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Trinidad and Tobago drone laws for travelers

Good coastal and Tobago value, but registration and approvals matter near airports or for paid work.

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Coastline photographed from a drone over the Caribbean region10.69° · -61.22°

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Trinidad and Tobago Civil Aviation Authority

Trinidad and Tobago

Register or certify first

Register qualifying UAS and get approvals

Good coastal and Tobago value, but registration and approvals matter near airports or for paid work.

Bring it

No blanket import ban found; carry registration and approval documents.

Register it

Mandatory for UAS with MTOM 750 g or more and speed 40 m/s or more.

Fly it

Allowed subject to TTCAR No. 19; registration is mandatory for UAS meeting weight or speed thresholds.

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Avoid no-fly zones, airports, crowds, and public property unless approved.

Before you travel

  1. 01Register the UAS with TTCAA if threshold met.
  2. 02Get UAS approval for commercial, no-fly-zone, or non-standard work.
  3. 03Secure stakeholder permission for public or private sites.

Operating notes

Max altitude
400 ft / 120 m AGL.
Recreational
Allowed subject to TTCAR No. 19; registration is mandatory for UAS meeting weight or speed thresholds.
Commercial work
TTCAA approval is required for commercial operations or deviations such as no-fly-zone, over-persons, or public-property work.
Airspace
Avoid no-fly zones, airports, crowds, and public property unless approved.

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