Drone Rules in Edison, NJ (2026)

Recreational Drones

Recreational drone operation in Edison is governed primarily by FAA federal preemption: 14 CFR Part 107 for non-recreational flight and 49 U.S.C. §44809 for limited recreational flight (TRUST test, line-of-sight, under 400 feet AGL, away from manned aircraft, registered above 0.55 lb at faa.gov/uas). Edison has not codified a stand-alone recreational-drone ordinance, but Middlesex County prohibits drone takeoff or landing in any County park without a County Parks designation; Edison's parks managed jointly with the County (including parts of Roosevelt Park and the Edison-Metuchen Dog Park) fall under that ban. The FAA issued a Temporary Flight Restriction (TFR) covering Edison and 21 other New Jersey towns in December 2024 / January 2025 during the drone-sightings event.