# How to Enable Flying on a Minecraft Server

> Stop your server kicking players for flying, or let players fly in survival.

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Category: Minecraft
Last updated: 2026-11-05

Minecraft kicks players it thinks are flying in survival: "Flying is not enabled on this server". Elytra, jetpack mods and lag can trigger it.

## Stop players being kicked for flying

1. Open your server and go to **Files**.
2. Click **`server.properties`**. It opens in the **Minecraft Server Properties** editor.
3. Use **Search for property name...** to find the setting.
4. Turn **`allow-flight`** on (`true`).
5. Save and restart the server from **Console**.

This doesn't let players fly by itself. It stops the server kicking them when a mod, plugin or laggy elytra flight makes them fly.

> [!TIP]
> Turn this on for modpacks. Many mods add jetpacks, rings and other ways to fly.

## Let a player fly

- **Creative and spectator** can always fly: `gamemode creative <player>`.
- **In survival**, use a plugin. On Paper, **EssentialsX** adds `/fly`. Install it from **Package Manager**, restart, and give players the `essentials.fly` permission (or make them operators).