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Following Israeli strikes on Iran in the early hours of 13 June, airspace in Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Syria, and Israel is closed. Jordan, Syria, and Israel have severely limited flights, while Iran and Iraq have closed to all traffic. The closures affect approximately 3,000 flights per day through canceled flights or re-routes.
The first diversions away from Tehran were noted at 00:06 UTC while Iranian and Iraqi airspace was filled with hundreds of flights. Flights cleared the region over the subsequent two hours.
9-second video of the clearing of Iranian and Iraqi airspace. pic.twitter.com/VZLWbmk9sC
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Airspace restrictions go into place
Iran and Iraq have fully closed their airspace. Jordanian airspace was closed completely for a period and then re-opened to aircraft with prior authorization and specific routing instructions. Syrian airspace was also closed completely, but aircraft are now allow transit on a few select airways. Israel has limited its airspace only to aircraft departing Israel to the west. The relevant NOTAMs are listed below.
A1894/25 NOTAMR A1892/25 Q) OIIX/QARLC/IV/NBO/E/000/999/ A) OIIX B) 2506131315 C) 2506141030 EST E) TEHRAN OIIX FIR CLSD
A0375/25 NOTAMR A0374/25 Q) ORBB/QAFLC/IV/NBO/A/000/999/3300N04400E999 A) ORBB B) 2506131155 C) 2506131500 EST E) BAGHDAD FIR CLSD DUE TO OPS REASONS.
A0268/25 NOTAMR A0267/25 Q) OJAC/QAFLC/IV/NBO/E /000/999/3123N03648E159 A) OJAC B) 2506131124 C) 2506131900 EST E) JORDAN AIRSPACE CLSD DUE TO OPS REASONS. EXCEPT FOR TFC WITH PRIOR PERMISSION TO/FROM OJAI VIA ENTRY POINT GENEX AND EXIT POINT TULEP
A0123/25 NOTAMR A0122/25 Q) OSTT/QAFLC/IV/NBO/E/000/999/ A) OSTT B) 2506131240 C) 2506131700 EST E) DAMASCUS FIR CLSD DUE TO OPS REASONS EXCEPT ATS RUOTE: L513 DAM-LEBOR-DAM, R655 LEBOR-KTN, Q538 KTN-ALE, R785 KTN-NIKAS
A0572/25 NOTAMR A0569/25 Q) LLLL/QAELP/IV/NBO/E /000/999/3124N03520E121 A) LLLL B) 2506131413 C) 2506151700 E) ISRAEL FIR CLSD TO ALL FLT EXC INTL FLT DEP WB/NB ONLY OR PPR FLT FM NOTAM OFFICE.
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