The zone
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Red: the zone around Heathrow Airport, as the DroneChecker map shows it. Grey dashes: other aerodrome zones nearby. It has parallel runways, so there are two runway zones at each end. The live map lets you zoom in, so you can see exactly where your spot falls.
Zone shapes from the NATS drone restriction dataset ↗, matched against the edition effective 1 October 2026 (checked 7 October 2026).
- Made up of: the aerodrome zone and 4 runway zones
- Furthest reach: about 7.2 km (4.5 miles) from the middle of the aerodrome, at the end of a runway zone
- Height: from the ground up to 2,000 ft above ground level
Permission to fly here
Only the aerodrome can give it. This aerodrome takes requests through the NATS portal.
Request via NATS ↗ · Their drone page ↗
Route last checked 7 October 2026. If their own page says something different, their page is right.
Before you go
The zone is one check of several. The Restrictions map shows it alongside every other layer, and the app rates the wind and weather for your drone on the day. Pro adds NOTAMs, the temporary notices published for events, displays and other activity.