Drone regulations in Myanmar (Burma)
Verfasst von Francis Markert | Last update on 09.07.2025 | 10 Kommentare
In this post, I want to give you an overview of the drone laws currently valid in Myanmar.
Unfortunately, it’s currently difficult to obtain reliable information about the legal situation in Myanmar. So far, I haven’t received any official information from the government.
Meanwhile, in February 2019, a French national was sentenced to one month in prison for bringing a drone into the country and flying it there. According to the court ruling, both actions are prohibited.
However, there is very contradictory information beyond that. According to a report in the Myanmar Times, drone laws are currently being developed. However, the article dates back to September 2015.
Some local drone pilots have complained that their equipment was confiscated or that they had to report to the military after a drone flight.
Travelers have also had very different experiences. Some drone owners confirm the above-mentioned import ban on drones. I regularly read reports from travelers who had to hand over their drones to customs upon entry. The good news is that travelers got their copters back when leaving the country. However, I also know friends who were able to enter and fly in Myanmar without problems using a small Yuneec Breeze.
Meanwhile, the German Foreign Office warns that drone flights are not allowed. Especially near military installations, religious sites, and tourist areas, drone operations are strictly prohibited. Importation is therefore only allowed if you obtain permission from the Post & Telecommunications Department.
Personally, due to the lack of clarity, I would currently only take a multicopter to Myanmar if entering by land and a baggage check is unlikely. If this is not possible due to your travel route, I would leave the drone at home.
Overview: Drone rules in Myanmar
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The drone rules for Myanmar listed here have been researched to the best of our knowledge. Unfortunately, we cannot guarantee the accuracy of the information. If you want to be on the safe side, contact the Myanmar aviation authority. Alternatively, you can also reach out to the Myanmar embassy in your home country for more information on the regulations. Please leave us a comment if you learn any news and/or have your own experiences flying a drone in Myanmar!
19-08-2017
We enter Myanmar 2 weeks ago on Mandalay international airport from Bangkok carrying a DJI Mavic Pro in my hand luggage. It went through the x-ray machine but nobody said a thing and I could pass with out a word.
Hi Paul! Thanks for your comment. Did you see any other drones during your trip there? Or have any authority bothered you during your flights with the mavic? Maybe in Bagan or another turistic place… I’m going there in a couple weeks and would love to take my spark with me
Hi Douglas.
I had no problems, but i was careful and not used the drone where there were people around. In the time when I was there I did not see any other people with a drone. But I know from guides and other people that sometimes they see a drone. My advise is, use your drone wisely. Don’t let it get a lot of attention.
Thank you so much for the information. I’ll make sure to use my drone wisely.
When I was using the drone, i got a glimp of the future. I imagined 10-15 travellers like me. All with a drone in the air. All with good intentions. Still…. imagine the sound of the 15 drones. Good luck and travel safe. Who knows, maybe we will meet one day and have a beer, or mineral water.
hehehe your glimpse is already true in Iceland. A friend of mine is there and told me each waterfall has at least 5 mavics. I imagine restrictions will be more frequent by the time.
Lets have this beer for sure! Let me know if you you ever come to Brazil. X
Hello,
I’ll be taking a trip to Burma this June and hoping to bring my spark with me. I was searching for informations about it but there were no official rules n laws about it. I am just worry that it will get confiscated at the airport custom. I will not be flying it though.So is it safe for me to take it ?
Well as you can read above I had no trouble getting it through customs. But is this a guarantee?
Hi! I had no problems with the importation of the drones and flew in Bagan and Minghun over pagodas. But she did not risk flying next to Shwedagon. (it was in February, with Mavic Pro
I am looking for a drone pilot in Mandalay. Does someone has information of someone interested. It’s for an exploration
Thanks
Diana