Cape Verde

You are welcome with your UAV in Cape Verde, drone rules are regulated since January 2019.

Maximum take-off weight: No Limit

Maximum hight: 121 meters /400 ft 

Maximum horizontal distance:  Keep the UAV in visual sight. 

Maximum speed: Not above 160 km (100 mph)

Minimum age: 

Insurance: Not known

Distance Airports / Heliports: 8 km / 4.17 mi.

Night flights:  Prohibited

Prohibited: not above people, animals, buildings, railways, waterways, beaches, Pilot may not be in a moving vehicle.

Useful link: Cape Verde’s Civil Aviation Authority

Contact information: carlosn@acivil.gov.cv / +238 260 3430