How Many Acres Can an Ag Drone Cover?
Short answer: a modern ag drone covers 30–60 acres per hour spraying, or 150–500 acres per day depending on the platform, tank size, and water-tender setup. Here are the real numbers we hit in the field, by drone.
Acres per hour, by ag drone
DJI Agras T25
20 LBest single-pilot rig for irregular fields and tight buffers.
DJI Agras T40
40 LDual-rotor workhorse — most common spray drone in Western Canada.
DJI Agras T50
40 L (faster pump)Current top of the line — fastest acres-per-hour in production.
2× T50 swarm crew
80 L totalWhat we deploy for time-sensitive or pre-rain fungicide jobs.
We dispatch multi-drone crews.
Time-critical fungicide, pre-rain fungicide passes, or a tight pre-harvest window? Two-drone crews with a water tender clear 600–900 acres in a single day. Text or call 604 BC DRONE.
Frequently asked
How many acres can one ag drone spray in an hour?+
A modern spray drone like the DJI Agras T50 covers 50–60 acres per hour in spray mode. The T40 covers 45–55 ac/hr and the smaller T25 covers 30–40 ac/hr. Real numbers depend on application rate, field shape, and how fast the water tender can refill the tank.
How many acres in a full day?+
A single T50 with a dedicated water tender and battery rotation covers 350–500 acres in a 10–12 hour weather window. Two-drone crews push past 600–900 acres per day for time-critical applications.
What slows an ag drone down?+
The three bottlenecks are refill time (water + chemical), battery swaps, and field geometry. A water tender on-site and 6+ spare batteries removes the first two; pre-flown obstacle maps remove the third.
How many acres can a mapping drone cover per flight?+
For 3D mapping and NDVI scouting, a DJI Mavic 3M covers roughly 200 acres per battery at 120 m altitude. A full day of scouting maps 1,000–1,500 acres including ground-control setup.