Drone insurance in Denmark
Do I need drone insurance in Denmark?
Limited guide. Drone Assistant's coverage of Denmark is still under review, so this page summarises only the published rules we can cite to an official source. It is not a complete statement of Denmark's drone law; check the linked sources or ask the assistant about your own flight.
Drone insurance in Denmark is published with a minimum third-party cover of 0.25 kg. Whether cover is required for a given flight depends on the published conditions below.
- Weight threshold
- 0.25 kg
Whether third-party liability insurance is mandatory, and from which threshold.
Denmark 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 Denmark. "Not resolved" means the corpus does not answer it in a machine-checkable way — never that the law is silent.
- Insurance requiredConditional
- ScopeConditional
- Weight threshold0.25 kgConditional
- Commercial triggerConditional
- ExceptionsConditional
What changes the answer
The published rules distinguish the commercial, open and specific categories of operation.
- other
Speed at or below 19 m/s
- weight threshold
Take-off mass below 20 kg
- weight threshold
Take-off mass below 250 g
The rules behind this answer
- Binding lawNational rule
Insurance Exemption for C0 Toy Drones
The mandatory insurance requirement does not apply to toy drones bearing the C0 class identification label.
- Binding lawNational rule
Insurance Exemption for Hobbyist Micro-Drones
The minimum insurance sum requirement does not apply to micro-drones weighing less than 250 g with a maximum speed of 19 m/s or less, used exclusively for personal or hobby activities.
- Binding lawNational rule
Insurance Exemption for Legacy Toy Drones
The mandatory insurance requirement does not apply to toy drones with a take-off weight under 250 g and a maximum speed of 19 m/s or less, if placed on the market before January 1, 2024.
- Binding lawNational rule
Insurance Exemption for Self-Insured Public Entities
The mandatory insurance requirement does not apply to public authorities and institutions that are self-insured.
- Binding lawNational rule
LBK nr 570 af 19/05/2025, § 126 c - section overview
This section mandates that drone owners must hold third-party liability insurance in accordance with § 130, and delegates authority to the Minister of Transport to establish detailed rules and exceptions regarding this requirement.
- Binding lawNational rule
Mandatory Third-Party Liability Insurance
Drone operations must be covered by a valid third-party liability insurance in accordance with the Danish Aviation Act and Regulation (EC) No 785/2004.
- Binding lawNational rule
Mandatory Third-Party Liability Insurance for Drone Owners
The owner of a drone must maintain third-party liability insurance in accordance with § 130.
- 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.
Official sources
- BEK nr 1649 af 12/12/2023 - supplerende bestemmelser til (EU) 2019/947 (konsolideret med BEK nr 527 af 21/05/2025) — Trafikstyrelsen (Danish Civil Aviation and Railway Authority)Open
- LBK nr 570 af 19/05/2025 - Luftfartsloven (UAS chapter and enforcement) — Trafikstyrelsen (Danish Civil Aviation and Railway Authority)Open
- Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/945Open
Known limitations
- 2 dimension(s) of this topic are not expressed in a machine-resolvable way by the published corpus and are reported UNKNOWN, never FALSE.
How this works across countries: Drone insurance
Other drone rules in Denmark
- Do I need to register my drone in Denmark?Registration in Denmark 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 Denmark?Drone flights in Denmark are held to a published general height limit of 120 m above_nearest_obstacle. The limit is not absolute: the published conditions that change it are cited below.
- Can I fly a drone near an airport in Denmark?Drone flights near aerodromes in Denmark 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 Denmark?Whether an operation in Denmark 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 Denmark?Remote pilot competency in Denmark scales with the operation: which training, examination or proof of competency applies is set by 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 5 published facts (4 binding), each resting only on the 14 citable published rules for Denmark (8 shown above). Sources last verified 2026-09-13. Page built 2026-10-07 (dataset ds_4w2tpw7xmph8a92vstdt6prfbm).
Ask Drone Assistant about insurance in Denmark
This page answers "Do I need drone insurance in Denmark?" for the general case. Ask about your own aircraft, weight and location to see which of the 8 rules above actually apply to you.
This page gives general regulatory information. It is not flight clearance, operational authorisation or legal advice, and it does not guarantee that a flight is legal. See sources and methodology and terms.