Drone Rules in Hendersonville, TN (2026)

Recreational Drones

Federal law governs the airspace over Hendersonville — the FAA's Part 107 covers commercial flight and 49 U.S.C. § 44809 covers recreational flight (400 ft AGL cap, visual line of sight, Remote ID, TRUST test). Tennessee adds the Freedom from Unwarranted Surveillance Act (TCA 39-13-609) limiting law-enforcement drone use, TCA 39-13-903 (unlawful image capture as a Class A misdemeanor) which also makes drone surveillance of critical-infrastructure facilities a felony, and TCA 70-4-302 prohibiting drone interference with hunters/anglers. Hendersonville sits in Sumner County and is partly under or near Nashville International (BNA) Class B airspace — LAANC authorization required for controlled-airspace flights. The City does not publish a stand-alone drone ordinance; the Mobile Vendor Checklist notes that operations on City Parks or City-owned property require permission of the Hendersonville Parks Director or Mayor — drone take-off/landing on city property follows the same gatekeeping.