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DJI Air 3S

15 Oct 2024 · £959 RRP

C1. About 724 g takeoff. C1 (EU). Flyer ID required in the UK. UK IDs, class and Remote ID

DJI Air 3S, front view, studio still
Photo: Jacek Halicki, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

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Record

SpecAir 3S
Identity
Released
15 Oct 2024
App
DJI Fly
Weight & UK law
Takeoff weight
724 g
UK class / IDs
C1 · Operator ID + Flyer ID
Open subcategory
A1 Over People (C1 until 31 Dec 2027)
From uninvolved people
May overfly uninvolved people; not crowds. Flyer ID + Operator ID. Remote ID on from 1 Jan 2026 (C1 as UK1). Towns OK in A1.
Height (Open)
120 m AGL
Folded size
214.19 × 100.63 × 89.17 mm
Camera
Main sensor
1-inch CMOS · 50 MP · 24 mm
Aperture
f/1.8
Field of view
84°
ISO (photo / video)
100–6400 / 100–12800
Colour / log
D-Log M / HLG
Other cameras
70 mm 1/1.3-inch CMOS
Max video
4K/60 HDR, 4K/120
Gimbal / vertical
90° tilt
Flight
Lab flight time
45 min
Hover time
41 min
Wind resistance
Level 5 · 12 m/s
Max speed
68 km/h EU · 75.6 km/h FCC
Climb / descent
10 / 10 m/s
Max takeoff altitude
6000 m
Sensing
Obstacle sensing
Omni + nightscape
Transmission
Video range (CE)
10 km CE · O4 (20 km FCC)
Power & storage
Battery
62.5 Wh
Internal storage
42 GB
microSD
microSD UHS-I Speed Class 3, up to 512 GB
GNSS
GPS + Galileo + BeiDou
Operating temperature
−10 to 40 °C

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Price board

UK pounds, dated snapshots. Each cell names the box that figure is for. EAN is the barcode on that carton when a UK listing cited one; otherwise we leave it blank rather than guess. Not live APIs. Buying used checklist.

Air 3S
as of 2026-08-31
DJI Store UK RRP£959
Air 3S (DJI RC-N3) — not Air 3
Amazon UK£859
Air 3S with DJI RC-N3 (third-party / Amazon listings)
eBay UK band£750–£1,150
Used Air 3S (standard + Fly More; not Air 3)
CeX sell—
CeX search — no Air 3S SKU priced; ignore DJI Air 3S lens accessory
CeX cash / voucherSee CeX
CeX search — no Air 3S SKU priced; ignore DJI Air 3S lens accessory

Which box

DJI sells the same airframe in several cartons. EAN is the barcode on that UK box when a retailer cited one. Prices as of 2026-08-31.

Parts that fit

Battery family, controllers, motion, ND, goggles. Confirm firmware before you mix RCs. Full compatibility matrix

Batteries

Air 3 series Intelligent Flight BatteryAir 3 and Air 3S share the charging hub; confirm pack label before mixing.

Controllers

DJI RC-N3Current O4 phone clamp. Neo can also fly from the phone with no RC. Does not replace RC-N2 on a Mini 4 Pro.

DJI RC 2Screen controller across O4 Minis, Air 3/3S and Mavic 4 Pro. Firmware on the RC must support the aircraft. Not the Mavic 3 RC.

Motion
—
Headsets
—
ND filters

Air 3 / Air 3S ND setWide and tele each need coverage. Check Air 3S wide-angle adapter clearance.

Reviews

From 3 reviews, as of 2026-08-31 — not a DroneIQ flight test

Air 3S is the dual-camera travel drone: 1-inch wide plus 70 mm tele, 45 minutes, nightscape sensing, C1 paperwork. Heliguy calls it the balanced choice. Versus Mini 5 Pro, reviewers keep repeating the same split — Mini for legality and luggage, Air for telephoto and wind. Versus Mavic 4 Pro it is the one that still fits a day bag.

Questions

Do I need to register the Air 3S in the UK?

Air 3S is C1, takeoff about 724 g (C1. About 724 g takeoff.). In the UK a Flyer ID is required from 100 g, and an Operator ID is required from 100 g with a camera or from 250 g — this airframe needs both. This is not legal advice; read the CAA Drone Code for the airframe and battery you actually fly. Longer version: the UK Open explainer on this site (/guides/uk).

How far from people can I fly the Air 3S in the UK?

Air 3S (C1): A1 Over People (C1 until 31 Dec 2027). May overfly uninvolved people; not crowds. Flyer ID + Operator ID. Remote ID on from 1 Jan 2026 (C1 as UK1). Towns OK in A1. Open height is 120 m AGL. Never over crowds. This is not legal advice — the CAA Drone Code (March 2026) applies to the airframe and battery you actually fly. Longer version: the UK Open explainer on this site (/guides/uk).

Which controller or headset flies the Air 3S?

DJI RC-N3 (Phone clamp, O4); DJI RC 2 (Built-in screen, O4+). A matching OcuSync generation is not enough — firmware on a used RC still has to list this airframe. Full matrix on the Gear page.

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