# Can I fly a drone in České Budějovice, Czechia?

The centre of České Budějovice sits inside 7 published drone zones (PRACHATICE, Grid ATZ), so you need authorisation or must meet stated conditions before flying there. 34 restricted zones fall within 8 km of the centre in total.

## Key facts
- Restricted zones within 8 km of the centre: **34**
  - Conditional: 20
  - Requires authorisation: 13
  - Prohibited: 1
- Zones covering the city centre: **7**
- Restriction over the centre reaches **70 m above ground** (it applies from the surface up to that height - it is NOT an altitude you may climb to)
- Published by: Řízení letového provozu ČR (ANS CR) / ÚCL
- Official source: https://dronemap.gov.cz/
- Data version: 2026-07-23
- Measured within 8 km of 48.9745, 14.4743
- NOTE: Czechia publishes zones as map tiles, so these 34 restrictions are carried by 1,704 records in the official dataset. Each restriction is counted once here.

## Zones nearest the centre of České Budějovice

| Zone | Restriction | Distance from centre | Restricted up to |
|---|---|---|---|
| PRACHATICE | Conditional | over the centre | not stated |
| Grid ATZ | Conditional | over the centre | 70 m AGL |
| HELLKCC zone III | Conditional | over the centre | 4,000 ft AMSL |
| ATZ České Budějovice | Conditional | over the centre | 4,000 ft AMSL |
| Vnější zóna CTR a ATZ IFR LKCS | Conditional | over the centre | 3,500 ft AMSL |
| TMA CESKE BUDEJOVICE | Conditional | over the centre | 9,500 ft AMSL |
| CESKE BUDEJOVICE | Conditional | over the centre | 9,500 ft AMSL |
| Hustě osídlený prostor (ČR) | Conditional | 0.0 km | not stated |
| Silnice III. třídy | Conditional | 0.6 km | not stated |
| Silnice II. třídy | Conditional | 0.6 km | not stated |
| Silnice I. třídy | Conditional | 0.6 km | not stated |
| Kasárna Jiřího z Poděbrad Č.Budějovice | Requires authorisation | 0.7 km | not stated |
| Železniční zóna vnější - SŽ | Conditional | 0.9 km | not stated |
| Železniční zóna vnitřní - SŽ | Conditional | 1.0 km | not stated |
| OHEO Č.Budějovice | Requires authorisation | 1.0 km | not stated |
| HOSIN | Conditional | 1 km | not stated |
| ATZ Hosín | Conditional | 2 km | 4,000 ft AMSL |
| HELLKCA zone I | Conditional | 2 km | 4,000 ft AMSL |
| Vnitřní zóna CTR LKCS | Conditional | 2 km | 3,500 ft AMSL |
| Elektrické stanice 110kV+ | Conditional | 3 km | not stated |

Showing the 20 nearest of 34.

## Who to ask for permission

- **AIR NAVIGATION SERVICES OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC** (12 zones near České Budějovice)
- **Příslušný krajský úřad (odbor životního prostředí)** (8 zones near České Budějovice)
- **Armáda České republiky** (5 zones near České Budějovice)
- **Vlastník pozemní komunikace nebo určený správce** (2 zones near České Budějovice)
- **Ředitelství silnic a dálnic s. p.** (2 zones near České Budějovice)
- **Správa železnic,s.o.** (2 zones near České Budějovice)
- **Řízení letového provozu** (1 zone near České Budějovice)
- **EG.D,s.r.o.** (1 zone near České Budějovice)

## Frequently asked questions

### Can I fly a drone in České Budějovice?
The centre of České Budějovice sits inside 7 published drone zones (PRACHATICE, Grid ATZ), so you need authorisation or must meet stated conditions before flying there. 34 restricted zones fall within 8 km of the centre in total. České Budějovice is in Czechia, where the UAS geographical zones are published by Řízení letového provozu ČR (ANS CR) / ÚCL under Regulation (EU) 2019/947, Article 15. Always confirm against the official source before a flight.

### Where can't I fly a drone in České Budějovice?
Inside České Budějovice's UAS geographical zones. Within 8 km of the centre canfly? tracks 34 restricted zones: 20 conditional, 13 requiring authorisation, 1 prohibited. They are published by Řízení letového provozu ČR (ANS CR) / ÚCL and shown on the map at https://canfly.io/map.

### How high can I fly a drone in České Budějovice?
The EU open category caps you at 120 m above ground across Czechia, and lower where a zone says so. Over the centre of České Budějovice the restriction reaches 70 m above ground - meaning it applies to you from take-off all the way up to 70 m, not that 70 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 České Budějovice?
Řízení letového provozu ČR (ANS CR) / ÚCL, which publishes Czechia's UAS geographical zones under Regulation (EU) 2019/947, Article 15. Its official source is https://dronemap.gov.cz/.

## How this was worked out

A zone counts if any part of it falls within 8 km of 48.9745, 14.4743 - České Budějovice'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 93,426 (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/czechia
Interactive map: https://canfly.io/map?country=CZE&lat=48.9745&lon=14.4743&radius=8000

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**Citing this page:** canfly?, “Can I fly a drone in České Budějovice?”, https://canfly.io/drone-zones/czechia/ceske-budejovice (data as of 2026-07-23).
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.