# Can I fly a drone in Protaras, Cyprus?

No published drone zone covers the exact centre of Protaras, but 5 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: **5**
  - Requires authorisation: 3
  - Prohibited: 2
- 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 35.0125, 34.0583

## Zones nearest the centre of Protaras

| Zone | Restriction | Distance from centre | Restricted up to |
|---|---|---|---|
| ΕΦ011 | Requires authorisation | 1 km | 120 m AGL |
| ΠΡΩΤΑΡΑΣ | Requires authorisation | 2 km | 120 m AGL |
| ΕΦ010 | Requires authorisation | 4 km | 120 m AGL |
| Αστυν. Σταθμός Αγίας Νάπας | Prohibited | 5 km | 120 m AGL |
| ΑΔΕ Αμμοχώστου | Prohibited | 8 km | 120 m AGL |

## Who to ask for permission

- **Εθνική Φρουρά** - displiinfo@army.gov.cy (2 zones near Protaras)
- **Αστυνομία Κύπρου** - famdiv@police.gov.cy (2 zones near Protaras)
- **Αρχή Ηλεκτρισμού Κύπρου** - UAVsec@eac.com.cy (1 zone near Protaras)

## Frequently asked questions

### Can I fly a drone in Protaras?
No published drone zone covers the exact centre of Protaras, but 5 restricted zones fall within 8 km of it, the nearest 1 km away. Check your exact take-off point before you fly. Protaras 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 Protaras?
Inside Protaras's UAS geographical zones. Within 8 km of the centre canfly? tracks 5 restricted zones: 3 requiring authorisation, 2 prohibited. 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 Protaras?
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 Protaras 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 Protaras?
The zones around Protaras name 3 different responsible bodies, so it depends which zone you are in. The most frequently named are Εθνική Φρουρά (displiinfo@army.gov.cy); Αστυνομία Κύπρου (famdiv@police.gov.cy); Αρχή Ηλεκτρισμού Κύπρου (UAVsec@eac.com.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 35.0125, 34.0583 - Protaras'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 20,230 (GeoNames record updated 2021-12-05).

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=35.0125&lon=34.0583&radius=8000

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**Citing this page:** canfly?, “Can I fly a drone in Protaras?”, https://canfly.io/drone-zones/cyprus/protaras (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.