Falkland Islands Civil Aviation Department
Falkland Islands
Permit path requiredCommercial and surveillance drone permission path
The Falklands are flyable with care, but aviation safety, landowner permission, military sensitivity, and wildlife disturbance rules matter immediately.
Bring it
Tourist carriage is not the hard part; local permission, wildlife, landowner, and aviation rules are the real blockers.
Register it
Use the Falkland Islands Civil Aviation Department guidance and forms for SUA/drone permissions.
Fly it
Follow Falkland Islands drone guidance, stay below 400 ft, keep clear of people, aircraft, settlements, wildlife, and sensitive sites, and get landowner permission.
Map check
Stanley, Mount Pleasant, FIGAS routes, military areas, wildlife sites, and private land can all affect whether the shot is legal.
Before you travel
- 01Read the FIG Civil Aviation drone page before travel.
- 02Get DCA permission for aerial work, commercial filming, research, or required surveillance operations.
- 03Get landowner and environmental/wildlife permissions where relevant.
Operating notes
- Max altitude
- Never higher than 400 ft under local drone guidance unless specifically authorized.
- Recreational
- Follow Falkland Islands drone guidance, stay below 400 ft, keep clear of people, aircraft, settlements, wildlife, and sensitive sites, and get landowner permission.
- Commercial work
- Aerial work, commercial filming, research, and some camera/surveillance operations require permission from the Director of Civil Aviation and may need environmental approval.
- Airspace
- Stanley, Mount Pleasant, FIGAS routes, military areas, wildlife sites, and private land can all affect whether the shot is legal.