Sudan
31 May
France Notam extended: French operators should not enter the airspace of Sudan, nor file Sudanese airports as alternates.
Ethiopia
14 May
Italy Notam extended: Italian operators exercise caution in the HAAA/Addis Ababa FIR due to risks from anti-aircraft weaponry.
Israel
10 May
New Israel Notam: Israel are advising caution in the LLLL/Tel Aviv FIR due to the ongoing conflict between Israel and Gaza - rocket attacks on Israel and Israeli air strikes on targets in Gaza.
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.
North Korea
27 Apr
New Italy Notam: Italian operators should exercise caution in the ZKKP/Pyongyang FIR due to risks from missile launches without prior notice.
Sudan
21 Apr
New Germany Notam: German operators are prohibited from entering the HSSS/Khartoum FIR due to risks from anti-aircraft weaponry and military activity.
Sudan
21 Apr
New UK Notam: UK operators should not enter the airspace of Sudan due to risks from anti-aircraft weaponry and military activity.
Sudan
17 Apr
New Italy Notam: Italian operators should avoid the HSSS/Khartoum FIR below FL260 due to risks from anti-aircraft weaponry and military activity.
Iraq
11 Apr
Risk summary updated: Increased risk around ORSU/Sulaimaniya airport due to Turkish drone attacks.
Moldova
06 Apr
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.
Libya
22 Mar
Risk summary updated to include revised US airspace warning, permitting flights in the overwater portion of the HLLL/Tripoli FIR.
Somalia
21 Mar
New France Notam: French operators should stay at or above FL260 in the HCSM/Mogadishu FIR, except in the overwater portion.
Libya
21 Mar
US SFAR updated: flights remain prohibited in the HLLL/Tripoli FIR, but are now permitted in the overwater airspace off the north coast of Libya and a tiny portion in the south of the FIR over Chad.
Mali
17 Mar
UK Notam: Potential risk to overflights of Mali at all flight levels (increase from FL250 as per UK AIP).
Ethiopia
10 Mar
Germany AIC (moved from Notam): German operators should not enter the Tigray region in northern Ethiopia (previous AIC said they must not enter).
North Korea
27 Feb
New US FAA Information Note: Sheds some light on the risks posed from several recent missile launches, including one that transited the UHHH/Khabarovsk FIR and then landed inside the RJJJ/Fukuoka FIR near several international airways.
Mali
23 Feb
Risk summary rewritten to include US FAA's updated advice - caution at all flight levels (up from FL260).
Mali
23 Feb
US FAA Notam, advice updated: now advising US operators to use caution in the airspace of Mali at all levels - an increase from FL260.
Mali
23 Feb
US FAA Background Notice, advice updated: now advising US operators to use caution in the airspace of Mali at all levels - an increase from FL260.
Afghanistan
13 Feb
New Italy Notam: Italian operators should stay at or above FL320 in the ORBB/Baghdad FIR due to risks from anti-aircraft weaponry.
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.
Iran
03 Feb
Risk summary updated: Lufthansa temporarily suspended all flights to Iran as a precaution, after an Israeli drone attack on a munitions factory near Isfahan.
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.
Ethiopia
19 Jan
UK Notam: Potential risk to overflights of the HAAA/Addis Ababa FIR at all altitudes from anti-aviation weaponry.
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.
Saudi Arabia
27 Dec
Germany AIC: Potential risk to landing anywhere in Saudi Arabia, but should not operate to airports in the southwest part of the OEJD/Jeddah FIR due to the risk of drone and missile attacks from Yemen.
Somalia
27 Dec
Updated US SFAR, warning amended: US operators are prohibited operating below FL260 in the airspace of Somalia (the HCSM/Mogadishu FIR). Aircraft transiting through the airspace to or from HDAM/Djibouti airport across the border in the airspace of Ethiopia (the HAAA/Addis Ababa FIR) are permitted to operate below FL260 providing they remain overwater and fly a published instrument procedure or stay under the direction of ATC.
Myanmar
06 Dec
Risk summary updated: New airspace warning from Germany cautioning against flights below FL160 due to a potential risk from military ops, surface-to-air fire and anti-aviation weaponry.
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.
Azerbaijan
16 Sep
Risk summary updated: border waypoints reopened between Armenia and Azerbaijan following clashes, Canada issues airspace warning.
Armenia
16 Sep
Risk summary updated: border waypoints reopened between Armenia and Azerbaijan following clashes, Canada issues airspace warning.
Moldova
17 May
Country summary updated: Moldova expands section of open airspace on their western border with the LRBB/Bucharesti FIR for flights to LUKK/Chisinau airport.
Ukraine
28 Feb
Country summary updated to reflect flight bans issued by several countries due to risk from military conflict.
Russia
28 Feb
Country summary updated to reflect airspace warnings issued by several countries due to risk from military conflict in Ukraine.