Armenia
20 Sep
Risk summary updated: Ceasefire agreed between Armenia and Azerbaijan, following military conflict in the border zone. Azerbaijan has reopened the border airspace, but most operators are still actively avoiding the region, and routing north via Georgian airspace (UGGG/Tbilisi FIR) instead.
Azerbaijan
20 Sep
Risk summary updated: Ceasefire agreed between Armenia and Azerbaijan, following military conflict in the border zone. Azerbaijan has reopened the border airspace, but most operators are still actively avoiding the region, and routing north via Georgian airspace (UGGG/Tbilisi FIR) instead.
Myanmar
17 Sep
Risk summary updated: Several attacks by rebel groups against military targets across the country, including a makeshift drone which dropped bombs on aircraft hangars at an airbase next to VYNT/Naypyitaw airport.
Japan
15 Sep
US extends ban on flights in North Korea's ZKKP/Pyongyang FIR, including the oceanic part over the Sea of Japan, to Sep 2028.
North Korea
15 Sep
US extends ban on flights in North Korea's ZKKP/Pyongyang FIR, including the oceanic part over the Sea of Japan, to Sep 2028.
Mali
11 Sep
Risk summary updated: Germany is considering a flight ban due to deteriorating security situation; Updated map showing closed airspace over the country.
Mali
07 Sep
Germany is considering a flight ban in Mali - the security situation is getting worse in the Northern half of the country, and there are threats to civil aviation below FL260.
Egypt
21 Aug
New Germany Notam: Northern Sinai Peninsula presents a risk below FL260 due to anti-aviation and ground weaponry (supersedes AIC which recommends not to enter this area).
Niger
15 Aug
Risk elevated to Level 3 for Niger, due to risk of target misidentification for civil traffic. The military junta is operating defensively, and actively looking for signs of an invasion from neighbouring states.
Libya
14 Aug
Risk summary updated: Major evacuation of aircraft from Tripoli due to security risk, violent clashes and gunfire.
Saudi Arabia
10 Aug
Canada AIC: Risk level downgraded from 2 to 1. Canadian operators now advised caution in the OEJD/Jeddah FIR (previous advice was to avoid flights here) due to potential risk from anti-aviation weaponry and military operations; also due to short notice ESCAT rules in airspace next to Yemen.
Moldova
03 Aug
Moldova AIP SUP: In Moldova's airspace (the LUUU/Chisinau FIR) there is a section of airspace along the western border with the LRBB/Bucharesti FIR that is open for flights to LUKK/Chisinau airport.
Afghanistan
25 Jul
Risk summary updated: The US FAA has eased its airspace warning to now permit US operators to overfly the OAKX/Kabul FIR at FL320 and above.
Afghanistan
25 Jul
New US SFAR: US operators are now permitted to overfly the OAKX/Kabul FIR at FL320 and above (previously, flights were only allowed on airways P500/G500 in the east of the country).
Sudan
21 Jul
Germany Notam extended: German operators are prohibited from entering the HSSS/Khartoum FIR due to risks from anti-aircraft weaponry and military activity.
Sudan
13 Jul
UK Notam extended: UK operators should not enter the airspace of Sudan due to risks from anti-aircraft weaponry and military activity.
North Korea
11 Jul
Risk summary updated: North Korea is threatening to actively shoot down reconnaissance aircraft in their airspace. This may put civil aviation at higher risk of mistaken identity in or near the ZKKP/Pyongyang FIR boundary.
Israel
10 Jul
Italy Notam extended: Italian operators should exercise caution in the LLLL/Tel Aviv FIR and follow Notams and ATC instructions closely (Israel might publish restrictions at short notice when air defenses are repelling attacks from Gaza and Syria).
Russia
10 Jul
Italy Notam extended: Italian operators are prohibited from Russian airspace within 200nm of the Russia/Ukraine border, and must do a risk assessment if planning to operate in the UUWV/Moscow FIR.
Saudi Arabia
10 Jul
Italy Notam extended: Italian operators should exercise caution in the OEJD/Jeddah FIR and follow ATC instructions closely (Saudi Arabia might activate ESCAT rules at short notice when air defenses are repelling drone and missile attacks from Yemen).
Ethiopia
10 Jul
Italy Notam extended: Italian operators should exercise caution in the HAAA/Addis Ababa FIR due to risks from anti-aircraft weaponry.
Iran
10 Jul
Italy Notam extended: Italian operators should maintain FL320 or above in the OIIX/Tehran FIR.
Iraq
10 Jul
Italy Notam extended: Italian operators should maintain FL320 or above in the ORBB/Baghdad FIR due to the risk from anti-aircraft weaponry.
Cyprus
10 Jul
Italy Notam extended: Italian operators should exercise caution in the LCCC/Nicosia FIR due to firing exercises, and follow ATC instructions closely.
North Korea
10 Jul
Italy Notam extended: Italian operators should exercise caution in the ZKKP/Pyongyang FIR due to risks from missile launches without prior notice.
Pakistan
10 Jul
Italy Notam extended: Italian operators should avoid the airspace of Pakistan below FL320.
Ukraine
10 Jul
Italy Notam extended: Italian operators are prohibited from the airspace of Ukraine, including the contested UKFV/Simferopol FIR over Crimea (claimed by Russia as the URFV FIR).
Ukraine
10 Jul
Ukraine Notam extended: Ukraine airspace remains closed to all civil flights (since Feb 2022) due to Russian invasion and ongoing conflict.
Afghanistan
10 Jul
Italy Notam extended: Italian operators should not enter the OAKX/Kabul FIR, except on airways P500/G500.
Somalia
10 Jul
Italy Notam extended: Italian operators should maintain FL260 or above in the HCSM/Mogadishu FIR.
Sudan
10 Jul
Italy Notam extended: Italian operators should avoid the HSSS/Khartoum FIR below FL260 due to risks from anti-aircraft weaponry and military activity.
Iran
06 Jul
Risk summary updated: Four countries claim Iran has not provided sufficient evidence that measures are now in place to prevent another shootdown incident from happening.
Ethiopia
04 Jul
Germany AIC updated: Risk level lowered from 2 (medium) to 1 (lowest risk) - now just advise caution in the HAAA/Addis Ababa FIR due to risk posed by anti-aircraft weaponry. (Previous warning said not to enter the Tigray region).
Venezuela
27 Jun
US KICZ Notam cancelled. There are now no longer any airspace warnings in place for Venezuela.
Cyprus
13 Jun
Cyprus Notam extended: Caution in Cyprus airspace due to military aircraft flying with no transponders.
Sudan
31 May
France Notam extended: French operators should not enter the airspace of Sudan, nor file Sudanese airports as alternates.
Sudan
18 May
New Canada AIC: Canadian operators should avoid the HSSS/Khartoum FIR due to risks from anti-aircraft weaponry and military activity.
Iraq
05 May
Iraq Notam extended, no change to warning: Operators should expect GPS jamming on approach to ORER/Erbil Airport, as well as for overflights heading southbound in the northern part of Iraq along airway UM688 from RATVO to VAXEN.
Saudi Arabia
20 Apr
Germany AIC: Potential risk in Saudi Arabia, but especially the southwest part of the OEJD/Jeddah FIR due to the risk of drone and missile attacks from Yemen.
Moldova
17 Feb
Country summary updated: Added info on spillover risks from the conflict in Ukraine including Russian drone and missile strikes.
Indonesia
08 Feb
The security situation in Papua remains poor. While there are no active airspace warnings for Indonesian Papua or neighbouring Papua New Guinea, the region has a recent history of armed groups targeting either low flying aircraft or airports themselves.
Congo DRC
30 Jan
Risk summary updated: Flights at lower levels in airspace near the border between Rwanda and Congo DRC may be at increased risk, following a recent incident where a Congo DRC fighter jet came under fire from the Rwandan military.
Rwanda
30 Jan
Risk summary updated: Flights at lower levels in airspace near the border between Rwanda and Congo DRC may be at increased risk, following a recent incident where a Congo DRC fighter jet came under fire from the Rwandan military.
Somalia
06 Jan
Risk summary updated: US restrictions updated, flights below FL260 now allowed for flights to/from HDAM/Djibouti airport across the border in the airspace of Ethiopia.
Ethiopia
02 Dec
Risk summary updated: Improving airspace risk picture in northern Ethiopia since peace deal, though airspace warnings remain in place.
Central African Republic
30 Nov
Risk summary updated: Flights at lower levels near Bangui may be at increased risk, following recent incident where unidentified aircraft dropped bombs targeting a militant group 150nm north of Bangui.
Turkey
22 Nov
Risk summary updated: Flights in southern Turkey may be at increased risk due to recent shelling and rocket strikes near the border with Syria.
United Arab Emirates
25 Oct
Risk summary updated: No reported drone or missile strikes from Yemen since a ceasefire was agreed in April 2022, but this has not been extended as of Oct 2022, and there are concerns that the conflict may start up again soon.
Saudi Arabia
25 Oct
Risk summary updated: No reported drone or missile strikes from Yemen since a ceasefire was agreed in April 2022, but this has not been extended as of Oct 2022, and there are concerns that the conflict may start up again soon.
Yemen
25 Oct
Risk summary updated: No reported drone or missile strikes coming from Yemen since a ceasefire was agreed in April 2022, but this has not been extended as of Oct 2022, and there are concerns that the conflict may start up again soon.
Japan
04 Oct
Risk summary updated: North Korea fired a ballistic missile directly over Japan - the first to incur on Japanese airspace since 2017. Risk to aircraft from debris from missile re-entries striking aircraft overflying the oceanic part of the ZKKP/Pyongyang FIR over the Sea of Japan.
Ukraine
28 Feb
Country summary updated to reflect flight bans issued by several countries due to risk from military conflict.