Drone no-fly zones in Netherlands
The Netherlands used to be one of the easiest countries to cover: PDOK served the drone-zone layers openly, under CC0. That service was retired on 30 June 2026 and no replacement feed has been published, so Dutch zones are currently unavailable to anyone outside government. Use the official Rijksoverheid drone pages and the LVNL app.
Who publishes Netherlands'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 Netherlands is not on the canfly? map.
- Responsible authority
- Rijksoverheid / LVNL (Netherlands)
- Official source
- https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/onderwerpen/drone
- Status on canfly?
- Not published in machine-readable form
- Last verified
- 2026-07-27
- Legal basis
- Regulation (EU) 2019/947, Article 15
What still applies when you fly in Netherlands
The EU-wide rules apply in Netherlands 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 Netherlands whether or not any third-party map shows them. Check the official source above.
Frequently asked questions
Can I fly a drone in Netherlands?
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 Netherlands's UAS geographical zones. canfly? does not carry those zones, because Netherlands does not publish its drone zones in machine-readable form - they exist as maps, images or PDF documents. Check them against Rijksoverheid / LVNL (Netherlands) before you fly. The official source is https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/onderwerpen/drone.
Where do I check drone no-fly zones in Netherlands?
With Rijksoverheid / LVNL (Netherlands), which is the authority responsible for publishing Netherlands's UAS geographical zones under Regulation (EU) 2019/947, Article 15. The official source is https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/onderwerpen/drone. It is free to use.
Why doesn't canfly? show Netherlands's drone zones?
The Netherlands used to be one of the easiest countries to cover: PDOK served the drone-zone layers openly, under CC0. That service was retired on 30 June 2026 and no replacement feed has been published, so Dutch zones are currently unavailable to anyone outside government. Use the official Rijksoverheid drone pages and the LVNL app.
Does Netherlands publish machine-readable drone-zone data?
No. As of 2026-07-27, Netherlands 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: