Drone no-fly zones in Switzerland
Switzerland publishes 1,224 official drone (UAS) geographical zones, maintained by FOCA / BAZL (Switzerland), data via swisstopo. Check any location before you fly, see the altitude limits and the responsible authority, and download the zones for your drone controller.
Switzerland drone zones by restriction type
Every zone is classified using the EASA ED-269 restriction vocabulary. Here is what Switzerland currently publishes:
| Restriction | Zones | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Requires authorisation | 1,224 | You must obtain authorisation from the responsible authority before flying. |
Can I fly a drone in Switzerland's cities?
Zone counts, altitude limits and the authority to ask, for the 10 largest cities we can answer specifically:
Where does this data come from?
Under Regulation (EU) 2019/947, Article 15, every EU and EEA state must publish its UAS geographical zones - the areas where drone flight is prohibited, restricted, or requires authorisation. canfly? ingests Switzerland's official dataset directly, normalises it to the EASA ED-269 model, and refreshes it automatically.
- Published by
- FOCA / BAZL (Switzerland), data via swisstopo
- Dataset
- FOCA - drone restriction zones
- Official source
- https://map.geo.admin.ch/?layers=ch.bazl.einschraenkungen-drohnen
- Data version
- 2026-07-31
- Last refreshed by canfly?
- 2026-07-31
- Legal basis
- Regulation (EU) 2019/947, Article 15
Frequently asked questions
Where can I fly a drone in Switzerland?
You can fly a drone in Switzerland outside the official UAS geographical zones published by FOCA / BAZL (Switzerland), data via swisstopo. canfly? currently tracks 1,224 such zones in Switzerland, colour-coded by restriction, so you can check any location before you fly. Always confirm against the official source before a flight.
How many drone no-fly zones are there in Switzerland?
Switzerland currently has 1,224 published UAS geographical zones: 1,224 requires authorisation. These are published by FOCA / BAZL (Switzerland), data via swisstopo and refreshed automatically.
Who publishes the drone zones for Switzerland?
FOCA / BAZL (Switzerland), data via swisstopo publishes Switzerland's UAS geographical zones under EU Regulation 2019/947, Article 15. canfly? ingests that official data and normalises it to the EASA ED-269 model.
Can I download Switzerland's drone zones for my controller?
Yes. You can download Switzerland's zones - or just the area you're flying - as KML, KMZ, GeoJSON, CSV, ED-269, or a QGroundControl .plan geofence, ready to load into apps like DJI Pilot, Autel, QGroundControl, Google Earth or Avenza Maps.
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