Shenzhen has fully opened its low-altitude airspace below 120 metres, marking a major step forward in the development of its rapidly growing drone economy.

The new policy covers around 75 percent of the city’s territory, enabling regulated low-altitude flights across key districts including Futian, Nanshan and Luohu. The move shifts Shenzhen from limited pilot programmes to large-scale, routine operations, expanding flight access and increasing the frequency of services.

Already recognised as one of China’s leading low-altitude hubs, Shenzhen has built over 1,200 standardised take-off and landing sites and records more than 2,700 low-altitude flights daily. Operations are supported by a network of approximately 10,000 5G-A integrated sensing and communication base stations.

Drone applications are increasingly common across logistics, emergency response and urban management. Companies have established more than 310 intra-city delivery routes and eight intercity links, while services such as medical transport, fresh produce deliveries and meal distribution are now operating regularly.