Every DFR waiver the FAA has issued. None require operators to see other drones.
What the waiver requires
Every DFR waiver protects against manned aircraft. None of them require the agency to see other drones.
Sees manned aircraft that broadcast. Required in every waiver.
Sees manned aircraft that don’t broadcast. Required only to fly at 400 ft.
Sees other drones, including delivery fleets. Not required in either tier.
Where agencies fly at 200 ft and 400 ft
Each dot is an agency’s city. Blue dots fly the 200 ft shielded tier; orange dots fly at 400 ft with radar or other detect-and-avoid. Use the buttons to show one tier at a time. Hover a state for its 200 ft / 400 ft split, or click a dot for the agencies there.
Who holds the waivers
Waivers by agency type, split into the 200 ft shielded tier and the 400 ft detect-and-avoid tier. Click a type to list its waivers below.
Every waiver
One row per waiver. An agency with both tiers, or a renewal, appears more than once. Waiver numbers link to the FAA’s PDF where available.
Sources. The FAA’s FOIA response to the Electronic Frontier Foundation (April 2025 – February 2026) and the FAA’s Part 91.113 Waivers Issued page (through September 17, 2026, read October 19, 2026). Tier requirements: FAA Part 91 public-safety waiver FAQ.
Method. For waivers not in the FOIA release, the tier was read from each waiver PDF: a waiver counts as 400 ft when it carries the detect-and-avoid provisions. Agency types are assigned from each agency’s name (for example, “Sheriff’s Office” or “Fire Department”), so a few may be misclassified. Map dots are placed at the city listed for the agency; waivers with no usable city are not on the map. The FAA posts waivers with a lag, so recent approvals may not appear yet.
A waiver is a regulatory clearance, not proof an agency is flying a DFR program. Last updated . Analysis by Justin Adams, Constellation Airspace Group, LLC.