Drone laws in Malta
Drone laws in Malta
Buying a drone from us has no restrictions. Flying it does, and the rule that catches almost everyone by surprise is this:
If your drone has a camera, you must register as an operator before you fly it, regardless of how much it weighs. A common myth is that drones under 250 g are exempt from registration. They are not, if they carry a camera, and every drone we sell does.
Why weight isn't the whole story
EU law (Regulation (EU) 2019/947, article 14(5)) requires operator registration if either of two things is true:
- the aircraft weighs 250 g or more, or
- it's fitted with a sensor capable of capturing personal data: in practice, a camera.
These are independent triggers, not a combined test. A 150 g drone with a camera still needs its operator registered. The only aircraft this doesn't reach are toys under the Toy Safety Directive (2009/48/EC) intended for play by children under 14, not a description that fits a DJI Mini, Neo, or Avata.
How to register
In Malta, you register with Transport Malta's Civil Aviation Directorate, which issues an operator registration number. That number then has to be displayed on the aircraft itself.
What we're not telling you
Height limits, no-fly zones, insurance, and the remote-pilot competency test depend on the class of your specific aircraft and change from time to time. We're not going to guess at rules that move. Transport Malta and EASA are the sources that are actually kept current, and the links above go straight to them.
If anything on this page ever conflicts with what Transport Malta or EASA say, their guidance is the one to follow. We keep this page as accurate as we can, but we're a shop, not a regulator, and we can't take responsibility for a rule that's changed since we last checked.