Drone no-fly zones in Greece
The HCAA publishes Greek drone zones as a map viewer only - images served to a browser, with no downloadable dataset behind them - and the underlying service is licensed non-commercial, no-derivatives. Check the HCAA viewer directly.
Who publishes Greece's drone zones?
Under Regulation (EU) 2019/947, Article 15, every EU and EEA state must define and publish its UAS geographical zones - the areas where drone flight is prohibited, restricted, or requires authorisation. The regulation says the zones must be published; it does not say in what format, or under what licence. That is why coverage across Europe is so uneven, and why Greece is not on the canfly? map.
- Responsible authority
- HCAA (Greece)
- Official source
- https://hcaa.gov.gr/
- Status on canfly?
- Not published in machine-readable form
- Last verified
- 2026-07-11
- Legal basis
- Regulation (EU) 2019/947, Article 15
What still applies when you fly in Greece
The EU-wide rules apply in Greece exactly as they do in the 16 states canfly? does cover - only the zone data is missing here, not the law:
- Register as an operator once, in your country of residence. The registration is valid across the EU and EEA.
- Open, Specific or Certified. Most recreational and light commercial flying is in the Open category, with its A1/A2/A3 subcategories and a 120 m height limit.
- Class marking and remote ID obligations follow the drone, not the country.
- National geographical zones still bind you - they are law in Greece whether or not any third-party map shows them. Check the official source above.
Frequently asked questions
Can I fly a drone in Greece?
Yes, under the EU-wide rules in Regulation (EU) 2019/947 - the same operator registration, remote-ID and open/specific/certified categories that apply across the EU and EEA - but you must stay clear of Greece's UAS geographical zones. canfly? does not carry those zones, because Greece does not publish its drone zones in machine-readable form - they exist as maps, images or PDF documents. Check them against HCAA (Greece) before you fly. The official source is https://hcaa.gov.gr/.
Where do I check drone no-fly zones in Greece?
With HCAA (Greece), which is the authority responsible for publishing Greece's UAS geographical zones under Regulation (EU) 2019/947, Article 15. The official source is https://hcaa.gov.gr/. It is free to use.
Why doesn't canfly? show Greece's drone zones?
The HCAA publishes Greek drone zones as a map viewer only - images served to a browser, with no downloadable dataset behind them - and the underlying service is licensed non-commercial, no-derivatives. Check the HCAA viewer directly.
Does Greece publish machine-readable drone-zone data?
No. As of 2026-07-11, Greece publishes its drone restrictions as maps, images or documents rather than as a dataset, so no application can read them automatically. canfly? tracks this for every EU and EEA state at https://canfly.io/coverage.
Countries canfly? covers
canfly? carries live zone data for 16 of 31 EU and EEA states, 210,910 zones in total. See the full coverage and data-status matrix - which records exactly this, for every member state - or jump to a country: