Drone Rules in Missouri (2026)
21 rules on the books across Missouri, 11 cities and counties. Select a rule to read the full details.
Severity: Few Restrictions · Light Restrictions · Some Restrictions · Significant Restrictions · Heavy Restrictions
Recreational Drones
Local rules for flying drones as a hobby, including where you can fly, altitude limits, and restrictions near parks and public events.
Missouri: statewide
StatewideSome RestrictionsRecreational drones in Missouri follow FAA rules for registration and airspace, which preempt local flight regulation…
Read full rule →St Charles County
Significant RestrictionsSt. Charles County parks are closed to remotely controlled aircraft except in areas the Parks Director designates, and…
Read full rule →St Peters
Some RestrictionsIn the City of St. Peters, Missouri, City Code Section 245.010 requires unmanned aircraft system operators to keep…
Read full rule →Waynesville
Some RestrictionsIn the City of Waynesville, Missouri, a hobbyist flying a drone under § 212.030 must follow the FAA's rules at 14 CFR…
Read full rule →St. Louis
Few RestrictionsSt. Louis exempts recreational and educational drone flying from its commercial-drone ordinance, so hobbyist pilots who…
Read full rule →Commercial Drones
Additional permits and requirements for using drones for business purposes like photography, delivery, or inspections.
Blue Springs
Significant RestrictionsBlue Springs, Missouri has no citywide commercial drone ordinance, but Section 910.050(B)(1) of the City Code bans…
Read full rule →St. Louis
Some RestrictionsSt. Louis requires commercial drone operators to hold an FAA remote pilot certificate and a City business license, and…
Read full rule →Waynesville
Some RestrictionsIn the City of Waynesville, Missouri, § 212.030 regulates every operator of an unmanned aircraft, and nothing in the…
Read full rule →Park Drone Restrictions
Bans on launching, landing, or operating drones in city and county parks, with exceptions for designated model-aircraft fields.
St. Louis County
Heavy RestrictionsSt. Louis County Parks prohibit drone operation in all parks except Buder Park and a portion of Antire Valley, where…
Read full rule →Columbia
Significant RestrictionsColumbia, Missouri prohibits taking off or landing unmanned aircraft systems and model airplanes inside Boone County…
Read full rule →Jackson County
Significant RestrictionsJackson County bans flying drones in its parks except in areas the Parks Director designates for radio-controlled…
Read full rule →Jefferson County
Significant RestrictionsJefferson County bars model aircraft and drones from every county park except River Bend Park in Eureka. Photographers…
Read full rule →Kirkwood
Significant RestrictionsKirkwood bars flying a drone, model airplane, rocket or other motorized flying device in any city park except in spots…
Read full rule →O Fallon
Significant RestrictionsFlying a drone or any remote-controlled flying device over a public O'Fallon park is unlawful whenever another person…
Read full rule →St Charles County
Significant RestrictionsSt. Charles County parks are closed to drones by default. You may fly only in an area the Parks Director has designated…
Read full rule →Waynesville
Some RestrictionsIn the City of Waynesville, Missouri, § 212.030 allows drone flights in public areas such as parks and agriculturally…
Read full rule →St Peters
Light RestrictionsIn the City of St. Peters, Missouri, City Code Section 245.010(L) authorizes the City Administrator to set time, place…
Read full rule →Event Drone Restrictions
Temporary flight restrictions over stadiums, parades, and major public events, plus the federal sports-stadium TFR rules.
Columbia
Significant RestrictionsColumbia, Missouri's park special-event permit rules flatly bar remote control airplanes and most powered aircraft from…
Read full rule →St Charles County
Significant RestrictionsSt. Charles County requires written authorization from the Parks and Recreation Director before flying a drone, model…
Read full rule →St. Louis
Significant RestrictionsSt. Louis bars commercial drone operators from flying within 300 feet of any City-permitted public event unless the…
Read full rule →Waynesville
Significant RestrictionsIn the City of Waynesville, Missouri, § 212.030 bars taking off, landing or operating a drone within five hundred feet…
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