Bahrain's airspace is open and flights are running. Airlines are advised to stay out of the airspace over the waters of the Gulf at every altitude, with arrivals and departures excepted.
Latest revision dated 30 Sep 2026
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Official notice: EASA CZIB-2026-07R3 ↗ · in force until November 16, 2026
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.
European regulators raised their advice on Bahrain on 14 July 2026 and narrowed it at the end of August. The avoid now covers the airspace over the waters of the Gulf at every altitude; over the land territory airlines are asked to weigh the risks rather than keep away, and arrivals at and departures from airports in the area are excepted. Bahrain itself has shut nothing and its airport is operating normally. The country sits under one of the busiest stretches of the Gulf, so the warning covers a lot of through-traffic that never lands there.
Further reading
Which Flight Routes Avoid Middle East Airspace? →Routes that use this area
Addis Ababa → Amsterdam
Via Doha
Addis Ababa → Berlin
Via Doha
Addis Ababa → Boston
Via Doha
Addis Ababa → Brussels
Via Doha
Addis Ababa → Budapest
Via Doha
Addis Ababa → Dublin
Via Doha
Addis Ababa → Frankfurt
Via Doha
Addis Ababa → London
Via Doha
Addis Ababa → Manchester
Via Doha
Addis Ababa → Milan
Via Doha
Addis Ababa → Munich
Via Doha
Addis Ababa → New York
Via Doha
Areas affected
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