Drone insurance in Austria

What the rules say

Each line is resolved from published facts of Austria. "Not resolved" means the corpus does not answer it in a machine-checkable way — never that the law is silent.

• Insurance requiredConditional
• ScopeConditional
• Weight threshold20 kgConditional
• Commercial triggerNot resolved
• Minimum cover0.75 million SDRConditional
• ExceptionsNo
• Proof requiredYes

What changes the answer

The published rules distinguish the certified, open and specific categories of operation.

• other

  Insurance cover at or above 0.75 million SDR

• weight threshold

  Take-off mass below 20 kg

The rules behind this answer

• Binding lawNational rule

  Carrying Proof of Registration and Insurance

  The operator or the remote pilot must carry proof of valid insurance and the registration confirmation during every flight and present them to supervisory authorities upon request.

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• Binding lawNational rule

  Mandatory Drone Liability Insurance

  Operators of unmanned aircraft must maintain liability insurance in accordance with §§ 146 to 168 of the Luftfahrtgesetz, except for those operating 'Open' category drones that do not require registration.

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• Binding lawNational rule

  Mandatory UAS Liability Insurance

  UAS operators must ensure that every operated drone requiring registration is properly insured, and they must provide the insurance policy number during registration.

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• Binding lawEU/EASA framework rule

  Contents of an Operational Authorisation Application

  The application for an operational authorisation shall be based on the risk assessment referred to in Article 11 and shall include the specified operator registration, manager name, risk assessment, mitigation measures, operations manual (if required), and insurance confirmation.

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• Binding lawEU/EASA framework rule

  Declared standard scenario operations require confirmation of insurance cover

  A declaration by a UAS operator shall contain confirmation by the UAS operator that an appropriate insurance cover will be in place for every flight made under the declaration, if required by Union or national law.

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• Binding lawEU/EASA framework rule

  Minimum third-party liability insurance for aircraft below 500 kg MTOM

  Insurance in respect of liability for third parties shall be at least 0,75 million SDRs per accident for aircraft in Category 1, meaning aircraft with a maximum take-off mass of less than 500 kg.

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• Binding lawEU/EASA framework rule

  Model aircraft under 20 kg are outside the EU aviation insurance regulation

  Regulation (EC) No 785/2004 shall not apply to model aircraft with a maximum take-off mass of less than 20 kg.

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Official sources

• Luftfahrtgesetz (LFG) § 24j — Registrierung, Versicherung und Nachweise (RIS konsolidiert, XML) — Bundeskanzleramt — Rechtsinformationssystem des Bundes (RIS)Open
• EASA Easy Access Rules for U-space (Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/664), May 2024Open
• Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/945Open

Known limitations

• 1 dimension(s) of this topic are not expressed in a machine-resolvable way by the published corpus and are reported UNKNOWN, never FALSE.

Other drone rules in Austria

• Do I need to register my drone in Austria?Registration in Austria is governed by a published mass threshold of 0.25 kg, alongside the further conditions cited below. Whether it applies to a given flight depends on those conditions, each cited to its rule.
• What is the maximum drone altitude in Austria?Drone flights in Austria are held to a published general height limit of 120 m AGL. The limit is not absolute: the published conditions that change it are cited below.
• Can I fly a drone near an airport in Austria?Drone flights near aerodromes in Austria are governed by airspace and aerodrome restrictions: whether permission is needed depends on the airspace, distance or aerodrome type published below.
• When does a drone operation need authorisation in Austria?Whether an operation in Austria needs prior authorisation depends on the operational category, risk class or location: the published triggers below decide it.

All drone laws in Austria