Upcoming closure for maintenance
This service will be unavailable for 3 hours between 2pm and 5pm on Monday 22 September 2025.
This is so that we can carry out essential maintenance, we're sorry for any inconvenience.
This service will be unavailable for 3 hours between 2pm and 5pm on Monday 22 September 2025.
This is so that we can carry out essential maintenance, we're sorry for any inconvenience.
Use this service when:
You must be at least 18 years old to get an operator ID.
You can use the same operator ID for all your drones and model aircraft.
If you are an accountable manager for an organisation that is responsible for drones or model aircraft, please register as an organisation.
Registration for an operator ID costs £11.79 and is valid for 1 year.
You'll need:
If you already have a flyer ID, you’ll need to get your operator ID in the My registration area.
Drone and Model Aircraft Registration Team
drone.registration@caa.co.uk
Telephone: 0330 022 9930
Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 4:30pm