Instituto Nacional de Aviacao Civil
Sao Tome and Principe
Strict or complexINAC confirmation required
Sao Tome and Principe has an official aviation authority, but public drone-specific visitor rules are thin. Confirm with INAC before assuming island flights are allowed.
Bring it
Carry INAC confirmation if entering with drone equipment.
Register it
No public online visitor drone registration route was confirmed.
Fly it
Do not assume tourist recreational flights are accepted without INAC and local/site confirmation.
Map check
Check airports, heliports, protected areas, resorts, beaches, ports, settlements, and crowds before flight.
Before you travel
- 01Contact INAC Sao Tome and Principe before travel.
- 02Prepare aircraft, pilot, purpose, dates, and locations.
- 03Get hotel, landowner, conservation, marine, or filming permissions where relevant.
Operating notes
- Max altitude
- Not published in the official sources checked; follow INAC authorization or written guidance.
- Recreational
- Do not assume tourist recreational flights are accepted without INAC and local/site confirmation.
- Commercial work
- Commercial, resort, marine, conservation, media, or survey work should be cleared by INAC and local/site authorities.
- Airspace
- Check airports, heliports, protected areas, resorts, beaches, ports, settlements, and crowds before flight.