Information for Drone Pilots

How to safely fly your drones.

To take off and fly a drone within an air traffic control zone at an airport, you require air traffic control clearance from the local air traffic control tower.

DFS Aviation Services is responsible for providing air traffic control at various German regional airports. You can find the airports where we are responsible for air traffic control under Locations.

The following information, links and resources explain when and how you need to apply for air traffic control clearance for your planned drone flight.

Useful Links

• AIS Portal of DFS Deutsche Flugsicherung
  Here you will find all the information and application options for airspace clearance in Germany.
• DFS drone information On the DFS Deutsche Flugsicherung website you’ll also find comprehensive information about drone flights.
• DroniQ app This app allows you to register drones, plan flights and validate them against the new EU Regulation. Map View contains a huge amount of information that the user can opt to show or hide.
  • Another new feature is the transmission of take-off locations, so your own drone is visible for other airspace occupants (in UTM), who can also be warned if they use the Droniq app. A logbook is available to document flights.
• DroniQ The subsidiary of DFS Deutsche Flugsicherung and Deutsche Telekom specialises in the safe incorporation of drones and other unmanned aircraft systems into German airspace. Here you can find out more about the drone licence, receive training as well as professional hardware and systems for safe drone operation, particularly for BVLOS flights (Beyond Visual Line of Sight).