Southern Route via Saudi Arabia and Egypt

Watchful 56 /100

Doha → London

Goes through a warning area

Modelled Modelled along the usual route, not drawn from recorded flights.

Route assessed 3h ago

5,500 km · 7h

This routing flies about 258 km further than the straight line between these cities, roughly 20m longer. How we work this out

This trip crosses 4 of the 19 airspace warning areas we track, and no volcanic ash advisory covers its airports.

Weak reroute options · ~7h
Why this score
Airspace High
Detour Minimal
Backups Weak
Hub Strong
Airlines Strong
Airspace

The modelled path overlaps the Middle East, Saudi · Riyadh and east and Saudi · west and south warnings. Airlines may reroute, so flight time can change.

The catch

Part of this route goes through a flight warning area

Watchful 56

Doha → London

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How it's scored ↓
Route strength 64

Other paths · Stop quality

Conditions now 48

Airspace warnings · Flight options

Airspace Some

The stored corridor for Southern Route via Saudi Arabia and Egypt enters Western and Southern Saudi Airspace Advisory at one point along its path, measured against the zone outline on October 13, 2026.

Western and Southern Saudi Airspace Advisory · Avoid advice

Official notice: EASA CZIB-2026-09-R1 ↗

Latest revision dated 9 Oct 2026

Not yet verified against the notice

Automatic check failed on the last 5 attempts (last tried 3h ago)

Airspace Some

The modelled path only lands or takes off inside the Gulf · Qatar warning, which the warning allows.

Qatari Airspace Advisory · Avoid advice

Official notice: EASA CZIB-2026-07R3 ↗

Latest revision dated 30 Sep 2026

Verified against the notice on 14 Oct 2026

Automatic check ran 3h ago

Airspace Low

The modelled path overlaps the Saudi Arabia warning, which advises caution.

Saudi Arabian Airspace Advisory · Avoid advice

Official notice: EASA CZIB-2026-09-R1 ↗

Latest revision dated 9 Oct 2026

Not yet verified against the notice

Automatic check failed on the last 9 attempts (last tried 3h ago)

Airspace Some

The stored corridor for Southern Route via Saudi Arabia and Egypt enters Riyadh and Eastern Saudi Airspace Advisory at 21 points along its path, measured against the zone outline on October 13, 2026.

Riyadh and Eastern Saudi Airspace Advisory · Avoid advice

Official notice: EASA CZIB-2026-09-R1 ↗

Latest revision dated 9 Oct 2026

Not yet verified against the notice

Automatic check failed on the last 5 attempts (last tried 3h ago)

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