Drone filming in Brussels. Permits handled.
Most of Brussels sits inside the airport's geozones, so we check your location, file every flight and get the approvals.
Brussels airspace is complicated. That's our job.
Every flight here is filed with skeyes in advance, small drones included, and the open-category ceiling drops from 120 m to 45 m.
| Zone | Where | Open-category rule | Apply at least | Source |
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| EBBR VLL2 | Most of Brussels, and a wide ring around the airport | Up to 150 ft, about 45 m, with remote ID and geo-awareness. C0 drones are exempt from the remote ID condition. | 3 hours before, filed in skeyes DAA | [1] [2] [3] [4] |
| EBBR VLL1 | Closer to the airport, such as parts of Schaerbeek, Evere and Haren | Only if authorised in DAA, up to the tallest obstacle within 100 m and never above 150 ft. | 8 days before | [2] [3] [4] |
| EBBR VLL0 | Over and next to the runways | No open-category flights. Specific category only. | 15 working days before | [1] [3] |
| EBR01 Brussels City | Central Brussels: a 2.7 NM circle around the centre, plus an arc to the north | Over a public institution, or within 50 m of it, only with that institution's prior authorisation. | No lead time published, so we ask early. | [1] [5] |
| Royal estates | The Royal Palace area and the Laeken estate | Prior authorisation from the zone manager. | 14 working days before | [1] |
| The commune | Any take-off or landing in public space | The commune's permission, requested through visit.brussels with an insurance certificate and a site plan. | No processing time published | [6] |
| Temporary zones | Events and international summits, announced by NOTAM | No drones while the zone is active. | Checked again on the day | [7] [1] |
Most flights are cleared within days. Near the airport, royal estates or public institutions, allow two to three weeks.
How we get the approvals
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Check the map
We look up the location on Droneguide, the official geozone map, and list every zone it touches.
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Plan in DAA
We submit the flight in skeyes' DAA planner, which is free to use.
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Confirm
VLL2 flights confirm automatically 3 hours before. VLL1 and VLL0 need a manual confirmation.
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Fly
On the day, we request tactical authorisation and report take-off and landing.
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Extra approvals
Public institutions, royal estates and military zones each get their own request.
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The commune
For take-off or landing in public space, we ask the municipality through visit.brussels.
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Filming in Brussels: questions
How far ahead should we book a drone shoot in Brussels?
For most of the city, a week covers the skeyes filing with room to spare. If we take off in public space, the commune sets its own pace, so we ask as soon as we know the address. Near the airport, royal estates or public institutions, allow two to three weeks.
Can you film the Grand-Place, the Atomium or the EU quarter?
Often, yes, with planning. All three sit in the airport's geozones and in the Brussels City zone, where flying over or within 50 m of a public institution needs that institution's approval. Busy squares also mean crowds, which we never fly over.
Why can't you fly higher than 45 m in Brussels?
Most of the Region is in the airport's VLL2 geozone, where the open category is capped at 150 ft, about 45 m, instead of the EU's 120 m. Higher flights are a specific-category operation with their own approval.
Do you handle the permits, or do we?
We do. We check the zones, file in skeyes' DAA tool, ask the commune and request any institution or royal-estate approval. You tell us where and when, and give us a contact at the location.
Plan a Brussels shoot.
Plan a Brussels shoot.
Send us the address and the date, and we'll check the zones before we quote.