# Can I fly a drone in Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg?

The centre of Esch-sur-Alzette sits inside a published drone zone (EL-UAS-H5-2), so you need authorisation or must meet stated conditions before flying there. 4 restricted zones fall within 8 km of the centre in total.

## Key facts
- Restricted zones within 8 km of the centre: **4**
  - Conditional: 2
  - Requires authorisation: 2
- Zones covering the city centre: **1**
- Restriction over the centre reaches **120 m above ground** (it applies from the surface up to that height - it is NOT an altitude you may climb to)
- Published by: Direction de l'Aviation Civile (Luxembourg)
- Official source: https://drones.geoportail.lu/
- Measured within 8 km of 49.4958, 5.9806

## Zones nearest the centre of Esch-sur-Alzette

| Zone | Restriction | Distance from centre | Restricted up to |
|---|---|---|---|
| EL-UAS-H5-2 | Conditional | over the centre | 120 m AGL |
| EL-UAS-H5-1 | Conditional | 0.1 km | 50 m AGL |
| EL-UAS-S14 | Requires authorisation | 5 km | 120 m AGL |
| EL-UAS-S3 | Requires authorisation | 5 km | 120 m AGL |

## Who to ask for permission

- **Centre Hospitalier Emile Mayrisch** - helistation.ELEA@chem.lu; ops@lar.lu (2 zones near Esch-sur-Alzette)
- **Direction de l'Aviation Civile** - uas.zones@av.etat.lu (2 zones near Esch-sur-Alzette)

## Frequently asked questions

### Can I fly a drone in Esch-sur-Alzette?
The centre of Esch-sur-Alzette sits inside a published drone zone (EL-UAS-H5-2), so you need authorisation or must meet stated conditions before flying there. 4 restricted zones fall within 8 km of the centre in total. Esch-sur-Alzette is in Luxembourg, where the UAS geographical zones are published by Direction de l'Aviation Civile (Luxembourg) under Regulation (EU) 2019/947, Article 15. Always confirm against the official source before a flight.

### Where can't I fly a drone in Esch-sur-Alzette?
Inside Esch-sur-Alzette's UAS geographical zones. Within 8 km of the centre canfly? tracks 4 restricted zones: 2 conditional, 2 requiring authorisation. They are published by Direction de l'Aviation Civile (Luxembourg) and shown on the map at https://canfly.io/map.

### How high can I fly a drone in Esch-sur-Alzette?
The EU open category caps you at 120 m above ground across Luxembourg, and lower where a zone says so. Over the centre of Esch-sur-Alzette the restriction reaches 120 m above ground - meaning it applies to you from take-off all the way up to 120 m, not that 120 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 Esch-sur-Alzette?
The zones around Esch-sur-Alzette name 2 different responsible bodies, so it depends which zone you are in. The most frequently named are Centre Hospitalier Emile Mayrisch (helistation.ELEA@chem.lu; ops@lar.lu); Direction de l'Aviation Civile (uas.zones@av.etat.lu). 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 49.4958, 5.9806 - Esch-sur-Alzette'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 36,625 (GeoNames record updated 2025-01-27).

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/luxembourg
Interactive map: https://canfly.io/map?country=LUX&lat=49.4958&lon=5.9806&radius=8000

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**Citing this page:** canfly?, “Can I fly a drone in Esch-sur-Alzette?”, https://canfly.io/drone-zones/luxembourg/esch-sur-alzette (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.