Multi-site construction monitoring, commercial listing media, and LAANC-authorized flights for Dallas, Fort Worth, Arlington, Plano, Frisco, McKinney, and the northern suburbs. FAA Part 107.
The Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex is one of the densest active-construction corridors in the country — hundreds of vertical builds underway at any given moment across multifamily, retail, industrial, and residential. The northern suburbs (Frisco, Plano, McKinney, Allen, Prosper, Celina) saw the biggest population growth in the United States over the last decade, and the build cycle hasn't slowed. For Texas Drone Media, that means most DFW work is recurring rather than one-off: general contractors and developers tracking multi-site portfolios book weekly or bi-weekly progress flights for the full build duration. We batch shoots into multi-stop routes through the northern corridor so a single field day covers two to four sites — Frisco to Plano to McKinney, or Arlington to Grand Prairie to Mesquite.
The DFW metroplex sits inside one of the busiest controlled-airspace clusters in North America. Within roughly five miles of any of these airports, Part 107 commercial drone flights require LAANC airspace authorizations filed in advance: Dallas-Fort Worth International (DFW), Dallas Love Field (DAL), Fort Worth Alliance (AFW), Addison (ADS), Dallas Executive (RBD), McKinney National (TKI), and Fort Worth Meacham (FTW). Texas Drone Media files those authorizations as part of every booking inside controlled airspace — typically same-day approval through the LAANC system. That lets the listing or progress flight stay on its scheduled date instead of slipping because the pilot wasn't pre-cleared. For shoots near the runway approach corridors, we'll request an altitude grid in advance so the agent or GC knows the AGL ceiling before crews arrive.
DFW general contractors building portfolios of multifamily, retail, or industrial properties save substantial cost by booking recurring drone monitoring rather than one-off flights. Our recurring construction monitoring runs $150-$400 per flight depending on site size and deliverables, with monthly time-lapse compilations bundled at no extra cost on long-term contracts. Typical DFW recurring engagements: weekly aerial photos plus 4K video b-roll on active vertical builds, bi-weekly on sitework phases, and monthly time-lapses delivered through the project lifecycle. Deliverables ship via Google Drive within 48 hours for photos and 72 hours for video — meeting the documentation cadence that owners and lenders expect for progress draws. We've worked across the ARCO Northlake corridor and currently document active sites for the CRW Construction team out of Belton.
DFW's real estate market runs on speed. Listing agents in Frisco, Plano, McKinney, Southlake, Westlake, Colleyville, Highland Park, University Park, Trophy Club, and Arlington routinely need aerial photos and 4K video tours within 48 to 72 hours of activating a listing. We deliver both branded and unbranded files formatted to pass NTREIS and other Texas MLS submission rules — 1920x1080 stills, 1080p MP4 video tours, and unbranded YouTube embed links for buyer prospecting outside the MLS. Twilight and golden-hour shoots are standard for luxury residential. Commercial listings — retail centers, office buildings, industrial sites, investment opportunities — get the full aerial treatment plus optional 2D orthomosaic mapping when the property needs an above-grade survey for marketing.
Looking for high-end Frisco residential or master-planned development coverage? See our Frisco drone services page.
24-hour response. LAANC airspace authorizations filed in advance. Same-week scheduling typical.
Outside the metroplex? See our coverage in Waco and the full Texas service area.