no-fly zone
noun
technical
: an area where military airplanes are not allowed to fly during a conflict or war
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During World Cup matches, there will be a three-mile-radius no-fly zone around the stadium, up to 30,000 feet.
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Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 June 2026
Public roadways will remain open, and a no-fly zone for drones will be in effect at Meadowbrook Park.
—Ian Cummings, Kansas City Star, 2 June 2026
Just asking a center to hang out in the dunker spot is death, because Victor is going to make the entire paint a no-fly zone.
—John Hollinger, New York Times, 2 June 2026
Expect a no-fly zone around Mercedes-Benz Stadium and Centennial Olympic Park during the World Cup.
—Emily McLeod, CBS News, 28 May 2026
Sweeping ban The capital already had tighter restrictions, with a no-fly zone that kept expanding over recent years.
—Todd Symons, CNN Money, 2 May 2026
The no-fly zone restrictions were also exceptional in their length and scope.
—Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 28 Apr. 2026
Since then, F-15Es have been used for air expeditionary force deployments and operations, including the no-fly zone in Southern Iraq as well as in Turkey and Bosnia.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2026
The Lincoln returned to the region several times in the 1990s to help enforce the no-fly zone over southern Iraq.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2026
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Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 June 2026
Public roadways will remain open, and a no-fly zone for drones will be in effect at Meadowbrook Park.
—Ian Cummings, Kansas City Star, 2 June 2026
Just asking a center to hang out in the dunker spot is death, because Victor is going to make the entire paint a no-fly zone.
—John Hollinger, New York Times, 2 June 2026
Expect a no-fly zone around Mercedes-Benz Stadium and Centennial Olympic Park during the World Cup.
—Emily McLeod, CBS News, 28 May 2026
Sweeping ban The capital already had tighter restrictions, with a no-fly zone that kept expanding over recent years.
—Todd Symons, CNN Money, 2 May 2026
The no-fly zone restrictions were also exceptional in their length and scope.
—Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 28 Apr. 2026
Since then, F-15Es have been used for air expeditionary force deployments and operations, including the no-fly zone in Southern Iraq as well as in Turkey and Bosnia.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2026
The Lincoln returned to the region several times in the 1990s to help enforce the no-fly zone over southern Iraq.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2026
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