Airlines are told to avoid Iranian airspace completely, at every altitude. Iran has reopened part of its own airspace, but very few international airlines are using it, and flights that used to cross Iran now go around it.
Latest revision dated 30 Sep 2026
Official notice: EASA CZIB-2026-04-R2 ↗ · in force until November 16, 2026
Iran was at the centre of an air war that ran from late February to early May 2026, with a further round of strikes in late June. European regulators now tell airlines not to fly over Iran at all — not at any height, not even briefly. Iran has reopened part of its own airspace, but very few international airlines are using it. Most flights between Europe and Asia now go around: south over Egypt and Saudi Arabia, or north through the Caucasus and Central Asia. A route that crosses Iran is not a minor detail — it is airspace the official advice says to stay out of.
Further reading
Do Flights Still Fly Over Iran? →Routes that use this area
Abu Dhabi → Warsaw
Via Dubai
Abu Dhabi → Warsaw
Via Istanbul
Addis Ababa → Ahmedabad
Via Dubai
Addis Ababa → Bangkok
Via Dubai
Addis Ababa → Beijing
Via Abu Dhabi
Addis Ababa → Beijing
Via Doha
Addis Ababa → Beijing
Via Dubai
Addis Ababa → Boston
Via Abu Dhabi
Addis Ababa → Chicago
Via Abu Dhabi
Addis Ababa → Chicago
Via Doha
Addis Ababa → Delhi
Via Abu Dhabi
Addis Ababa → Delhi
Via Doha
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