🇩🇪 Drone laws in Germany
EU EASA-aligned: registration via LBA for drones over 250 g or with camera. EU drone licence (A1/A3 'Open' category).
Registration + flight rules
- Registration threshold
- 250 g (or fitted with camera)
- Max altitude
- 400 ft AGL
- Visual line-of-sight
- Required
- Remote ID
- Not required
- Authority
- Luftfahrt-Bundesamt (LBA)
No-fly zones
- Federal authorities + crowded events
- Above 120 m AGL
- Near airports (1.5 km)
Permit / portal
Last verified 2026-04-28.