Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for authorizing and configuring pairing of unmanned aerial system. An apparatus includes a transceiver that receives, at a first network function of a mobile wireless communication network, a first authorization of unmanned aerial vehicle (“UAV”) operations and a second authorization for associating a UAV-controller with the UAV, the first and second authorizations associated with a first identifier. An apparatus includes a processor that creates a 5G local area network (“LAN”) group within the mobile wireless communication for facilitating communications between the UAV and the UAV-controller and associating a second identifier with the 5G LAN group, configures the 5G LAN group based on at least at least one parameter associated with the UAV and updates a third network function with information for the 5G LAN group for establishing a protocol data unit (“PDU”) session between the UAV and the UAV controller.