Drone roof inspections in Naperville, cleared to the full 400 feet
All of Naperville sits under Class D airspace for Lewis University Airport, but the FAA grid allows the full 400 ft everywhere in town. Our LAANC authorization clears in about a minute.
Can a drone legally fly over your roof in Naperville?
Every roof inspection we fly has to clear the FAA first. The answer is different in every town, and in Naperville it comes out like this.
Naperville, Illinois
- Airspace class
- Class D
- Controlling airport
- Lewis University Airport (LOT)
- Maximum altitude
- 400 ft above ground
- FAA grid squares over town
- 12
- Approval route
- LAANC, usually under a minute
How high we can fly, block by block
The FAA cuts Naperville into 12 grid squares and assigns each one a maximum drone altitude. Here is how the whole city breaks down.
What this means for your appointment
We file a LAANC request against Lewis University Airport and it comes back approved almost immediately, at the full 400 ft. In practice a Naperville booking moves as fast as an unrestricted one.
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.
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Naperville gets more hail than most of the towns we fly
Naperville is a hail town. 41 reported hail events against an area average of 31, while damaging wind stays comparatively quiet at 147. That profile matters, because hail damage is the kind you cannot see from the ground.
The largest stone reported near Naperville measured 2.5 inches, between a hen egg and a tennis ball. That is comfortably past the threshold where asphalt shingles bruise, and bruising is the damage that costs you a claim deadline because nobody spotted it in time.
147 damaging wind events near Naperville, with the strongest gust at 70 knots, roughly 81 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 Naperville. These are reported events, so busier areas generate more reports. Read them as exposure, not a complete storm census.
Where we fly in Naperville
Naperville covers 39 square miles and about 149,000 people, and we cover all of it. These are the areas we get called to most.
- Downtown Naperville
- Naperville North
- Naperville Central
- University Heights
Naperville at a glance
- Population
- 149,000
- Area covered
- 39 square miles
- Airspace
- Class D
- Maximum drone altitude
- 400 ft AGL
- Inspections from
- $150
Naperville roof inspection questions
Do you need FAA permission to inspect a roof in Naperville?
All of Naperville sits under Class D airspace for Lewis University Airport, but the FAA grid allows the full 400 ft everywhere in town. Our LAANC authorization clears in about a minute.
How high can your drone fly over my Naperville roof?
Up to 400 feet above ground anywhere in Naperville. The FAA grid gives the entire town the same ceiling, so there is no address in Naperville where we are limited more than anywhere else.
Which airport controls the airspace over Naperville?
Lewis University Airport. Naperville 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 Naperville had enough storm damage to justify an inspection?
The National Weather Service logged 41 hail events and 147 damaging wind events within 10 miles of Naperville between 2021 and 2025. The largest hailstone reported was 2.5 inches, hen-egg to tennis-ball sized, and the strongest gust hit 70 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 Naperville roof inspection take?
The flight itself runs 30 to 45 minutes for a typical Naperville home. Your full report, with annotated photos and thermal imagery, arrives within 24 hours.
Do you serve all of Naperville?
Yes. Naperville has a population of about 149,000, 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 Naperville and where they stand.
Ready when you are, Naperville
Inspections start at $150. Report in 24 hours.