No-fly zone

No-fly zones are zones in which flying is not allowed or is restricted in some manner. First introduced in Wrath of the Lich King, Dalaran and Wintergrasp were such zones. However, those zones later became restricted to a point rather than completely flight free. For example Wintergrasp, a combat zone, flying was allowed until it got near battle time, then after a short time after flying into the zone players would be kicked off their mounts with a parachute.

With the release of Cataclysm the flight restrictions were lifted on Dalaran and is fully accessible by flying mounts.

Types

 * Can't fly too low:
 * In Dalaran you can fly through the city, so long as you remain at least 20 yards above the ground. You cannot mount on any flying mount or shift into Flight Form while on the ground (except in Krasus' Landing).


 * Can't fly during certain times:
 * In Wintergrasp you can fly through the whole zone, land, and takeoff from the ground so long as a battle is not taking place. During combat you will be forcefully dismounted after a few seconds (though you will also get a prompt asking if you would like to join in the battle, as well, making the debuff a moot point unless a player chooses no in the prompt).


 * Can't fly in at all:
 * Not including instances or raid zones, places like Tol Barad, Tol Barad Peninsula, and Molten Front are flight capable, but where flight is not allowed under any conditions. Whereas places like Eversong Woods, Ghostlands, Azuremyst Isle, and Bloodmyst Isle were not designed for flight and were not updated like the rest of Azeroth during Cataclysm.

Patch changes
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