Federal Aviation Administration rules under 14 CFR Part 107 and LAANC preempt local drone-proximity rules. Pilots must obtain controlled-airspace authorization within five miles of LAX, Burbank, Long Beach, Van Nuys, Hawthorne, Whiteman, Compton, El Monte, and Santa Monica airports.
Federal aviation law preempts most state and local drone airspace rules. FAA Part 107 requires recreational and commercial drone pilots to obtain authorization through the Low Altitude Authorization and Notification Capability system, LAANC, before flying in Class B, C, D, or E surface controlled airspace. LA County hosts Class B around LAX and Class D around Burbank, Long Beach, Van Nuys, Hawthorne, Whiteman, Compton, El Monte, and Santa Monica. Default ceilings near airports are zero feet without LAANC approval. The County supplements with Title 17.04.510 park bans and Sheriff trespass laws but cannot regulate airspace itself. Hospital helipads and TFRs from temporary events impose additional no-fly zones lasting hours to days.
Flying a drone in controlled airspace without LAANC authorization violates 14 CFR §107.41, with FAA civil penalties up to 27,500 dollars per violation, possible criminal referral, and concurrent County trespass charges if launched from County property.
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