FAA UAS Applications

Best Practices: Review airspace requirements in FAA UAS applications before you fly!

The FAA, working with industry, has developed applications that provide increased situational awareness to recreational flyers.

These are:

• FAA-approved UAS Service Suppliers of the Low Altitude Authorization and Notification Capability (LAANC)(opens in a new tab)

• FAA B4UFLY:

B4UFLY provides:

• A clear "status" indicator that lets you know where you can fly

• Informative, interactive maps with filtering options

• Information about controlled airspace, special use airspace, critical infrastructure, airports, national parks, military training routes and TFRs

• Ability to check whether it is safe to fly in different locations by searching for a location or moving the location pin

• Links to other FAA drone resources and regulatory information

• FAA UAS Service Suppliers of LAANC also provide near real-time airspace authorizations

A full list of companies that provide authorizations to recreational flyers is available on the B4UFLY website