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Drone rules: Denmark
Last checked: October 5, 2026
Required from 250 g or with a camera or sensor; with your German operator ID from the LBA you are already registered in Denmark.
Liability insurance is mandatory for every drone that is not a toy – including camera drones under 250 g. For privately used drones under 250 g with a maximum of 19 m/s only the minimum cover is waived, not the insurance; check that your policy covers Denmark.
For tourists
You fly with your German operator ID and your EU competency certificate. Keep to the Danish distances from airfields (8 km for instrument, 4 km for visual airfields, 2 km from rescue helicopter landing sites) and check the zones in advance on the map at droneregler.dk/dronezoner.
Further rules
- In Denmark, you register as a drone operator via droneregler.dk with the aviation authority Trafikstyrelsen – mandatory from 250 grams take-off weight or for any drone with a camera or other sensor. A registration with Trafikstyrelsen is valid for three years.
- You only register once, in the EASA state where you live – the EASA area comprises the EU countries plus Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland. Your operator ID is then valid throughout the EASA area: if you are already registered in another EASA country, you don't need a second registration in Denmark. Only if you live outside the EASA area do you register in the EASA state where you first fly.
- In Denmark, liability insurance is required for every drone that is not a toy – including camera drones under 250 grams. The minimum cover is 0.75 million special drawing rights; since 1 July 2025 this minimum sum does not apply to privately used drones under 250 grams with a maximum speed of 19 m/s. You still need to be insured.
- Around airfields, restricted zones of 8 kilometres apply at instrument airfields and 4 kilometres at visual airfields. With a certificate of competency you may fly as close as 2 kilometres, but only under graded height limits, for example no higher than 30 metres above runway level between 3 and 2 kilometres.
- In the open category, the maximum flight height is 120 metres above ground, as regulated uniformly across the EU.
- Every remote pilot must keep a logbook of all drone flights; you are exempt as a private person flying a drone under 250 grams.
Sources
This overview is not legal advice and not an official statement — laws change, and we cannot guarantee that every entry is fully up to date. Before your flight, please also check the official source or the local civil aviation authority.