with a place. To September 2018: fines in 23 proceedings, EUR 2,350 in all, plus five reprimands and ten flight bans. 2021: nine fines totalling EUR 10,900, three reprimands and five warnings from 17 concluded proceedings. 2022: 24 decisions and EUR 14,600 from 28 proceedings. 2023: 37 proceedings concluded; Svet24 gives 37 fines totalling EUR 3,300. 2025 to October: 19 fines totalling EUR 3,100. The largest single penalty located is EUR 4,100 paid by one person for seven offences in 2022. Police and municipal-warden fines are not in these totals.

The law's own penalty schedule is separate: Acted on sometimes, 8 published fine ranges below.

Where reports cluster

  • The coast: Portorož and Piran

    CAA names the coast among the three areas with the most detected violations. The first joint CAA and police inspection was held around Portorož on 2021-06-06 because of its tourists and its airport, and detected nobody.

  • Triglav National Park and Lake Bohinj

    CAA names the park among the three areas with the most detected violations, and a local says people fly around Lake Bohinj. No dated case with an outcome was found; a tourism page says the park's supervisors warn violators on the field.

  • Ljubljana Castle and the city centre

    CAA names the castle among the three; in 2019 it was described as the most worrying area. No dated case found.

  • UKC Ljubljana heliport, central Ljubljana

    Confirmed three times: November 2018, March 2026 and 2026-08-23, the last near a helicopter's tail rotor on take-off. No operator was traced in any of them; UKC is testing passive detection.

  • Lake Bled and Bled Castle

    Only undated incidents (a drone into a house window, one into the island church's bell tower) and an unconfirmed 2018 crash of a tourist's drone at the castle. No case with an outcome.

  • Large events: Planica and the Ljubljana Marathon

    Airspace over Planica was closed from 2023-02-21 to 2023-03-05 with police detection of controllers announced; CAA's joint inspections with AeroScope covered the marathon. No case found.

  • Soča valley outside the national park

    A guide calls it flyable with a sub-250 g drone; the same guide wrongly says registration is not required. No dated case found. The park's geozone ends before Bovec and Kobarid town.

  • Ljubljana and Portorož airports

    No incident located. Fraport Slovenija said in January 2019 it had had none at Ljubljana.

Dated reports

  • 2018-11 · UKC Ljubljana heliport · press

    Early in November a drone hovered over an army helicopter that had just delivered a patient, so that it could not take off; the pilot could make out the model. The article, of 2019-01-15, gives the month without the year.

    CAA confirmed the event; the operator could not be identified. report

  • 2021-06-06 · Portorož and surroundings · official

    The first joint CAA and police inspection of drone operators ran from 11:00 to 15:00 at several locations with drone-detection equipment, chosen for the area's tourists and the nearby airport.

    No breach was detected and no offender traced; the police put it down to weather and small crowds, while noting that social-media posts show drones are flown there. report

  • 2024-04-08 · Žižki, Črenšovci, Pomurje · press

    Residents reported a drone flying over the village taking photographs and over the complainant's yard; the police were notified at 18:34.

    The operator was not traced. The police said they are not the fining body for most drone offences and pass cases to CAA. report

  • 2026-03 · UKC Ljubljana heliport · press

    A drone entered the heliport's airspace. The article, of 2026-09-04, says March without a year.

    The operator was not traced. report

  • 2026-08-23 · UKC Ljubljana heliport · press

    A medium-sized drone entered the heliport's airspace twice as a rescue helicopter finished a mission, the second time near the tail rotor as a helicopter took off.

    Reported to CAA and the police; the operator was not traced. UKC announced a test of passive drone detection. 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
Operating without operator registration (individual)EUR 400 (Uredba 39/24, art. 27)S20
Flying in an aviation-safety geozone (airports, heliports, airfields) without approval (individual)EUR 1,000 (art. 28)S20
Flying in another geozone, including built-up areas, nature, police and security zones (individual)EUR 700 (art. 29)S20
Remote pilot without the A1/A3 training and exam or certificateEUR 400; EUR 200 for not carrying the proof (art. 30)S20
Breaking open-category rules: class, 25 kg, distance and assemblies, VLOS, 120 m, dangerous goods, dropping (individual)EUR 400 (art. 31)S20
Operator or remote pilot duties in the open category (UAS.OPEN.050, UAS.OPEN.060)EUR 600 each (arts. 32 and 33)S20
Triglav National Park: flying below the permitted height, for a prohibited purpose or without consent (individual)EUR 2,000 to 5,000 (ZTNP-1, art. 62)S7
Breach of compulsory insuranceEUR 1,251 to 25,037 under ZOZP art. 45, as stated on CAA's aircraft insurance pageS22

What we could not confirm

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

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

Sources that disagree

  1. Whether the EUR 50 and EUR 70 registration tariffs include VAT, and which tariff applies to a registration at the CAA counter.
  2. The minimum cover for compulsory drone insurance, whether a foreign policy satisfies Article 5 of Uredba 39/24, and how the compulsory-transport-insurance act applies to drones.
  3. Whether a UK or US remote pilot certificate is recognised. No page names one; the manual routes third-country citizens through the same A1/A3 training.
  4. Whether a minor resident outside the EU can register at all, since the outside-EU verification requires an adult.
  5. The minimum remote pilot age as a number on a Slovenian page.
  6. The A1, A2 and A3 distance values on a Slovenian page.
  7. Any FPV rule under the current regime.
  8. Any night-light requirement; the CAA presentation lists a green strobe light as a novelty without the rule's wording.
  9. Confiscation powers and any criminal liability for drone offences. The practice pass found no seizure, arrest or court case in the Slovenian press either.
  10. Radio conformity rules from AKOS and any Slovenian lithium battery rule.
  11. Privacy and data-protection guidance for drone footage from the Information Commissioner.
  12. Whether any regional or landscape park, or any Natura 2000 site, restricts drones.
  13. Municipal rules for Bled, Ljubljana and Piran beyond the national built-up-area rule.
  14. The fee for a Triglav consent under the Administrative Fees Act, and whether a management plan for 2026 onward changes the drone guidance in the 2016 to 2025 plan.
  15. The licence of the CAA geozone data.
  16. The live police press release on the first joint CAA and police inspection in 2021 is still unreachable; the practice pass read it from the Wayback Machine (S45), which records that the inspection detected no breach.
  17. Whether any pilot from abroad has been fined in Slovenia. None of the five dated cases the practice pass confirmed identified a pilot; CAA statements from 2016 and 2018 mention warnings to foreigners and two proceedings against foreigners, with no outcome found.
  18. Any drone case in Triglav National Park, or a count of drone measures by the park's nature-conservation supervisors. The practice pass found none in Slovenian or English.
  19. Fines imposed by the police and municipal wardens, which CAA's yearly totals exclude, and CAA's yearly drone figures for 2024; no annual drone report after the one for 2023 was found on caa.si.
  20. Any customs or airport-security handling of a traveller's drone. No case was located in Slovenian or English.
  21. First-hand accounts from visiting pilots. Reddit and MavicPilots cannot be opened from this project, so the community half rests on one travel-forum reply.

What changed, and when

Dated changes to the rules, newest first.

  1. 28 April 2026

    CAA reports the UAS repozitorij working again after an unauthorised intrusion, warning that security upgrades may still disrupt it.

    S30

  2. 16 December 2025

    The current consolidated text of the Triglav National Park Act applies, after the ZON-F amendment; the aircraft prohibition below 304.8 m and its fines are in that text.

    S7

  3. 25 May 2024

    Uredba 39/24 applies and repeals the 2020 implementing decree (195/20 and 31/21). The built-up-area exception rises from 500 g to 1,200 g, geozones other than aviation-safety and urban ones are set by the Ministry of Infrastructure, and the fine schedule is replaced.

    S19S20S23S31

  4. 1 January 2024

    End of the transition period: drones without a C-class mark fly A1 under 250 g and A3 from 250 g to 25 kg, and Remote ID becomes mandatory in the open category for C1, C2 and C3 drones.

    S27

  5. 4 January 2021

    CAA launches the UAS repozitorij at uas.caa.si for operator registration and online A1/A3 training.

    S14

  6. 31 December 2020

    Regulations (EU) 2019/947 and 2019/945 begin to apply in Slovenia and replace the previous national framework.

    S9S19

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

    Pogosto zastavljena vprašanja

    Javni zavod Triglavski narodni park · opened 2026-10-08

    Uporaba dronov je brez predhodno pridobljenega soglasja dopustna za zagotavljanje zaščite, reševanja in pomoči ob naravnih in drugih nesrečah, za namene obrambe države in za izvajanje policijskih nalog.

    Rule page (FAQ). Cites Uredba 39/24 as the national drone decree.

  2. S2official

    FAQs

    Triglav National Park · opened 2026-10-08

    The use of UAVs without a previously acquired permit is allowed only for the purpose of protection, rescue and assistance in natural and other disasters

    Rule page, English.

  3. S3official

    Soglasja

    Javni zavod Triglavski narodni park · opened 2026-10-08

    uporaba dronov se po predhodni presoji dopušča le v območjih infrastrukturnih objektov in naselij.

    Consent criteria and the 30-day decision deadline.

  4. S4official

    Triglav National Park visitor guide, summer 2026

    Javni zavod Triglavski narodni park · document dated 2026 (summer) · opened 2026-10-08

    UPORABA DRONOV NA OBMOČJU PARKA JE PREPOVEDANA.

  5. S5official

    Code of conduct

    Triglav National Park · opened 2026-10-08

    The use of drones is prohibited in the natural environment without the prior consent of the national park.

  6. S6official

    Načrt upravljanja Triglavskega narodnega parka 2016-2025

    Javni zavod Triglavski narodni park · document dated 2016 (plan period 2016 to 2025) · opened 2026-10-08

    Uporaba dronov (brezpilotne majhne naprave za snemanje iz zraka) v rekreacijske namene ter za potrebe snemanja reklamnih in komercialnih spotov v naravnem okolju narodnega parka ni sprejemljiva.

    Management plan; its period ended in 2025.

  7. S7official

    Zakon o Triglavskem narodnem parku (ZTNP-1), neuradno prečiščeno besedilo št. 5

    PISRS, Republic of Slovenia · document dated consolidated text applicable from 2025-12-16 · opened 2026-10-08

    leteti z zrakoplovi pod 1000 čevlji (304,8 metri) nad najvišjo trenutno točko oziroma oviro med letenjem

    Statute, unofficial consolidated text. Provenance: the Act is named on S1 and S2; the PDF was located by search.

  8. S8official

    Registracija in usposabljanje A1/A3

    Javna agencija za civilno letalstvo RS · opened 2026-10-08

    registracijo je potrebno opraviti tudi v primeru ko znaša teža brezpilotnega zrakoplova manj kot 250g, če je opremljen s senzorjem, ki lahko zajame osebne podatke, npr. DJI Mavic mini (249g).

    Rule page with the fee table: online operator registration EUR 50, operator registration EUR 70, A1/A3 free, A2 exam EUR 40.

  9. S9official

    Brezpilotni zrakoplovi

    Javna agencija za civilno letalstvo RS · opened 2026-10-08

    Od 31.12.2020 se je začela uporabljati nova (EU) Uredba na področju UAS in je nadomestila predhodno nacionalno ureditev.

  10. S10official

    FAQ

    Javna agencija za civilno letalstvo RS · opened 2026-10-08

    je v vsakem primeru na urbanih področjih potrebno oddati najavo leta, tudi če predvidevamo, da takrat tam ni ljudi.

    Rule page. Also the source for motorways, roads, uncontrolled-aerodrome hours, marking, A1/A3 validity and the commercial position.

  11. S11official

    Navodila za uporabo spletne aplikacije UAS repozitorij, Rev. 1.0

    Javna agencija za civilno letalstvo RS · document dated 2020-12 · opened 2026-10-08

    Za brezpilotne zrakoplove do 20 kg zavarovanje ni potrebno v tem primeru stranka potrdi izjavo s kljukico.

    Byte-identical to manual_sl.67d6d3cd139a.pdf?bust=1777363204, which the first pass cited separately.

  12. S12official

    User manual for web application UAS Repository, Rev. 1.0

    Civil Aviation Agency of the Republic of Slovenia · document dated 2020-12 · opened 2026-10-08

    Third-country citizens undergo registration and training in the same way as Slovenian nationals, the only difference is in the enrollement module with the corresponding data identity verification.

  13. S13official

    General terms and conditions with a personal data protection statement (UAS Repository web portal)

    Civil Aviation Agency of the Republic of Slovenia · opened 2026-10-08

    For third-country nationals, it is possible to use the UAS Repository without a qualified digital certificate for electronic signatures.

  14. S14official

    Izvedbena uredba Komisije (EU) 2019/947 (CAA presentation)

    Javna agencija za civilno letalstvo RS · opened 2026-10-08

    Za uspešno registracijo operatorja se v povprečju potrebuje 5 minut, medtem ko je za usposabljanje z izpitom v povprečju potrebnih od 2 do 3 ure

  15. S15official

    Decree of unmanned aircraft systems (English translation)

    Javna agencija za civilno letalstvo RS (translation of a Government decree) · opened 2026-10-08

    free use of unmanned aircraft with the take off operation mass of 500 grams or less shall be allowed, if they are not used to perform aviation activities.

    Superseded pre-2021 national decree (it cites the Aviation Act as amended by 46/16). Not a source for any current rule.

  16. S16official

    Brezpilotni zrakoplovi - droni

    SPOT, Government of the Republic of Slovenia · document dated 2025-03-13 · opened 2026-10-08

    na območju petih kilometrov od letališča je prepovedana uporaba dronov

  17. S17official

    Import of goods

    Financial Administration of the Republic of Slovenia · opened 2026-10-08

    Goods brought into the customs territory of the Community shall, from the time of their entry, be subject to the customs supervision.

  18. S18official

    Travellers' personal luggage

    Financial Administration of the Republic of Slovenia · opened 2026-10-08

    Travellers, not normally resident in the customs territory of the Union, may temporarily import duty and tax free goods in their personal luggage

    Rule page. Provenance: linked from fu.gov.si/en/individuals/, one click from the cited FURS page.

  19. S19official

    Zakonodaja (brezpilotni zrakoplovi)

    Javna agencija za civilno letalstvo RS · opened 2026-10-08

    Uredba o izvajanju izvedbene uredbe Komisije (EU) o pravilih in postopkih za upravljanje brezpilotnih zrakoplovov (Uradni list RS, št.39/24) veljavna od 25.05.2024

    Provenance: linked from S8.

  20. S20official

    Uredba o izvajanju izvedbene uredbe Komisije (EU) o pravilih in postopkih za upravljanje brezpilotnih zrakoplovov (Uradni list RS, št. 39/24)

    Uradni list Republike Slovenije · document dated 2024-05-09 · opened 2026-10-08

    Operator sistema brezpilotnega zrakoplova mora skleniti obvezno zavarovanje za sistem brezpilotnega zrakoplova v skladu s predpisom, ki ureja obvezna zavarovanja v prometu.

    Statute in force from 2024-05-25. Provenance: linked from S19.

  21. S21official

    Geografske omejitve za UAS

    Javna agencija za civilno letalstvo RS · document dated version history to May 2026 · opened 2026-10-08

    Izpolnjeno najavo leta posredujete 12 ur pred operacijo na e-naslov: uav@caa.si

    Rule page. Provenance: linked from S8.

  22. S22official

    Zavarovanje

    Javna agencija za civilno letalstvo RS · opened 2026-10-08

    (b) modele zrakoplovov z MTOM, manjšo od 20 kg;

    Aircraft insurance page, not drone-specific. Provenance: linked from S8.

  23. S23official

    Drugi načini usklajevanja, št. 3724-17/2024/5

    Javna agencija za civilno letalstvo RS · document dated 2024-03-15 · opened 2026-10-08

    razen za sisteme brezpilotnih zrakoplovov do teže 500 g do višine 50 m nad tlemi (AGL) izključno podnevi in ob soglasju lastnika zemljišča

    Specific-category AltMoC decision; quoted for the urban rule under the 2020 decree. Provenance: linked from S19.

  24. S24official

    Najava leta UAS v odprti kategoriji na naseljenem področju (UAS.APL-2)

    Javna agencija za civilno letalstvo RS · document dated valid from 2024-09-10 (version 4) · opened 2026-10-08

    UAS FLIGHT ANNOUNCEMENT IN THE OPEN CATEGORY CONDUCTING FLIGHT IN THE POPULATED AREA

    Form. Provenance: linked from S21.

  25. S25official

    Usposabljanje in izpit A2

    Javna agencija za civilno letalstvo RS · opened 2026-10-08

    Teoretični izpit iz A2 na CAA v skladu z AMC1 UAS.OPEN.030(2)(c)

    Provenance: linked from S8.

  26. S26official

    Posebna kategorija

    Javna agencija za civilno letalstvo RS · opened 2026-10-08

    v primeru, da operator uporablja C5 ali C6 UAS, lahko uporabi standardni scenarij (1 ali 2).

    Provenance: linked from S8.

  27. S27official

    Spremembe za operaterje odprte in posebne kategorije UAS s 1.1.2024

    Javna agencija za civilno letalstvo RS · document dated 2023-12-22 · opened 2026-10-08

    Uporaba sistema bo sedaj obvezna tudi v odprti kategoriji za vse UAS z oznako C1, C2, C3 v skladu z UAS.OPEN.060.(d)

    News item. Provenance: listed on S31.

  28. S28official

    Poročilo CAA na področju brezpilotnih zrakoplovov 2023

    Javna agencija za civilno letalstvo RS · document dated 2024-01-08 · opened 2026-10-08

    Na podlagi navedenega je bilo pravnomočno zaključenih 37 postopkov o prekršku.

    Annual report for 2023. Provenance: listed on S31.

  29. S29official

    Prvi skupni nadzor nad operatorji brezpilotnih zrakoplovov

    Javna agencija za civilno letalstvo RS · document dated 2021-06-08 · opened 2026-10-08

    V nedeljo, 6. junija 2021, je Javna agencija za civilno letalstvo RS v sodelovanju s Policijo na Obali izvedla prvi skupni nadzor nad operatorji brezpilotnih zrakoplovov

    News item. Provenance: listed on S31.

  30. S30official

    UAS repozitorij ponovno deluje

    Javna agencija za civilno letalstvo RS · document dated 2026-04-28 · opened 2026-10-08

    Ker zaradi nedavnega nepooblaščenega vstopa še naprej potekajo varnostne nadgradnje sistema, lahko prihaja do motenj v delovanju aplikacije.

    News item. Provenance: listed on S31.

  31. S31official

    Aktualno

    Javna agencija za civilno letalstvo RS · opened 2026-10-08

    10. 05. 2024 je bila v Uradnem listu št. 39/24 objavljena Uredba o izvajanju izvedbene uredbe Komisije (EU) o pravilih in postopkih za upravljanje brezpilotnih

    News index.

  32. S32official

    Najpogostejša vsebinska vprašanja in odgovori v povezavi z novo skupno EU ureditvijo

    Javna agencija za civilno letalstvo RS · document dated 2021-01-04 · opened 2026-10-08

    plačilno sredstvo v primeru registracije operatorja kar znaša 40€ z veljavnostjo dve leti in pol

    Linked from S8; its fee is older than the page's own table.

  33. S33official

    Najpogostejša tehnična vprašanja in odgovori v povezavi s spletno aplikacijo UAS repozitorij

    Javna agencija za civilno letalstvo RS · document dated 2021-01-04 · opened 2026-10-08

    Fizične osebe ali podjetja, ki imajo stalno prebivališče izven meja Republike Slovenije v ostalih članicah EU, morajo opraviti registracijo operatorja v državi, kjer imajo stalno prebivališče.

    Linked from S8.

  34. S34official

    UAS portal login

    Civil Aviation Agency of the Republic of Slovenia · opened 2026-10-08

    To enter UAS portal as outside EU citizen, please click the "Login from outside the EU" button.

    Portal entry. Provenance: linked from S16.

  35. S35official

    GEOGRAFSKA OBMOČJA UAS GEO ZONES - Maj 2026

    Javna agencija za civilno letalstvo RS (ArcGIS account CAA_SLO) · document dated edited May 2026 · opened 2026-10-08

    GEOGRAFSKA OBMOČJA UAS GEO ZONES - Maj 2026

    Official geozone map; uas-geo.caa.si redirects here (redirect host fetched with TLS verification disabled, certificate name mismatch). Linked from S21.

  36. S36official

    UAS geo zones, Triglav National Park layer

    Javna agencija za civilno letalstvo RS (ArcGIS account CAA_SLO) · opened 2026-10-08

    Triglav National Park (TNP) / forbidden / approval from TNP (see information)

    Feature layer behind S35; the quote is the layer's attribute values, joined with slashes.

  37. S37official

    UAS Geo zones - May_2026.kmz (zip)

    Javna agencija za civilno letalstvo RS · document dated archive entry 2026-05-25 · opened 2026-10-08

    UAS Geo zones - May_2026.kmz

    Geozone download. Provenance: linked from S21.

  38. S38official

    Informacije za operatorje brezpilotnih zrakoplovov

    Kontrola zračnega prometa Slovenije (Slovenia Control) · opened 2026-10-08

    Kontrola zračnega prometa Slovenije, d.o.o. ne izdaja dovoljenj, soglasij ali odobritev za letenje v odprti kategoriji.

    Provenance: CAA's quick link to Slovenia Control, then its menu.

  39. S39officialcould not be opened

    Predstavniki policije in letalski inšpektorji v prvem skupnem nadzoru nad uporabo brezpilotnih zrakoplovov

    Policija · opened 2026-10-08

    Unreachable: connection timed out, then refused. Linked from S29.

  40. S40press

    Kršitve letenja z droni v Sloveniji: nekoga doletela visoka denarna kazen

    Svet24 · document dated 2025-10-20 · opened 2026-10-08

    Letos so za kršitve izrekli 19 glob v skupni višini 3100 evrov.

    Cited by the research report as [1]. Also gives 37 fines totalling EUR 3,300 in 2023, the EUR 14,600 total of 2022, and one person paying EUR 4,100 for seven offences in 2022, which the report misdated 2025-10.

  41. S41press

    Droni na nebu: V Sloveniji veliko anonimnih prijav

    Svet24 · document dated 2025-09-26 · opened 2026-10-08

    je CAA letno izdala med 20 in 35 odločb o prekrških

    CAA's statements: about 50 reports a year, mostly from individuals and many anonymous; non-registration still the most common violation, then geozone breaches; many operators fly over private property without the owner's consent.

  42. S42press

    Zaradi kršitev glede brezpilotnih letalnikov izrečenih devet glob v vrednosti 10.900 evrov

    24ur.com · document dated 2022-01-25 · opened 2026-10-08

    v skupnem znesku 10.900 evrov

    CAA figures for 2021: 17 concluded proceedings, 11 decisions and one payment order, nine fines, three reprimands, five warnings, two joint inspections with the police. The EUR 2,500 zone fine it quotes is the scale of the decree in force before 25 May 2024.

  43. S43official

    Poročilo s področja brezpilotnih zrakoplovov v letu 2022

    Javna agencija za civilno letalstvo RS · document dated 2023-01-11 · opened 2026-10-08

    pravnomočno zaključenih 28 prekrškovnih postopkov

    CAA's report for 2022: 24 decisions, EUR 14,600 in fines, several joint inspections with the police and Ljubljana's municipal wardens using DJI AeroScope. Provenance: listed on S31.

  44. S44press

    Letenje dronov: sosed vam mora dati dovoljenje

    N1 Slovenija · document dated 2023-01-21 · opened 2026-10-08

    To so obala, Triglavski narodni park, Ljubljanski grad

    CAA's statement of where most violations are detected; violators are found mostly through reports from individuals or a drone-detection system.

  45. S45official

    Predstavniki policije in letalski inšpektorji v Portorožu izvedli prvi skupni nadzor nad uporabo brezpilotnih zrakoplovov

    Policija (Wayback Machine snapshot of 2021-06-14) · document dated 2021-06-07 · opened 2026-10-08

    Zaradi nekoliko slabšega vremena in manjšega obiska ljudi v tokratnem nadzoru nismo zaznali kršitev

    The live URL (S39) is unreachable from this project; the snapshot reproduces the police's own text. Inspection on 2021-06-06, 11:00 to 15:00, Portorož and surroundings.

  46. S46press

    Incidenti z droni tudi v Sloveniji: policija že ima dve dronski puški

    Siol.net · document dated 2019-01-15 · opened 2026-10-08

    Dogodek so tedaj potrdili tudi na Agenciji za civilno letalstvo (CAA), a tega, kdo je bil operater, ni bilo mogoče ugotoviti.

    The UKC heliport incident of early November 2018; undated Bled incidents; an unconfirmed 2018 crash of a Korean tourist's drone at Bled Castle; Fraport Slovenija: no drone incidents at Ljubljana airport so far.

  47. S47press

    Kdo je z dronom strašil prebivalce te pomurske vasice?

    Sobotainfo · opened 2026-10-08

    Operator sistema brezpilotnega zrakoplova ni bil izsleden

    No date printed; the image path suggests 2024-04-11. Event on Monday 2024-04-08, police directorate Murska Sobota.

  48. S48press

    Dron nad UKC ogrožal helikoptersko posadko med reševanjem

    24ur.com · document dated 2026-09-04 · opened 2026-10-08

    upravljavca nista bila izsledena

    The incursions of 2026-08-23 and of March (no year printed, read as 2026). UKC says such incidents happen a few times a year. Police would gather evidence and propose proceedings to CAA if an operator were found.

  49. S49press

    Droni nad heliportom UKC Ljubljana "resna nevarnost", v načrtu testno zaznavanje preletov

    N1 Slovenija (STA) · document dated 2026-09-08 · opened 2026-10-08

    testno pasivno protidronsko zaščito, ki bo omogočila lociranje in identifikacijo operaterja ter drona

    Also quotes CAA's scale for the heliport: about EUR 1,000 for individuals and EUR 2,500 for organisations, a scale rather than a sum imposed.

  50. S50press

    Ljudje z droni raje letijo na črno, da se izognejo stroškom

    Siol.net · document dated 2018-09-15 · opened 2026-10-08

    se dva postopka trenutno vodita proti tujcema in še nista končana

    Before the EU regime: fines in 23 proceedings totalling EUR 2,350, five reprimands, ten flight bans; one proceeding against a foreigner opened after an Instagram video, the other on a police report.

  51. S51press

    Prepoved letenja z droni: Tujci so leteli, a jim niso napisali globe

    Žurnal24 · document dated 2016-06-27 · opened 2026-10-08

    bi morali imeti posnetek in policijski zapisnik na kraju

    Under the 2016 national ban, before the EU regime. CAA dealt with some cases and gave warnings; no place or date of the flights is given.

  52. S52secondary

    Navijači, drone pustite doma

    Planica 2023 organising committee · document dated 2023-02-19 · opened 2026-10-08

    Slovenska policija bo na prizorišču uporabljala tehnologijo za odkrivanje in določitev lokacije krmilnika

    Event organiser's notice: airspace over the venues closed from 2023-02-21 to 2023-03-05 by Ministry of Infrastructure decision.

  53. S53secondary

    Drone photography is not permitted in Triglav National Park

    Let's Go Slovenia · opened 2026-10-08

    Violators are warned by nature conservation supervisors on the field.

    Tourism page with no printed date (image path 2021-01). It cites unnamed Slovenian media; no case or fine is given.

  54. S54secondary

    Slovenia Drone Laws 2026: Rules & Fines

    DroneRules.world · document dated 2026-07-01 · opened 2026-10-08

    Soca River valley just outside NP boundary accessible with sub-250g.

    Cited by the research report as [4]. A guide's site note, not an incident. The same page says registration is not required for most recreational drones, which S8 contradicts; nothing else from it is carried.

  55. S55press

    Policija o preletih drona nad Ptujem: Letenje nad naseljem je praviloma prepovedano

    Ptujinfo · opened 2026-10-08

    v Sloveniji za uporabo dronov nad naseljem oziroma pozidanim območjem velja splošna prepoved

    No date printed; the image path suggests 2026-08-13. Repeated flights over Prešernova ulica and the castle area; the police had received no complaint and the operator was unknown. Not counted as an incident because no event date is printed.

  56. S56community

    Lake bled Slovenia drone regulations

    Tripadvisor Slovenia forum · opened 2026-10-08

    There are people flying drones in Bled and also Triglav National Park around Lake Bohinj.

    Reply by a Ljubljana local, shown as 3 years old; no absolute date on the page. No one in the thread reports being stopped.