# Can I fly a drone in Paphos, Cyprus?

No published drone zone covers the exact centre of Paphos, but 8 restricted zones fall within 8 km of it, the nearest 1 km away. Check your exact take-off point before you fly.

## Key facts
- Restricted zones within 8 km of the centre: **8**
  - Prohibited: 3
  - Requires authorisation: 5
- Zones covering the city centre: **none**
- No zone over the centre states a height at which its restriction stops; the EU open-category limit of 120 m applies
- Published by: Department of Civil Aviation (Cyprus)
- Official source: https://drones.gov.cy/geo-zones-map/
- Measured within 8 km of 34.7768, 32.4245

## Zones nearest the centre of Paphos

| Zone | Restriction | Distance from centre | Restricted up to |
|---|---|---|---|
| ΑΔΕ Πάφου | Prohibited | 1 km | 120 m AGL |
| Διεθνής Αερολιμένας Πάφου - Περιοχή Β | Requires authorisation | 1 km | 120 m AGL |
| Γενικό Νοσοκομείο Πάφου | Requires authorisation | 2 km | 120 m AGL |
| ΧΑΤΖΗΠΑΣΧΑΛΗΣ | Requires authorisation | 2 km | 120 m AGL |
| Διεθνής Αερολιμένας Πάφου - Περιοχή Α | Prohibited | 3 km | 120 m AGL |
| ΑΝΑΤΟΛΙΚΟ | Requires authorisation | 6 km | 120 m AGL |
| ΕΦ018 | Requires authorisation | 7 km | 120 m AGL |
| ΕΦ038 | Prohibited | 8 km | 120 m AGL |

## Who to ask for permission

- **Τμήμα Πολιτικής Αεροπορίας (ΤΠΑ)** - info@drones.gov.cy (2 zones near Paphos)
- **Αρχή Ηλεκτρισμού Κύπρου** - UAVsec@eac.com.cy (2 zones near Paphos)
- **Εθνική Φρουρά** - displiinfo@army.gov.cy (2 zones near Paphos)
- **Αστυνομία Κύπρου** - pafdiv@police.gov.cy (1 zone near Paphos)
- **ΟΚΥπΥ** - drones@shso.org.cy (1 zone near Paphos)

## Frequently asked questions

### Can I fly a drone in Paphos?
No published drone zone covers the exact centre of Paphos, but 8 restricted zones fall within 8 km of it, the nearest 1 km away. Check your exact take-off point before you fly. Paphos is in Cyprus, where the UAS geographical zones are published by Department of Civil Aviation (Cyprus) under Regulation (EU) 2019/947, Article 15. Always confirm against the official source before a flight.

### Where can't I fly a drone in Paphos?
Inside Paphos's UAS geographical zones. Within 8 km of the centre canfly? tracks 8 restricted zones: 3 prohibited, 5 requiring authorisation. They are published by Department of Civil Aviation (Cyprus) and shown on the map at https://canfly.io/map.

### How high can I fly a drone in Paphos?
The EU open category caps you at 120 m above ground across Cyprus, and lower where a zone says so. No zone over the centre of Paphos publishes a height at which its restriction stops, so treat 120 m as the limit and check the zones nearby before you launch.

### Who do I ask for permission to fly a drone in Paphos?
The zones around Paphos name 5 different responsible bodies, so it depends which zone you are in. The most frequently named are Τμήμα Πολιτικής Αεροπορίας (ΤΠΑ) (info@drones.gov.cy); Αρχή Ηλεκτρισμού Κύπρου (UAVsec@eac.com.cy); Εθνική Φρουρά (displiinfo@army.gov.cy). Each zone's authority is listed on this page.

## How this was worked out

A zone counts if any part of it falls within 8 km of 34.7768, 32.4245 - Paphos'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 35,961 (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/cyprus
Interactive map: https://canfly.io/map?country=CYP&lat=34.7768&lon=32.4245&radius=8000

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**Citing this page:** canfly?, “Can I fly a drone in Paphos?”, https://canfly.io/drone-zones/cyprus/paphos (data as of 2026-07-31).
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.