Drone roof inspections in Arlington Heights, flown to your block's altitude limit
Arlington Heights is split across 4 different FAA altitude bands, from 100 ft up to 400 ft. Which one your house falls in decides how we fly it, so we check your address before we schedule.
Can a drone legally fly over your roof in Arlington Heights?
Every roof inspection we fly has to clear the FAA first. The answer is different in every town, and in Arlington Heights it comes out like this.
Arlington Heights, Illinois
- Airspace class
- Class D
- Controlling airport
- Chicago O'Hare International (ORD) and Chicago Executive (PWK)
- Maximum altitude
- 400 ft above ground
- FAA grid squares over town
- 123
- Approval route
- LAANC, usually under a minute
How high we can fly, block by block
The FAA cuts Arlington Heights into 123 grid squares and assigns each one a maximum drone altitude. Here is how the whole city breaks down.
What this means for your appointment
Your address decides the flight plan. On a 400 ft block we photograph the whole roof in one pass. On a 100 ft block we fly lower and tighter, which takes longer but produces the same report. We confirm which one you are on before we quote you a time.
Source: FAA UAS Facility Map, the dataset LAANC providers check before approving a flight. Grid effective 1/26/2023. Altitudes are feet above ground level. We hold FAA Part 107 certification and file every authorization ourselves, at no extra charge to you.
Book a drone roof inspection in Arlington Heights
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Arlington Heights gets more hail than most of the towns we fly
Arlington Heights is a hail town. 40 reported hail events against an area average of 31, while damaging wind stays comparatively quiet at 149. That profile matters, because hail damage is the kind you cannot see from the ground.
The biggest stone logged near Arlington Heights was 1.75 inches, golf-ball sized. It is the size that fools people. It bounces off, the roof looks untouched, and the bruised mat underneath fails two winters later.
149 damaging wind events near Arlington Heights, with the strongest gust at 73 knots, roughly 84 mph. Enough to break seal strips on older shingles, not usually enough to strip a slope.
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, 2021-2025. Every hail and thunderstorm wind event whose reported location falls within 10 miles of Arlington Heights. These are reported events, so busier areas generate more reports. Read them as exposure, not a complete storm census.
Where we fly in Arlington Heights
Arlington Heights covers 17 square miles and about 76,000 people, and we cover all of it. These are the areas we get called to most.
- Downtown Arlington Heights
- North Arlington Heights
- South Arlington Heights
Arlington Heights at a glance
- Population
- 76,000
- Area covered
- 17 square miles
- Airspace
- Class D
- Maximum drone altitude
- 400 ft AGL
- Inspections from
- $150
Arlington Heights roof inspection questions
Do you need FAA permission to inspect a roof in Arlington Heights?
Arlington Heights is split across 4 different FAA altitude bands, from 100 ft up to 400 ft. Which one your house falls in decides how we fly it, so we check your address before we schedule.
How high can your drone fly over my Arlington Heights roof?
It depends on your block. Arlington Heights's grid runs from 100 feet up to 400 feet. We look up your address on the FAA map before the visit, and a lower ceiling never means a worse report, only a slower flight.
Which airport controls the airspace over Arlington Heights?
Chicago O'Hare International. Arlington Heights sits under its Class D airspace, which is why a drone flight here needs authorization at all. We file that request through LAANC as your FAA-certified operator, so there is nothing for you to submit.
Has Arlington Heights had enough storm damage to justify an inspection?
The National Weather Service logged 40 hail events and 149 damaging wind events within 10 miles of Arlington Heights between 2021 and 2025. The largest hailstone reported was 1.75 inches, golf-ball sized, and the strongest gust hit 73 knots. Hail that size bruises shingles without breaking them, which is why roofs in this area tend to fail a few years after the storm that actually caused it rather than during it.
How long does a Arlington Heights roof inspection take?
The flight itself runs 30 to 45 minutes for a typical Arlington Heights home, a little longer on the lower-ceiling blocks where we fly closer to the roof. Your full report, with annotated photos and thermal imagery, arrives within 24 hours.
Do you serve all of Arlington Heights?
Yes. Arlington Heights has a population of about 76,000, and we cover the whole municipality. Inspections start at $150.
Closest towns we also fly
The FAA rules change as you cross municipal lines. These are the nearest towns to Arlington Heights and where they stand.
Ready when you are, Arlington Heights
Inspections start at $150. Report in 24 hours.