Svishtov reminder: check restricted zones before flying a drone
The warning applies to agricultural, commercial, recreational and photography flights in border areas. Current zones must be checked before take-off.
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Svishtov Municipality published a Border Police Directorate warning on 9 October for people and organisations operating unmanned aircraft systems in border areas. The notice is a reminder of the rules already in force; it does not introduce a new blanket flight ban.
Before every flight, operators must check the current prohibited and restricted geographical zones published by the Civil Aviation Administration Directorate, as well as the requirements applying to the specific location. This also covers drones used for agricultural, commercial, recreational and photography purposes.
Border Police says that operating a drone does not grant permission to record or distribute information without authorisation about its sites, facilities, equipment and activities when access or disclosure is legally restricted. The Directorate says it has technical detection and countermeasure capabilities and may act to terminate an unauthorised or threatening flight.
A practical pre-flight check can start with the Civil Aviation Administration’s official unmanned aircraft portal. The municipal notice also points to the interactive Drone Map Bulgaria as an additional visual source based on aviation-authority data.
Sources and photograph
Svishtov Municipality — official notice, 9 October 2026
Civil Aviation Administration Directorate — unmanned aircraft systems portal
Civil Aviation Administration — open-category operations and geographical-zone checks
Illustrative photograph: drone in flight, Jonas / Unsplash. The image is not from the border area or a Border Police inspection. Cropped to 1200×675 px by 5000.news.
