Flying a drone near airports in Poland

What the rules say

Each line is resolved from published facts of Poland. "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 permissionNot resolved
• Protected facilitiesConditional
• Digital authorisationConditional
• Altitude relationshipConditional
• ExceptionsNot resolved

What changes the answer

The published rules distinguish the open category of operation.

The rules behind this answer

• Binding lawNational rule

  Open Category Flight Permissions for STS Pilots in DRA-R CTR

  A pilot with STS competencies may, after submitting a flight plan, perform Open category operations in DRA-R CTR zones between 1-6 km from the airport boundary above 50 m, beyond 6 km above 100 m AGL, and around obstacles.

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• Binding lawEU/EASA framework rule

  In-flight Geographical Zone Compliance

  During the flight, the remote pilot must comply with the operational limitations defined for geographical zones.

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• GuidanceNational rule

  Mandatory Flight Notification to PAŻP

  Every drone flight in Polish airspace must be reported to the Polish Air Navigation Services Agency (PAŻP) prior to the flight via their designated IT system.

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• GuidanceNational rule

  Pre-flight Airspace Check on DroneMap

  The UAS operator must check airspace availability by entering the planned flight parameters on the DroneMap website before conducting any operation.

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• GuidanceNational rule

  Pre-flight Airspace Check via DroneMap

  Before performing a flight, the UAS operator must check airspace availability on the DroneMap website by entering the planned flight parameters.

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• GuidanceEU/EASA framework rule

  Observation of the Operating Environment

  EASA accepts that the remote pilot observes the operating environment and checks for conditions that might affect safety, such as people, property, vehicles, public roads, obstacles, aerodromes, and critical infrastructure, as a means of complying with UAS.OPEN.060(1)(c).

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Official sources

• PAŻP — Nowe zasady wykonywania lotów BSP w strefach DRA-R i CTR — Ministerstwo Infrastruktury (Ministry of Infrastructure)Open
• EASA Easy Access Rules for U-space (Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/664), May 2024Open
• ULC — Informacje ogólne (general UAS information) — Ministerstwo Infrastruktury (Ministry of Infrastructure)Open
• EASA Easy Access Rules for UASOpen

Known limitations

• 3 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 Poland

• Do I need to register my drone in Poland?Registration in Poland 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 Poland?Remote identification in Poland 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 Poland?Drone flights in Poland 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.
• When does a drone operation need authorisation in Poland?Whether an operation in Poland 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 Poland?Remote pilot competency in Poland 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 Poland?Drone insurance in Poland 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 Poland