European Observatory of Drone IncidentsDrone incidents in Germany
The 51 published drone incidents in Germany, with their status and sources.
Figures
- Incidents
- 51
- Confirmed by an authority
- 17
- Attributed
- 1
Incidents
- 13/10/2026 · Possible drone sighting causes disruptions at Nuremberg Airport · Reported · Nuremberg, Germany
- 08/10/2026 · Alleged drone attack on Leipzig/Halle airport · Reported · Leipzig, Germany
- 03/10/2026 · Illegal possible drones cause restrictions at Munich airport · Reported · Munich, Germany
- 01/10/2026 · Amateur possible drones cause restrictions at Munich airport during Oktoberfest · Reported · Munich, Germany
- 26/09/2026 · Private drone interrupts air traffic at Düsseldorf airport · Reported · Düsseldorf, Germany
- 23/09/2026 · Drone sighting closes Berlin airport · Reported · Berlin, Germany
- 15/09/2026 · Drone parts found near Steinhuder Meer in Germany · Confirmed · Wunstorf, Germany
- 06/09/2026 · Munich airport temporarily closed due to suspicious sighting · Confirmed · Munich, Germany
- 26/08/2026 · Drone causes diversion of two flights at Leipzig/Halle airport · Reported · Leipzig, Germany
- 12/08/2026 · Drones over Cologne/Bonn airport disrupt air traffic · Confirmed · Cologne, Germany
- 11/08/2026 · Hanover airport closure due to drone sighting · Reported · Hanover, Germany
- 08/08/2026 · Drone alert briefly interrupts air traffic at Hamburg airport · Reported · Hamburg, Germany
- 07/08/2026 · Six unidentified drone overflights over a German military base · Reported · Mechernich, Germany
- 06/08/2026 · Two drones spotted over Mechernich military base in Germany · Confirmed · Mechernich, Germany
- 03/08/2026 · Drone with explosive charge causes closure of Leipzig airport · Attributed to Russia · Leipzig, Germany
- 30/05/2026 · Munich airport closure following possible drone sighting · Reported · Munich, Germany
- 20/03/2026 · Drone in prohibited flight zone at Memmingen Airport interrupts operations · Confirmed · Memmingen, Germany
- 11/03/2026 · Brief suspension at Berlin airport after drone detection · Reported · Berlin, Germany
- 26/02/2026 · Drone sighting causes disruptions at Bremen airport · Reported · Bremen, Germany
- 17/02/2026 · Possible drones over Hanover airport force suspension of landings · Reported · Hanover, Germany
- 31/01/2026 · Drone forces closure of Memmingen Airport airspace · Reported · Bad Grönenbach, Germany
- 27/12/2025 · Drones over Hanover airport force flight diversions · Reported · Hanover, Germany
- 21/12/2025 · Munich Airport closes due to drone threat · Reported · Munich, Germany
- 01/12/2025 · Unconfirmed possible drone sighting at Weeze airport · Reported · Weeze, Germany
- 26/11/2025 · Drone over Bremen airport forces airspace closure · Reported · Bremen, Germany
- 15/11/2025 · Temporary closure of Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden airport due to drone sighting · Confirmed · Karlsruhe, Germany
- 05/11/2025 · Drones close Hanover airport for 45 minutes · Reported · Hanover, Germany
- 05/11/2025 · Drone sighting forces flight diversions at Cologne/Bonn airport · Reported · Cologne, Germany
- 04/11/2025 · Temporary runway closure at Munich airport due to unconfirmed drone sighting · Reported · Drone ruled out · Munich, Germany
- 02/11/2025 · Drone sighted near Bremen airport interrupts air traffic · Reported · Bremen, Germany
- 02/11/2025 · Drone over Bremen airport forces airspace closure · Reported · Bremen, Germany
- 02/11/2025 · Drone temporarily halts air traffic at Berlin airport · Confirmed · Berlin, Germany
- 31/10/2025 · Drone sighting suspends flights at Berlin airport · Confirmed · Berlin, Germany
- 22/10/2025 · Drones over Erfurt-Weimar airport force one-hour closure · Confirmed · Erfurt, Germany
- 18/10/2025 · Munich Airport temporarily closed following unverified possible drone reports · Confirmed · Munich, Germany
- 08/10/2025 · False drone alarm at NATO base Geilenkirchen · Reported · Drone ruled out · Geilenkirchen, Germany
- 07/10/2025 · Laser system deployed at Munich Airport against drones · Reported · Munich, Germany
- 05/10/2025 · Munich Airport closure due to drone sightings · Reported · Munich, Germany
- 04/10/2025 · Drone sighting at Frankfurt airport; pilot arrested · Confirmed · Frankfurt, Germany
- 03/10/2025 · Munich Airport closes due to drone sightings affecting 6500 passengers · Confirmed · Munich, Germany
- 02/10/2025 · Munich airport closure due to drone sighting · Reported · Munich, Germany
- 02/10/2025 · Possible drone sightings divert flights to Frankfurt airport · Reported · Frankfurt, Germany
- 28/09/2025 · Drones disrupt air traffic at Hanover airport · Confirmed · Hanover, Germany
- 25/09/2025 · Drones fly over critical infrastructure in Schleswig-Holstein · Confirmed · Kiel, Germany
- 10/09/2025 · Possible drone paralyzes Hanover airport for half an hour · Reported · Hanover, Germany
- 11/08/2025 · Drone forces closure of Frankfurt airport · Reported · Frankfurt, Germany
- 02/05/2025 · Drone forces interruption of air traffic at Munich Airport · Reported · Munich, Germany
- 18/04/2025 · Drone shot down over military base in Saxony-Anhalt · Reported · Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
- 09/02/2025 · Drone sightings over Husum air base raise espionage suspicions · Confirmed · Husum-Schwesing, Germany
- 17/01/2025 · Possible drones penetrate airspace of Ramstein Air Base · Reported · Ramstein, Germany
- 12/01/2025 · Drones over German military bases in Manching and Neuburg · Confirmed · Manching, Germany