Aerial Drone Services

Here is how this works in practice. We give aerial drone services for shoots in Iceland, supplying licensed drone operators, camera sites and the permit planning that legal aerial filming needs. Our team flies the locations that make the country a global aerial showcase — the rift valley of Þingvellir, the glacier tongues of Vatnajökull, the Jökulsárlón lagoon, waterfalls, lava fields and the endless black-sand coast. We plan each flight around the country's two hard constraints: the regulatory regime and the weather.

Here is the short of it. Drone operations fall under the Icelandic Transport Authority, Samgöngustofa, applying EASA rules, and national parks impose strict limits and specific permits. This we secure ahead of the shoot. Wind is the operational ceiling — the country's gusts are strong and sudden — so we build realistic weather windows into the schedule. We set up with the wider camera department, handle battery and cold-weather running, and fly to the brief safely and legally.

Here is the breakdown. Iceland's covered landscapes are the reason shoots come, and the reason aerial filming is tightly ruled. Vatnajökull National Park and Þingvellir National Park — both UNESCO-listed — limit drone use to safeguard wildlife, other visitors and the fragile environment, and the Environment Agency of the country (Umhverfisstofnun) runs access to many covered areas. We treat 'leave no trace' as non-negotiable: the moss and lava that drones overfly take decades to recover from any disturbance. Bird-nesting seasons and wildlife sensitivity also shape where and when we can fly.

Here is what that looks like on the ground. Productions from 'Game of Thrones' to countless commercials have used Icelandic aerials. The appetite is constant — but the responsible operator plans within the rules rather than around them. For larger aerial units we supplement pro pilots and gear from the UK and mainland Europe, importing under ATA carnet.