Where Can I Fly? - Federal Aviation Administration

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2. Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS)
3. Getting Started
4. Where Can I Fly?

In This Section

• Overview
• Getting Started
  • Overview
  • How to Register Your Drone
  • What Kind of Drone Flyer Are You?
  • Where Can I Fly?
  • B4UFLY App
  • Low Altitude Authorization and Notification Capability (LAANC)
  • Temporary Flight Restrictions (TFRs)
  • Remote ID
  • Aviation Safety Reporting Program (ASRP) for UAS
• Recreational Flyers & Community-Based Organizations
  • Overview
  • The Recreational UAS Safety Test (TRUST)
  • TRUST for Industry
  • Recreational Flyer Airspace Authorizations
  • FAA-Recognized CBOs
• Certificated Remote Pilots including Commercial Operators
  • Overview
  • Become a Drone Pilot
  • Operations Over People
  • Part 107 Waiver
  • UAS Facility Maps
  • Part 107 Airspace Authorizations
• Public Safety
  • Overview
  • Operate a Drone, Start a Drone Program
  • Sightings and Reports
  • Public Safety Toolkit
  • FAA Contacts for Law Enforcement
  • Certificate of Waiver or Authorization (COA) Application FAADroneZone (CADZ)
  • UAS in Wildfire Response
• Educational Users
  • Overview
  • UAS Collegiate Training Initiative
  • Youth Drone Initiative
• Drone Events
  • Overview
  • Drone Safety Day
  • Community Engagement
• Critical Infrastructure & Public Venues
  • Overview
  • Airport Safety & Airspace Hazard Mitigation & Enforcement (Section 383)
• Advanced Operations
  • Overview
  • Package Delivery by Drone
  • Emergency Situations
  • Certification
  • NEPA & Drones
  • Higher Airspace Traffic Management
  • FAA UAS Traffic Management
• Programs, Partnerships & Opportunities
  • Overview
  • LAANC (UAS Data Exchange)
  • UAS BEYOND
  • Integration Partnership Agreement (IPA) Program
  • Manufacturer's Toolkit
  • Completed Programs and Partnerships
• UAS Research, Development, Demonstration, and Testing
  • Overview
  • Test Sites
  • Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) Program
• Resources & Other Topics
  • Overview
  • Hot Topics
  • FAQs
  • Public Records
  • Policy Document Library
  • Information for Foreign Operators
  • Counter UAS
  • Timeline of Drone Integration
• UAS en Español
  • Para Empezar
  • Inscriba Su Dron
  • Restricciones del espacio aéreo
  • Pilotos aficionados y organizaciones comunitarias
  • Glosario
  • Contactenos
• Contact Us
  • Overview
  • How do I report a UAS sighting?

Where Can I Fly?

Anyone flying a drone is responsible for flying within FAA guidelines and regulations. That means it is up to you as a drone pilot to know the Rules of the Sky, and where it is and is not safe to fly.

Airspace Restrictions

Learn about airspace restrictions, especially around airports, so your drone does not endanger people or other aircraft.

B4UFLY

The FAA’s B4UFLY service shows where recreational flyers can and cannot fly.

FAA-Recognized Identification Areas (FRIAs)

A FRIA is a defined geographic area where drones can be flown without Remote ID equipment.

No Drone Zone

FAA provides a free digital toolkit with outreach materials to federal, state, and other partners to educate drone operators that flying in certain areas is prohibited.

Last updated: Friday, March 8, 2024