Can you fly your drone in Slovenia?

KEY RULES (EASA OPEN CATEGORY)

1. 01In the open category, the maximum height is 120 m, measured as the distance to 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.
2. 02As a drone operator, you must register if your drone weighs 250 g or more (or could transfer more than 80 J of energy on impact) — this also applies to toys. Below 250 g, registration is still mandatory if the drone has a sensor able to capture personal data, unless it is considered a toy under the EU Toy Safety Directive. Training/pilot certificate requirements are separate and depend on the drone's class and subcategory.
3. 03In Slovenia, the minimum age for flying on your own is 16 — the online training and the A1/A3 exam are valid for 5 years and are run by the CAA (Javna agencija za civilno letalstvo, the Civil Aviation Agency).
4. 04Flying in the open category over populated areas is prohibited. The exception under Article 14 of the Decree (Uredba) applies only if all conditions are met: system mass up to 1200 g, height up to 50 m above ground (AGL), daytime-only operation, prior approval from the owner or user of the property, and a submitted advance flight notification. When strictly necessary for the safe conduct of the operation, the aircraft may be at most ten metres beyond the property boundary.
5. 05In the open category, you must keep the drone within your direct visual line of sight with the naked eye (glasses/contact lenses are fine; binoculars or a screen do not count) — or fly with the help of an observer, maintaining clear and effective communication with each other at all times so that together you can monitor the airspace and avoid collisions. "Follow-me" mode is a separate exception, permitted up to 50 m from the pilot.
6. 06Do not fly over assemblies of people. Rules for uninvolved persons depend on subcategory, class mark and operating conditions; check the official matrix.
7. 07Night flight is permitted under the EASA open-category baseline when the required green flashing light is used, unless a current geographic zone or national rule imposes a stricter condition.
8. 08Triglav National Park: flying aircraft below 1000 feet (304.8 m) above the highest current point or obstacle during flight is prohibited in the park area (ZTNP-1, Article 13, point 40), which for the open category means a total ban. The park manager's consent is possible only for surveying, film, video and documentary recording of the park; there is no consent for recreational flying.
9. 09At aerodromes without aerodrome air traffic control (e.g. Lesce, Celje, Murska Sobota — and also Portorož, Maribor and Cerklje outside control operating hours), flying drones is prohibited within 2600 m of the runway (Uredba, Ur. l. RS 39/24, Article 13). The ban does not apply if procedures for flying unmanned aircraft systems are specifically defined in the aerodrome operator's instructions for use of the aerodrome, or if the UAS operator obtains prior approval from the aerodrome operator.
10. 10Nuclear Facility Area (NEK Krško): Flying is permitted only with authorization from the Slovenian Nuclear Safety Administration and the Ministry of the Interior.

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