Flying a drone near airports in Belgium

What the rules say

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

• Distance restrictionNot resolved
• Aerodrome permissionConditional
• Controlled airspace permissionConditional
• Protected facilitiesConditional
• Digital authorisationYes
• Altitude relationshipConditional
• ExceptionsConditional

What changes the answer

The published rules distinguish the a1, open and specific categories of operation.

The rules behind this answer

• Binding lawNational rule

  Access authorization for civil heliports

  Access to a UAS geographical zone protecting a civil heliport requires prior flight authorization from the zone manager.

  Open the requirementOfficial source
• Binding lawNational rule

  Access authorization for uncontrolled civil aerodromes

  Access to a UAS geographical zone protecting an uncontrolled civil aerodrome requires prior flight authorization from the zone manager.

  Open the requirementOfficial source
• Binding lawNational rule

  Access conditions for Courtrai-Wevelgem Airport RMZ/TMZ Zone 1

  Access to the EBKT RMZ/TMZ - Zone 1 geographical zone requires prior authorization from the zone manager, a maximum flight height of 120 meters AGL, flight notifications (3 hours prior, plus start and end), direct remote ID, geovigilance, and a reachable registered mobile phone.

  Open the requirementOfficial source
• Binding lawNational rule

  Access conditions for Courtrai-Wevelgem Airport RMZ/TMZ Zone 2

  Access to the EBKT RMZ/TMZ - Zone 2 geographical zone requires a maximum flight height of 120 meters AGL, flight notifications (3 hours prior, plus start and end), direct remote ID (unless exempt), geovigilance, and a reachable registered mobile phone.

  Open the requirementOfficial source
• Binding lawNational rule

  Access conditions for EBR-06B and EBR-07B military aerodrome zones

  Access to UAS geographical zones EBR-06B and EBR-07B requires prior flight authorization from the zone manager, and BVLOS flights must use U-space services.

  Open the requirementOfficial source
• Binding lawNational rule

  Access Conditions for Kortrijk-Wevelgem Airport RMZ/TMZ - Zone 1

  Access to the EBKT RMZ/TMZ - Zone 1 requires prior authorization, a maximum altitude of 120m AGL, flight notifications 3 hours before and at start/end, direct remote ID, geo-awareness, and a registered mobile phone for pilot contact.

  Open the requirementOfficial source

Official sources

• Koninklijk besluit van 8 november 2020 tot uitvoering van Uitvoeringsverordening (EU) 2019/947 (consolidated, NL) — skeyes (Belgian air navigation service provider)Open

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 Belgium

• Do I need to register my drone in Belgium?Registration in Belgium 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.
• Do I need Remote ID in Belgium?Remote identification in Belgium is framed by a published mass threshold of 25 kg, together with the aircraft and operation conditions cited below. Whether a given flight must carry or broadcast an electronic identity depends on those conditions.
• What is the maximum drone altitude in Belgium?Drone flights in Belgium 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 at night in Belgium?No. A published rule in Belgium prohibits night operations for the operations covered here.
• Is BVLOS drone flight allowed in Belgium?No. A published rule in Belgium excludes BVLOS for the operations covered here.
• When does a drone operation need authorisation in Belgium?Whether an operation in Belgium needs prior authorisation depends on the operational category, risk class or location: the published triggers below decide it.
• What training do I need to fly a drone in Belgium?Remote pilot competency in Belgium scales with the operation: which training, examination or proof of competency applies is set by the published conditions below.
• Do I need drone insurance in Belgium?Drone insurance in Belgium is published with a minimum third-party cover of 0.75 million SDR. Whether cover is required for a given flight depends on the published conditions below.

All drone laws in Belgium