United States · Knowledge testHow many questions are on the Part 107 test?
60 scored questions, each multiple choice with a single correct answer. The FAA’s testing matrix adds that any test may include extra validation questions: they aren’t scored, aren’t part of the 60, and the 2 hours already allows for them. The Airman Certification Standards (ACS) share the 60 questions out like this:
| Area of the ACS | Share |
|---|---|
| I. Regulations | 15% to 25% |
| II. Airspace and requirements | 15% to 25% |
| III. Weather | 11% to 16% |
| IV. Loading and performance | 7% to 11% |
| V. Operations | 35% to 45% |
Operations covers radio procedures, airport operations, emergencies, decision-making, physiology and maintenance, which is why it’s the biggest share.
Passing score and pass rates
The ACS asks for a score of 70% or better, and the FAA’s testing matrix lists 70 as the passing score for the UAG. Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) 107.67 leaves the minimum passing grade to the FAA, so the number comes from those FAA documents rather than the rule itself. On 60 questions, 70% works out to 42 right answers; that sum is ours, not the FAA’s.
The FAA publishes results for every test each year. In 2025 it counted 73,914 UAG tests, with a pass rate of 82.96% and an average score of 79.31%. Across all 293,516 airman knowledge tests that year, the pass rate was 89.56%.
Can you take the Part 107 drone test online?
No. The initial test is given at FAA-approved testing centers run by PSI Services, where a proctor checks your ID, and the FAA’s advisory circular for Part 107 says the same. What you can do online is the free FAA training: the recurrent course you take every 24 calendar months to keep using the certificate, and, for pilots who already hold a Part 61 certificate, the initial course ALC-451, which takes the place of the test.
Retakes and your test report
If you fail, 14 CFR 107.71 makes you wait 14 calendar days before you test again. Bring the failed test report to the testing center; you don’t need an instructor endorsement or any other written permission for the retest.
Your Airman Knowledge Test Report shows your score and the ACS codes for the areas you answered wrongly. If you lose it and took the test on or after January 13, 2020, the FAA says you can print a duplicate from PSI’s site.
Cheating is taken seriously. Under 107.69, anyone the FAA finds has copied a test, helped another applicant or used an unauthorized aid can’t apply for any certificate or take any FAA test for a year.
Chart images on the test from October 26, 2026
The FAA and PSI are building images into test questions instead of sending you to the printed supplement. The FAA’s September 2026 advisory lists the unmanned aircraft test among those with embedded images, and says that from October 26, 2026 the UAG includes image-based questions with clearer up-to-date images from sectional charts, not found in the testing supplement. The advisory prints examples, and the FAA says the images used in live questions can’t be previewed.
Sources: FAA · GovInfo and 5 more. Checked November 2026.
- FAA: Airman Knowledge Testing Matrix, revised September 25, 2026 (PDF) ↗
- FAA: Remote Pilot Small UAS Airman Certification Standards, FAA-S-ACS-10B (PDF) ↗
- FAA: 2025 Airman Knowledge Tests, volume, pass rate and average score (PDF) ↗
- FAA: Airman Testing Frequently Asked Questions, updated 6/1/26 (PDF) ↗
- FAA: Airman Testing Community Advisory, September 2026 Special Edition (PDF) ↗
- FAA: AC 107-2A, Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems, editorial update of May 26, 2022 (PDF) ↗
- GovInfo: 14 CFR Part 107 (§§ 107.67, 107.69, 107.71, 107.73), revised as of January 1, 2026 ↗
Rules and fees can change, so check the official site before your test.
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