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Cape Verde drone laws for travelers

Cape Verde has official AAC drone material, including a drone flight request form and aerodrome safety restrictions. Use AAC approval for planned flights.

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By Joel Kelly

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Agencia de Aviacao Civil

Cape Verde

Permit path required

AAC drone form and aerodrome restrictions

Cape Verde has official AAC drone material, including a drone flight request form and aerodrome safety restrictions. Use AAC approval for planned flights.

The trip, step by step

Bring it: Carry AAC correspondence for planned drone flights.
Register it: Confirm current AAC requirements, especially for drones over exemption thresholds or non-leisure use.
Fly it: Small leisure use should still respect AAC restrictions and should be checked with AAC for planned travel filming.
Map check: AAC says drone operations are not allowed within 2,000 m of aerodromes/landing sites or aircraft routes.

Before you travel

01Submit AAC drone flight request where applicable.
02Prepare aircraft and pilot details.
03Get island or site permission for hotels, beaches, or protected areas.

Operating notes

Max altitude: Follow AAC flight approval; no generic tourist ceiling was confirmed on the official drone article.
Commercial work: Commercial filming or work should use AAC flight-request materials and site permissions.

Compare the route

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Registration, import, and commercial-work rules can change at the border even when the flight looks identical.

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