Drone laws in Luxembourg: registration, tests and where you can fly

Luxembourg applies Regulation (EU) 2019/947. The Direction de l’Aviation Civile (DAC) registers operators, runs the remote-pilot exams and publishes the UAS geographical zones. Many zones name another authority to coordinate with — a hospital heliport, the police or the army.

You register as an operator — once, not per drone — if your drone weighs 250 g or more, or carries a camera or other sensor that can capture personal data, unless it is a toy. You register in the country where you live; the registration is recognised in every EASA country, and your operator number goes on every drone you fly.

• Register on Guichet.lu, with a LuxTrust, eID or eIDAS login. The fee is EUR 10 per registration or renewal.
• You need a civil liability insurance policy number to apply.
• The certificate is valid for one year; your operator number stays the same when you renew.
• From 16 you register yourself; at 14 or 15 a parent or guardian completes the procedure.

The A1/A3 proof of training and the A2 certificate are valid for five years and recognised in every EASA country. The EU minimum age for remote pilots is 16, with no minimum for a C0 drone that is a toy (Directive 2009/48/EC) flown in A1, a privately built drone under 250 g, or flying under the direct supervision of a qualified pilot; each country may set a lower age.

The A1/A3 course and exam are fully online and free, on EUROCONTROL’s LearningZone, in English, French, German or Luxembourgish. The A2 exam is taken on site at the DAC and costs EUR 45. Certificates are valid for five years.

The national UAS geographical zones — airports, military and state sites, protected areas — are on the drone map of Luxembourg, with who published each one and when. To check a particular spot, click it on the map; for zones that switch on later, check your flight date.

Outside the zones, the open category’s own limits still apply: at most 120 m above the ground, the drone always in sight, and never over gatherings of people — as do any national rules, such as those on filming, privacy or local bylaws.

• Insurance: registration requires a civil liability insurance policy number. Keep that cover in force for as long as you fly.
• Privacy: the DAC asks you not to photograph or film people, faces or number plates they can be recognised by without their permission.
• Zones: to fly inside a restricted zone, request authorisation with the DAC’s form; a conditional zone means coordinating with the authority it names first.

This guide summarises the official sources listed below as they stood on the date at the top. Rules and fees change: check the authority’s own pages before you fly. GeoPilot is not an authorization.