A method and apparatus for controlling an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) are provided. The method is applied to the UAV, and includes: receiving flight path information transmitted by a UAV controller, wherein the flight path information represents a flight path set by the UAV controller for the UAV controlled by the UAV controller; and transmitting the flight path information to a base station that provides a network service for the UAV, such that the base station determines the flight path based on the flight path information.