Ironforge Airfield The Ironforge Airfield ( formerly known as the Dun Morogh airfield , or the Airstrip among other things back when it had no name in World of Warcraft itself ) is an airfield located in a high mountain valley northeast of the dwarven capital city of Ironforge . It has two landing strips , and several gnome pilots are there standing next to their planes or tinkering with them . Around the airfield , there are a series of dwarven buildings and structures . Mountaineer s from Ironforge patrol the area , and some members of the Stormpike Guard can be found here too . North of the airfield there is a gryphon roost , but it is inactive and does not offer a flight path . Further north , near the Wetlands , there is a crashed gnome plane along with some bones . Geography . South of the airfield there is a small area with three tanks . Some Gnomeregan Evacuee s have found a way out of their irradiated city , a lone pet trainer offers her service to hunters , and some gnomes and dwarves are dancing in the snow . Here is a big tower with a sealed entrance to a tunnel which is similar to the tunnel in North Gate Pass . The tunnel continues back the same distance as the others located around Dun Morogh , at an upward incline . When it reaches its peak , it drops off into midair . If enough distance from this jump point can be gained then it is possible to land in the Deeprun Tram of Ironforge . However , no other player - characters have been observed via this method , although NPCs are present . In addition , the portal between the Tram and Tinkertown does not function when reached via this method , and instead players pass straight through without pause . In the same valley there exists a frozen lake to the south of the airstrip . The southwestern tip of this lake has a cave from which Frostmane trolls skirmish with Ironforge dwarves on the lake itself . A few more trolls can be found by a cave northwest of the summit with the flag . There is also a black bear mother watching over her offspring northwest of the gryphon roost just by a waterfall . By walking around the mountain over Ironforge , a camp with two members of the Seasoned Coldmine Explorers ( members of the Stormpike Guard ) , a cave occupied by Frostmane Trolls , and an empty dwarven camp can be reached . The whole area has not been fully developed , and it is easily visible that it was not meant to be visited by players in its current state . The guards and mountaineers give you directions to locations in Kharanos or Ironforge , and the gnomish pilots have the texts of the Mirage Raceway where gnomes race against goblins . The buildings and tunnels have either closed doors or walls in front of them , and some graphic glitches can be found . Access . The Airfield and lake are immediately visible on the map of Dun Morogh for new players , leading many to wonder how to get there . The Airfield was accessible by death knights when Wrath of the Lich King first came out . There was a server side patch that prevented death knights from accessing this area soon after it was released . The Airfield is actually still accessible by anyone with Slow Fall , Levitate or a Parachute Cloak ; high - level Engineers also have the option of Tinkering their cloak into possessing the parachute ability . Travelling up toward the graveyard and levitating / slow falling / parachuting along the sides of the cliff should provide height enough to actually climb the mountain to get to the Airfield . There is also a way to get to the airfield by going to Loch Modan and going to the North Gate Pass but before going in , go behind the tree to the right of the gate and try to climb up the gap in the hills ( make sure you are not using a mount get in this gap ) . It takes a while to get up but once you do you can start finding you way around . It is possible to do this from level 1 but it is not recommended as it will take a large amount of time The easiest ( lowest - level / Horde - friendly ) method may not have been available until after the Cataclysm when New Tinkertown was built . Behind the Armory next to the town there is a gentle terraced slope heading toward Ironforge Mountain . Presuming the Gates of Ironforge are at 6 o ' clock , the slope will intersect the mountain itself at around 7 : 30 . Proceed clockwise ; there are settlers and guards roaming the snowfields , and one group has a sled . Follow around to the ' back ' of the mountain ; there should be no need for any extraordinary access measures unless going in the wrong direction . After passing over the shoulder of the mountain , the decline comes out next to the small tent where the Flying Machine lands , at the end of the runway . A return to New Tinkertown or the Gates is just as easy . Quests . The Airfield is mentioned in all the repeatable Alliance quests ( " The Alliance Needs More . . . " ) from the Ahn ' Qiraj War Effort event . The quest objectives all state " Bring 20 " Materials " to " NPC " at the airfield in Dun Morogh . " However , all those NPCs can in fact be found in Ironforge and not at the airfield , and there is no mention of the airfield in the non - repeatable quests . It can be supposed that the Ahn ' Qiraj War Effort quests were originally planned to be at the airfield ( Flying the goods over would make sense ) but have been moved to Ironforge for unknown reasons . Cataclysm . Upon the release of Cataclysm , flying mounts will be usable in Azeroth . This means that players will be able to reach the airfield with ease . Starting with Patch 4 . 0 . 3 , this area displays " Ironforge Airfield " when flying over it , confirming its official name . The airfield will come under attack from Dark Iron forces led by General Grimaxe . There is also a flight path that runs from the airfield to Gol ' Bolar Quarry . Notes . The airfield is first directly mentioned in lore in the graphic novel , as part of the story I Got What Yule Need .