# Can I fly a drone in Jelgava, Latvia?

No published drone zone covers the exact centre of Jelgava, but 17 restricted zones fall within 8 km of it, the nearest 0.2 km away. Check your exact take-off point before you fly.

## Key facts
- Restricted zones within 8 km of the centre: **17**
  - Requires authorisation: 15
  - Conditional: 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: Civil Aviation Agency of Latvia / LGS
- Official source: https://www.caa.gov.lv/
- Measured within 8 km of 56.65, 23.7128

## Zones nearest the centre of Jelgava

| Zone | Restriction | Distance from centre | Restricted up to |
|---|---|---|---|
| UAS NBS 89 | Requires authorisation | 0.2 km | 300 m AGL |
| UAS IeM VP Jelgavas iecirknis (Pētera iela 5) | Requires authorisation | 0.3 km | 120 m AGL |
| UAS IeM VUGD 03 | Requires authorisation | 0.5 km | 120 m AGL |
| UAS IeM VP ZRP vadība, KPP (Akadēmijas iela 3) | Requires authorisation | 1.0 km | 120 m AGL |
| UAS LATVENERGO 10 | Requires authorisation | 1 km | 120 m AGL |
| UAS IeM VP ZRP Dienvidzemgales iecirknis (Atmodas iela 19) | Requires authorisation | 1 km | 120 m AGL |
| UAS AST BI 120 | Requires authorisation | 2 km | 120 m AGL |
| UAS AST BI 60 | Requires authorisation | 2 km | 60 m AGL |
| UAS AST BI 50 | Requires authorisation | 2 km | 50 m AGL |
| UAS AST RI 60 | Requires authorisation | 3 km | 60 m AGL |
| UAS AST RI 70 | Requires authorisation | 3 km | 70 m AGL |
| UAS CBG 13 | Conditional | 4 km | 50 m AGL |
| UAS AST RI 40 | Requires authorisation | 4 km | 40 m AGL |
| UAS AST RI 120 | Requires authorisation | 5 km | 120 m AGL |
| UAS AST RI 50 | Requires authorisation | 6 km | 50 m AGL |
| UAS AST BI 40 | Requires authorisation | 8 km | 40 m AGL |
| UAS CBG 14 | Conditional | 8 km | 50 m AGL |

## Who to ask for permission

- **AS Augstsprieguma tīkls** - andris.berzins@ast.lv (9 zones near Jelgava)
- **Valsts policija** - droni@vp.gov.lv (3 zones near Jelgava)
- **AS "Conexus Baltic Grid"** - salvis.lapa@conexus.lv (2 zones near Jelgava)
- **Nacionālie bruņotie spēki** - droni@mil.lv (1 zone near Jelgava)
- **Valsts ugunsdzēsības un glābšanas dienests** - idn@vugd.gov.lv (1 zone near Jelgava)
- **Akciju sabiedrība "Latvenergo"** - ovc@latvenergo.lv (1 zone near Jelgava)

## Frequently asked questions

### Can I fly a drone in Jelgava?
No published drone zone covers the exact centre of Jelgava, but 17 restricted zones fall within 8 km of it, the nearest 0.2 km away. Check your exact take-off point before you fly. Jelgava is in Latvia, where the UAS geographical zones are published by Civil Aviation Agency of Latvia / LGS under Regulation (EU) 2019/947, Article 15. Always confirm against the official source before a flight.

### Where can't I fly a drone in Jelgava?
Inside Jelgava's UAS geographical zones. Within 8 km of the centre canfly? tracks 17 restricted zones: 15 requiring authorisation, 2 conditional. They are published by Civil Aviation Agency of Latvia / LGS and shown on the map at https://canfly.io/map.

### How high can I fly a drone in Jelgava?
The EU open category caps you at 120 m above ground across Latvia, and lower where a zone says so. No zone over the centre of Jelgava 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 Jelgava?
The zones around Jelgava name 6 different responsible bodies, so it depends which zone you are in. The most frequently named are AS Augstsprieguma tīkls (andris.berzins@ast.lv); Valsts policija (droni@vp.gov.lv); AS "Conexus Baltic Grid" (salvis.lapa@conexus.lv). 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 56.65, 23.7128 - Jelgava'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 54,834 (GeoNames record updated 2026-04-14).

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/latvia
Interactive map: https://canfly.io/map?country=LVA&lat=56.65&lon=23.7128&radius=8000

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**Citing this page:** canfly?, “Can I fly a drone in Jelgava?”, https://canfly.io/drone-zones/latvia/jelgava (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.