Fiji’s Drone Laws 2025 – What Every Pilot Needs to Know Before You Fly
Key Facts Legal Framework and Authority Fiji regulates drones as aircraft under its civil aviation laws. The Civil Aviation Authority of Fiji (CAAF) is the national regulator responsible for drone safety oversight drone-laws.com. Under Fiji’s Air Navigation Regulations, operation of any “pilotless aircraft” (drone) is illegal without CAAF’s written authorization caaf.org.fj. This legal requirement comes from Regulation 82, which mandates that no unmanned aircraft may fly unless an authorisation is issued and all specified conditions are met caaf.org.fj. In practice, this means every drone flight – recreational or commercial – must be approved by CAAF in advance. The broad definition of
