2 routes compared
Air China / BA Direct (Central Asian Routing) has the least warning area risk right now.
Based on official airspace warnings · checked 4h ago · How this works
Full breakdown →Air China and British Airways both fly London to Beijing nonstop via the Central Asian corridor. Post-2022, this route is approximately 2 hours longer than pre-2022 schedules due to the Russian airspace closure. The Central Asian corridor is the only viable direct option and carries peripheral proximity to the warning area but no active zone transit.
Goes close to a warning area but does not cross it
Route assessed 22h ago
Full breakdown →The top option avoids the warning area this route crosses.
London to Dubai to Beijing goes through the warning area on the first leg and routes significantly further south before going north to Beijing. Longer and carries more warning area risk than the direct Central Asian option. Use only as a backup when Central Asian corridor restrictions are confirmed active.
Part of this route goes through a flight warning area
Route assessed 22h ago
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