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# FAA Part 107 Small UAS rule (United States)

Canonical ID: `760df04f-1c65-4eb6-b420-61ab9701ab8f`

- **Jurisdiction:** [United States](/locations/united-states.md) (id: `aa8b9c05-c836-4021-801f-59801970401e`)
- **Kind:** `operational_restriction`
- **Status (derived):** in_effect
- **Effective:** 2016-08-29

The US Federal Aviation Administration's 14 CFR Part 107, the operating-rules framework for small unmanned aircraft systems (under 55 lb) flown commercially in US airspace. Effective Aug 29, 2016, it sets the Remote Pilot Certificate, operating limits (daylight/civil-twilight, visual-line-of-sight, 400 ft AGL, one-pilot-one-aircraft), and waiver pathways. Amended Apr 21, 2021 by the Remote ID rule and the Operations Over People / night-operations final rules. Beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) operations are governed by waiver and by the proposed Part 108 framework (NPRM published Aug 7, 2025).

## Sources (7)

1. https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-14/chapter-I/subchapter-F/part-107
2. https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-14/chapter-I/subchapter-F/part-107/subpart-B
3. https://www.faa.gov/newsroom/small-unmanned-aircraft-systems-uas-regulations-part-107
4. https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/06/28/2016-15079/operation-and-certification-of-small-unmanned-aircraft-systems
5. https://www.faa.gov/newsroom/faa-announces-effective-dates-final-drone-rules
6. https://www.faa.gov/uas/commercial_operators/operations_over_people
7. https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/08/07/2025-14992/normalizing-unmanned-aircraft-systems-beyond-visual-line-of-sight-operations

## Status history

- **in_effect** · 2016-08-29 · editor:DEPLOY content-agent (drones V1 unit 1 - DJI / FAA Part 107)
    - Part 107 small UAS operating rule in effect since Aug 29, 2016; baseline status event (drones V1).

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