🇬🇧 Drone laws in United Kingdom
CAA Operator ID + Flyer ID required for drones over 250 g. EU/EASA-aligned categories (Open / Specific / Certified). C0/C1/C2 class markings affect requirements.
Registration + flight rules
- Registration threshold
- 250 g
- Max altitude
- 400 ft AGL
- Visual line-of-sight
- Required
- Remote ID
- Not required
- Authority
- Civil Aviation Authority (CAA)
No-fly zones
- Within 5 km of airports / airfields
- Above 120 m / 400 ft AGL
- Within 50 m of people uninvolved
- Near sensitive sites
Permit / portal
Last verified 2026-04-28.