🇺🇸 Drone laws in United States
FAA Part 107 covers commercial; recreational under TRUST + UAS registration. Remote ID rule effective Sept 2023. Foreign visitors register on the FAA Drone Zone portal.
Registration + flight rules
- Registration threshold
- 0.55 lb / 250 g
- Max altitude
- 400 ft AGL
- Visual line-of-sight
- Required
- Remote ID
- Required
- Authority
- FAA UAS
No-fly zones
- Within 5 miles of airport without ATC notification
- National Parks
- Military bases
- Stadiums during events
Permit / portal
Last verified 2026-04-28.