London → Melbourne
Goes through a warning area
17,250 km · 21h 5min
Route assessed 5h ago · Sources re-checked 5h ago
The London to Melbourne routing via Dubai crosses warning areas in the Middle East and passes through a caution zone. Before booking, check with your airline about current conditions on this specific routing and verify the latest airspace status with official sources.
Part of this route goes through a flight warning area
Monitor updates on Middle East airspace conditions and the United Arab Emirates advisory before departure. Confirm routing changes with your airline if disruptions escalate.
London → Melbourne
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Ukraine Conflict Zone changed 5h ago ago — this may affect the score
Middle East Caution Zone changed 1d ago ago — this may affect the score
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Closed areas · Flight options
This corridor ranks as constrained due to active caution zones affecting the Dubai hub and Middle East airspace. Alternative routings via different hubs may avoid some of these warning areas, so compare options with your airline.
This route's European flight leg tracks through Eastern Europe near the Ukraine conflict zone. If Ukrainian airspace status changes, route options on this corridor may be affected.
Ukraine Conflict Zone
CZIB-2022-01 ↗ · checked 5h ago
This route passes through the Gulf region, adjacent to the Middle East flight warning area.
Middle East Caution Zone
safeairspace.net ↗ · checked 5h ago
This route passes through the airspace over the United Arab Emirates, which airlines are officially told to avoid at every altitude until at least 31 August 2026. The airspace is open and flights are running normally — the warning is about the advice, not about delays.
United Arab Emirates Airspace Advisory
CZIB-2026-07 ↗ · checked 5h ago
Why this level
European regulators told airlines on 14 July 2026 to stay out of this airspace at every altitude. The warning runs until 31 August 2026 unless it is renewed.
EASA CZIB-2026-07R1 · in force until August 31, 2026
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