Flying via Istanbul right now

Istanbul is the connecting airport on 399 routings we cover. This page gathers the flight warnings recorded on those routings and how each one scores right now. Same sources, same scores as the route pages. Nothing here is measured separately.

The automatic check is failing for 4 warning areas

Warning areas on routings via Istanbul

Every area below is recorded on at least one routing we cover through, from or to Istanbul. An area that is close on the map but recorded on none of them is not listed. Closeness is not something we measure.

Avoid advice means airlines have been told to stay out of an area while the warning is in force. That is not the same as closed airspace: an airport inside an advice area can be open with flights running normally, and each area's summary says which it is.

Central Asian Corridor (Congestion)

● Watching Congested

Many flights between Europe and Asia now cross this strip of airspace, between Russia, which is closed to most Western airlines, and the warning area over Iran. The corridor is open, and no aviation authority has issued a warning for it. We show it so you can see which trips depend on it.

On 187 routings we cover through, from or to Istanbul

Iranian Airspace Advisory

● Active Closed to overflights

Airlines are told to avoid Iranian airspace completely, at every altitude. Flights that used to cross Iran now go around it.

On 173 routings we cover through, from or to Istanbul

Official notice: EASA CZIB-2026-04-R2 ↗ · in force until November 16, 2026

Latest revision dated 30 Sep 2026

Not yet verified against the notice

Automatic check ran 1h ago

Afghan Airspace Advisory

● Active Avoid advice

Airlines are told not to fly in Afghan airspace below 32,000 feet. Flights above that height are outside the warning.

On 143 routings we cover through, from or to Istanbul

Official notice: EASA CZIB-2017-08R19 ↗ · in force until January 31, 2027

Latest revision dated 24 Jul 2026

Verified against the notice on 14 Oct 2026

Automatic check ran 1h ago

Middle East Caution Zone

● Active Avoid advice

Airlines are told to take extra care flying over Israel and Oman; the airspace there is open. European regulators have since issued separate warnings for Jordan and for Saudi Arabia, which have their own pages.

On 133 routings we cover through, from or to Istanbul

Official notice: EASA Information Note (8 July 2026) ↗

Not yet verified against the notice

Automatic check failed on the last 9 attempts (last tried 1h ago)

Pakistan Airspace Advisory (Baluchistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa)

● Active Avoid advice

Airlines are told not to fly low over two provinces in the west and north-west of Pakistan, Baluchistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The warning applies below 26,000 feet, so flights above that height are outside it.

On 120 routings we cover through, from or to Istanbul

Official notice: EASA CZIB-2018-02R21 ↗ · in force until January 31, 2027

Latest revision dated 24 Jul 2026

Verified against the notice on 14 Oct 2026

Automatic check ran 1h ago

Saudi Arabian Airspace Advisory

● Active Avoid advice

Airlines are told not to fly at any height in two areas of Saudi Arabia's airspace and to take care across the rest of it. One covers the west and south of the country, from Medina and Jeddah to the border with Yemen; the other covers Riyadh and the east, including Dammam.

On 80 routings we cover through, from or to Istanbul

Official notice: EASA CZIB-2026-09-R1 ↗ · in force until November 16, 2026

Latest revision dated 9 Oct 2026

Not yet verified against the notice

Automatic check failed on the last 9 attempts (last tried 1h ago)

Syrian Airspace Advisory

● Active Closed to overflights

Airlines are told not to fly over western Syria at any altitude, and not below 26,000 feet over the rest of the country. Higher up, outside the west, they are asked to take extra care.

On 69 routings we cover through, from or to Istanbul

Official notice: EASA CZIB-2017-03R20 ↗ · in force until November 30, 2026

Latest revision dated 1 Oct 2026

Not yet verified against the notice

Automatic check ran 1h ago

Riyadh and Eastern Saudi Airspace Advisory

● Active Avoid advice

Airlines are told not to fly at any height over Riyadh and the east of Saudi Arabia, an area that reaches the Gulf coast at Dammam and the border with Kuwait. The advice names no exception, so it covers flights into and out of Riyadh and Dammam as well as flights passing over.

On 62 routings we cover through, from or to Istanbul

Official notice: EASA CZIB-2026-09-R1 ↗ · in force until November 16, 2026

Latest revision dated 9 Oct 2026

Not yet verified against the notice

Automatic check failed on the last 5 attempts (last tried 1h ago)

Iraqi Airspace Advisory

● Active Avoid advice

Airlines are told to avoid Iraqi airspace. Some countries allow their airlines to cross it high up, but the official advice is to stay out.

On 57 routings we cover through, from or to Istanbul

Official notice: EASA CZIB-2026-05-R2 ↗ · in force until November 16, 2026

Supporting source: safeairspace.net (third-party aggregator) ↗

Latest revision dated 30 Sep 2026

Not yet verified against the notice

Automatic check ran 1h ago

Jordanian Airspace Advisory

● Active Closed to overflights

Airlines are told not to fly over Jordan at any altitude. The advice names no exception, so it covers flights into and out of Jordan as well as flights passing over.

On 55 routings we cover through, from or to Istanbul

Official notice: EASA CZIB-2026-08-R2 ↗ · in force until October 16, 2026

Latest revision dated 30 Sep 2026

Verified against the notice on 14 Oct 2026

Automatic check ran 1h ago

United Arab Emirates Airspace Advisory

● Active Avoid advice

Airlines are told to stay out of the airspace over the waters of the Gulf, including the part of it that falls to the United Arab Emirates, at every altitude. Flights arriving at and departing from airports in the area are excepted, and over land the advice is to take extra care. Dubai and Abu Dhabi are open and flights are running.

On 51 routings we cover through, from or to Istanbul

Official notice: EASA CZIB-2026-07R3 ↗ · in force until November 16, 2026

Latest revision dated 30 Sep 2026

Verified against the notice on 14 Oct 2026

Automatic check ran 1h ago

Kuwaiti Airspace Closure

● Active Closed to overflights

Kuwait has closed its airspace to flights passing overhead since 18 July 2026, and airlines are separately told to stay out of the airspace over the waters of the Gulf at every altitude. Flights to and from Kuwait itself still operate.

On 27 routings we cover through, from or to Istanbul

Official notice: EASA CZIB-2026-07R3 ↗ · in force until November 16, 2026

Supporting source: safeairspace.net (third-party aggregator) ↗

Latest revision dated 30 Sep 2026

Not yet verified against the notice

Automatic check ran 1h ago

Qatari Airspace Advisory

● Active Avoid advice

Airlines are told to stay out of the airspace over the waters of the Gulf, including the part of it that falls to Qatar, at every altitude. Flights arriving at and departing from airports in the area are excepted, and over land the advice is to take extra care. The airspace itself is open and flights are running.

On 22 routings we cover through, from or to Istanbul

Official notice: EASA CZIB-2026-07R3 ↗ · in force until November 16, 2026

Latest revision dated 30 Sep 2026

Verified against the notice on 14 Oct 2026

Automatic check ran 1h ago

Western and Southern Saudi Airspace Advisory

● Active Avoid advice

Airlines are told not to fly at any height over the west and south of Saudi Arabia, an area that takes in Medina, Jeddah, Taif, Abha and Jazan and runs to the border with Yemen. The advice names no exception, so it covers flights into and out of these airports as well as flights passing over.

On 20 routings we cover through, from or to Istanbul

Official notice: EASA CZIB-2026-09-R1 ↗ · in force until November 16, 2026

Latest revision dated 9 Oct 2026

Not yet verified against the notice

Automatic check failed on the last 5 attempts (last tried 1h ago)

Bahraini Airspace Advisory

● Active Avoid advice

Airlines are told to stay out of the airspace over the waters of the Gulf, including the part of it that falls to Bahrain, at every altitude. Flights arriving at and departing from airports in the area are excepted, and over land the advice is to take extra care. The airspace is open and flights are running.

On 17 routings we cover through, from or to Istanbul

Official notice: EASA CZIB-2026-07R3 ↗ · in force until November 16, 2026

Latest revision dated 30 Sep 2026

Verified against the notice on 14 Oct 2026

Automatic check ran 1h ago

Ukraine Conflict Zone

● Active Conflict zone

Active conflict. Ukrainian and Belarusian airspace fully closed to commercial aviation. All carriers avoid this region without exception.

On 12 routings we cover through, from or to Istanbul

Official notice: CZIB-2022-01R14 ↗ · in force until January 31, 2027

Supporting source: safeairspace.net (third-party aggregator) ↗

Not yet verified against the notice

Automatic check ran 1h ago

Russian Airspace Closure

● Active Closed to overflights

Russian airspace closed to all Western and most Asian carriers since February 2022. The single largest structural disruption to Europe–Asia aviation in decades.

On 4 routings we cover through, from or to Istanbul

Official notice: CZIB-2025-01-R3 ↗ · in force until January 31, 2027

Supporting source: safeairspace.net (third-party aggregator) ↗

Not yet verified against the notice

Automatic check ran 1h ago

Yemeni Airspace Advisory

● Active Closed to overflights

Airlines are told not to fly over Yemen at any altitude. The one exception is part of the airspace over the sea to the east, where the advice is to fly with caution instead.

On 2 routings we cover through, from or to Istanbul

Official notice: EASA CZIB-2017-07R20 ↗ · in force until April 30, 2027

Latest revision dated 30 Sep 2026

Verified against the notice on 14 Oct 2026

Automatic check ran 1h ago

Routings through Istanbul

399 routings we cover connect through Istanbul. 183 Flowing · 169 Watchful · 47 Limited.

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