Drone no-fly zones in Bulgaria
Bulgaria publishes 881 official drone (UAS) geographical zones, maintained by Главна дирекция „Гражданска въздухоплавателна администрация“ (CAA Bulgaria). Check any location before you fly, see the altitude limits and the responsible authority, and download the zones for your drone controller.
Bulgaria drone zones by restriction type
Every zone is classified using the EASA ED-269 restriction vocabulary. Here is what Bulgaria currently publishes:
| Restriction | Zones | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Prohibited | 214 | Drone flight is not permitted. |
| Requires authorisation | 583 | You must obtain authorisation from the responsible authority before flying. |
| Conditional | 84 | Flight is allowed only under stated conditions (for example an altitude cap). |
Can I fly a drone in Bulgaria's cities?
Zone counts, altitude limits and the authority to ask, for the 9 largest cities we can answer specifically:
Also checked: Pernik – it has too few published zones nearby for a page of its own. The general Bulgaria rules above still apply, and every zone is on the map.
Where does this data come from?
Under Regulation (EU) 2019/947, Article 15, every EU and EEA state must publish its UAS geographical zones - the areas where drone flight is prohibited, restricted, or requires authorisation. canfly? ingests Bulgaria's official dataset directly, normalises it to the EASA ED-269 model, and refreshes it automatically.
- Published by
- Главна дирекция „Гражданска въздухоплавателна администрация“ (CAA Bulgaria)
- Dataset
- Bulgarian CAA - UAS geographical zones (ED-269)
- Official source
- https://www.caa.bg/bg/category/633/7062
- Data version
- 2026-07-30
- Last refreshed by canfly?
- 2026-07-31
- Legal basis
- Regulation (EU) 2019/947, Article 15
Frequently asked questions
Where can I fly a drone in Bulgaria?
You can fly a drone in Bulgaria outside the official UAS geographical zones published by Главна дирекция „Гражданска въздухоплавателна администрация“ (CAA Bulgaria). canfly? currently tracks 881 such zones in Bulgaria, colour-coded by restriction, so you can check any location before you fly. Always confirm against the official source before a flight.
How many drone no-fly zones are there in Bulgaria?
Bulgaria currently has 881 published UAS geographical zones: 214 prohibited, 583 requires authorisation, 84 conditional. These are published by Главна дирекция „Гражданска въздухоплавателна администрация“ (CAA Bulgaria) and refreshed automatically.
Who publishes the drone zones for Bulgaria?
Главна дирекция „Гражданска въздухоплавателна администрация“ (CAA Bulgaria) publishes Bulgaria's UAS geographical zones under EU Regulation 2019/947, Article 15. canfly? ingests that official data and normalises it to the EASA ED-269 model.
Can I download Bulgaria's drone zones for my controller?
Yes. You can download Bulgaria's zones - or just the area you're flying - as KML, KMZ, GeoJSON, CSV, ED-269, or a QGroundControl .plan geofence, ready to load into apps like DJI Pilot, Autel, QGroundControl, Google Earth or Avenza Maps.
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