Am I allowed to fly a drone in Denmark?
Yes — you may fly a drone under the common EU drone rules, administered by the Transport Authority. You must register as an operator if the drone has a camera or weighs over 250 g — and here is where people get it wrong: a camera triggers registration no matter how light the drone is. Only small toy drones under 250 g without a camera escape registration. In the open category you must pass the A1/A3 drone certificate, taken online, and to fly closer to people you need an additional A2 certificate. The certificates are valid for 5 years. The age limit is 15. There are no-fly zones near airports, military sites and prisons, and city zones can be restricted — check the drone zones in the app.
📋 The rules
- Registration if camera or over 250 g
- Toy drones under 250 g without camera: no registration
- Open category requires an A1/A3 drone certificate
- The certificates are valid for 5 years
- No-fly zones near airports, military and prisons
🔓 Exceptions
- Toy drones under 250 g without a camera are exempt from registration
- Indoor flight is outside the rules
- The Specific and Certified categories need separate authorisation
⚠️ Penalties & fines
There are fines for flying unregistered, without the required drone certificate, or inside a no-fly zone, and it is the operator the drone is registered to who carries it. Many people are caught holding an out-of-date paper: the old national drone declaration expired at the turn of 2025/2026, so if you are still flying on that, you have no valid certificate. The certificates last only 5 years and must be renewed. Flying near an airport, a military site or a prison is no formality — that is the kind of case where the drone is taken from you.
📎 Official sources
❓ Frequently asked
Can I fly a drone in Denmark?
Yes, under the common EU drone rules administered by the Transport Authority. You must register as an operator if the drone has a camera or weighs over 250 g, and hold a certificate in the open category.
Must I register?
Yes, if the drone has a camera or weighs over 250 g. The camera triggers registration regardless of weight, so only small toy drones under 250 g with no camera at all escape registration.
Must I have a drone certificate?
Yes. The open category requires the A1/A3 certificate, taken online, and flying closer to people needs an additional A2 certificate. The certificates are valid for 5 years and must then be renewed.
How old must I be?
The age limit is 15 to fly in the open category. Indoor flight falls outside the rules, while the Specific and Certified categories need a separate authorisation of their own. The age limit applies to the operator.
Where can I not fly?
There are no-fly zones near airports, military sites and prisons, and city zones can be restricted. Check the drone zones before every flight, as straying into a banned zone brings a fine and can cost you the drone.
🔎 Common searches
What people search to land here:
- “can I fly a drone denmark”
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- “drone age limit 15”