Drone regulations in Georgia

Written by Francis Markert | Last update on 5. October 2026 | 5 comments

In this article, you will learn what rules to follow if you want to fly a drone in Georgia.

Georgia, as a partner of the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), has adopted the rules that have been introduced in many countries with the European drone regulation. This means that there is also a registration requirement in Georgia, flights are divided into three categories, and remote pilots can prove their knowledge through licenses.

Apparently, the European drone licenses are recognized, but not the registration. Feel free to check the comments below with experience reports. We have not received any official information about the recognition yet. In case of doubt, you should contact the relevant aviation authority before your trip.

We have put together a separate overview of the European drone rules.

Overview: Drone rules in Georgia

Further rules for drone pilots in Georgia

The current rules have been in force since January 1, 2021. Anyone operating a drone with a maximum take-off mass of 250 grams or more has to register, private individuals and companies alike. On top of that come requirements for marking the drone and for remote identification.

Registration and the proof of competency are free of charge. According to the Georgian Civil Aviation Agency (GCAA), registering operators and drones costs nothing, and neither does the online test for remote pilots.

That online test is mandatory for operations in the open category. The questions differ by subcategory (A1 – operation over people, A2 – operation in close proximity to people, A3 – operation far from people). You pass with 75 percent of the available marks, and the certificate of competency is issued for five years.

Flying over assemblies of people is not permitted in the open category. For flights at public events you therefore need a separate authorization from the GCAA.

Registering as a foreign pilot

According to the information we have, online registration is open only to people listed in the Georgian residents’ register. As a foreign operator, you therefore register in person at the GCAA in Tbilisi. Two readers have now reported this to us independently of each other.

In September 2025 a reader forwarded us an email reply from the GCAA. In 2026 another reader completed the registration on site: at the GCAA he was sent straight to the fifth floor, where everything was done in less than ten minutes and free of charge. You need your passport, an email address and a Georgian phone number (+995). You receive an operator number in the format USR.DEU-…, and on request the staff member printed the sticker with the number right away and put it on the drone.

We have no official confirmation of this procedure. The information comes from reader comments, not from a publication by the authority. You can get a Georgian number with a local SIM card after you arrive. If your trip does not start in Tbilisi, write to [email protected] before you travel, describe your planned point of entry and ask whether another way to register or an appointment is possible.

Restrictions and flight bans

Flight bans are displayed on this map.

Before the map was published, a safety distance of 6 kilometers applied around airports, and a minimum distance of 50 meters had to be maintained from public roads, railways and buildings. In populated areas, parks, over playing fields and near power lines, drone operation was prohibited. In the meantime, we would use the map as a guide when in doubt.

Leave us a comment below this article if you have flown your drone in Georgia: did registration work for you as a foreign pilot? Everyone who flies there after you will benefit from your experience.

We have researched the drone rules for Georgia listed here to the best of our knowledge. We can not guarantee the accuracy of the information. If you want to play it safe then you can contact the National Aviation Authority. Alternatively, you can ask the national embassy in your home country for more information. Please leave us a comment if you have any news or experience with your drone in Georgia!