No-fly zone

A No-Fly Zone is a territory over which aircraft generally or certain unauthorized aircraft are not permitted to fly.

Northern Iraq 1992-2003

In 1992 the UK, France and the United States acted under United Nations Security Council Resolution 688 by intervening in Saddam Husseins' repression of the Kurdish people in Northern Iraq. The principal part of this 'Humanitarian' intervention was the establishment of a No-Fly Zone over Northern Iraq, designed to prevent bombing and chemical attack by the Iraqi regime. The legality of this operation is debated by some to this day.

Current No-Fly zones

United States

Washington, D.C., area around White House, U.S. Capitol

Amarillo, Texas, Home of Pantex nuclear assembly plant
Crawford, Texas, Ranch of George W. Bush
Kennebunkport, Maine, Site of Bush Compound
Mount Vernon, Virginia, Home of George Washington (to prevent vibrations)
Thurmont, Maryland, Site of Presidential retreat Camp David
Statue of Liberty
Disneyland, Anaheim, California (only during Orange or higher Terror Alert Level)

India

The Taj Mahal, Agra, State of Uttar Pradesh, India

Republic of China (Taiwan)

The area around the President Hall (總統府), Taipei 101, Taipei.
Part area of Taiwan Strait

References

Wheeler.N, Saving Strangers, 2000, Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK.