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Last Update: 09/15/2026 at 6:33 PM EST
Beijing Expands Citywide Drone Restrictions
Coverage from DroneXL, Bloomberg, and others
What's Going On
Beijing is moving from restricted drone flights, sales, and registration toward a citywide prohibition on civilian possession and storage beginning November 15.
The measures add disposal and relocation requirements, enforcement penalties, and a surrounding no-fly zone while preserving exemptions for commercial aviation and emergency rescue.
Additional Articles
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Beijing authorities will prohibit civilian drone possession and storage across the Chinese capital from November 15, while offering owners subsidized disposal or removal options.
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Beijing will ban recreational drone possession and use from November 15 after a light plane crashed into the capital's tallest skyscraper in June.
Beijing authorities will prohibit possession and storage of drones within Beijing from Nov. 15 after a late-June aircraft crash killed the pilot and injured 13 people.
Beijing authorities will ban possession and storage of drones within the Chinese capital from Nov. 15 after tightening flight and sales restrictions.
Beijing authorities will ban possession and storage of drones within the Chinese capital from Nov. 15 after a fatal June aircraft crash.
Beijing municipal authorities will impose stricter drone restrictions from November 15 in Beijing after a fatal June crash at Citic Tower.