Safety
Middle East Airspace Closes Amid Israel-Iran Airstrikes
Reopened corridors remain high-risk and heavily congested
June 2025 airspace closures mid east
OpsGroups warned that airspace near Iran and Israel remains at a high risk level.

Missile and drone attacks exchanged between Israel and Iran have forced intermittent closure of parts of Middle East airspace, disrupting civil aviation and prompting global warnings about severe overflight risks, according to reports by OpsGroup. Traffic across the region is being diverted through heavily congested reroutes.

A June 13 Conflict Zone Information Bulletin from EASA recommends avoiding Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, and Lebanon “at all flight levels” due to active military operations. The FAA issued parallel guidance stating there is “likely a critical risk to aircraft operating at any altitude in the airspace between Israel and Iran from offensive weaponry, the subsequent air defense responses, and the resulting debris.”