DroneScoutRemote ID in Norway
Last reviewed: 2026-10-01
What is Remote ID? How the technology works: the standards, what a broadcast contains, and Bluetooth vs Wi-Fi transmission.
Norway is not in the EU, but through the EEA agreement it applies the same EASA drone rules, supervised by the Norwegian Civil Aviation Authority (Luftfartstilsynet). The EU rules have applied in Norway since 2021 — only the EU rules since 1 July 2021 — and Remote ID has been fully in force since 1 January 2024. See the EU page for the full picture; this page covers what is specific to Norway.
Which drones must broadcast it?
| Situation | Direct Remote ID |
|---|---|
| Drones with class label C1, C2, C3, C5 or C6 | Built in by the manufacturer, must be switched on |
| Any drone flying in the specific category | Required |
| Class C0 and C4 | Not required |
| Drones without a class label ("legacy" drones) in the open category | Not required |
Registration and the NOR operator number
Operators register at flydrone.no. Registration is required unless the drone weighs under 250 g and has no camera, or is clearly a toy. Private operators pay an annual fee. You receive an operator number of the form NORxxxxxxxxxxxxx-xyz:
- the first part (NOR…) is marked on the drone, and is what the drone broadcasts;
- the three characters after the hyphen are a private code you enter only in the drone to activate Remote ID. They are not broadcast.
Operators registered in another EASA country use their existing registration when flying in Norway.
How to see it
A Norwegian Direct Remote ID broadcast carries the same fields as anywhere in the EU: operator number, serial number, position and height, course and speed, the pilot's position or take-off point, and an emergency status. DroneScout receives it on Android and iPhone and shows each drone live on a map, using the European standard ASD-STAN EN 4709-002. Which transports your phone can receive varies — see the FAQ — and DroneScout Bridge closes that gap for both platforms.