AirShare is New Zealand’s hub for recreational and commercial drone operators – ensuring safe and happy drone flying in New Zealand skies.
Here you’ll find the information and access you need to learn how to operate your drone safely in all types of airspace, plan drone flights, identify safe places to fly, and gain authorisation to fly from air traffic services provider Airways New Zealand and aerodrome operators.
AirShare in New Zealand is powered by the AirShare uncrewed traffic management (UTM) system – developed as a Flight Information Management System (FIMS) to help global air navigation service providers and regulators safely and efficiently integrated uncrewed traffic into their airspace.
Learn more about the AirShare global UTM here.
It’s important to know the rules before you fly your drone. It’s an aircraft, so can be a hazard to people, property and other aircraft. Understanding the rules will help you to keep yourself, your drone and other aircraft safe when operating your drone.
We’ve pulled together some of the key things you need to know under the Civil Aviation Part 101 rules. See the pages below, and a simplified version of the key rules in our below graphic. Make sure you know and understand the Part 101 rules before you fly – there are many nuances to explore.
See below for a simplified version of the key rules. To explore the rules and their nuances, see this Civil Aviation Authority Part 101 consolidation document.
Visit this page of the CAA website to learn about the drone regulations for New Zealand.
Drone operators with a Part 102 uncrewed aircraft operator certificate may have variations from the Civil Aviation Part 101 rules, and legally fly.
For the month of May 2025
Head to the Airways International website to learn about our AirShare uncrewed traffic management (UTM) system.
