ENAIRE manages more than 2,200 drone operations in Spain over the summer
- More than 700 operations were coordinated each month from June to August
- Catalonia led the activity with 516 operations, followed by Madrid with 451 and the Basque Country with 255
Drone operations in Spain remained at a high level throughout summer 2026. Between June and August, ENAIRE coordinated a total of 2,218 drone operations, reflecting the consolidation of the professional use of drones for an increasingly diverse and specialised range of activities.
Catalonia once again recorded the highest number of operations of any Autonomous Region, with 516 over the summer as a whole. Madrid ranked second with 451, followed by the Basque Country with 255. Together, the three regions accounted for almost 55% of all activity recorded over the period.
Andalusia recorded 209 co-ordinations and the Canary Islands 167, also confirming strong activity linked to the use of drones for aerial work such as infrastructure inspections, audiovisual recording and environmental monitoring, among other uses.
