Can you fly your drone in Liechtenstein?

Two separate things are easily confused here. Registration as a drone operator is required as soon as your drone weighs 250 g or more, or has a camera or sensor able to capture personal data — so it covers many sub-250 g drones too, unless they qualify for the toy exemption. The remote pilot's certificate of competency (Remote Pilot Certificate) is something else: you need it once your drone weighs 250 g or more, or carries a C1 or higher class mark. A camera drone under 250 g therefore needs registration, but no exam. You get the certificate by passing an online theory test with Amt für Bau und Infrastruktur (ABI) / BAZL, and it is then valid across the whole EASA area, not just here.

Yes — EU drone rules apply to visitors too. If you are already registered as a drone operator in another EASA country, that registration and your A1/A3 certificate (also A2) are valid in Liechtenstein as well. Coming from outside the EASA area, you register once — in the first EASA country where you plan to fly, here with Amt für Bau und Infrastruktur (ABI) / BAZL. Swiss drone law applies. EASA residents (EU, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Iceland) register at home; others register before flying (in Switzerland via FOCA's dLIS, CHF 10) unless already EASA-registered. Carry your operator ID. Drones from 250 g need at least CHF 1 million liability insurance. Vaduz Castle and the government quarter: no-fly zone.

The short version: In the open category, the maximum height is 120 m, measured as the distance from the closest point of the Earth's surface — not simply straight down, so near a slope the ground beside you can also count. Within 50 m of a tall artificial obstacle (over 105 m), the maximum height may be increased up to 15 m above the height of the obstacle at the request of the entity responsible for the obstacle. On top of that: Fully complies with the Swiss FOCA drone regulations. Also: You must register as a drone operator if your drone weighs 250 g or more (or could transfer more than 80 J of kinetic energy on impact) — this also applies to toys. Below 250 g, registration is still required if the drone has a sensor able to capture personal data, unless it counts as a toy under the EU Toy Safety Directive. The operator number (without the last three characters) must be clearly displayed on every drone. Pilot training/competency requirements are regulated separately and depend on the drone's class and subcategory. These are central aviation rules — location-specific airspace, land, nature, privacy and photography requirements can also apply in Liechtenstein, so always check the official sources.

What you need to avoid are the restricted zones — typically around airports, prisons, military areas and protected nature areas. You'll find the official map for Liechtenstein under Sources below, and the DroneKoll app shows current NOTAMs (temporary airspace restrictions) for Liechtenstein.

Drone flying in Liechtenstein is regulated by Amt für Bau und Infrastruktur (ABI) / BAZL, which handles both the rules and the airspace. Their official pages are linked under Sources below — that is where changes appear first.