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# EU U-space Regulation (EU) 2021/664: Airspace Management for Drones

Canonical ID: `4e8e1b4a-38c1-4411-92c7-6e0f9698e9e4`

- **Jurisdiction:** [European Union](/locations/european-union.md) (id: `1f672777-9422-4b11-8e4d-4fd9e8209c30`)
- **Kind:** `operational_restriction`
- **Status (derived):** in_effect
- **Effective:** 2023-01-26

EU Regulation 2021/664 establishes the U-space framework for unmanned aircraft traffic management, defining services including e-registration, flight authorization, traffic information, and geo-awareness. EASA published first set of AMC/GM for U-space in 2026. Mandatory U-space services rolling out for urban drone flights.

## Sources (1)

1. https://www.easa.europa.eu/en/regulations/u-space · 2023-01-26

## Status history

- **in_effect** · 2023-01-26 · agent-recon
    - Initial ingestion

## Common questions

### What does EU U-space Regulation (EU) 2021/664: Airspace Management for Drones cover?

EU Regulation 2021/664 establishes the U-space framework for unmanned aircraft traffic management, defining services including e-registration, flight authorization, traffic information, and geo-awareness. EASA published first set of AMC/GM for U-space in 2026. Mandatory U-space services rolling out for urban drone flights.

### Where does EU U-space Regulation (EU) 2021/664: Airspace Management for Drones apply?

EU U-space Regulation (EU) 2021/664: Airspace Management for Drones is recorded as a operational_restriction applying in European Union on the DEPLOY registry.

### When did EU U-space Regulation (EU) 2021/664: Airspace Management for Drones take effect?

EU U-space Regulation (EU) 2021/664: Airspace Management for Drones is recorded as effective January 26, 2023 on the DEPLOY registry.

### Is EU U-space Regulation (EU) 2021/664: Airspace Management for Drones still in effect?

EU U-space Regulation (EU) 2021/664: Airspace Management for Drones is currently in effect and applies to covered operators in the named jurisdiction.

### What types of robots does EU U-space Regulation (EU) 2021/664: Airspace Management for Drones apply to?

EU U-space Regulation (EU) 2021/664: Airspace Management for Drones is recorded as applying to drones on the DEPLOY registry.

### Which robot models on the DEPLOY registry fall under EU U-space Regulation (EU) 2021/664: Airspace Management for Drones?

8 robot models on the DEPLOY registry match the form-factor scope of EU U-space Regulation (EU) 2021/664: Airspace Management for Drones: A200-XT, AEVEX Strike Drone, AIR ONE, ALIA-250 and 4 others. Form-factor scope match does not by itself establish compliance status; review the underlying primary sources for each operator.


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