Single location, daylight
9–18jt IDR
A documentary scene or a small shoot outside KKOP, one location, daylight hours, straightforward insurance. The lower end of the range assumes complete documents on first submission.
Quote-based · Built per storyboard
What a Bali drone permit costs
IDR 9–35 million for single-location daylight filming, as of August 2026. Multi-day work inside KKOP scales from IDR 25–120 million and up — always after a review of your storyboard.
- 9–35jt
- IDR · single-location daylight
- 25–120jt
- IDR · multi-day with KKOP
- 14
- Working days · standard filing
- 4
- Variables that set the price
Four variables move the number: airspace complexity, how many locations, what kind of project, and how much notice you give.
- Standard authority lead time is 14 working days; 30–45 days for complex KKOP or high-risk venues
- Core documents: drone registration, AOC operator licence, insurance certificate, method statement, and a map with GPS coordinates
- Risk layers priced in: KKOP checks, airspace classification, helipad proximity and population density mapping
- Firmware checks required before filing — geofencing status, fail-safe and return-to-home calibration
- Project types covered: features, OTT series, advertising, weddings, corporate events and drone shows
- Independent civilian service company; flights operated only by licensed AOC operators
Bands
Where projects typically land
These are the ranges real projects have fallen into, not a rate card. The band is a starting point for the conversation — the quote comes from your storyboard.
Indicative and dated August 2026. Corporate events generally sit at IDR 12–45 million depending on venue position, flight times and extras such as night operations or pyrotechnics. Every figure here is a range a project fell into, not a price we charge.
How the quote is built
Priced against the call sheet, line by line
Not a lump sum. Each unique permit or clearance channel that has to be touched becomes its own line.
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Break down the schedule
A three-day shoot across Canggu, Sidemen and Ubud is split by day, time band and altitude before anything is priced.
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Classify each location
Open countryside, populated area, or KKOP and controlled airspace. That classification feeds straight into the method statement.
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Cost the channels
One line per permit or clearance channel touched — so a production manager can see what each location actually adds.
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Re-price on change
Move a hero shot from Sanur to Jimbaran and the risk matrix is re-analysed and the quote adjusted before any new filing goes out.
Firmware data is often requested to strengthen the file: geofencing status and return-to-home configuration, taken before the application rather than after a question about it.
What moves a project up a band
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Airspace
- Pushes cost up
- Inside or near KKOP
- Keeps cost down
- Open countryside, away from approaches
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Locations
- Pushes cost up
- Multi-site, island hops
- Keeps cost down
- Single location
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Project
- Pushes cost up
- Episodic, multi-week continuity
- Keeps cost down
- One-off scene or private wedding
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Timing
- Pushes cost up
- Rush, night work, peak season
- Keeps cost down
- Filed 14 working days ahead
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Aircraft
- Pushes cost up
- Two or three drones, mixed types
- Keeps cost down
- One aircraft, one operator
A sunrise coastal scene in Singaraja and a rooftop corporate event in Kuta are the same shot list on paper and two different bands in practice — one sits inside the 15 km airport buffer and one does not.
Questions about pricing
Attach the call sheet and the location list
A quote built from your actual schedule takes a day. A number guessed from a web page helps nobody.
