Northern Routing via Turkey and Iraq

Watchful 60 /100

London → Dubai

Goes through a warning area

Partial Modelled from flights recorded on 25 Sep 2026; some stretches had no coverage.

Route assessed 4h ago

5,500 km · 6h 25m

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

Strong reroute options · ~6h 25m
Why this score
Airspace High
Detour Minimal
Backups Strong
Hub Strong
Airlines Strong
Airspace

The modelled path overlaps the Middle East warning. Airlines may reroute, so flight time can change.

The catch

Part of this route goes through a flight warning area

Watchful 60

London → Dubai

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Score held back

This route goes through a flight warning area. It cannot score above 60 — other good factors do not cancel out the fact that it crosses a warning area.

How it's scored ↓
Route strength 100

Other paths · Stop quality

Conditions now 48

Airspace warnings · Flight options

Airspace Some

The modelled path passes near the Iran warning.

Iranian Airspace Advisory · Closed to overflights

Official notice: EASA CZIB-2026-04-R2 ↗

Latest revision dated 30 Sep 2026

Not yet verified against the notice

Automatic check ran 4h ago

Airspace Some

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

United Arab Emirates 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 4h ago

Airspace Low

The stored corridor for Northern Routing via Turkey and Iraq enters Saudi Arabian Airspace Advisory at 64 points along its path, measured against the zone outline on October 12, 2026.

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 4h ago)

Airspace Some

The stored corridor for Northern Routing via Turkey and Iraq enters Riyadh and Eastern Saudi Airspace Advisory at 23 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 4h ago)

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