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Drone rules: Italy
Last checked: October 5, 2026
Required from 250 g or with a camera; operators living in Italy register on D-Flight and attach the QR code. With a German operator ID you are registered in the EASA area.
ENAC requires third-party liability insurance appropriate to the type of operation – including for recreational flights and for camera drones under 250 g; only toys are exempt.
For tourists
You fly with your German e-ID and your EU proof of competence; you don't need a second operator registration in Italy. You do need third-party liability insurance that covers Italy, and you check the zones in the D-Flight portal before every flight.
Further rules
- In Italy, you complete your operator registration via the D-Flight portal with the aviation authority ENAC – mandatory from a take-off mass of 250 grams or for any drone with a camera or other recording sensor. The assigned identifier is attached to the drone as a QR code.
- D-Flight also offers an app for flight preparation that tells you about no-fly zones in advance. The account is free and registration only takes a few minutes. You can find it at https://www.d-flight.it/web-app/
- 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 Italy. Only if you live outside the EASA area do you register in the EASA state where you first fly.
- Third-party liability insurance appropriate to the type of operation is mandatory in Italy for drone operations in the open category – explicitly also for drones under 250 grams with a camera. Only drones classified as toys are exempt.
- In addition to the EU-wide requirements, Italy applies ENAC's national UAS-IT regulation, which contains its own additions, for example on inspections and penalties.
- In the open category the drone must stay less than 120 metres from the ground or from the nearest point of the earth's surface, and you always fly within visual line of sight.
- Which subcategory applies depends on the class: C0 and C1 fly in A1, C2 in A2 (at least 30 metres from uninvolved people, 5 metres in low-speed mode), C0 to C4 in A3 with 150 metres from residential, commercial, industrial and recreational areas. Drones without a class mark placed on the market before 1 January 2024 may fly in A1 if under 250 grams and in A3 if under 25 kilograms.
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.