Maximum drone altitude in Belgium
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.
- General height limit
- 120 m
- Reference datum
- AGL
The general height limit that applies to drone flights, and what changes it.
Belgium applies the European Union / EASA framework. Rules marked as framework rules below are inherited, not uniquely national — see the European Union / EASA answer.
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.
- General height limit120 mConditional
- Reference datumAGLYes
- Category-specific limitsConditional
- Aerodrome-related limitConditional
- Structure exceptionConditional
- Authorised exceedanceConditional
- Conditional limitsConditional
- ExceptionsConditional
What changes the answer
The published rules distinguish the open category of operation.
- altitude
Flight altitude at or below 120 m
- altitude
Flight altitude below 120 m
- altitude
Flight altitude at or below 15 m
The rules behind this answer
- Binding lawNational rule
Access authorization for civil aeromodelling sites
Access to a UAS geographical zone protecting a civil aeromodelling site requires prior flight authorization from the zone manager.
- 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.
- 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.
- Binding lawNational rule
Access Conditions for Ground-Level Military Danger Zones
Access to geographical UAS zones protecting military danger zones starting from the ground or sea surface is restricted to a maximum altitude of 100 feet AGL, a maximum UAS takeoff mass of less than 4 kg, and BVLOS flights must use U-space services.
- 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.
- Binding lawNational rule
Access Conditions for Kortrijk-Wevelgem Airport RMZ/TMZ - Zone 2
Access to the EBKT RMZ/TMZ - Zone 2 requires 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.
Official sources
- Koninklijk besluit van 8 november 2020 tot uitvoering van Uitvoeringsverordening (EU) 2019/947 (consolidated, NL) — skeyes (Belgian air navigation service provider)Open
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.
- Can I fly a drone near an airport in Belgium?Drone flights near aerodromes in Belgium are governed by airspace and aerodrome restrictions: whether permission is needed depends on the airspace, distance or aerodrome type published 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.
Built around official regulatory sources
- Official sources
- Regulation-level citations
- Coverage and freshness checks
- Location-aware data where available
Built from 112 published facts (98 binding) held for Belgium. Dataset ds_55k3jghy8xqzcekzeepwdmanya · generated 2026-09-02 · sources last verified 2026-08-30.
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