NinoxDrone2: Avinor’s drone app

You need NinoxDrone2 when you fly within 5 km of an airport where the tower takes requests through the app. Outside the 5 km zone it is optional, but sensible, to register your flight. Helicopters and emergency services can then see that there is a drone in the air.

The app is not a complete map of where you can fly. It does not show protected areas, NSM’s sensor ban zones or NOTAMs. You have to check those elsewhere. See the pre-flight checklist.

Not every airport uses the app. Avinor’s drone map shows contact details for each airport, and for some you have to phone or email.

1. 1Install an authenticator appMicrosoft Authenticator, Google Authenticator or FreeOTP. Use only one, or the registration stops.
2. 2Download NinoxDrone2From the App Store or Google Play. You can also use the web portal at utm.avinor.no/avm.
3. 3Create a new accountEveryone has to register again. Accounts from the old Ninox Drone app were not transferred.
4. 4Set up two-factor loginScan the QR code with your authenticator app. The code is valid for 30 seconds, so enter it straight away.
5. 5Create your flight planDraw the area, set the maximum height (never above 120 m) and the time, and submit.
6. 6Wait for clearanceWithin 5 km of an airport, do not take off until the tower has approved. End the flight in the app once you have landed.

Yellow

The plan is waiting for approval.

Blue

The plan is approved, but you still have to request take-off.

Green

You are cleared to take off.

Grey

You have ended the flight.

Empty with a black ring

Cancelled, either by the tower or automatically because the plan breaks the rules.

Plans scheduled for later are shown with a dashed border in the same colour.

Colours and warnings on the map show that you are in or near an area with restrictions. That does not always mean flying is banned. What matters is the type of area:

• Within 5 km of an airport: you can fly if the tower approves your plan. If the tower is closed, you cannot fly there.
• Central Oslo (R-102): requires permission from Luftfartstilsynet, not from Avinor.
• Outside the airport zones: you do not need permission from Avinor, but the normal rules still apply.

Luftfartstilsynet has announced that the 5 km rule will probably be replaced by a requirement for permission in the whole control zone (CTR) around the airport. Control zones can be much larger than 5 km. As of October 2026, the change has not been adopted.

• Do not take off until the plan is green.
• Tap “end flight” once you have landed. An open plan blocks the airspace and counts as a safety breach.
• Plans that break the rules may be cancelled without notice.
• If you lose your drone (a flyaway), call the tower and the police first. Report the incident in the app afterwards.

• The code is rejected: it is valid for 30 seconds. Check that your phone’s clock is set automatically.
• The QR code is shown on the same phone: open the web portal on a computer and scan from there, or use the setup key in your authenticator app.
• Registration stops: you have probably linked more than one authenticator app. Use only one.
• The app does not work: try the web portal at utm.avinor.no/avm (remember the “/avm”).