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Drone footage for villas & real estate · Puerto Vallarta
In short
Drone footage for villas & real estate in Puerto Vallarta starts at $450: 2 hours on location with a photographer who works in Puerto Vallarta, and 20 edited photos + a 1–2 minute edited film delivered to a private gallery within 5 business days.
Why choose drone footage for villas & real estate in Puerto Vallarta?
Real-estate aerials in Puerto Vallarta sell hillside villas and beachfront condominiums, and the location of the listing decides whether a drone can take off at all. The Amapas and Conchas Chinas hillside south of the Zona Romántica, with its pools above the bay, is the classic aerial subject. The condominium towers of Marina Vallarta and the Hotel Zone are the opposite case, because they sit right beside the airport and the drone stays on the ground.
Worth knowing about Puerto Vallarta
NOM-107-SCT3-2019 bans drone flight within 3.7 km of an aerodrome even with authorisation, and Marina Vallarta lies about 2 km from the PVR runway. Hotel Zone towers, at about 4 km, are in the band where a commercial flight needs special AFAC authorisation, which also brings the pilot under the stricter operating rules for heavier drones. A listing there is photographed from the ground and the water.
What does the session in Puerto Vallarta look like?
- Amapas and Conchas Chinas hillside
- Villas stacked above the bay at roughly 9 to 10 km from the runway, at the edge of the buffer.
- South-shore villas toward Mismaloya
- About 17 km from the runway, flown up to the 100 m ceiling of the outer ring.
- Marina Vallarta and Hotel Zone condos
- Shot from the ground, from terraces and from a boat, because aerial work is not permitted here.
What does drone footage for villas & real estate in Puerto Vallarta include?
- 120 minutes on site for aerials of the property, its lot and its surroundings
- 20 edited aerial photos
- A 1- to 2-minute aerial film for listings and rental platforms
- Flown under commercial liability insurance, with the owner’s or manager’s written go-ahead
- Delivered within 5 business days
FAQ — Drone footage for villas & real estate in Puerto Vallarta
Can a drone photograph a condo in Marina Vallarta?
No. Marina Vallarta is about 2 km from the Puerto Vallarta airport runway, and NOM-107-SCT3-2019 prohibits drone flight within 3.7 km of an aerodrome even with an authorisation. Real-estate listings in Marina Vallarta are photographed from terraces, from the boardwalk and from a boat in the marina instead.
Which Puerto Vallarta neighbourhoods suit drone real-estate photography?
Drone real-estate photography in Puerto Vallarta suits the Amapas and Conchas Chinas hillside, at the edge of the 9.2 km airport buffer, and the south shore toward Mismaloya, where the ceiling is 100 m. Each listing is checked against its exact distance from the PVR runway before the flight is booked.