Currently added Drone Transportation Regulations and Tips can be found below. Use the search function to filter.
| Drone Type | Date of flight (mm/dd/yyyy) | Origin (Country) | Origin (Airport/Airfield) | Drone allowed in hand luggage? | Drone allowed in checked baggage? | Notes (Departure) | Destination (Country) | Destination (Airport/Airfield) | Notes (Arrival) | Fly regulation File (Destination) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DJI Mavic Pro | 12/15/2017 | Australia | sydney airport | Yes | Yes | singapore | Philippines | NAIA | ||
| DJI Mavic Pro | Hungary | Budapest | No | Yes | If props are bigger than 6cm you have to put your drone into checked baggage. (Airport regulation) Airline: WizzAir | Spain | Fuerteventura | No problem | spain.jpg | |
| Other | Italy | STEFANO BERTONCELLO | Yes | Yes | China | Shangai | ||||
| DJI Mavic Pro | 06/10/2017 | Singapore | CHANGI | Yes | No | Philippines | NAIA T3 | No problem. I actually put 3 extra batteries on checked baggage. Each battery in a lipo bag. No problems encountered. Then later on I read the regulations and it was stated that the batteries should be in hand luggage and not in checked baggage. | ||
| DJI Mavic Pro | 03/13/2018 | Singapore | Changi | Yes | No | Taiwan | Taoyuan | No issue in getting a drone into the country | ||
| DJI Mavic Pro | Spain | Fuerteventura | Yes | Don't know | No worries, batteries removed, and at 70% charge. Airline: WizzAir | Hungary | Budapest | No problem | ||
| DJI Mavic Pro | 06/01/2017 | United Kingdom | Luton | Yes | Yes | No problems, the staff had never seen a Mavic Pro before, they just thought it was cool! lol | Poland | Lublin | No problems | |
| DJI Mavic Pro | United States of America | Mia | Yes | No | Copa and united | Costa Rica | Sjo | |||
| DJI Phantom 4 Pro | United States of America | New York - JFK | Yes | Yes | No problem. Batteries removed. | Canada | Toronto | No problem | canada.jpg | |
| DJI Phantom 4 Pro Plus | United States of America | IAH | Yes | Don't know | Batteries in LiPo bag | Mexico | CZM (Cozumel) | No problem | ||
| DJI Phantom 3 Professional | United States of America | Atlanta | Yes | Yes | Lipo batteries must be in your carry on and not installed in the device. All 3 of my batteries in a flame-resistant pound. Security swabbed the batteries with their explosive residue tests. No problem. | United States of America | Las Vegas | No problem | airline_passengers_and_batteries.pdf | |
| DJI Phantom 3 Professional | United States of America | Las Vegas | Yes | Yes | Lipo batteries must be in your carry on and not installed in the device. Security said nothing. No problem at all. | United States of America | Atlanta | No problem. | airline_passengers_and_batteries_1.pdf | |
| DJI Mavic Pro | United States of America | San Francisco | Yes | Don't know | Carried the Mavic with all my photography gear (GoPro, DSLR, etc) in a lowepro back-pack. Kept all my batteries in lipo bags. Went through security at both airports (inbound / outbound) with no issues. Went through the baggage x-ray and no questions asked | United States of America | Maui | No problem at all | ||
| DJI Mavic Pro | United States of America | SFO | Yes | No | Make sure your batteries are not charged, as per FAA regulations. | Chile | Santiago | No questions whatsoever, including at the layover in Mexico | chile-small_guide.jpg | |
| DJI Mavic Pro | United States of America | LAX | Yes | Don't know | American Airlines, No problems | United States of America | Marquette | No problems | ||
| DJI Mavic Pro | 07/01/2017 | United States of America | Sacramento | Yes | Don't know | Carried it on every time. It was flagged by TSA every time for additional inspection. No problems other than that. | United States of America | El Paso Texas | Carried it on every time. It was flagged by TSA every time for additional inspection. No problems other than that. | |
| DJI Mavic Pro | 07/01/2017 | United States of America | El Paso Texas | Yes | Don't know | Carried it on every time. It was flagged by TSA every time for additional inspection. No problems other than that. | United States of America | Florida | Carried it on every time. It was flagged by TSA every time for additional inspection. No problems other than that. |
KLM Battery Transportation Rules. Same rules may apply in other corporations.
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