ANAC Portugal
Portugal
Permit path requiredEU rules plus ANAC and aerial-photo approvals
Portugal is flyable, but travel photographers should budget time for airspace checks and possible aerial-imagery approvals.
The trip, step by step
- Bring it
- The drone may be easy to bring, but filming from it can be the paperwork trap.
- Register it
- Use ANAC for UAS operator services and national requirements.
- Fly it
- EU Open Category rules apply, with EU operator registration for drones of 250 g or more or with a camera. Portugal also requires third-party liability insurance for drones over 900 g under Decree-Law 58/2018.
- Map check
- Check ANAC DNT UAS zones and AAN requirements for aerial photography or filming.
Before you travel
- 01Confirm EASA operator registration and competency.
- 02Check ANAC zones for the location.
- 03Use e-AAN when aerial photography or filming permission is required.
Operating notes
- Max altitude
- 120 m AGL in Open Category unless a zone says otherwise.
- Commercial work
- Specific Category operations require authorization. Aerial imagery can trigger separate AAN permission.