# Can I fly a drone in Plovdiv, Bulgaria?

The centre of Plovdiv sits inside a published drone zone (Пловдив (LBPD)), so you need authorisation or must meet stated conditions before flying there. 26 restricted zones fall within 12 km of the centre in total.

## Key facts
- Restricted zones within 12 km of the centre: **26**
  - Requires authorisation: 13
  - Prohibited: 11
  - Conditional: 2
- Zones covering the city centre: **1**
- Restriction over the centre reaches **120 m above ground** (it applies from the surface up to that height - it is NOT an altitude you may climb to)
- Published by: Главна дирекция „Гражданска въздухоплавателна администрация“ (CAA Bulgaria)
- Official source: https://www.caa.bg/bg/category/633/7062
- Data version: 2026-07-30
- Measured within 12 km of 42.1539, 24.75

## Zones nearest the centre of Plovdiv

| Zone | Restriction | Distance from centre | Restricted up to |
|---|---|---|---|
| Пловдив (LBPD) | Requires authorisation | over the centre | 120 m AGL |
| MIL_501 | Prohibited | 0.5 km | 500 m AGL |
| DR Zone 6 | Requires authorisation | 2 km | 120 m AGL |
| MIL504 | Prohibited | 2 km | 500 m AGL |
| MIL_269 | Prohibited | 2 km | 150 m AGL |
| MIL_646 | Conditional | 3 km | 150 m AGL |
| MIL_242 | Prohibited | 3 km | 150 m AGL |
| LUK6 | Requires authorisation | 3 km | 120 m AGL |
| MIL306 | Conditional | 3 km | 500 m AGL |
| БВЛ "УМБАЛ СВЕТИ ГЕОРГИ" | Requires authorisation | 3 km | 120 m AGL |
| MP24 | Requires authorisation | 4 km | 120 m AGL |
| AVIONAMS1 | Prohibited | 4 km | 120 m AGL |
| MP26 | Requires authorisation | 4 km | 120 m AGL |
| GAS 25 | Requires authorisation | 5 km | 120 m AGL |
| MIL_237 | Prohibited | 5 km | 150 m AGL |
| HAIL70 | Requires authorisation | 6 km | 120 m AGL |
| MIL735 | Prohibited | 6 km | 150 m AGL |
| MIL746 | Prohibited | 7 km | 500 m AGL |
| HAIL87 | Requires authorisation | 8 km | 120 m AGL |
| Марица (LBMA) | Requires authorisation | 8 km | 120 m AGL |

Showing the 20 nearest of 26.

## Who to ask for permission

- **ГД ГВА** - uas@caa.bg (21 zones near Plovdiv)
- **СВ.** - veselinkapulyan@gmail.com (3 zones near Plovdiv)
- **СКСО** - s.rusev@armf.bg (1 zone near Plovdiv)
- **КЛП** - d.s.valchev@armf.bg (1 zone near Plovdiv)

## Frequently asked questions

### Can I fly a drone in Plovdiv?
The centre of Plovdiv sits inside a published drone zone (Пловдив (LBPD)), so you need authorisation or must meet stated conditions before flying there. 26 restricted zones fall within 12 km of the centre in total. Plovdiv is in Bulgaria, where the UAS geographical zones are published by Главна дирекция „Гражданска въздухоплавателна администрация“ (CAA Bulgaria) under Regulation (EU) 2019/947, Article 15. Always confirm against the official source before a flight.

### Where can't I fly a drone in Plovdiv?
Inside Plovdiv's UAS geographical zones. Within 12 km of the centre canfly? tracks 26 restricted zones: 13 requiring authorisation, 11 prohibited, 2 conditional. They are published by Главна дирекция „Гражданска въздухоплавателна администрация“ (CAA Bulgaria) and shown on the map at https://canfly.io/map.

### How high can I fly a drone in Plovdiv?
The EU open category caps you at 120 m above ground across Bulgaria, and lower where a zone says so. Over the centre of Plovdiv the restriction reaches 120 m above ground - meaning it applies to you from take-off all the way up to 120 m, not that 120 m is available to fly in. Whether you may fly there at all depends on the zone's restriction level, listed on this page.

### Who do I ask for permission to fly a drone in Plovdiv?
The zones around Plovdiv name 4 different responsible bodies, so it depends which zone you are in. The most frequently named are ГД ГВА (uas@caa.bg); СВ. (veselinkapulyan@gmail.com); СКСО (s.rusev@armf.bg). Each zone's authority is listed on this page.

## How this was worked out

A zone counts if any part of it falls within 12 km of 42.1539, 24.75 - Plovdiv's centre as recorded by GeoNames. That radius scales with population and is NOT the administrative city boundary, so a zone just outside the city limits still appears. Population 329,489 (GeoNames record updated 2026-04-13).

City names, coordinates and populations from GeoNames (https://www.geonames.org/), licensed CC BY 4.0. Zone data is the official national dataset, unmodified except for normalisation to ED-269.

Full country picture: https://canfly.io/drone-zones/bulgaria
Interactive map: https://canfly.io/map?country=BGR&lat=42.1539&lon=24.75&radius=12000

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**Citing this page:** canfly?, “Can I fly a drone in Plovdiv?”, https://canfly.io/drone-zones/bulgaria/plovdiv (data as of 2026-07-30).
canfly? aggregates the official UAS geographical zones that EU and EEA states publish under
Regulation (EU) 2019/947, Article 15. It is not an air-traffic or flight-authorisation service;
critical flights must be confirmed against the national authority.