Egyptian Civil Aviation Authority
Egypt
Do not pack without approvalDefense approval, security clearance, and ECAA permission required
Egypt has no verified casual tourist flight path. Obtain Ministry of Defense approval and complete the ECAA authorization process before bringing or operating a drone.
Bring it
ECAA instructs people bringing a drone from abroad for personal use to contact the Ministry of Defense first and, after approval, apply through the Ministry of Civil Aviation customer-service process.
Register it
Use the current Part 106 and ECAA permit process. Egypt does not publish a registration-only tourist route.
Fly it
ECAR Part 106 applies to non-commercial as well as commercial civil RPAS operations. National-security clearance is a condition precedent to flight; no self-authorizing recreational route is published.
Map check
Do not fly anywhere without the required national-security clearance and written ECAA authorization.
Before you travel
- 01Obtain Ministry of Defense approval and national-security clearance before bringing the drone.
- 02Complete the ECAA permit process with the required aircraft, pilot, operator, insurance, and client documents.
- 03Fly only within the written ECAA authorization conditions.
Operating notes
- Max altitude
- No general tourist ceiling is published. Fly only within the altitude, area, and operating conditions stated in the ECAA authorization.
- Recreational
- ECAR Part 106 applies to non-commercial as well as commercial civil RPAS operations. National-security clearance is a condition precedent to flight; no self-authorizing recreational route is published.
- Commercial work
- Higher-risk operations require an RPAS Operator Certificate and Operations Specifications. The ECAA flight-permit service requests company or client documentation, application forms, airworthiness and company operating-competency certificates, insurance, and prior-permit information where applicable.
- Airspace
- Do not fly anywhere without the required national-security clearance and written ECAA authorization.