Standard Remote ID Control Station Location Generation

Verified from official sources
14 CFR § 89.310Version 1Effective -Verified 22 August 2026

In plain language

Your drone's remote ID system must automatically determine and broadcast your actual control station location.

Requirement as structured

A standard remote identification unmanned aircraft must generate and encode the control station location corresponding to the location of the person manipulating the flight controls.

Original regulatory text

The location of the control station of the unmanned aircraft must be generated and encoded into the message elements and must correspond to the location of the person manipulating the flight controls of the unmanned aircraft system.

Applies when

country
United States
operation
Remote identification of unmanned aircraft
regulatory area
remote_id
aircraft category
unmanned aircraft required to be registered
regulatory category
General