This flight control device 10 comprises a route information acquisition unit 11, a position identification unit 12, an environmental information acquisition unit 13, and a flight control unit 14. The route information acquisition unit 11 acquires route information relating to the preset route of an unmanned aerial vehicle. The position identification unit 12 acquires positional information for identifying the position of the unmanned aerial vehicle 20, and identifies the position of the unmanned aerial vehicle 20 on the basis of the acquired positional information. The environmental information acquisition unit 13 acquires the environmental information of a farm field 30 from a detection device 40. The flight control unit 14 controls the flight of the unmanned aerial vehicle 20 on the basis of the route information acquired by the route information acquisition unit 11, the position of the unmanned aerial vehicle 20 identified by the position identification unit 12 and the environmental information acquired by