Drone operational authorisation 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.

• Authorisation requiredConditional
• Trigger statedConditional
• Issuing authorityConditional
• Application modelpermitYes
• Risk assessmentConditional
• Standard scenario routeConditional
• Declaration routeConditional
• Generic or organisational privilegeConditional
• ValidityConditional
• Digital applicationConditional

What changes the answer

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

• pilot certification

  Pilot age at or above 16 years

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.

  Open the requirementOfficial source
• Binding lawNational rule

  Access Authorization for Civil Aviation Event Zones

  Access to a temporary UAS geographical zone established for a civil aviation activity is subject to prior flight authorization from the organizer of that activity.

  Open the requirementOfficial source
• 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 restricted aeromodelling sites

  Access to a UAS geographical zone protecting a civil aeromodelling site with a designated restricted area requires prior flight authorization from the zone manager for each individual flight.

  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 civil TMA and CTA geographical zones

  Access to a civil TMA or CTA geographical UAS zone requires prior flight authorization from SPACC, a direct remote identification system, a geovigilance system, and a geo-caging system.

  Open the requirementOfficial source
• Binding lawNational rule

  Access conditions for civil TMA and CTA UAS geographical zones

  Access to civil TMA or CTA UAS geographical zones requires prior flight authorization from the SPACC, alongside direct remote identification, geovigilance, and geo-caging systems.

  Open the requirementOfficial source

Official sources

• Koninklijk besluit van 8 november 2020 tot uitvoering van Uitvoeringsverordening (EU) 2019/947 (consolidated, NL) — FPS Mobility and Transport — Directorate-General Air Transport (DGTA / DGLV, Belgian Civil Aviation Authority)Open
• Circulaire UAS-01 — tijdelijke geografische UAS-zones / zones géographiques UAS temporaires — FPS Mobility and Transport — Directorate-General Air Transport (DGTA / DGLV, Belgian Civil Aviation Authority)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 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.
• 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 20 kg. Whether cover is required for a given flight depends on the published conditions below.

All drone laws in Belgium