Civil Aviation Authority Norway
Norway
Register or certify firstEU-style rules plus sensor registration
Norway is a good drone destination if you handle registration/training, register camera/sensor use, and check airspace before every fjord or city flight.
The trip, step by step
- Bring it
- Svalbard, border areas, nature reserves, and emergency sites can add special restrictions.
- Register it
- Use CAA Norway for operator registration and competency. Before any flight with a camera or other sensor, register the sensor use with the Norwegian National Security Authority (NSM).
- Fly it
- Open Category rules apply. Register as an operator at flydrone.no unless the drone is under 250 g without a camera or is a toy.
- Map check
- Use official map tools and airport/heliport awareness.
Before you travel
- 01Complete EASA/Norway registration and training if required.
- 02Register camera or sensor use with NSM before any flight with a camera.
- 03Check local UAS map data before launch.
- 04Avoid protected sites, emergency operations, and border-sensitive areas.
Operating notes
- Max altitude
- 120 m AGL in Open Category.
- Commercial work
- Low-risk work can use Open Category; Specific Category requires authorization.